COMMUNICATION DIRECTORY Newsletter for Corporate Communications and Public Relations January 2009 THE EDITOR CONTENT he beginning of the year is always an occasion on which to look to the future; in the next issue of Communicati - 01 Commentary Europe in the middle on Director, due out in March, we go one step further, and look ahead not just to the rest of the new year but 02 An improved to the long-term development of corporate communica - approach tions and PR. We will feature the opinions of leading by Alexander Fleischer Tpractitioners and thought-leaders on what the future will be for all of us who work within communications. The first newsletter, meanwhile, fea - 05 Personnel changes Recent appointments from the tures Alexander Fleischer’s contribution to our previous issue, in which he world of communications gives invaluable pointers and tips on how to ensure corporate reports are a more dynamic channel of communication. 07 Events Wishing you a succesful 2009, Important events from all across Europe Marc-Oliver Voigt Editor-in-Chief
[email protected] COMMENTARY Europe in the middle Tensions between Ukraine and Russia over gas prices should quieten down after the two nations signed a deal on Monday to resume the flow of gas from Russia back into Europe. EU monitors were deployed to aid the return of the gas flow after Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said that the Russian Gazprom could not afford to delay an end to the bitter gas dis- pute with Ukraine for much longer. He admitted Gazprom had suffered losses of €544m since supplies to Europe were shut off this month.