http://www.eubusiness.com Latest news about eastern and central Europe and EU enlargement.<div> <hr />Advertisement<br /> <script type="text/javascript"><!-- google_ad_client = "ca-pub-3125363935929935"; /* MPU */ google_ad_slot = "4186015603"; google_ad_width = 300; google_ad_height = 250; //--> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="http://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script> <hr /></div> daily 1 2006-08-09T23:01:46Z http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/turkey-economy.ore Frustrated with the slow progress of its bid to join the EU, the rash of free trade pacts Brussels is negotiating that leave Turkey out in the cold has Ankara threatening to tear up its customs union agreement. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Turkey economy trade FOCUS 2013-05-26T04:07:01Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/kosovo-warcrimes.oqg Police on Thursday arrested five ethnic Albanian former guerrillas suspected of war crimes against civilians during the 1998-99 conflict in Kosovo, the EU rule of law mission said. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. 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Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. parliament Lithuania US environment agriculture economy 2013-05-23T13:57:16Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/bosnia-turkey.opg Bosnia prosecutors on Wednesday indicted 12 people, including two Turkish nationals, of being part of an international criminal network trafficking Turkish immigrants towards the European Union. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Turkey Bosnia immigration crime Balkans 2013-05-22T14:48:16Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/environment-climate.opb The European Union is unlikely to hammer out its new policy on global warming ahead of a global climate deal that could be clinched in 2015, Poland's environment minister said Wednesday. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. environment Poland climate emissions 2013-05-22T13:44:36Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/cyprus-economy-bank.op7 Cyprus's central bank governor said on Wednesday the country's teetering economy could fall deeper into recession than previously thought. 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GDP Cyprus finance economy 2013-05-21T20:34:56Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/romania-azerbaijan.ooq Officials from five countries with stakes in the Nabucco European pipeline project said Tuesday they were confident it will benefit from crucial Azerbaijan gas supplies. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Romania gas Azerbaijan energy 2013-05-21T20:33:23Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/hungary-politics.ooh Hungary's constitutional court threw out Tuesday an appeal by the country's parliamentary ombudsman to annul a controversial set of constitutional changes which have drawn ire from the EU. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Hungary court politics 2013-05-23T14:04:30Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/hungary-germany.oo3 Hungary has sought to ease tensions with Berlin after Prime Minister Viktor Orban asked Germany not to "send in the tanks again" in a recent interview on state radio. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. 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Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. diplomacy Kosovo Serbia Germany Headline1 2013-05-20T14:55:43Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/georgia-social-gay.onr The European Union on Monday condemned the violent disruption of a gay rights rally in Georgia by thousands of ultra-conservative Orthodox church supporters led by priests. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. Georgia Living & Working in EU religion protest social 2013-05-20T12:26:49Z News Item http://www.eubusiness.com/news-eu/cyprus-economy-imf.on6 Cyprus should return to growth in 2015 after three years of deep recession, the International Monetary Fund said on Friday, but will need to ensure that its sweeping austerity programme does not slip off the tracks. No publisher eub2 Text and Picture Copyright 2013 AFP. All other Copyright 2013 EUbusiness Ltd. All rights reserved. This material is intended solely for personal use. Any other reproduction, publication or redistribution of this material without the written agreement of the copyright owner is strictly forbidden and any breach of copyright will be considered actionable. finance government IMF Cyprus economy 2013-05-17T16:31:14Z News Item