Russia strengthens control over nation’s nuclear power industry
Russia is likely to continue monopolizing the supply of fuel to the nation’s nuclear power plants, after the Ukrainian government – in typical non-transparent fashion – picked a Russian state company to build Ukraine’s first producer of nuclear fuel.
China beats US in renewable energy rankings
China had overtaken the US to lead a quarterly index of the most attractive countries for renewable energy projects for the first time, according to a list compiled by the global accounting firm Ernst & Young.
Dombrovskis: Latvia is interested to attract investments from Germany in energy, transit and production sectors
Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis met Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, Angela Merkel within the framework of her official visit to Latvia to discuss the cooperation between both countries in the area economy, in particular, the financial and economic situation, as well as current European Union issues, informs BC deputy head of communication department at the State Chancellery Laine Kučinska.
‘West should be fairer in approaching Turkey,’ says report
A new report from the International Crisis Group, ‘Turkey’s crisis over Israel and Iran,’ says the country’s Western partners ‘should be fairer’ in approaching Turkey. The report says the West should not use one-sided presentations of its policy on Iran or Israel to decide whether or not it is ‘Western’ and ‘European’
WWF accuses Russian oil giant of disturbing whales
The wildlife advocacy group WWF is accusing Russia's largest oil company of causing endangered whales to flee their Pacific feeding grounds.
Iran says it is self-sufficient in petrol
Iran has raised its gasoline output to attain self-sufficiency in the strategic product and foil sanctions targeting its energy needs, the state television’s website reported its oil minister as saying.
Merkel: Lithuania and Latvia to be integrated into EU internal energy market
The upcoming European Council will discuss ways to integrate Lithuania and Latvia into the EU's internal energy market, German Chancellor Angelina Merkel says
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