Europe-East articles from July 2002

Europe-East archives from July 2002

EUROPEAN COUNCIL: SEVILLE MARKS LIMITED PROGRESS ON ENLARGEMENT.
July 16, 2002... When they met as Heads of State and Government at the Seville Summit on June 21-22, EU leaders insisted they would be able to keep to the timetable for enlargement by concluding negotiations by the end of the year. But they avoided discussion...

COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS: FEW OPINIONS BUT KEY DEBATES AT JULY PLENARY SESSION.(Brief Article)
July 16, 2002... Held on July 3 and 4 in Brussels, the EU Committee of the Regions' latest plenary session was significant for being taken up with debates on three major themes: enlargement, the Convention on the Future of Europe and the Danish Presidency's key...

BANK AUSTRIA CHOSEN AS EXCLUSIVE BUYER FOR BIOCHIM.(Brief Article)
July 16, 2002... Bank Austria has been chosen as the exclusive buyer of 99.6% of the Bulgarian bank Biochim, the fourth largest in the country. The contract is due to be signed 20 days after concluding negotiations. "Bank Austria has been chosen as the buyer...

GAZPROM AND RUHRGAS SIGN TECHNICAL CO-OPERATION AGREEMENT.(Brief Article)
July 16, 2002... Russian and German gas companies Gazprom and Ruhrgas have signed a technical and scientific co-operation agreement for 2002, designed in particular to make progress on the issues of energy efficiency and environmental protection, said Gazprom....

EUROPEAN COMPANY SBS TAKES OVER 33% OF POLISH TVN.(Brief Article)
July 16, 2002... European radio and television company SBS Broadcasting is to take over from Polish media group ITI its 33% stake in the TVN channel, the second largest private television channel in this country of 39 million inhabitants, announced ITI. The...

SIEMENS WINS ORDER FOR 20 TRAINS FOR PRAGUE METRO.(Brief Article)
July 16, 2002... German electrical engineering group Siemens has received an order worth more than Euro 100 million to supply 20 trains for the Prague metro, it said in a press release. Representatives of Siemens in the Czech Republic, and from the operating...

PIRELLI WINS CONTRACT IN RUSSIA WORTH USD10 MILLION.(Brief Article)
July 16, 2002... Italian tyre company Pirelli said it had won a contract worth USD10 million with the largest tyre manufacturer in Russia, JSG Nizhnekamskshina. Under the terms of the contract, Pirelli is to supply know-how and specialised equipment to one of...

A-PRESSEN TO EXERCISE OPTION ON KOMSOMOLSKAIA PRAVDA.(Brief Article)
July 16, 2002... Norwegian news group A-Pressen is to exercise the stock option which it has on 25.01% of the capital of Komsomolskaia Pravda (KP), the largest national Russian newspaper, for an inclusive price between USD5 and 7.5 million (Euro 5.3 and 8...

THE COMMERCIAL BANK OF GREECE TAKES OVER YUGOSLAV BANK.(Brief Article)
July 16, 2002... The Commercial Bank of Greece (BCG), the fourth largest in the country, said it has taken over 80% of the shares of Yugoslavian bank Kapital Banka AD. "Kapital Banka is a privately-owned bank, with 14 branches in Serbia and Montenegro", it said...