Eastern Europe – Bulgaria, Serbia Are Vulnerable to Greek Crisis, Yields Soar (Bloomberg)

Bulgaria, Serbia Are Vulnerable to Greek Crisis, Yields Soar (Bloomberg)
Feb. 5 (Bloomberg) — The cost to protect Bulgarian debt from default rose to a five-month high and Serbia yields jumped the most since July as analysts said the economies are among the most vulnerable to lower investment because of Greece s crisis.

Greek Farmers End Blockade of Major Bulgarian Border Crossing Point (Novinite.com)
Greek farmers are terminating the blockade of the Ilinden-Eksohi crossing point on the Bulgaria-Greece border. This has been announced by the Greek border authorities which notified the border police in Bulgaria s Ilinden that the farmers in the Northern Greece district of Drama have ended.

Moldova-Ukraine border security to be consolidated (Moldova.org)
The Republic of Moldova’s Border Service will be invested with certain police plenary powers in order to further strengthen state border security, Minister of the Interior MG Victor Catan stated at a news conference today convened on the occasion of the official opening of the European Union Border Assistance Mission to Moldova and Ukraine (EUBAM) Chisinau Liaison Office. Gen. Catan explained …

St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church’s Festival Brings A Taste of Greece to Polk (The Lakeland Ledger)
By DONNA KELLY NYT REGIONAL MEDIA Polk County will “go Greek” this weekend as parishioners of St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church share their culture and Orthodox faith during their annual Greek Festival.

Russia’s new immigration policy to attract people from Moldova, Ukraine, Central Asia (Moldova.org)
Russia seeks to liberalize immigration policy, move could attract more Moldovans to work there Igor Shuvalov, Russia’s first deputy Prime Minister, said during a press conference yesterday that his country would like to liberalize immigration policy in 2010. Mr. Shuvalov said that Russia seeks to attract more people from Moldova, Ukraine, and Central Asia. A considerable number of Moldovans work …

Ukrainian nationalists stage protest rally outside Polish embassy (Russian Information Agency Novosti)
Ukrainian nationalists on Friday converged outside the Polish embassy to protest against Warsaw’s condemnation of President Viktor Yushchenko’s decision to bestow a top honor on a Ukrainian nationalist leader.

PRESS RELEASE:Fitch:ProCredit Banks in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo (Fox News)
PRESS RELEASE:Fitch:ProCredit Banks in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo

Tengelmann Sells Plus Discount Stores in Bulgaria, Romania to Lidl (Novinite.com)
German retailer Tengelmann has confirmed it is in talks to sell its discount retail chains in Romania and Bulgaria to its rival Lidl, which is part of Germany’s Schwarz retail group, according to reports.

ProCredit Banks in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Kosovo (MalaysiaNews.net)
Fitch Ratings-London-05 February 2010: Fitch Ratings has today affirmed the ratings of the ProCredit Banks in Bosnia&Herzegovina and Kosovo, as follows: ProCredit Bank (Bosnia&Herzegovina) (P…

Bulgaria PM Hopes Greek Blockade Ends on Sunday (Novinite.com)
Bulgaria’s prime minister has expressed hopes that the blockade of Greek protesting farmers at the border between the two EU countries will be put an end to on Sunday, stressing the support of the European Commission.

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