Europe-East articles from February 2003

Europe-East archives from February 2003

NEW ITALIAN CHIEF OF STABILITY PACT ANTI-CORRUPTION INITIATIVE.(Brief Article)
February 13, 2003... Professor Ugo Draetta of Italy has been appointed as Chairman of the Stability Pact Initiative Against Corruption (SPAI), taking over from Judge Giuseppe di Gennaro. Professor Draetta has previously held senior positions with car maker FIAT and...

EU/UKRAINE: NEW PROJECT TO PROMOTE BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS.(Brief Article)
February 13, 2003... The European Commission has announced the pending launch of a Euro 3 million EU-funded project to improve the competitiveness of Ukrainian businesses by introducing new modern management techniques. The Enterprise Reconstruction Facility (ERF)...

CANDIDATE COUNTRIES: GDP FIGURES.(Brief Article)
February 13, 2003... Four regions recorded per capita GDP of at least 75% of the EU average in 2000: Praha in the Czech Republic (121%), Bratislavsky in Slovakia (98%), Cyprus and Kozep-Magyarorszag in Hungary (both 76%). There were five regions where the figure...

EIB: SUMMARY OF SIGNED OPERATIONS IN WESTERN BALKANS SINCE 1995.(European Investment Bank )(Brief Article)
February 13, 2003... The European Investment Bank has invested _1096 million in the Western Balkans since 1995. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia received the biggest share with _336 million.

EU-LITHUANIA JCC GETS UNDERWAY.(joint consultative committee)
February 27, 2003... The European Economic and Social Committee ended 2002 by inaugurating yet another Joint Consultative Committee - with Lithuania. This is the tenth JCC established with a candidate country to promote dialogue between employers, social partners...

EESC TO DEVELOP "WIDER EUROPE" OPINION.(European Economic and Social Committee)
February 27, 2003... The European Economic and Social Committee is to develop an opinion on the wider Europe and the new neighbours - Belarus, Ukraine and Moldova. "The political map of the European continent will be redrawn since the Copenhagen summit of December...

CANDIDATE COUNTRIES' CURRENT ACCOUNT TRANSACTIONS.
February 27, 2003... According to the latest data from Eurostat, all thirteen candidate countries - except Turkey in 1998 and 2001, and Slovenia in 2001 - recorded deficits in their current account balances, mainly due to deficits in goods balances. However, on...

CENTRAL MORAVIA SHOWS ITSELF OFF IN BRUSSELS.(Brief Article)
February 27, 2003... A part of the Czech Republic - the Olomouc and Zl!n Regions - will be presented at the Czech European Centre in Brussels on March 14. These are two of the new self-governing territorial units - regions - that emerged in 2001 in the frameworks...