Europe Intelligence Wire articles from July 2008, page 6

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Wichita State University Professor Researches How to Speak to Children.
July 31, 2008... (From AScribe) WICHITA, Kan. -- When it comes to speaking to children, the issue is not speaking up; rather, it's slowing down, according to Wichita State University audiology professor Ray Hull. Hull has been researching and offering...

Vanderbilt Experts Available to Comment on Reauthorization of Higher Education Act.
July 31, 2008... (From AScribe) NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Vanderbilt University experts are available to comment on the issues and policies addressed by the reauthorized Higher Education Act, expected to be finalized by Congress in the next several days. ...

Will Denver '08 Prove as Unconventional as Chicago '68?
July 31, 2008... (From AScribe) PHILADELPHIA -- A Democratic convention held during an unpopular war in the last months of an even more unpopular presidency: Chicago, 1968? Try Denver, 2008! But will denizens of the Rocky Mountain state be driven to sip...

Whole Health Campaign Calls on Presidential Candidates, Political Parties to Make Addiction and Mental Illness a Policy Reform Priority; Campaign Presenting Recommendations to Political Party Platform Committees.
July 31, 2008... (From AScribe) WASHINGTON -- The Whole Health Campaign (WHC), an unprecedented collaborative of more than 70 mental illness and addiction prevention, treatment and recovery organizations, is urging the presidential candidates and...

Study in CACM August Issue Finds Wikipedia Faces No Limits to Growth; Although Wikipedia's Scope Is Increasing, Its Coverage Is Not Deteriorating.
July 31, 2008... (From AScribe) NEW YORK -- A new study published in the August 2008 issue of Communications of the ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) flagship magazine, shows that Wikipedia is likely to grow and remain usable. The...

How 'Hidden Mutations' Contribute to HIV Drug Resistance; McGill Researchers Explain How Previously Ignored Parts of HIV Genome Play Key Role.
July 31, 2008... (From AScribe) MONTREAL -- One of the major reasons that treatment for HIV/AIDS often doesn't work as well as it should is resistance to the drugs involved. Now, scientists at McGill University have revealed how mutations hidden in...

TechSoup Announces Show Your Impact Contest Award Winners; Girl Scouts of Eastern Oklahoma, MediaRites Productions, Fresh Artists, METRAC Named Grant Winners in Adobe Sponsored Design Contest.
July 31, 2008... (From AScribe) SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Ending a month-long submission period, San Francisco-based nonprofit technology assistance provider TechSoup (http://www.techsoup.org) today announced the winners of the Show Your Impact Design...

Wind River Sponsors 125th Anniversary of Chabot Space & Science Center.
July 31, 2008... (From AScribe) OAKLAND, Calif. -- On the occasion of Chabot Space & Science Center's 125th anniversary, Wind River has partnered with Chabot to support initiatives that create opportunities for students in science, technology,...

Johns Hopkins Political Scientist Available to Discuss China's Economy on Eve of Olympics.
July 31, 2008... (From AScribe) BALTIMORE -- In preparation for the Olympics, China has spent an estimated $42 billion, a record-breaking sum that is only a fraction of China's $4 trillion gross domestic product, according to the Wall Street Journal....

Experts on Olympics.
July 31, 2008... (From AScribe) WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- The Purdue University experts listed below can address many topics related to the Aug. 8-24 Olympic Games. Journalists who have questions can contact Amy Patterson Neubert, Purdue News Service,...

Senate Committee Advances Bill to Set Safety Standards for Rocket Fuel.
July 31, 2008... (From AScribe) WASHINGTON -- Two bills requiring the EPA to regulate the rocket fuel ingredient perchlorate passed out of the Senate Environment and Public Works committee today. The bills, sponsored by Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne...

Fires break out in Laconia, Aegina.
July 31, 2008... (From Athens News Agency) Two wildfires broke out in the prefecture of Laconia in the Peloponnese and on the island of Aegina in the Saronic Gulf on Thursday. The fire in Laconia started at 11:30 in a wooded region called Arianna in...

Ombudsman hails new rule for religious education in school.
July 31, 2008... (From Athens News Agency) The Greece Ombudsman on Thursday applauded a circular issued by the education ministry that abolishes a requirement that pupils wishing to abstain from religious education classes in school give a reason for...

