Monthly Archive: November 2009

Nov 26 2009

Is Orban riding with Putin?

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Tweet I actually had a mouthful of apple juice when I read the following. “You will be surprised; the Russians will help Hungary,” Hungrian PM ‘heir designate’ Viktor Orban told MTV on November 25th. This is after his return from Russia where he met Prime Minister Putin. I managed to not spit out the juice …

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Nov 24 2009

Fresh Fish News

Tweet Fresh Fish News,  November 24, 2009 Bulagaria Energy Minister: Bulgaria Government Will Support Nuclear Power US Secretary of State Clinton Greets Bulgaria Energy Transparency Bulgaria may grab Czech leadership in solar energy Tweet

Nov 19 2009

Hungary fell behind Slovakia, now Bulgaria? Country gets ‘Smack Down’

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Tweet The economic rise of Slovakia, surpassing Hungary with better salaries and the adoption of the Euro, was embarrassing for Hungary.  After the fall of Communism the more advanced economic system in Hungary combined with rapid (and successful) privatization of key industries should have meant Hungary would continue to lead economically and politically. With the …

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Nov 18 2009

Fresh Fish News

Tweet Nov 18, 2009 No Mladic yet, but Serbia readies its application for the EU’s club Bulgaria fears new winter gas crisis RWE to develop hydropower plants in Serbia Tweet

Nov 13 2009

Fresh Fish Daily News

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Tweet November 13, 2009 Your daily dose of fresh energy news related to the CEE and SEE region, or news that is deemed by Fresh Fish as good for you. IEA urges low-carbon energy investments Hungary police detain head of gas wholesaler EMFESZ ANALYSIS-Central Europe, Balkans better set for gas crisis Tweet

Nov 12 2009

Under Construction

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Nov 12 2009

Emfesz’s CEO get’s Scooby-doo-ed.

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Tweet If it wasn’t for those darn kids he would have gotten away with it. It is reported that CEO István Góczi of Emfesz was arrested by Hungarian authorities for embezzlement. According to this article it was Góczi who used the power of attorney to sell Emfesz to RosGas. But one can never know for …

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Nov 11 2009

Tightening Screws on Investors in Hungary

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Tweet Contributing to investor unease in the current financial crisis in Hungary, Fidesz is now actively looking to really scare away foreign investors and is hinting at redoing past deals.  Not just in Pecs, where the Fidesz dominated city council is locked in a battle with Suez for control of the waterworks. Now in Budapest …

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Nov 09 2009

Bulgaria rethinks Strategy

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