The European Commission is examining the legality of a recently introduced grid access fee for renewable electricity producers in Bulgaria.

• December 7, 2012

The two superpowers divided by Syria's civil war met head to head on Thursday, with signs emerging that Russia might curb its support for President Bashar al-Assad and Washington saying events were gathering speed on the ground.

• December 7, 2012

Ukraine is ready to contribute to infrastructure development in the Turkmen economy, including the construction of energy and industry facilities and field development, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych said in Ashgabat, Turkmen TV reported on Thursday.

• December 7, 2012

Russia will build two new reactors at China’s Tianwan nuclear power plant under an inter-governmental agreement signed on Thursday.

• December 6, 2012

Today Azerbaijan has a powerful infrastructure system, thanks to which it plays an important role in ensuring Europe's energy security and acts as a reliable partner for it, Azerbaijani Deputy Foreign Minister Khalaf Khalafov said during his speech at the Caspian Forum in Istanbul on Thursday.

• December 6, 2012

The unscheduled meeting, taking place on the side of a wider international security conference in Dublin, Ireland, marks an intensification of diplomacy just three days after CBS News reported Syria's isolated regime was preparing its chemical weapons for possible use in bombs.

• December 6, 2012

Russian company Rosatom has started investing in the Turkish Akkuyu nuclear power plant project, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan was quoted as saying today by the newspaper Sabah.

• December 5, 2012

Georgian Defence Minister Irakli Alasania has called on Russia to change its rhetoric.

• December 5, 2012