Employment ministry announces measures for shipyard workers.
July 31, 2008... (From Athens News Agency) Deputy Employment and Social Protection Minister Sofia Kalantzakou on Thursday announced a series of measures to support the families of the shipyard workers killed or injured in accidents and measures to boost...

Minister slams main opposition, walks out of Parliament hearing.
July 31, 2008... (From Athens News Agency) Culture Minister Mihalis Liapis on Thursday accused main opposition PASOK of "political insolence" and walked out of Parliament's Educational Affairs Committee after rejecting claims regarding contracts between...

Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling says net profit down 5.0 pct in H1.
July 31, 2008... (From Athens News Agency) Coca-Cola Hellenic Bottling on Thursday reported a 5.0 percent decline in its first half profits to 210 million euros and said earnings before interest fell 5.0 pct to 313 million euros, while sales volume...

Fire in Marathonas, Attica (UPDATES).
July 31, 2008... (From Athens News Agency) A fire broke out at 15:20 on Thursday on an inaccessible slope of Profitis Ilias hill near the village of Kato Souli in Marathonas municipality in Attica. Strong winds blowing in the area have created a...

Papandreou, Petralia discuss Olympic Truce.
July 31, 2008... (From Athens News Agency) Main opposition PASOK leader George Papandreou and Employment Minister Fani Palli-Petralia had a meeting on Thursday to discuss cooperation in their role as vice-presidents of the International Olympic Truce...

Eurobank Properties says net profits up 8.5 pct in H1.
July 31, 2008... (From Athens News Agency) Eurobank Properties Real Estate reported a 43 percent increase in its lease revenues in the first half of the year, compared with the same period in 2007, to 18.1 million euros. Net profits totaled 8.5...

Greek stocks end flat on Thursday.
July 31, 2008... (From Athens News Agency) Greek stocks were steady in the Athens Stock Exchange on Thursday. The composite index of the market ended the day with minor losses at 3,394.64 points, 0.06 percent down, with turnover rising to 288.2 million...

Tourism Development Co stops logging at Kaiafa Lake.
July 31, 2008... (From Athens News Agency) Greece's Tourism Development Company (ETA) on Thursday announced that it was immediately stopping all logging of burned trees around Kaiafa Lake in the Peloponnese, in response to concerns expressed by citizens...

More evidence of pollution in Pineios River.
July 31, 2008... (From Athens News Agency) Yet more strong evidence of pollution in the Pineios River was reported by local inhabitants in Trikala on Thursday, who said the river's water had once again turned white along the length of the river bed at...

Athens Bourse close 2.
July 31, 2008... (From Athens News Agency) Sector indices ended as follows: Insurance: -0.25% Industrials: -0.24% Commercial: -0.10% Construction: -1.09% Media: +1.42% Oil & Gas: -2.05% Personal & Household: +1.13% ...

PASOK accuses gov't of 'dismantling labour relations'.
July 31, 2008... (From Athens News Agency) Main opposition PASOK spokesman George Papaconstantinou on Thursday accused the government of "dismantling labour relations" while referring to an economy and finance ministry's amendment to the money-laundering...

Piraeus Bank says profits up 30 pct in first half.
July 31, 2008... (From Athens News Agency) Piraeus Bank on Thursday reported a spectacular 30 percent increase in its after tax and minorities profits to 284 million euros in the first half of 2008, from 219 million euros in the corresponding period last...

Greek bond market closing report.
July 31, 2008... (From Athens News Agency) Turnover in the Greek electronic secondary bond markets totaled 1.228 billion euros on Thursday, of which 507 million euros were buy orders and the remaining 721 million euros were sell orders. The 10-year...

Two men charged with manslaughter attempt after Mykonos incident.
July 31, 2008... (From Athens News Agency) Two people were charged on Thursday with manslaughter attempt, illegal possession of weapons and resisting arrest regarding the serious injury of an Australian tourist, who is in critical condition in an Athens...

ADEX closing report.
July 31, 2008... (From Athens News Agency) OYeioouniaoAnTHORNouniaoGreek futures contract prices ended with a discount in the Athens Derivatives Exchange on Thursday, with turnover at 126.463 million euros. The September contract on the FTSE 20 index was...

