The EU's top diplomat Catherine Ashton said the European Union is set to adopt 'targeted measures' against the Belarusian regime, possibly including a travel ban on President Alexander Lukashenko.

• Date: 20.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 20.01.2011  |  External Relations  |  from dw-world.de

Georgian Prime Minister participated in the 4th World Future Energy Summit held in Abu Dhabi

• Date: 19.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 19.01.2011  |  Energy  |  from news.az

Kiev signed a two-year agreement with a Belarusian oil company for guaranteed supplies of oil through the Odessa-Brody pipeline, an energy official said.

• Date: 19.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 19.01.2011  |  Energy  |  from upi.com

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.

• Date: 18.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 18.01.2011  |  External Relations  |  from maktoob.com

At a meeting with the European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso in Ashgabat, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov described the construction of a pipeline under the Caspian Sea as the "most attractive" way to deliver Turkmen gas to Europe.

• Date: 15.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 15.01.2011  |  Energy  |  from trend.az

For Europe’s last old-style dictator, this has become the week when the walls close in, as neighbouring democracies move to deprive his regime of travel, money, skilled citizens and – perhaps most galling – hockey.

• Date: 14.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 14.01.2011  |  External Relations  |  from theglobeandmail.com

Iran’s proposal for a diplomatic tour of its nuclear sites floundered on Thursday after China effectively rejected the invitation and Russia said such a trip could never replace United Nations inspections or negotiations with world powers.

• Date: 14.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 14.01.2011  |  Energy  |  from nytimes.com

Ukraine’s vast coal sector has long been characterized by too much state ownership, too little development and some deadly mine disasters.

• Date: 14.01.2011  |  Published on EGF: 14.01.2011  |  Energy  |  from kyivpost.com