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Congratulations to Philip Hanson, who was at Buckingham Palace when the Queen invested him with his OBE.  Phil’s honour reflects his significant contribution to academic excellence in the UK, and in the field of Soviet and Russian studies.  The CRCE is fortunate indeed to have Phil as a highly-regarded trustee and adviser.  An interview with Phil can be found at:  

http://www.redbrickpaper.co.uk/2011/06/professors-honoured-with-obes/ 

The CRCE’s distinguished journal marks its 24th year in 2012.  The partnership with Taylor & Francis/Routledge has been most successful.  Sincere thanks to Roger Clarke, who has been editor from the first.  We know how much the authors appreciate his work.  2011!
Finally, a big thank you to everyone at Taylor & Francis, our publishers, who produce such a beautiful journal.  Available online at: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/carfax/14631377.html

Congratulations to Silvana Malle, who in October was appointed Professor Emeritus at the University of Verona.

Silvana’s last appointment was as Director of the Centre for East-West Studies and European Integration and Professor of Economic Policy at the University of Verona.  She was previously Head of the Non-Member Economies Division at the OECD Economics Department, where she directed and supervised economic analysis and surveys of Central and Eastern European countries, Russian Federation, Brazil, Chile, and China.

While she initially focused on transition economies, drafting reports for the Secretariat and contributing to the forecasting rounds for the preparation of the OECD Economic Outlook, she later increasingly developed research and cross-country analysis on emerging market economies in Asia and South America.

CRCE welcomed many friends in December: Ziga Andoljsek from Slovenia's Catholic Institute, who attended our Autumn Colloquium, in Slovenia.  He was also given a whirlwind tour of other think tanks: including IEA, Adam Smith Institute, Civitas and Taxpayers’ Alliance.  He went home with many books for the Institute.  

Natasha Srdoc and Joel Anand Samy were in London to discuss the troubled Croatian elections with some leading journalists (at the FT and WSJ) and politicians, and the CRCE. More available at: http://charlescrawford.biz/N0RX84354271.

Russia also had electoral problems, as illustrated by the enormous number of people protesting about election fraud.  Elena Zhuravskaya who was in London saw the protest in Trafalgar Square.

Phil Hanson and Lisl Biggs-Davison attended a Chatham House seminar, “Belarus under Pressure: The Potential for Change.”  Our friend and colleague Oleg Manaev was one of main speakers, and flew in from Minsk for the event.

VACLAV HAVEL

All at the CRCE send condolences, to our friends in the Czech Republic, on the death of former President Havel.  His successor Václav Klaus described Havel as “a symbol of the modern Czech state. “His personality, reputation and efforts fundamentally helped the Czech Republic to join the community of free and democratic states.”  He will be much missed.

ESTONIA - LITTLE COUNTRY THAT COULD

We are delighted that IME in Bulgaria is translating Mart Laar’s excellent book, and in London, the Taxpayers' Alliance is using it for research on flat tax.  This CRCE title is still available from the office.  Special price £10.

Lady Thatcher attended the book launch in 2002. She is pictured with Martin Laar at the CRCE event.