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EU, US boost cooperation through Energy Council EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs and US Secretary for Energy Steven Chu attended the launch of a new EU-US Energy Council on 4 November in Washington DC, aiming to boost transatlantic energy cooperation.
The EU said Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan eye Asian energy markets  One of the most talked about news in Kazakhstan’s oil and gas industry today is that Caspian gas, in particular, from Azerbaijan may turn 180 degrees around and flow east instead of west, toward China. Got milk, no cash  A majority of European Union countries on 12 October called for helping dairy farmers with an additional €300 million, after an informal meeting of farm ministers and officials in Vienna. The representatives from 20 EU EU-India’s free trade deal is still in the talking stage  Two years after the European Union and India began negotiating a Free Trade Agreement that has enemies in both places, the talks are continuing with the hope of concluding by the end of the year, EU project to fight money laundering complete THE EU recently completed a 27-month programme aimed at helping Albania fight money laundering, AENews reported. The cost of the project is €1.3 million, which was provided by the European Commission. The Commission said that Economic and fiscal policy guidelines until 2012 ON 22 September, the Croatian government adopted economic and fiscal policy guidelines for the 2010-2012 period, which will serve as a basis for drafting the 2010 budget. The guidelines project economic growth in 2010 at IMF sees fasterthan expected recovery THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in its latest World Economic Outlook that the global economy is recovering faster than expected and estimated a 3.7% growth rate for Turkey in 2010, after the global recession EBRD supports Turkeys agriculture sector THE European bank for Reconstruction and Development recently announced that it will support the development of private businesses in the agriculture sector in Turkey with a credit line in Turkish lira for micro and small Tata Motors pays off Jaguar debt, launches new car with Fiat  Flexing its growing strength as a major worldwide auto maker and deals with European Union companies, India’s Tata Motors raised $750 million by issuing global depository receipts (GDRs) and convertible bonds to pay off debts Financial crisis helps cut emissions 3%, says IEA THE financial crisis could help cut emissions by 3% this year, opening a window of opportunity for world leaders to ink a new climate deal in Copenhagen, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on 6 Saudis deny plans to replace dollar THE director of Saudi Arabia’s central bank on 6 October denied press reports suggesting that Gulf states had held secret talks to replace the dollar as the prime currency on world oil markets. “There is EU and Arab world seek co-operation on green energy THE European Union and the governments of Egypt, Israel, Syria and much of the Arab world began discussions on 9 October on the launch of a common green energy market. The occasion was a conference Global oil demand to rise fasterer than predicted AS THE world’s economies recover more rapidly than forecast from recession, global oil demand is now also expected to rise quickly more than had been foreseen, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said on 9 October Finance ministers debate post- recession exit strategies  THE European economy will need propping up well into 2010, but ballooning budget deficits should be deflated as soon as the recovery is consolidated, possibly by 2011, European Union finance ministers said on 1 October.
“It Russia Overtakes China in the Eurozone  In just 8 years – under Putin – Russia rapidly accelerated its trade growth with Europe. It is catching up to China’s position on the continent very quickly. To this author’s surprise, Russia is now Construction of northern transport corridor in Riga The planned construction of the northern transport corridor over the Daugava River in Riga could cost €1.5 billion, according to Riga Deputy Mayor Ainars Slesers at a meeting of the Investment and Business Promotion Council’s Sale of alcoholic beverages prolonged until 23h The economic, agricultural, environmental and regional policy committee of Saeima on 22 September put its weight behind a suggestion to alter the alcohol curfew regulations and prolong the sale of alcoholic beverages until 23h in Czech economy drops 5 per cent this year A recently published survey conducted by the Czech Finance Ministry estimated that the national economy would contract by more than 2.7 per cent and less than five per cent this year. As for next year, PM visits Bratislava Economic Forum Slovakia and Serbia Prime Ministers Robert Fico and Mirko Cvetkovic opened the Slovak-Serbian Economic Forum in Bratislava early last week with representatives of more than 100 Slovak and Serbian companies taking part in the event, Food products´ prices to drop by up to 30% The law on trade in food products might result in declines in their prices of up to 30 percent, Agriculture Minister Ilie Sarbu said on September 22, Romanian Times reported. The ministry’s intention is to |
EU-Russia energy game EU budget: Naming and Shaming of Member States allowing fraud A message for Turkey: tear down Cyprus’ wall now! India says global warming is not to blame for Himalayan glacier melt A misled Merkel takes a swipe at GM over its Opel U-turn Lesbian Bisexual Gay and Transexual (LBGT) organisations across Europe cooperate under the umbrella of the International Lesbian and Gay Association This coming Thursday evening, November 19 during the “Last Supper,” the 27 heads of the EU Member States will decide The end of World War II found the United Kingdom winners, but literally bankrupt. The After months of networking, secret briefings, it seems that the candidates for the Council President In a meeting in Washington with the current Swedish Presidency of the European Union, US President Barack Obama said that As the United States and NATO have urged European countries to take a bigger role Europe must step up its efforts in Afghanistan if it wants to avoid straining relations Six months after they met in London and established a $1.1 trillion-dollar support package for As the first top British diplomat to visit Moscow in recent five years, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband wrapped up Despite French carmaker Renault’s earlier statement that it will not invest any more money in The United States and Russia on 9 November began another round of talks over nuclear Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said the government will continue to adopt measures to better The worldwide economic recession has had European Union businesses keenly eyeing China for continuing markets, and the EU’s Chamber of Showing there is still some major differences between the European Union and China in areas Just as the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China passed |
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