EMERGING EUROPE STOCKS - Factors to Watch June 19

(Adds Romania)

WARSAW, June 19 (Reuters) - Here are news stories, press
reports and events to watch which may affect Central/Eastern
Europe's financial markets on Thursday.

TERMOELECTRICA

State-owned power producer Termoelectrica has formed a
consortium with Italy's Enel (ENEI.MI) and Germany's E.ON
EONG.DE to build a new 800 MW hard coal power unit in
south-eastern Braila, daily Ziarul Financiar reports.

The investment, seen at around 1 billion euros, is pending a
feasibility study that should be completed by the end of 2008.

TIRIAC

A unit of local Tiriac Holdings, owned by businessman Ion
Tiriac, will kick off a 1 billion euro real estate project in
2010 near capital city Bucharest, daily Ziarul Financiar
reports.

ZENTIVA

Zentiva NV ZNTVsp.PR board of directors will release a
statement "within several days" in which it will recommend to
investors how to respond to bids by two major shareholders --
Sanofi-Aventis's (SASY.PA) and PPF's takeover bids, Zentiva CEO
Jiri Michal tells Mlada Fronta Dnes daily.

For news on the battle over Zentiva double click on
[ZNTVsp.PR-MRG]

AAA

Czech used car dealer AAA Auto Group NV (AAAAsp.PR) is
likely to leave the Polish market and will decide on Romanian
business by the end of the year, writes E15.

For more news on AAA double click on [AAAAsp.PR]

CIECH

Polish chemicals maker Ciech CECH.WA plans to buy a
majority stake in smaller state-owned rival Tarnow, it says on
Wednesday after buying a 6.5 percent stake in an IPO.

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For more IPO news double click on [IPO-CEEU]

RWE

German power group RWE (RWEG.DE) may be interested in buying
a closed mine in southern Poland that could be worth 200 million
zlotys, Rzeczpospolita writes, without citing sources.

EUROPEAN MARKETS

European shares are set for a mixed start on Thursday, in
which British stocks are expected to open largely unchanged as
heavyweight commodity stocks get a lift from raw material
prices, while French and German stocks are in for a modest
decline.

For the latest news on European markets, double click [.EU]

WALL STREET

The Dow industrials sank to their lowest close in three
months on Wednesday after slipping below 12,000 for the first
time since mid-March, as worries about a weak economy compounded
credit sector concerns and drove shares of banks, autos and
transportation companies sharply lower.

For latest Wall Street news, double click [.N]

OTHER EQUITY NEWS
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Emerging markets equities [EMRG-E] E.Europe equities [.CEE]
Hot stocks [HOT] Stock markets [STX]
Emerging Europe diaries [EMRG-EUROPE-DIARY]

European stocks report [.EU]
Major world stock market performance [.STX]
FTSE Eurotop 300 index....................FTEU3
DJ STOXX index............................STOXX
Eurotop 300 sector gainers/losers....PGL.FTEU3S
Top 25 European pct gainers.............PG.PEUR
Top 25 European pct losers..............PL.PEUR
European Equities speed guide.............<EUR/EQUITY>
Pan European indices.....................<EUR/INDICES1>
Pan European analysis.....................<EUR/STATS1>

REGIONAL INDICES
Warsaw WIG20 .WIG20 Istanbul ISE National 100 .XU100
Budapest SE Index .BUX Bucharest Beti .BETI
Prague PX .PX Zagreb Crobex .CRBEX
Sofia Sofix .SOFIX Ljubljana SBI20 .SBI

MSCI Global Emerging Markets .MSCIEF
FTSEurofirst 300 .FTEU3
($1=2.175 Zloty)
($1=2.215 Zloty)
($1=2.180 Zloty)