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1. Better-off eastern states seek to draw distinctions
2. Turkey wants clear European position on Nabucco
3. German scrapping scheme provides glimmer of hope

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1. Better-off eastern states seek to draw distinctions - 05.03.2009 -
09:24

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The central banks of the better-off nations of eastern Europe have issued a joint statement asking that investors and others distinguish between themselves and the weaker economies in the region. They are worried that recent warnings from ratings agencies and headlines describing the region as the 'sub-prime of Europe' tar them all with the same brush.

http://euobserver.com/9/27718/?rk=1


2. Turkey wants clear European position on Nabucco - 05.03.2009 - 09:27

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Turkey on Wednesday said its support for EU-backed Nabucco pipeline was unconditional, despite earlier statements linking the project's progress with its EU membership talks, and said it was divisions within the 27 EU states that are slowing the project's progress.

http://euobserver.com/9/27716/?rk=1


3. German scrapping scheme provides glimmer of hope - 05.03.2009 - 09:23

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Despite a fall in other EU markets, new car registrations in Germany rose 21.5 per cent in February compared to the same month in 2008, due largely to a scrapping scheme introduced by the government.

http://euobserver.com/9/27720/?rk=1