Europe-East articles from February 2005

Europe-East archives from February 2005

CROATIA - SO NEAR AND YET SO FAR.(Brief Article)
February 3, 2005... Everything should be going right for Croatia. Its Stabilisation and Association Agreement came into force on February 1, providing it with a framework for relations with the EU in the run-up to accession. It received a favourable opinion...

EU/SOUTH CAUCASUS: PARLIAMENTARIANS WELCOME FURTHER EAST-WEST INTEGRATION.(foreign relations)
February 3, 2005... The final communique of the third Plenary Assembly of the SCPI said the Southern Caucasus countries looked forward to the further development of relations with Ukraine. They also welcomed the keen interest of the OSCE Slovenian Chairmanship to...

EBRD: EAST BANK BUYS 30% OF AZERI INSURER MBASK.(Brief Article)
February 3, 2005... Azerbaijans insurance market is growing fast. Premium volume increased by 13.5% in 2004 alone. MBASK, one of the top five of 29 insurance companies in terms of market share, offers insurance products focusing on clients outside the oil and gas...

EUROPEAN PEOPLE'S PARTY ACCEPTS AKP AND 'OUR UKRAINE' AS OBSERVERS.(Brief Article)
February 3, 2005... Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayip Erdogan's ruling AKP Justice and Development Party is to be accepted into the European Peoples Party fold with observer status. The EPP Political Bureau decided on January 28 to accept the membership requests...

EBRD ANNOUNCES NEW BATCH OF LOANS IN BALKANS, CENTRAL ASIA, POLAND.(European Bank for Reconstruction and Development)
February 17, 2005... The London-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced the following loans in recent days: EURO 26.5 MILLION FOR MODERNISATION OF DUBROVNIK PORT The EBRD announced on February 1 that it will contribute to...