www.investinkaliningrad.ru. On October 21 a meeting between Kaliningrad region’s Governor Georgy Boos and the French Ambassador to Russia, Jean de Gliniasti and accompanying businessmen was held. Opportunities and prospects of strengthening cooperation were discussed. In particular, Bouygues Batiment International already has preliminary considerations on participation in various investment projects in the Kaliningrad region.

www.investinkaliningrad.ru. On October 20 a new international automobile checkpoint Chernyshevskaya was officially opened at the border between Kaliningrad and Lithuania. The ceremony was attended by: Deputy Head of the Federal Agency for State Border Maintenance (Rosgranitsa) Vladimir Goncharov, the delegation of the Republic of Lithuania headed by the Consul General of the Republic of Lithuania to the Kaliningrad region, Vaclav Stankevich, the EU Commission delegation led by head of the EEU-Russia cooperation progamme Etienne Claye, heads of state control bodies, the head of the North-West Customs Administration of the FCS of Russia Mikhail Prokofiev.

www.investinkaliningrad.ru. Accroding to FoodsBusinessDaily.com Miratorg Company, one of largest Russian meat importers and manufacturers has entered into a supply agreement with the Russian division of McDonald's. According to Vice-President of Miratorg, Vladimir Maslov the contract is signed for three years, with the possibility of further extension.

www.investinkaliningrad.ru. As Just-auto.com reports, Kaliningrad-based automaker Avtotor plans to launch full assembly, including welding and painting, of Opel's Astra and Zafira models on 26 October, the company said.

www.investinkaliningrad.ru. Ministry of Industry of the Kaliningrad region and Polish Organisation of Tourism with support by the Association of National Tourism Offices in Russia (ANTOR), Association of Enterprises of Tourism Industry of the Kaliningrad region and Polish Club in Kaliningrad have organised international tourism WORKSHOP-2009 for the 7th time. Representatives of diplomatic corps and mayors of a number of towns from countries neighbouring the Kaliningrad region participated in the event.

KyivPost. Kyiv-based Windrose Airlines launched a new, regular Kyiv-Kaliningrad (Russia) flight on October 9.

The press service of the company said on Friday that the flight would be performed three times a week - on Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays – using an Embraer-195 aircraft.

www.investinkaliningrad.ru. According to the Ministry of Industry of the Kaliningrad region two more companies have been added to the list of Kaliningrad Special economic zone residents.

Based on materials by Rugrad.eu. The Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies (RUSNANO) is currently considering the possibility of investments in manufacturing of laser equipment of wide range of application (medicine, industry, space technologies) at “Quartz” plant in Kaliningrad. The investment in question is 30-40 mn EUR.

Based on materials by Rugrad.eu. Latvian Ministry of Foreign Affairs will have to close some of its consulates abroad. Consulates in Saint-Petersburg, Kaliningrad and Pskov will be among the first in the list. Overall, 4-10 consulates will be closed.