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US firmly behind Southern Corridor, says Poneman On the heels of US Special Envoy for Eurasian Energy Richard Morningstar’s visit to Astana, another high-ranking American official, US Deputy Secretary of Energy Daniel Poneman, arrived in Kazakhstan, in a move that shows the Merkel to Putin: Bring Germany das gas An interesting question following Angela Merkel’s victory in Germany’s general election is how much has Berlin’s Russia policy changed under her first term? Turns out, the answer is not much. During his time as chancellor, Gerhard Kazakhstan may pump crude to Europe through Azerbaijan  KAZAKHSTAN will support all routes to transport its energy resources, be it to Europe or in the opposite direction, to China. Such was the keynote of the closing press conference held in Astana recently in Schroeder says Nabucco needs Iranian gas German ex-chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said the EU's planned Nabucco pipeline, which would sidestep Russian territory and supplies, will have to rely on Iranian gas, according to Russian news agencies on 25 September. At an energy Merkel’s nuclear powered coalition The future of Germany’s nuclear power plants appeared to hang in the balance as Germans went to the polls in federal elections on 27 September. Germany’s 17 nuclear plants require an extension to operate beyond Nord Stream: A glimmer of hope in EU-Russia dark  As EU-Russian relations near an alltime low, the construction of the Nord Stream gas pipeline from Russia to Germany is the one positive example in cooperation between Europe and Russia, Konstantin Simonov, the general director Germany wavers on GM's Opel unit rescue German officials are increasingly reluctant to arrange a separate rescue deal for Opel, the German subsidiary of General Motors (GM) after concluding that it has no assets, a news magazine reported. At the same time, Moscow’s Inside Men (and Women) It was major news at last week’s summit of EU leaders that German Chancellor Angela Merkel turned about on her previous opposition to EU funding for the Nabucco pipeline to bring Caspian and possibly Middle Russia’s Sechin vows to support oil prices but OPEC defers cut  Russian Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin on March 15 proposed a list of measures to support world oil prices, calling for lower output from producers as part of the plan. But although Sechin claimed Russia Battle for the Brains: competing for the best and brightest migrants Europeans have long envied America’s success in attracting the best and the brightest immigrants. As French President Nickolas Sarkozy said in 2006: “The most qualified migrants, the most dynamic and competent ones head to the New owner ousts chairman at tyremaker Continental The new owner of Continental has ousted its board chairman at the supplier of tyres and other automotive components, board members said after a meeting in Hanover, officials said. Hubertus von Gruenberg stepped down from He’s got Schroeder, so Putin doesn’t need friends  Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin extracted from Angela Merkel the declaration he was hoping for. Following their meeting in Berlin, the German Chancellor said on January 16 that she was in favour of quick progress Gas crisis gives fresh impetus to Nord Stream, South Stream, Nabucco  Nord Stream AG and Nabucco Gas Pipeline International GmbHsaid their respective projects are urgently needed for the European Union. The crisis triggered by Russia’s natural gas dispute with Ukraine has brought efforts to build alternative NATO back-track, not fast-track for Georgia and Ukraine  In the lingering aftermath of Russia’s battle with Georgia over South Ossetia, NATO has decided to delicately put plans for Georgia and Ukraine to begin a Membership Action Plan, which would speed them toward membership, Gazprom, EON ink Yuzhno-Russkoye development deal  Restoring closer relations after the Georgian crisis, Russia and Germany on October 2 endorsed a significant gas exploration deal between two of the countries’ key energy players. Russian gas monopoly Gazprom agreed to give German Nord Stream eco-issues German ex-chancellor Gerhard Schroeder said on September 18 100 million Euro were being spent on an environmental study of the Nord Stream pipeline project for gas from Russia to Germany, which he chairs. “The most Barclays-Lehman deal, Germany loses a bundle Britain’s Barclays bank has agreed to buy some of the core assets of stricken US investment bank Lehman Brothers for GBP one billion, (1.26 billion Euro) even as Germany was investigating why its federal-government bank German business sets out growth and jobs plan  German industry has laid out a 10-point plan for boosting growth and creating new jobs in Europe’s biggest economy as it tries to stay competitive in a globalised world. Speaking at a major business conference Bush gets no respect from Germany Already suffering record-low approval – or disapproval – ratings at home, US President George Bush is finding that in some quarters, he is no friend of Europe either, mainly due to the six-year-long war in Schroeder honoured by Russian Academy Former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder was honoured by the Russian Academy of Sciences on May 29 for his work in smoothing attitudes to Russia in Germany and the European Union. “I am delighted, because this Merkel looks forward to partnership with Russia  German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on