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EU urges quicker energy market reforms [Feb 29, 2012] BRUSSELS, Feb. 29 (UPI) -- Bulgaria, Cyprus, Spain, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia and Estonia are moving too slowly in implementing energy market reforms, the EU says. [via YahooNews] More >>

Dubai Open women's singles first round results [Feb 21, 2012] Dubai Open women's singles first round results on Tuesday (prefix denotes seeding). Daniela Hantuchova (Slovakia) beat Polona Hercog (Slovenia) 1-6 7-5 7-6(4) Simona Halep (Romania) beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (Russia) 6-4 6-2 Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic) beat Petra Martic (Croatia) 6-3 5-7 6-3 5-Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) beat Aleksandra Wozniak (Canada) 6-1 6-7(6) 7-5 Iveta Benesova ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Seeds Lisicki, Hantuchova beaten in Qatar [Feb 14, 2012] Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia returns the ball to Simona Halep of Romania during their women's singles match at Qatar tennis open tournament in Doha, Tuesday Feb. 14, 2012. [via YahooNews] More >>

Seeds Lisicki, Hantuchova beaten in Qatar [Feb 14, 2012] Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia returns the ball to Simona Halep of Romania during their women's singles match at Qatar tennis open tournament in Doha, Tuesday Feb. 14, 2012. [via YahooNews] More >>

Futsal World Cup play-off draw made [Feb 11, 2012] The play-off draw has produced these ties: Norway v Italy, Slovenia v Czech Republic, Azerbaijan v Russia, Slovakia v Spain, Hungary v Serbia, Belarus v Portugal, Romania v Ukraine. [via YahooNews] More >>

Czechs, Slovaks stall on ACTA [Feb 07, 2012] Romania doesn?t know why it didn?t The fragile European consensus over the ACTA treaty is fraying at the fringes: the Czech Republic and Slovakia have decided to suspend the ratification process, while Romania?s support for the treaty could stall on a change of government.? [via YahooNews] More >>

The paper clip, 3 February [Feb 03, 2012] Supplies of Russian gas to Europe fell by 7% yesterday, Poland's Gazeta Wyborcza writes. There are reports of shortages in Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Poland, Romania and Slovakia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Tennis-Australian Open women's singles draw [Jan 13, 2012] Australian Open womens' first round singles draw (prefix denotes seeding): 1-Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) v Anastasia Rodionova (Australia) Ashleigh Barty (Australia) v Anna Tatishvili (Georgia) Pauline Parmentier (France) v Alla Kudryavtseva (Russia) Alize Cornet (France) v 31-Monica Niculescu (Romania) 24-Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic) v Christian McHale (U.S.) Qualifier v Marina Erakovic ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Australian Open women's singles draw [Jan 13, 2012] Australian Open womens' first round singles draw (prefix denotes seeding): 1-Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) v Anastasia Rodionova (Australia) Ashleigh Barty (Australia) v Anna Tatishvili (Georgia) Pauline Parmentier (France) v Alla Kudryavtseva (Russia) Alize Cornet (France) v 31-Monica Niculescu (Romania) 24-Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic) v Christian McHale (U.S.) Qualifier v Marina Erakovic ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Sydney International women's results [Jan 09, 2012] Sydney International women's singles first round results on Monday (prefix number denotes seeding, * is new result) * Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) beat 6-Vera Zvonareva (Russia) 6-1 6-2 * 8-Marion Bartoli (France) beat Polona Hercog (Slovenia) 6-3 6-3 * Daniela Hantuchova (Slovakia) beat Roberta Vinci (Italy) 7-5 6-2 * Alexandra Dulgheru (Romania) beat Sofia Arvidsson (Sweden) 6-1 6-1 Dominika ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Brisbane International women's results [Jan 01, 2012] Brisbane International women's singles first round results on Sunday (prefix denotes seeding, * = new result) * Daniela Hantuchova (Slovakia) beat 8-Dominika Cibulkova (Slovakia) 3-6 6-4 6-3 5-Kim Clijsters (Belgium) beat Simona Halep (Romania) 6-1 6-4 Iveta Benesova (Czech Republic) beat Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic) 2-6 7-5 7-5 Bojana Jovanovski (Serbia) beat Casey Dellacqua (Australia) 6-4 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Romania asks to join project linking electricity markets in Hungary, Slovakia and Czech Republic [Dec 20, 2011] Romania has asked to join a project that links the electricity markets of Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic, Hungarian transmission system operator MAVIR told MTI on Tuesday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Draw made for 2012/13 first qualifying round [Nov 15, 2011] Spain will take on Poland, Faroe Islands and Slovakia in next season's first qualifying round while Germany play Russia, Greece and Romania, and Montenegro face a tough debut. [via YahooNews] More >>

