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Two years into Medvedev’s first term as presidentRussian President Dmitry Medvedev marked the halfway point of his four-year term in office on 2 March. Medvedev, 44, marked the anniversary on a state visit to France. Today is the 2nd anniversary of the election Ukraine energy sector reform will wait As Ukraine’s newly-elected president, Viktor Yanukovich, was meeting top European Union officials during a one-day quite unexpected trip to Brussels, a few blocks away in Rond-Point Schuman, I was moderating a panel discussion of the March 5 - Today in History  Iron and Steel. In 1850 an iron bridge connects the Isle of Angelsea with Wales. Stalin's politburo sign an order for the execution of 25,700 Polish intelligentsia, including 14,700 Polish POWs, known also as the Baltics question need for sale of French warship to Russia  The Baltic states of Latvia and Lithuania said on 24 February that they remained to be convinced that the sale of a high-tech French warship to Russia was a good idea, questioning how it could February 23 - Today in History  The first and the last. In 632 the Prophet Mohammad preached his last sermon and in 1455 the first Gutenberg Bible rolled off the press. Today marks the 1836 Battle of the Alamo and the Fiat and Russian firm Sollers sign $3 bln joint venture Italian car-maker Fiat and the Russian car factory Sollers recently entered a joint venture to produce half a million cars per year, news agencies reported. The contract, signed in the presence of Russian President Vladimir Papandreou, Putin discuss economy, trade and energy Following their meeting in Moscow on 16 February, Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin discussed a broad range of issues, from political, economic and trade cooperation to cooperation in energy Putin proposes increased supplies of gas to Lithuania Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin recently proposed increasing natural gas deliveries to Lithuania, local media reports revealed. We are ready to consider all (gas) demands on good terms, Putin reportedly told Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite Show me the rubles: Putin, Papandreou push pipelines When Greece and Russia were making plans for Burgas-Alexandroupolis they forgot to tell the Bulgarians. The Bulgarian government has repeatedly said it would not take position on the oil pipeline project at all until a Oil leaks form ESPO pipeline Disruptions to the East Siberia-Pacific Ocean Oil Pipeline (ESPO) during the construction phase caused an unknown amount of oil to spill, RIA Novosti quoted sources as saying. The sources said damage during the construction work on Rosneft is, and will remain, the main Russian oil producer Russia’s biggest oil producer Rosneft reported an impressive rise in hydrocarbon reserves for 2009. The state-controlled company has been a chief driver behind Russia’s recent increase in oil output, which last month remained above 10 Russia, Libya sign arms deal Libya has agreed to buy $1.8 billion worth of weapons from Russia, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin announced on 30 January, Interfax reported. This is not just about small arms, said Putin after the contract Russia finally ratifies Strasbourg Court reform  Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on 4 February signed a law on the ratification of Protocol 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights, opening the way for European Court of Human Rights reforms. The lower Russia should consider joining the EU and NATO, says Medvedev’s institute According to a paper released on 3 February by the Institute of Contemporary Development (INSOR), a think tank headed by Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, Russia will join NATO and the EU, reduce its military, reintroduce Russia, Venezuela conclude oil field deal Russia and Venezuela signed an agreement for a joint venture to develop the South American country’s Junin-6 oil field on 1 February. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Russian oil major LUKoil and Russian gas Sarkozy, Merkel bypass EU  French President Nicholas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel vowed on 4 February in Paris to work more closely together to make the European Union stronger, but did not miss the opportunity to discuss collaborating Putin calls for human rights protection in Caucasus Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on 23 January told officials in the North Caucasus to ensure what he called the normal work of human rights groups operating in the tumultuous region continues. In a meeting Putin’s Lada Niva has a German engine Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has installed an Opel motor in his four-wheel-drive Lada Niva. Putin on 25 January revealed the secret of his car’s power - the more powerful motor from Opel, the European Putin turns the screw on Austria Russian gas monopoly Gazprom’s statement recently that it expects Austria to sign onto the South Stream pipeline should not come as a surprise. “Ever since the idea of the South Stream project was conceived, Gazprom January 22 - Today in History  January 22nd is an important day in abortion rights as in 1973 the US Supreme Court issued its judgment in the Roe Vs Wade case, that legalised abortion. In 2001 President George W. Bush signed Nord Stream startled by Ukraine’s plans 
Nord Stream has not been contacted by Ukraine to participate in a consortium on the construction of the gas pipeline and it would be up to the shareholders to evaluate such an offer, Sebastian Sass, Putin calls for speedy elimination of energy failures Russia’s Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has urged power engineering specialists to fix energy failures without delays, Itar-Tass quoted him saying during a meeting with the regional development minister, Viktor Basargin, on 11 January. Putin said Russia unveils own car scrappage scheme Russia will this year introduce a scrappage scheme similar to the cash for clunkers programs that bolstered car sales across Europe in 2009. The plan will encourage consumers to buy new cars by handing out Putin-Erdogan tag team world  Following the meeting between Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan in Moscow on 13 January, Moscow and Ankara have come closer to building a “key” strategic partnership by agreeing to Putin, Medvedev hit Sochi slopes to publicize 2014 Olympics Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin hit the slopes in Sochi, planned site of the 2014 Winter Olympics, to give the Russian resort town a boost. At the Russian ski resort of Krasnaya In God We Don’t Trust, The Irish atheists say A survey some time ago in Ireland, that most devout of Christian and Catholic-dominated of countries, found that only 53 % of people believe in hell, so the other 47 % either haven’t been married, Russia, Belarus to reach deal on oil supplies soon  Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko said that Moscow and Minsk will soon reach an agreement resolving differences over the supply and transit of Russian oil in 2010. “We hope that the agreement will be reached Putin, Lukashenko in high- stakes oil transit game The oil tariffs quarrel that erupted between Russia and Belarus has been depicted as a threat to EU energy supplies similar to past gas disputes with Ukraine, but Minsk has fewer options than Kiev, or Russia to invest billions in shipbuilding Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on 28 December announced a major shipbuilding program worth €3.5 billion in the far-eastern city of Vladivostok, Russian news agencies reported. Putin emphasized that the state shipbuilding holding company and Medvedev promises reforms Year-end in Russia can often produce a surprise. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered that the country’s police force be slashed by 20% and officers get pay raises as part of an effort to root |
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 Suffer Little Children The EU looks east: hot on the trail of Asian money, business Iran-Pakistan-India pipeline deal close 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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