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Eesti Energia buys bio-energy company in Latvia
Estonian state-owned energy company Eesti Energia has purchased 90% of bio-energy producer Valkas bioenergijas kompanija shares, newspaper Dienas Bizness reports. Valkas bioenergijas kompanija was renamed Enefit Power&Heat Valka yesterday.
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Bulgaria still hesitant about Belene nuclear power plant
Bulgaria was still hesitating to build the Belene nuclear power plant and to participate in the South Stream pipeline construction, Energy Minister Traicho Traikov said here Tuesday.
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Kyrgyzstan, U.S. Agree on Resuming Bilateral Consultations
Kyrgyzstan's Prime Minister Almazbek Atambayev met with U.S. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Susan Elliott here Monday, agreeing on maintaining security in the ex-Soviet nation and resuming bilateral consultations.
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Medvedev to push peace talks on rare Middle East tour
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev this week embarks on a rare visit to the Middle East in an effort to push forward the Israeli-Palestinian peace process after US-brokered talks stalled last year.
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Borders of India's latest outreach to Iran
As India takes its seat on the U.N. Security Council as the new nonpermanent member after nearly a two-decade hiatus, its latest move vis-a-vis Iran has signaled New Delhi's desire to be viewed as a responsible rising power and a potential permanent member of the Security Council.
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Estonia in $1.3 billion power plant deal
Estonia on Friday signed a $1.3 billion contract to build power stations, the largest investment in the Baltic state's 20-year history.
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EU seals Azeri gas
The EU signed a major political deal yesterday to import Azeri natural gas and help curb Europe's reliance on Russia, its traditional main supplier.
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Barroso tops Azeri gas deal with visa facilitation
On a visit to Azerbaijan yesterday (13 January), European Commission President José Manuel Barroso signed a deal expected to bring ten billion cubic metres of gas each year to Europe, promising in return "visa facilitation" for Azeri nationals.
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