Draw set for 2012/13 first qualifying round [Nov 15, 2011] Spain will take on Poland, Faroe Islands and Slovakia in next season's first qualifying round while Germany play Russia, Greece and Romania, and Montenegro face a tough debut. [via YahooNews] More >>

Summit and Media Pro Announce Film Output Agreement [Nov 01, 2011] Ralpho Borgos of Summit Entertainment and Anca Truta of Media Pro Entertainment, the distribution division of Central European Media Enterprise, announced Tuesday their exclusive three-year output agreement for all rights in Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania. The deal applies to upcoming Summit films through August 2014, including "Now You See Me" with Jesse Eisenberg and ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Korea Open Results [Sep 21, 2011] SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Results Wednesday from the $220,000 Hansol Korea Open, a WTA Tour event played on outdoor hard courts at the Olympic Park (seedings in parentheses): Singles Second Round Dominika Cibulkova (4), Slovakia, def. Yaroslava Shvedova , Kazakhstan, 7-6 (4), retired. Klara Zakopalova , Czech Republic, def. Irina-Camelia Begu (7), Romania, 6-1, 6-1. Vania King , United States ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Research and Markets: Distribution on the Pharmaceutical Market in Central Europe 2011 - A Comparative Analysis [May 26, 2011] DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/540760/distribution_on_th) has announced the addition of the "Distribution on the Pharmaceutical Market in Central Europe 2011 - Comparative Analysis of Poland, Hungary, Romania, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Bulgaria" report to their offering. Distribution on the pharmaceutical ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Serbia boycotts Warsaw summit with Obama over Kosovo invite [May 25, 2011] Serbian President Boris Tadic plans to skip a regional conference with US President Barack Obama this week because Kosovo's president has also been invited. Slovakia and Romania are also boycotting the event. [via YahooNews] More >>

Top-seeded Bartoli beaten in Barcelona 1st round [Apr 25, 2011] Magdalena Rybarikova of Slovakia upset top-seeded Marion Bartoli 6-4, 6-1 in the opening round of the Barcelona Open on Monday. The 72nd-ranked Rybarikova broke the 2007 Wimbledon runner-up twice in the first set and three times in the second. Second-seeded Alexandra Dulgheru of Romania advanced when Zuzana Kucova of Slovakia retired while trailing 6-1, 5-0. [via YahooNews] More >>

Barcelona Open women's singles first round resul [Apr 25, 2011] Barcelona Open women's singles first round results on Monday (prefix denotes seeding, * new result). * Magdalena Rybarikova (Slovakia) beat 1-Marion Bartoli (France) 6-4 6-1 * Jill Craybas (U.S.) beat Akgul Amanmuradova (Uzbekistan) 6-3 6-3 Yaroslava Shvedova (Kazakhstan) beat Chang Kai-Chen (Taiwan) 6-3 2-6 6-2 2-Alexandra Dulgheru (Romania) beat Zuzana Kucova (Slovakia) 6-1 5-0 (Kucova retired ... [via YahooNews] More >>