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Eastern Europe Videos

VTB Says Russian Banks May Grow 20 Percent in 2012
May 22, 2012 | Bloomberg

Danske Bank Job Cuts Not Limited to 2,000, CEO Says
May 10, 2012 | Bloomberg

Ukrainian-EU Relations Difficult, Poroshenko Says
May 08, 2012 | Bloomberg

Eastern Europe Wikipedia Information

Eastern Europe is a socio-political concept mainly influenced by the Cold War, which largely defined its borders. Its boundaries were effectively forged in the final stages of World War II and came to encompass all European countries which came under Soviet influence and control. As such these countries had communist regimes imposed upon them and neutral countries were classified by the...

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Escalation by Default: The Future of NATO Nuclear Weapons in Europe
May 11, 2012
May 10, 2012 - At a time when NATO claims it is committed to creating the conditions for a world free of nuclear weapons, a new European Leadership Network (ELN)...

Bograč Festival – bringing cultures together through Slovenian food
May 06, 2012
Ever since that trip to Eastern Europe, I have been fascinated with Slovenia. The country isn’t very big and probably isn’t on the radar for many people when it...

Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance Blu-ray Details!
April 09, 2012
In the successor to the worldwide hit Ghost Rider, Johnny Blaze (Nicolas Cage), still struggling with his curse as the devil's bounty hunter, is hiding out in a...

Award winning " How to Start a Revolution " showing Saturday March 24 and 31 in Nevada City
March 19, 2012
March 19, 2012 - HOW TO START A REVOLUTION reveals the remarkable story of modern revolution, the power of people to change their world and the man behind it...

Major new website to assist with climate change adaptation in Europe
March 23, 2012
COPENHAGEN, March 23, 2012 - Climate change is already evident in Europe. Across the continent, policy makers are starting to respond to current and future...

Value Ecosystems – Not Just Crops – When Managing Water Use, says UN Report
March 12, 2012
Balancing the goals of agricultural land with the valuable services performed by mangroves, or other ecosystems, can serve to improve human well-being and...

From around the web

Russian military ups the ante on missile defense
May 03, 2012 | San Francisco Bay Area News -- -- SFGate
(05 - 03) 10: 35 PDT MOSCOW, Russia (AP) -- Russia's top military officer has threatened to carry out a pre-emptive strike on U.S.-led NATO missile defense facilities in Eastern Europe ...

CNN Reports Sources Say Newt Gingrich Will Suspend Campaign Next Week
April 25, 2012 | Wake up America
$Romney's commitment to establishing a fully operational and effective missile defense system in Eastern Europe to create a protective umbrella against Iranian nuclear weapons,...

Estonian Accelerator Startup Wise Guys Announces First Startups
April 23, 2012 | TechCrunch
Startup Wise Guys, launched few months ago, is a joint effort of the players in Estonian startup ecosystem to bring international mentors to Estonia and attract talent across Eastern Europe ...

Larry Merchant's Greatest Hits: 30- Plus Years of Memorable Quotes
April 15, 2012 | Bad Left Hook
If he should upset Tyson, it would make the shocks in Eastern Europe seem like local ward politics. 1990 Mike Tyson vs. Henry Tillman'' The snake always devours the frog. My...

Content payment system Piano takes more funding to go global
April 17, 2012 | GigaOM
It's powering paid online bundles of rival news publishers in eastern Europe. Now Piano Media is taking on 2 million from VCs to try taking the idea overseas. ...

Shared Online Paywall Service Piano Media Secures 2 Million Euros From 3TS
April 17, 2012 | TechCrunch
Slovak startup Piano Media, which has challenged the online media industry with an aggregated paywall concept, has raised 2 million from 3TS, one of the leading private equity funds in Central and Eastern Europe ...

Eastern Europe on twitter

	"Destalinization or destabilization? Eastern Europe trapped with no way out!" Euro notes slogans... Yikes Twitter: @jewstin32
	RT @JesseMcCartney: Having the chance to spend 6 weeks in eastern Europe. And also working on a film that was entirely improv. Mostly improv. Twitter: @MyJmacObsession
	The Return To Europe: The Reintegration of Eastern Europe into the European Economy: A major gap still exists be... http://t.co/E8pUjHd0 Twitter: @YingAng2
	Welfare Implications of Strategic Economic Policy in Eastern Europe.: An article from: International Advances in... http://t.co/qxsPbUow Twitter: @PercyMcClure
	From the Soviet Bloc to the European Union: The Economic and Social Transformation of Central and Eastern Europe... http://t.co/daKv8HFG Twitter: @ArnulfoRutherfo
	RT @ignorantpiera: nothing good ever happens in eastern europe. Twitter: @_SpazAttack