^
+ Follow CENTRAL EUROPEAN Tag
Array
(
    [results] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 688371
                    [Title] => Europe: Obama tends to old allies, new challenges
                    [Summary] => 

Weaving together strands of pomp, policy and summitry, President Barack Obama's weeklong European tour is all about tending to old friends in the Western alliance and securing their help with daunting challenges, from the political upheaval in the Mideast and North Africa to the protracted war in Afghanistan.

[DatePublished] => 2011-05-22 14:01:07 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 351388 [Title] => Tax creating father, tax collecting son [Summary] => Poland up to recently was seen as a Central European heavyweight, with the region’s highest investments and lowest inflation. But politics just had to spoil it. Last month the government of president Lech Kaczynski elevated his identical twin brother Jaroslaw to prime minister, breaking their earlier pledge to commit no such oddity. It’s not a crime for Polish siblings to hold the country’s top two posts; besides, they’ve long been in politics, with brainy Jaroslaw running their party for years and brash Lech once serving as mayor of Warsaw. [DatePublished] => 2006-08-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134276 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805283 [AuthorName] => Jarius Bondoc [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 181123 [Title] => Paging Speaker Jose C. de Venecia [Summary] => WARSAW: With its looming accession to the European Union, Poland offers excellent trade and diplomatic opportunities for the Philippines. But we will be unable to take advantage of these opportunities if we do not work out a better rationale for our presence in Central Europe in which Poland is the superior connection. Hopefully, this neglect can be corrected with two Polish parliamentarians promising to work hard at establishing formal diplomatic ties between the two countries before the end of term of this Parliament. [DatePublished] => 2002-10-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134199 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804784 [AuthorName] => Carmen N. Pedrosa [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 101516 [Title] => Opel Astra tops passenger car sales in Europe [Summary] =>

ZURICH -- The Opel Astra model took the number one spot in 1999 becoming the most popular nameplate in all of Europe. The Astra was the number one choice of customers throughout Europe with record sales of 745,000 passenger car and light commercial units in a combined Western/Central European market. [DatePublished] => 2000-02-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )

CENTRAL EUROPEAN
Array
(
    [results] => Array
        (
            [0] => Array
                (
                    [ArticleID] => 688371
                    [Title] => Europe: Obama tends to old allies, new challenges
                    [Summary] => 

Weaving together strands of pomp, policy and summitry, President Barack Obama's weeklong European tour is all about tending to old friends in the Western alliance and securing their help with daunting challenges, from the political upheaval in the Mideast and North Africa to the protracted war in Afghanistan.

[DatePublished] => 2011-05-22 14:01:07 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => [SectionUrl] => [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 351388 [Title] => Tax creating father, tax collecting son [Summary] => Poland up to recently was seen as a Central European heavyweight, with the region’s highest investments and lowest inflation. But politics just had to spoil it. Last month the government of president Lech Kaczynski elevated his identical twin brother Jaroslaw to prime minister, breaking their earlier pledge to commit no such oddity. It’s not a crime for Polish siblings to hold the country’s top two posts; besides, they’ve long been in politics, with brainy Jaroslaw running their party for years and brash Lech once serving as mayor of Warsaw. [DatePublished] => 2006-08-07 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134276 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805283 [AuthorName] => Jarius Bondoc [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 181123 [Title] => Paging Speaker Jose C. de Venecia [Summary] => WARSAW: With its looming accession to the European Union, Poland offers excellent trade and diplomatic opportunities for the Philippines. But we will be unable to take advantage of these opportunities if we do not work out a better rationale for our presence in Central Europe in which Poland is the superior connection. Hopefully, this neglect can be corrected with two Polish parliamentarians promising to work hard at establishing formal diplomatic ties between the two countries before the end of term of this Parliament. [DatePublished] => 2002-10-24 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134199 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804784 [AuthorName] => Carmen N. Pedrosa [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 101516 [Title] => Opel Astra tops passenger car sales in Europe [Summary] =>

ZURICH -- The Opel Astra model took the number one spot in 1999 becoming the most popular nameplate in all of Europe. The Astra was the number one choice of customers throughout Europe with record sales of 745,000 passenger car and light commercial units in a combined Western/Central European market. [DatePublished] => 2000-02-01 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Business [SectionUrl] => business [URL] => ) ) )

abtest
Are you sure you want to log out?
X
Login

Philstar.com is one of the most vibrant, opinionated, discerning communities of readers on cyberspace. With your meaningful insights, help shape the stories that can shape the country. Sign up now!

Get Updated:

Signup for the News Round now

FORGOT PASSWORD?
SIGN IN
or sign in with