May 8 she was looking forward to “intense cooperation” with Vladimir Putin in his new function as Russian prime minister. “Germany will continue to be a reliable partner to Merkel pushes the EU treaty on her first visit  With Irish voters set to soon give their opinion on the muchmaligned EU Treaty, German Chancellor Angela Merkel met her Irish counterpart Bertie Ahern in Dublin and said the document would help Ireland and the Gyurcsany will not quit, for now, at least  The zeal with which the leader of the Hungarian government Socialist Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany, has been implementing the reform of the national health system, paid him a bad service. After a negative response from Lithuania wants to sink the Nord Stream gas pipeline  The ambitious plan for a gas pipeline linking Germany to Russia under the Baltic Sea has a bigger problem than engineering. It’s political and not going away. Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus has restated his opposition VW’s Piech denies knowing slush fund for sex trips  On January 9, Volkswagen Board Chairman Friedrich Piech denied knowledge of a corporate slush fund used by Europe’s biggest carmaker to pay for holidays and prostitutes. Giving evidence at the corruption trial of two former Tusk wants Russia, Germany Nord Stream meeting  Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said his country wishes to hold a trilateral meeting with Russia and Germany over the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline along the Baltic Sea. “I would like a conversation, simultaneously Tusk talks openly with Merkel over differences  On December 10, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk agreed to face up to points of difference between their two countries at their first meeting in Berlin. “There can be no The EU reconsiders its relationship  The timing could not be better. When European economic growth rates tumbled at the beginning of this decade, China started to make a name as the world’s new economic powerhouse. Between 2000 and 2003, the Merkel, Prodi talk business, transport, Afghanistan  German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi at their meeting near Berlin on November 20 discussed many issues ranging from business, transport and Afghanistan. The two European leaders backed setting up a Former Volkswagen employees plead not guilty in court  On November 15, two former Volkswagen employees pleaded not guilty when they appeared in court in the latest round of a long-running sex-and-bribery scandal at Europe’s biggest carmaker. Klaus Volkert, who headed the powerful works |
It is said that a week is a long time in politics and this week has been as long as The Commission are sometimes accused of making propaganda, especially when engaging with children, but their Speaking to New Europe ahead of his meeting with European Parliament President, Jerzy Buzek, the A GMO hot potato Near-bankrukpt Greece a culture of corruption, $1 billion a year in bribes Mr. Papandreou goes to Washington There more barriers in Ukraine than in Europe Farage to Belgium: I'm sorry; but he's not apologizing to Van Rompuy Architecture in Europe Nazi Gold starts a German-Greek war of words The EU looks east: hot on the trail of Asian money, business Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline deal close Suffer Little Children Banks can create and destroy -... Banks can create money. This time-cherished truth opened the way to the last credit crisis, which still threatens the world Down with the bankers, loan sharks... Europeans have rightfully blamed greedy American bankers whose blood lust for money caused the worldwide recession that put scores of EU says ok to Greek deficit... After the European Union once again delayed any decision on whether to bail out Greece as the country struggles to Farage To Belgium: "I'm Sorry"... Speaking to New Europe ahead of his meeting with Parliament President, Jerzy Buzek, the unrepentant EFD Leader spoke about being Spanish Presidency plan for electric... Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, whose country holds the rotating European Union presidency, has pledged to present a World unites in Haiti aid effort:... With the whole world watching, as Haiti tries to recover from the 7-richter earthquake that has reportedly killed 50,000, a Although the European Parliament dealt a surprise defeat to an EU-US deal that would have allowed American investigators to look US President Barack Obama on 16 February announced $8 billion worth of loan guarantees to In what is gearing up to be the event of the Defense calendar 2010, UK Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you just sit The Baltic states of Latvia and Lithuania said on 24 February that they remained to be convinced that the sale Russian President Dmitri Medvedev said his country is ready to consider new sanctions against Iran Russia’s justice system is still mired in violence and arbitrariness, despite reforms promised by Kremlin Russian President Dmitry Medvedev marked the halfway point of his four-year term in office on Will China redefine great power politics?
China is presenting its ascent not as a power shift, but as a paradigm shift. The worldwide economic recession has had European Union businesses keenly eyeing China for continuing markets, Showing there is still some major differences between the European Union and China in areas |
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