EP Committee: Parliament should consent to EU-Georgia association deal
by KG/EUROPAThe European Parliament should grant its consent to the EU-Georgia Association Agreement in December, the Foreign Affairs Committee said in a vote on Monday. The deal, signed on 27 June...
View ArticleGermany's minister shuttles between Moscow, Kiev
by KG/Associated PressGermany's foreign minister on Tuesday urged the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian separatists to respect their cease-fire agreement, which has helped to halt ground combat but...
View ArticleRussia warns of military assault on the east
by KG/Associated PressRussia's foreign policy chief on Wednesday claimed that Ukraine's decision to freeze budget payments to the eastern rebel-held territories could be a precursor to a military...
View ArticleAlbania: Army on standby amid heavy flooding
by KG/Associated PressFlooding in Albania has killed three people, after torrential rain caused power and water supply cuts in the western part of the country, authorities said Wednesday.A 60-year-old...
View ArticleKosovo leaders pledge grand coalition
by KG/Associated PressKosovo's prime minister and main opposition leader have pledged to form a coalition government, ending five months of political fighting plagued by accusations of government...
View ArticleSerbia reaches loan agreement with IMF
by KG/Associated PressThe Serbian prime minister says his government has secured an agreement with the International Monetary Fund on a standby loan after promising to slash public spending and rein in...
View ArticleMoscow criticises Kiev for payment freeze
Ukraine’s decision to freeze budget payments to the eastern rebel-held territories could be a precursor to a military onslaught, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov claimed on November 19.Ukrainian...
View ArticleWorkers finish recovering MH17 wreckage in Ukraine
by KG/Associated PressWorkers have finished recovering wreckage from the Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 disaster, more than four months after the passenger jet was shot down over rebel-held eastern...
View ArticleSwiss museum will accept Gurlitt art trove
by KG/Associated Press A Swiss museum agreed on Monday to accept a priceless collection of long-hidden art bequeathed to it by German collector Cornelius Gurlitt, but said it will work with German...
View ArticleEgypt looks to import Cypriot natural gas
by KG/Associated Press Egypt is speeding up talks with neighboring Cyprus to import natural gas for its domestic use and for possible re-export to other countries, the Egyptian petroleum minister said...
View ArticleUkraine still struggling to get shale investment
by KG/Associated Press Ukraine's government is still struggling to entice Western companies to invest in exploration for shale gas despite recent reforms meant to help the industry.Maksim Karpin, a...
View ArticlePro-Western Ukraine parliament holds first session
by KG/Associated Press Parliament in Ukraine has opened for its first session since an election last month that ushered in a spate of pro-Western parties.Elected deputies swore their oath Thursday...
View ArticleEU supports Decentralisation and Regional Policy reforms in Ukraine
by KG/EUROPACommissioner for European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations, Johannes Hahn, and Valery Pyatnitsky, Acting Minister of Economic Development and Trade of Ukraine, signed...
View ArticleHundreds of striking lawyers rally in Serbia
by KG/Associated Press Serbian lawyers said Thursday they have asked for European Union help to resolve a more than two-month old dispute with the government that has practically paralyzed the...
View ArticleBusinessman whose party was barred leaves Moldova
by KG/Associated PressA businessman whose pro-Russian party was barred from this weekend's elections in Moldova has left the country, saying he feared arrest.Renato Usatii announced his departure in an...
View ArticleEC welcomes entry into force of Cooperation Agreement with Switzerland
by KG/EUROPAThe European Commission welcomes the entry into force of the cooperation agreement in competition matters with Switzerland on 1 December 2014. The agreement will strengthen co-operation...
View ArticleEast-West divisions define Moldova's elections
by KG/Associated PressA wealthy pro-Russian candidate who had hoped to be Moldova's next prime minister fled the country before dawn Friday, a dramatic development two days before elections in a...
View ArticleSyngenta, Swiss agribusiness, targets 1,800 jobs
Agrochemicals giant Syngenta says it is eliminating or reshuffling 1,800 jobs globally as part of a $1bn cost-cutting programme to boost earnings.The Basel, Switzerland-based manufacturer, which is one...
View ArticleNaftogaz calls on EU to send observers to monitor gas flows
Ukrtransgaz, the operator of Ukraine’s gas transportation system and a 100% subsidiary of Naftogaz, has begun posting daily statistics on the gas transit flows through Ukraine on the information...
View ArticleEnergising Uzbekistan’s new gas processing plant
The construction of a gas processing plant in Uzbekistan and the arrangement of Kandim group of deposits – projects worth a whopping $2.7bn – were given the official green light by the country’s...
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