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Estonia's Inflation Rises To 3.5% In June
Estonia's consumer price inflation rose to 3.5% in June from 3% in May, Statistics Estonia said Wednesday. On a monthly basis, consumer prices rose 0.4% following 0.2% increase in May.
Bulgaria Caps Belene Plant’s Cost at EUR 7 B
Bulgaria aims to limit the cost of the Belene nuclear plant being built by Russia’s ZAO Atomstroyexport to 7 billion euros (.8 billion), Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said.
India may send envoy to pitch nuclear pact to Japanese public
India may dispatch a special envoy to try to win over the Japanese public in the wake of opposition from Hiroshima and Nagasaki to negotiations for a civilian nuclear cooperation pact.
China cuts coal, emissions still growing
China is likely to reach its target of closing small coal-fired power plants totaling 10 million kilowatts of capacity by August, said a government official.
Sofia vows to speed up South Stream
Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov pledged yesterday to speed up work on Russia’s South Stream gas pipeline project, in a move to secure cheaper gas deliveries.
Finland's new right to broadband may come slower to rest of EU
Other member states have paid lip service to the idea of giving their citizenry universal access to the internet, but none seem to be willing to implement it into law anytime soon. Will Finland's move change that?
Putin Promises Oil and Ski Jobs to North Caucasus
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin unveiled ambitious development goals for the volatile North Caucasus on Tuesday, promising 400,000 new jobs, an oil center in Chechnya and ski resorts stretching from the Black to the Caspian seas.
Russia's foreign policy reset has begun
There can be no better foundation for modernisation in Russia than WTO membership, says Dmitry Trenin
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