Shell eyes exploration deal with Bosnia in 2014
Shell Exploration Company, a unit of super energy major, Royal Dutch Shell could sign an exploration deal with Bosnia-Herzegovina’s autonomous Muslim-Croat Federation before the end of next year,...
View ArticleBarroso: Ukraine writing new EU narrative
Ukraine is writing the new narrative for Europe, Commissioner President Jose Manuel Barroso told an assembly of artists intellectuals and scientists in Milan on December 9 and appealed to them and all...
View ArticleFule: Vilnius is continuing in Kiev streets
by NEOnline The Vilnius Summit is continuing in the streets and squares of Kiev, Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule told Members of the European Parliament on December 10 during a briefing on the...
View ArticleUS "disgust" at Ukrainian storming of protests
by NEOnline The US government expressed its “disgust” at the failed attempt of Ukraine’s authorities to storm protest camps during the night. The attempt, which took place while the EU’s envoy, High...
View ArticleUS considers imposing sanctions on Ukraine
by Elena RalliThe US is considering imposing sanctions on Ukraine in order to put an end to the escalating political crisis. It also warned Ukraine not to use its armed forces against civilians.As...
View ArticleCommission grants additional funding to Eastern Partnership countries
by Karafillis GiannoulisThe European Commission has announced additional funding for the Eastern partnership countries of Armenia, Georgia and Moldova.Launched in 2012, the 'Eastern Partnership...
View ArticleFule to meet Ukraine Deputy PM
by NEOnline Enlargement Commissioner Stefan Fule will meet Ukraine's First Deputy Prime Minister Serhiy Arbuzov in Brussels on December 13 to discuss the free trade and political association deal that...
View ArticleMoscow ready to work with Kiev, says Putin
On 12 December, Russian President Vladimir Putin said his country is ready to work with Ukraine over the Customs Union issues, news agencies reported.“We don't enforce anything to anyone. But if our...
View ArticleEU grants Yerevan access to its Agencies and Programmes
On December 11, the European Parliament gave its consent to the participation of Armenia in EU agencies and programmes, adopting the report drafted by Member of the European Parliament Tomasz Poreba on...
View ArticleNew oil and gas discovery in the Barents Sea
Norway’s Statoil ASA announced two major oil discoveries and a gas discovery in the Skavl prospect close to Johan Castberg in the Barents Sea which is located north of Norway and Russia. Statoil, a...
View ArticleBosnia probes loss of EU funding
On 11 December, the Bosnian prosecutor’s office said it is investigating who is at fault after the European Union halved the country’s funding because its squabbling leaders haven’t changed the...
View ArticleEU still undecided about Ukraine
by Dan AlexeWith Ukraine on the menu, the meeting of the EU’s 28 with their Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov is taking place inauspiciously on Monday 16 December in Brussels, with each side proffering...
View ArticleThe new Great Game - EU and Russia talk Ukraine in Brussels
by Dan AlexeEU and Russia decided in Brussels, on Monday 16 December, that Ukraine should be allowed to choose its destiny, a polite, diplomatic formula that means each side should stop criticising...
View ArticleEU and Morocco strengthened cooperation in 2013
by Karafillis GiannoulisEuropean Commissioner for Neighbourhood policy Štefan Füle praised the deepening of the cooperation between the EU and Morocco in 2013.On 16 December, Commissioner Füle...
View ArticleUkraine signs raft of deals with Russia
by NEOnline With thousands of demonstrators still asking for President Viktor Yanukovych to resign after he backed away from a trade and political association pact with the EU in favour of closer ties...
View ArticleNew German FM criticises Russia over Ukraine
by NEOnline Germany's new Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier made a splash on the day he took over his duties by criticising Russia in his inaugural speech for exploiting Ukraine's economic...
View ArticleAlbania vows to keep implementing EU reforms
by NEOnline Albania's three-month-old Socialist coalition government vowed on Tuesday to keep implementing reforms after the Council of Ministers postponed granting it candidate status until next...
View ArticleCouncil approves accession negotiations with Serbia
by Karafillis GiannoulisThe EU ministers for European Affairs approved the negotiating mandate for the accession negotiations with Serbia.On 17 December, Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Antanas...
View ArticleUkraine PM promises financial stability after Moscow deal
by Associated PressUkraine's prime minister says that a bailout deal reached with Russia will guarantee financial stability in the economically troubled country. Russian President Vladimir Putin on...
View ArticleSwiss to freeze more than three-quarter billion dollars of Egypt, Tunisia...
by Associated PressThe Swiss government has decided to keep 760 million Swiss francs ($858 million) in Egyptian and Tunisian assets frozen for three more years. Switzerland's seven-member Federal...
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