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Germany: Proceedings against Take-Over of Hypo Group to Start
On Thursday the Higher Regional Court in Munich has decided to admit the prosecution against the take-over of Hypo Group Alpe Adria, which had earlier been rejected by the Regional Court as implausible.
October 28, 2013
“We Need to Pull Down the Iron Curtain in Our Heads“
In an interview with Austrian daily “WirtschaftsBlatt“ Johannes Seiringer, Director of the Austrian office of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) calls for incentives for enterprises to continue investing in CEE.
October 24, 2013
House Searches at Strabag Subsidiary in Croatia
The corruption scandal at the Croatian Chamber of Economy affects public road authority HAC and construction companies that were commissioned, among them Austrian Strabag and Alpine.
October 22, 2013
Hypo Group Reigned by Greed and Criminal Activities
In an interview with Austrian daily “Standard“ forensic expert of nationlized Hypo Group Christian Böhler revealed that former managers of the bank enriched themselves personally.
October 21, 2013
Solution to Croatian/Hungarian Mol Issue Expected Soon
The Croatian justice has issued an international arrest warrant for the head of Hungarian oil company Mol.
October 15, 2013
Ukraine’s EU Accession: Commission Still Positive
Stefan Füle, EU Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy underlined once more Ukraine’s significant progress leading the country close to the European Union.
October 14, 2013
Gazprom May Face Proceedings by Austrian OMV
OMV considers arbitral proceedings against Russian Gazprom in case no joint solution will be found.
October 9, 2013
Austria: Alpine Holds € 52m in Assets
Creditors of Alpine have very little chances of being compensated after the construction company declared bankruptcy. Currently Alpine holds € 52m in assets.
October 9, 2013
Hungary and Croatia to Solve MOL/INA Issue
Both Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs Janos Martonyi and his Croatian counterpart Vesna Pusic intend to solve the issue between Hungarian MOL and Croatian INA.
October 9, 2013
Austria: Alpine’s Bankruptcy Claims Amount to € 4.15bn
In regard to construction company Alpine’s insolvency, creditors have so far registered claims in the amount of € 4.15bn, as announced by liquidator Stephan Riel in the run-up to Wednesday’s examination hearing.
October 8, 2013
Hungary Rejects Extradiction of Head of Mol
A Hungarian court rejected the extradiction of Zsolt Hernadi, who is alleged of having bribed former Croatian Prime Minister Ivo Sanander.
October 7, 2013
Austria: Downsizing Models for Hypo
Currently, everything revolves around the establishing of a bad bank despite of Finance Minister Maria Fekter’s objection. However, now, after the elections, this issue needs to be resolved.
October 4, 2013
Ukraine: Clashes between Police and Protesters
During a demonstration against the government in Kiev on Wednesday clashed occurred between police forces and around 400 supporters of the opposition.
October 2, 2013
Croatia: Entry into Schengen Important, Not Decisive
Croatia plans to apply for accession to the Schengen passport-free area in two years.
September 27, 2013
Croatia: Major Reforms Required for Economic Upturn
Croatia continues to suffer from recession - its economy has not grown since 2008, contracting in 2012 by 2% and in 2013 by 1%.
September 26, 2013
Raids at Ukrainian Affiliate of Bank Austria
Ukrsotsbank in Kiev was searched on Friday due to unclear ownership structures of non-performing loans which led to disputes between banks and clients. Within the Unicredit Group Bank Austria is responsible for banks in Eastern Europe.
September 25, 2013
Serbia: EU Screening in Late September
Serbia’s EU accession explanatory screening will start in Brussels on 25 September.
September 24, 2013
Head of Slovenia’s Chief Bank Arrested
Janko Medja, manager of Slovenia’s most important bank NLB, was arrested because of suspicion of corruption.
September 20, 2013
Austria: ÖVP Rejects Tax Reforms by Social Democrats
Chancellor and Leader of the Social Democrats Werner Faymann is in favor of lower taxes on wages. His model includes reliefs of up to € 1,011 annually. However, coalition partner, the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) rejects the plans.
September 18, 2013
EU Commissioner Füle Encourages Albania
EU Commissioner Štefan Füle discusses Albania's path to EU with new PM
September 18, 2013
Barroso: “Albania’s Future Is in The European Union”
President of the EU Commission Barroso is confident about Albania’s commitment.
September 17, 2013
EU Commission to Sanction Croatia
The EU Commission is determined to start sanction against the newest member of the European Union, Croatia.
September 16, 2013
Croatia: New Trial for Pre-Bankruptcy Settlement
Croatia giving fourth chance to reach pre-bankruptcy settlement.
September 6, 2013
Slovenia: Former Prime Minister Accused of Money Laundering
Former Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa’s image is further tarnished as he is alleged of having paid money to a relative’s bank account.