PM briefed by development minister on energy talks in Moscow.
July 31, 2008... (From Athens News Agency) Prime minister Costas Karamanlis met on Thursday with development minister Christos Folias, who briefed the premier on his recent visit to Moscow, during which he had talks with Russia's new energy minister...

Controversial public utilities amendment passed.
July 31, 2008... (From Athens News Agency) The economy and finance ministry's amendment to the money-laundering bill, which introduces a tougher employment regime for newly-hired staff in loss-making state enterprises and makes it more like that of the...

-IETHA AETHA Wildfire on Samothrace extinguished.
July 31, 2008... (From Athens News Agency) A sudden change in the direction of the wind in the early morning hours on Thursday, in combination with the coordinated efforts of firemen and local people, contributed to the relatively quick containment of...

Government on amendment for state enterprises.
July 31, 2008... (From Athens News Agency) The amendment for state-owned enterprises passed by Parliament was included in ruling New Democracy's programme in so far as it tried to restore Greece's wasteful state sector to financial health, especially...

Actor's killer remanded in custody.
July 31, 2008... (From Athens News Agency) A 30-year-old Georgian man accused of stabbing Greek actor Nikos Sergianopoulos to death was remanded in custody after his appearance before 2nd Examining Magistrate Vassiliki Basta on Thursday. The suspect...

-IETHA AETHA Tourism minister determined to stop phenomena that defame Greece abroad.
July 31, 2008... (From Athens News Agency) Tourism Minister Aris Spiliotopoulos stressed his determination to put an end to phenomena that hurt Greeces image abroad while addressing the tourism ministrys Crisis Management Committee that convened Thursday...

PASOK on Turkish Constitutional Court's ruling.
July 31, 2008... (From Athens News Agency) The main opposition PASOK party on Thursday termed as an "extremely positive development" a Turkish Constitutional Court's rejection of a petition for banning Turkish prime minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling...

PASOK on Turkish Constitutional Court's ruling (CORRECTION).
July 31, 2008... (From Athens News Agency) Corrects spokesman's name Corrected version:The main opposition PASOK party on Thursday termed as an "extremely positive development" a Turkish Constitutional Court's rejection of a petition for banning Turkish...

POLL - Fidesz maintains big lead over gov't Socialists.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31 (MTI) - Hungarian voters' opinions of the country's political parties were virtually unchanged in July, according to a Szonda Ipsos poll carried by Thursday's national daily...

Hungary gov't plans for tight 2009 budget - paper.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31 (MTI) - Hungary's minority Socialist government is preparing for a tight 2009 budget with little elbow room for tax cuts as added higher pension costs and interest expenditure largely...

Number of registered businesses increases 22.5pc in H1.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31, 2008 (MTI-ECONEWS) - The number of businesses registered in Hungary was 1.624m at the end of June, 2008, 298,000 or 22.5pc more than at the end of 2007, and 342,000 or 26.7pc more than...

Gulf still separates Hungary's two conservative parties - paper.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31 (MTI) - Hungary's two conservative parties, the main opposition Fidesz and its one-time ally, the Democratic Forum (MDF), are not any closer to co-operating now than when they made...

Losses on investments push PannErgy into red.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31, 2008 (MTI-ECONEWS) - Alternative energy company PannErgy had first-half losses of HUF 1.33bn, all of which came from unrealised losses on investments, the company said in its IFRS...

BUX edges down as investors wait for data.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31, 2008 (MTI-ECONEWS) - The Budapest Stock Exchange's main BUX index opened down 0.30pc at 22,443.79 on Thursday as investors waited for important US and European macroeconomic data. ...

SP Table - Average lending and deposit rates for companies.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31, 2008 (MTI-ECONEWS) =================================================================== 2007 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 2008 Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun ...

SP Table - Average retail deposit and lending rates.
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SP Table - Average euro lending and deposit rates for companies*.
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SP Table - Average euro retail deposit and lending rates*.
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McKinsey wins NBH consulting tender with bid of HUF 392m.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31, 2008 (MTI-ECONEWS) - The Hungarian branch of consultancy McKinsey and Company has won a tender to advise the National Bank of Hungary on improving its operating efficiency with a bid...

