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EASTERN EUROPE: Smoking remains socially acceptable
While levels of tobacco addiction have declined in Western Europe in recent years, the problem...
Eastern EuropeBALTIC STATES: Vilnius hopes to avoid 'hard landing'
Lithuania will avoid a 'hard landing' because of its strong industrial sector and expanding...
Baltic StatesCEE: Skill shortages threaten growth and FDI inflow
Just as economic growth in CEE is driving down unemployment, rapidly rising wage costs in many of...
EUROPEAN UNION: ECJ limits on strikes risk backlash
The ECJ issued two landmark rulings in December on labour rights, generally restricting the right...
EU/US: EU gets a small stake in US visa negotiations
US representatives yesterday agreed to 'twin track' visa waiver negotiations, whereby some...
EuCEE: Hungary is exception to regional growth pattern
The Czech economy grew by an unexpectedly high 6.9% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2007,...
HungaryBALTIC STATES: EU power bridge limits Russia reliance
Poland and Lithuania yesterday agreed to establish a 370 million-dollar joint venture to build a...
Baltic StatesCEE: Current account deficits worry ratings agency
Fitch yesterday moved the outlook from stable to negative for Bulgaria, Estonia, Latvia and...