September 6, 2013
EU Commission Threatens Croatia with Sanctions Once More
EU Commissioner Reding has not yet resolved the issue with Croatia. She announced to expect an easy change of the law.
September 5, 2013
President of Ukraine Presses for Faster Progess
President Yanukovych urges the parliament to adopt laws for a faster progress to the country’s European integration
September 5, 2013
Alpine: Creditors in Austria and Poland Claim Refunds
Not only the labor market in Austria is burdened but also thousands of creditors have invested in bonds of the construction company and are now facing enormous losses.
September 4, 2013
Croatia Backs Down in EU Arrest Warrant
In the dispute about the extradition of a retired officer of the secret service to Germany, Croatia now seems to back down to the pressure put on by the European Union.
August 28, 2013
Alpine: Former Employees to Receive Wages
Almost 5,000 former employees of bankrupt construction company Alpine can feel relieved as this week the insolvency contingency fund will start with settlements. However, creditors will only be given a rate of five percent.
August 27, 2013
EU Commission Threatens Croatia with Sanctions
Only a few weeks after its EU Accession, Croatia is facing threats of sanctions by the EU Commission.
August 26, 2013
Austria: Debts of Alpine Increase to € 3.7bn
Gerhard Weinhofer of creditor protection association Creditforum counts with a “micro quota” for creditors of bankrupt construction company.
August 23, 2013
Austria: Alpine Creditors Register € 2.29bn
The downfall of construction company Alpine, the biggest bankruptcy in the history of the second Republic, has not been finished yet.
August 19, 2013
Hungary: Land Reform Evokes Conflict
“Hungarian soil belongs to Hungarian people“. This is the maxim of national-conservative ruling party of Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
August 8, 2013
Serbia: Attempted Murder on Deputy PM Vucic Prevented
According to Belgrade daily “Nase novine“, Serbian Intelligence Service BIA was able to prevent an attempted murder on Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic.
August 7, 2013
CESEE Remains Attractive for Austrian Investors
According to a survey, the region of CESEE is still attractive to Austrian investors. Particulary the bigger countries – Poland, Turkey and Russia – are becoming even more popular.
August 1, 2013
EVN Forced to Lower Electriciy Prices in Bulgaria
Austrian energy provider EVN is ordered by the regulator to drop electricity prices.
July 30, 2013
Two Interested Parties for Hypo Alpe Adria Italia
Two investors have shown their interest for the take-over of Italian affiliate of nationalized Hypo Alpe Adria. Banca Popolare di Vicenza and a British-Indian Group are claimed of being interested.
July 29, 2013
Bulgarian Deputy PM: “They Want Social Justice“
In an interview with Austrian newspaper Standard, Bulgarian Justice Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Zinaida Zlatanova (40) talks about the reasons for the protest movement, planned reforms and critizism from abroad.
July 27, 2013
Hypo Group: Massive Losses in Italy
The Italian affiliate of Austrian problem bank Hypo Alpe Adria has notched up considerable losses.
July 25, 2013
Poland: Opposition Calls for Parliamentary Inquiry
PiS chief opposition calls for parliamentary inquiry into public finances.
July 24, 2013
Voestalpine: Cartel Proceedings Finally Settled
voestalpine AG response to the German Cartel Office's rail cartel announcement issued yesterday.
July 24, 2013
Dispute about Ina in Hungary and Croatia Escalates
The Croatian prosecution is once more investigating due to bribe payment to former Prime Minister Sanader. Head of Mol, Hernadi, is faced with a possible detention order.
July 11, 2013
Turkey: Gezi Protests Claim Fifth Life
A 19-year-old, who was seriously injured during the protets against the government in Turkey, has died in hospital. The number of fatalities has now risen to five, according to press agency Dogan.
July 10, 2013
Alpine Bankruptcy Hits Clients Hard
According to real estate experts problems for home builders have just started.
July 10, 2013
Turkey: Government Alleged to Have Known About Project Fail
A week before the forceful clearing of Gezi Park in Istanbul, the Turkish government was supposed to know about the fact that it had lost before court with its constructions plans. Protests went on, despite of that.
July 5, 2013
Turkey: Court Forbids Reconstruction of Taksim Square
Controversial construction project led to protests and brutal police force.
July 3, 2013
Hypo Group and BayernLB Keep on Fighting
Hypo Group responds to the BayernLB’s lawfile at the Regional Court in Munich. Both banks will not give up their very hard stance.
June 26, 2013
Austria: Deputy Govenor Duchatczek Steps Back
After 37 years of service Duchatczek resigns from his position as Deputy Govenor of the Austrian National Bank (OeNB).
June 25, 2013
Raids at Hypo Group in Italy
Because of suspicions of tax fraud Hypo Group’s affiliate in Udine was searched by the Italian police.
June 25, 2013
EVN Arbitration Proceedings Against Bulgaria to Start
EVN AG commences investment treaty arbitration against the Republic of Bulgaria.
June 21, 2013
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