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Looming tension in Russia-Ukraine, Russia-Belarus relation makes Russian oil and gas supplies to Europe uncertain. Gazprom secures its back by clinching deals (Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan) with major Central Asian  More

Imre Szekeres As Minister of Defence I support DefSec CEE Infosystem, the first Central Eastern European online infosystem providing defence/security/energy/transport news of the CEE/Central Asia region. This is a project which promotes not only Hungary’s integration into the European defence industry structures, into the „European Defence Common Market”, but helps the whole of the Central Eastern Europe region, each country to develop her defence/security related industry, to join the European Defence Technological and Industrial Base (EDTIB).
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Yanukovich's Advantage Insurmountable in Ukraine (Updated)

08 Feb, 2010
With 99.15% of ballots processed, Yanukovych lead (48.74% of votes) over his opponent Timoshenko (45.67) seems to seal the elections. Pressure is growing on Timoshenko to acknowledge she has lost, media reported. According to preliminary surveys, More

Moldova's Voronin Cold-Shoulders Romania Missile Defenc Plans, Fearing a Russian Backlash in Transnistria

08 Feb, 2010
Moldova's ex-president cold-shoulders Romania's initiative to deploy on its territory elements of the U.S. missile defence system. It makes adjoining Moldavia a frontline zone, says Vladimir Voronin, fearing a negative Russian backlash More

Romania's Gas Import Halved in 2009

08 Feb, 2010
Imports of natural gas exceeded two billion cubic meters in 2009, less than half the amount imported in 2008, which stood at 4.5 billion cubic meters, the National Natural Gas Transport Company Transgaz reported. More

Hungarian PRT Convoy Attacked in Baghlan Province

08 Feb, 2010
Afghan militants - allegedly Hizb-e-Islami fighters from Pakistan - attacked a convoy of four Hungarian HMMVWs in Baghlan province, police chief Mohammad Kabir Andarabi told Xinhua. Two Hungarian soldiers wounded as two RPG-grenades More

Russian Oil Cistern Operators to Shun Estonia Port

07 Feb, 2010
Moscow redirects oil cisterns to Russian, Latvian ports from Estonia, RZhD head told Eesti Paevaleht. The politically motivated decision seriously hurts Estonia's economic interests by cutting back transit revenues, Tallinn sources say. More

U.S. Supports Kazakhstan as OSCE Chair, Clinton Says

06 Feb, 2010
OSCE issues and the upcoming visit of the Kazakhstani president Nursultan Nazarbayev in the USA discussed during talks in Washington between U.S. Secretary of StateClinton and visiting Foreign Minister Saudabayev, zakon.kz reported. More

Czech Software to Protect Vital U.S. Computer Systems?

08 Feb, 2010
Czech computer scientists have developed an algorithm to protect against hackers and terrorists attacking computer networks. The U.S. DoD shows interest in cooperating with the Czech Technical University (CVUT), Michal Pěchouček, More

Berlusconi, Djukanovic Agreed to Build a EUR720mn Subsea Cable

07 Feb, 2010
Visiting Montenegro president Milo Djukanovic and his Italan host Silvio Berlusconi in Rome signed a strategic cooperation agreement, including building a EUR720mn subsea cable connecting the two countries, Vijesti reported. More

Russia-Kazakhstan Oil Dispute Due to Uncertainties of the Customs Union, Budget Considerations

06 Feb, 2010
Due to export duty problems, most major Russian oil companies have suspended shipments of oil in Kazakhstan, reports "Interfax-Kazakhstan". Later some media sources reported, that oil companies allegedly received "ukaz" to renew supplies, More

Gazprom to Increase Gas Import from Central Asia by 13% This Year

06 Feb, 2010
Gazprom plans to increase in 2010 its purchases of gas in Central Asia to 39.6 billion cubic meters (bcm) from 35bcm in 2009. A presentation of the group prepared for a meeting with investors said, media reports referring to RosFinKom. More

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