New Nuke Plant in Armenia Draws Criticism from Environmentalists
Armenian leaders are ecstatic that Russia is getting involved in the construction of a new nuclear power plant at Metsamor. Environmentalists and technical experts are far less enthused, saying that a new Metsamor unit poses considerable risks.
Lithuania moving away from Gazprom to Poland
Lithuanian energy minister said that diversification of the gas market in Lithuania will eliminate the need for ties to the Russian energy sector by 2020, news agency UPI reports.
Lithuania may snap ties with Russia for Gas
Diversification of the gas market in Lithuania will eliminate the need for ties to the Russian energy sector by 2020, the Lithuanian energy minister said.
Ukraine's president defends record on press freedom
Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych faced a tough grilling over press freedom in an interview with the German media before a visit to Berlin on Monday. The president had hoped to focus on economic issues.
OMV eyes Turkey for new power plants
OMV, central Europe’s biggest oil company, says Turkey is the most likely location for additional power plants.
Russia breaks ground on new cosmodrome
Russia has launched an ambitious project to build a new spaceflight center in the country's Far East to replace the Baikonur cosmodrome it has been leasing from Kazakhstan since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
Azerbaijan is main importer of Kazakh grain
Azerbaijan and Russia will become the main importers of Kazakh grain, said chief of commercial department of Kazakhstan's Food Corporation Kazbek Omarov.
Bulgaria's New Ambassador to USA Elena Poptodorova: America Appreciates Bulgaria
Exclusive interview of Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) with Her Excellency Elena Poptodorova, Bulgaria’s new Ambassador to the United States of America.
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