Ukraine suspends gas imports from Russia after price hike
by ER/XINHUA Ukraine has suspended natural gas intake from Russia since April 1 as a result of a price hike, the country's Energy Minister Yury Prodan said Wednesday. "We are not pumping Russian...
View ArticleProtesters demand resignation of BiH gov't
by KG/XINHUAHundreds of people held protest here on Wednesday, demanding the government of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (FBiH) to resign.The protesters, who arrived in Sarajevo by bus from...
View ArticlePutin threatens to cut off Ukraine gas supply
by NEOnline | MKRussian President Vladimir Putin has written to the heads of government’s that import gas from Ukraine threatening to cut off supplies of gas to Kiev should the country fail to fullfil...
View ArticlePutin’s Calculus
by Joseph S. Nye, Jr.CAMBRIDGE – By most accounts, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been the winner in the Ukraine crisis, at least so far. His annexation of Crimea, which Nikita Khrushchev...
View ArticleEurope should be wary of the official “U.S. position” on Ukraine
by James George JatrasWith the declaration this week of a “Donetsk Republic” and pro-Russian activists’ seizure of public buildings in Lugansk and Kharkov, the European Union is once again presented...
View ArticleEU foreign ministers to discuss broadening Russia sanctions over unrest in...
by ER/Associated Press A senior European Union official says the 28-nation bloc's foreign ministers will consider broadening the list of people sanctioned because of Russia's annexation of Ukraine's...
View ArticleSwitzerland says Palestinians can join Geneva Conventions setting rules of war
by ER/Associated Press The Swiss government says the Palestinians can join the Geneva Conventions, the international rules of war that also cover occupations. The Palestinians signed letters of...
View ArticleSlovakia says ready for gas reverse flow to Ukraine but requires guarantees
by KG/XINHUASlovakia wants to help Ukraine with gas supplies from the West, but requires guarantees, said Prime Minister Robert Fico at a press conference on Thursday."We are ready to organize the...
View ArticleUkraine eyes energy assistance package from EU
by ER/XINHUA The European Union (EU) is considering an assistance package to Ukraine in a bid to counteract Russian influence on the country's energy system, Ukrainian Energy and Coal Minister Yuri...
View ArticleNorway discovers more oil, gas
by XINHUANorway's energy giant Statoil and its partners have announced they have made a new gas and oil discovery in the Valemon North in North Sea, Statoil announced on Friday.The discovery wells are...
View ArticleApril 17: EU, US, Russia and Ukraine to meet
by NEOnline | MKThe EU, US, Ukraine and Russia will hold a meeting to discuss the crisis in Ukraine on April 17, Catherine Ashton, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs announced. Ashton...
View ArticleAsian Development Bank has good news for Kyrgyzstan
A new report published by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) suggests that Kyrgyzstan's GDP will increase 6.5% this year and an additional 5.5% in 2015. This positive prediction is based on the country’s...
View ArticleSargsyan to never again run for Armenia’s president
Armenia’s President Serzh Sargsyan said he will never run for president again, the presidential press office said, news agencies reported.“I hereby declare that I will not run for presidency again. I...
View ArticleHolcim, Lafarge cement merger
John Heilprin, Associated PressTwo of the world’s largest suppliers of building materials announced plans for a “merger of equals” on April 7 that would create an industry giant with a combined €32bn...
View ArticleInstitutions boost investment in Central and Eastern Europe
by KG/EUROPAThe European Investment Bank Group (EIB), the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the World Bank Group, including its private sector arm, the International Finance...
View ArticleAshton on the situation in Eastern Ukraine
by KG/EUROPAEU High Representative Catherine Ashton expressed her grave concern on the situation in Eastern Ukraine. Baroness Ashton said:"I am gravely concerned about the surge of actions undertaken...
View ArticleSpain turns to Algeria's natural gas over Ukraine crisis
by KG/XINHUASpain has decided to import more natural gas from Algeria to curb its dependency on the Russian gas supply amid the controversial crisis in Ukraine.Visiting Spanish Foreign Minister Jose...
View ArticleCommission welcomes adoption of temporary tariff cuts for Ukrainian exports...
by KG/EUROPAThe European Commission welcomed the adoption of temporary tariff cuts for Ukrainian exports to the EU. European Commissioner for trade Karel De Gucht said:"I'm very pleased that the EU's...
View ArticleMEPs: Don’t dismember Ukraine
by KG/EUROPAThe European Parliament does not recognise Russia’s illegal occupation of the Crimea, and urges it to withdraw its troops from Ukraine’s border in line with international law and...
View ArticleAshton following the Foreign Affairs Council
by KG/EUROPAEU High Representative Catherine Ashton made some comments following the Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg on 14 April. Baroness Ashton said:"We have had a long and very important...
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