NATO
EASTERN EUROPE/EU: Enlarged EU
The candidate states from Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) have so far been reluctant to stake...
EuROMANIA: Alliance accession
Bucharest has the largest army in the latest wave of NATO accession states, and is playing an...
RomaniaESTONIA: Deficit budget
The parliament approved the 2003 budget yesterday -- the first since independence to run a...
EstoniaLITHUANIA: Budget approved
The parliament approved the 2003 budget today.
LithuaniaKYRGZSTAN/RUSSIA: Moscow bolsters military presence
President Vladimir Putin visited Bishkek on December 5....
RussiaKYRGYZSTAN/RUSSIA: Military moves
President Vladimir Putin visited Bishkek on December 5.
KyrgyzstanBULGARIA: IMF withholds support for 2003 budget plans
An IMF mission left in November without approving the proposed 2003 budget....
BulgariaBULGARIA/IMF: Budget tension
An IMF mission left in November without approving the 2003 budget.
Bulgaria
