On 14-28 February 2011, Gorshenin Institute conducted an all-Ukrainian telephone survey on the topic «Viktor Yanukovych: the first year in office» As many as 2,000 randomly sampled adults, aged 18 years and older, living in Ukraine’s regional centers, cities, towns and villages, including Kiev and Sevastopol, were interviewed. Gender, age, and the type of a respondent’s residence were used as quotas. The maximum margin of sampling error is +/-2.2 percentage points. READ MORE

• March 4, 2011

The EBRD and the Government of Bulgaria have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on March 2 to boost competitiveness of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) through investments in energy efficiency in order to strengthen the transition of the South East European country towards a green economy.

• March 3, 2011

Belarus has not yet answered questions regarding the nuclear power plant's environmental impact, states the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania.

• March 3, 2011

Kyrgyzstan represents investment interest for Russia, press-service of Kyrgyz Parliament quoted the Russian State Duma Chairman Boris Gryzlov, reporting on the meeting of Speaker Akhmatbek Keldibekov with his counterpart in Moscow

• March 3, 2011

India’s search for economic and strategic space in changing world order resulted in ‘Look East’ Policy. The bedrock of this policy is to foster economic and security cooperation with our east neighboring countries. Believing in philosophy of the Look East Policy, India is aiming at leveraging its economic and strategic interest by greater integration with East and South-east Asia.

• March 2, 2011

Ukraine, the former Soviet Union state in Eastern Europe, is keen to share its expertise in nuclear power plant technology with Malaysia as part of efforts to enhance bilateral trade and investment linkages.

• March 1, 2011

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is helping to modernise Kazakhstan’s energy generation network with a senior secured loan of 3.1 billion Kazakh tenge (equivalent to €15 million) to AES Sogrinsk CHP power plant.

• March 1, 2011

Up to a dozen militants have staged a daring attack on the capital of a southern Russian republic popular with downhill skiers and budget tourists

• February 28, 2011