Deloitte wins Magyar Posta audit tender with bid of HUF 96m.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31, 2008 (MTI-ECONEWS) - The Hungarian unit of auditor and consultancy Deloitte has won a tender to audit the books of state-owned postal company Magyar Posta in 2008-2010 with a bid of...

Forint firms on interbank forex market.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31, 2008 (MTI-ECONEWS) - The forint traded at 230.70/80 to the euro early Thursday, firming from 231.30/40 late Wednesday. Traders said they expected the forint to continue to trade...

POLL - Fidesz widens lead over gov't Socialists - Median/HVG.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31 (MTI) - Support for the main opposition Fidesz party has risen while the governing Socialists continue their low-altitude ride, according to a Median poll carried in the latest issue...

Hungary PMI drops to adjusted 51.7 in August.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31, 2008 (MTI-ECONEWS) - Hungary's seasonally-adjusted Purchasing Manager Index (PMI) fell to 51.7 in July from 56.4 in June, the Hungarian Logistics, Ordering and Inventory Company...

MVM Trade to terminate long-term purchase contract with Dunament power plant.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31, 2008 (MTI-ECONEWS) - MVM Trade, the wholesale unit of the state-owned Hungarian Electricity Works (MVM), informed the Dunament Power Plant on Wednesday that it will terminate its...

econet.hu units sign contract for HUF 355m credit line from UniCredit.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31, 2008 (MTI-ECONEWS) - Four units of IT and media company econet.hu have signed a contract with UniCredit Bank Hungary for a 355m short-term credit line, econet.hu said on the website of...

Table - BIRS - Budapest Interbank Forint Interest-Rate Swap.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31, 2008 (MTI-ECONEWS) - pc Change 2 year 8.34 +0.04 3 year 8.17 +0.03 4 year 8.04 +0.04 5 year 7.93 +0.04 6 year 7.82 +0.03 7 year 7.72 +0.03 8 year 7.62 +0.02 9 year 7.53 +0.03 10 year...

Hungary gov't plans for tight 2009 budget - paper.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31, 2008 (MTI-ECONEWS) - Hungary's minority Socialist government is preparing for a tight 2009 budget to create room for tax cuts, as added higher pension costs and interest expenditures...

CORRECTION: Hungary PMI drops to adjusted 51.7 in August.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) replaces 'August' in headline with 'July', extends piece; corrected repetition follows: Hungary PMI drops to adjusted 51.7pc in July Budapest, July 31, 2008 (MTI-ECONEWS) - Hungary's...

Table - Budapest forint fixing.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31, 2008 (MTI-ECONEWS) - Official forint fixing of the National Bank of Hungary (previous rates in brackets): ============================================================== Currency...

Hungary to send aid to flood-stricken region of Ukraine.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31 (MTI) - Hungary will send tens of millions of forints worth of aid to Ukraine's flood-stricken regions, Finance Minister Janos Veres told a press conference in Budapest on Thursday. ...

Budapest forint fixing.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31 (MTI) - Official forint fixing of the National Bank of Hungary: Australian dollar 140.06 Brazilian real 94.85 Bulgarian lev 118.20 Canadian dollar 144.78 Chinese yuan 21.68...

Growth of monetary aggragates up in June.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31, 2008 (MTI-ECONEWS) - The growth of Hungary's monetary aggragates was up in June after a slowdown in May, the monthly report of the National Bank of Hungary, published on Thursday,...

Losses on investments push PannErgy into red - extended.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31, 2008 (MTI-ECONEWS) - Alternative energy company PannErgy had first-half losses of HUF 1.33bn, all of which came from unrealised losses on investments, the company said in its IFRS...

Table - 2011/C government bonds auction results.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31, 2008 (MTI-ECONEWS) Fixed interest: annual 6.75pc, paid once a year Interest payment days: 22 April Issue date: 09.01.2008 Expiry date: 22.04.2011 ...

Table - 2023/A government bonds auction results.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31, 2008 (MTI-ECONEWS) Fixed interest: annual 6.00pc, paid once a year Interest payment days: 24.11. Issue date: 10.01.2007 Expiry date: 24.11.2023 ...

Socialists back NGO initiative to ban cyanide-based mining.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31 (MTI) - Hungary's governing Socialist Party supports the recent initiative of 45 green NGOs to ban the use of cyanide-based mining technologies in the Carpathian Basin, MP Sandor Orosz...

Budapest hosts int'l conference on Roma Holocaust.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31 (MTI) - Hungary's Ministry of Education and the Council of Europe is holding an international teachers' conference on the Roma Holocaust, State Secretary Gergely Arato told a news...

AKK raises offers for three-, 15-year bonds at auction.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31, 2008 (MTI-ECONEWS) - The State Debt Management Agency (AKK) raised its offers for both three- and 15-year bonds on strong demand at an auction for primary dealers on Thursday. ...

PSZAF withdraws MAV ABE licence.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31, 2008 (MTI-ECONEWS) - Hungarian financial market regulator PSZAF on Thursday said it withdrew the licence of troubled MAV ABE General Insurance Association with effect from August 15....

Weekend lorry ban rules to change next year.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31 (MTI) - Weekend bans on lorries will change from next summer. The period of ban will be loosened but some lorries which had hitherto enjoyed exemptions will be included under the ban, a...

Table - AKK benchmark yields.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31, 2008 (MTI-ECONEWS) - Benchmark yields of government securities =========================================================== M a t u r i t y Date 3-m 6-m 1-y 3-y 5-y 10-y 15-y...

Table - Financial market indices and rates.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31, 2008 (MTI-Econews) - ======================================== BUBOR ---------------------------------------- O/N 7.76 +0.02 1 week 8.44 +0.05 2 week 8.50 +0.01 1 month...

Veres brushes off press reports of 2009 budget plan.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31, 2008 (MTI-ECONEWS) - Finance Minister Janos Veres said at a press conference on Thursday that talks on next year's budget with the ministries have not finished yet, responding to the...

Number of businesses jumps 22pc as market sellers join ranks - extended.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31, 2008 (MTI-ECONEWS) - The number of registered businesses in Hungary jumped more than 22pc in the twelve months to the end of June because of new rules requiring subsistence farmers who...

UPDATE - Two die in ambulance helicopter crash (adds details).
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31 (MTI) - The pilot and an ambulance worker died and two passengers suffered injuries when an ambulance helicopter crashed in central Hungary, south of Budapest, on Thursday, the disaster...

Ecostat business confidence index inches up in July.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31, 2008 (MTI-ECONEWS) - Ecostat's business confidence index was 47.4pc in July, inching up from June, but level with the rate in May, the economic research institute said on Thursday....

Number of active mobile phone subscribers stagnates in June.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31, 2008 (MTI-ECONEWS) - The number of active mobile phone subscribers -- those who have made or received calls in the previous three months -- was 10,262,000 in June, unchanged from May,...

UPDATE 2 - Paramedic killed, three injured in ambulance helicopter crash (adds details).
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31 (MTI) - One paramedic died and three passengers were injured when an air rescue helicopter crashed with five aboard just south of Budapest on Thursday, a police spokeswoman told MTI....

Long waiting times expected at Ukraine, Romanian border crossings.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31 (MTI) - Long waiting times are expected at crossing stations on the Ukrainian and Romanian borders during the weekend, the police warned on Thursday. With large numbers of...

Households borrow net HUF 97bn from banks in June.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31, 2008 (MTI-ECONEWS) - Hungarian households borrowed net HUF 97.1bn from banks in June, after making net repayments of HUF 90.6bn in May, bringing their total debt with the domestic...

Cemex agrees to sell Hungary, Austria units to Strabag for EUR 310m.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31, 2008 (MTI-ECONEWS) - Mexican cement giant Cemex on Thursday announced it reached an agreement to sell its units in Hungary and Austria to Austrian construction company Strabag. ...

Budapest Stock Exchange - shares/01.
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Budapest Stock Exchange - shares/02.
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Budapest Stock Exchange - shares/03.
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Budapest Stock Exchange - shares/04.
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OTP Bank slides with global financials, drags BUX down.
July 31, 2008... (From Hungarian News Agency (MTI)) Budapest, July 31, 2008 (MTI-ECONEWS) - OTP Bank lost more than 3.5pc on Thursday, falling with global financial shares on weak US GDP data and dragging the Budapest Stock Exchange's main BUX index down...