Russia said it's considering a gas discount for Ukraine in exchange for being allowed to participate in Ukrainian energy projects.

• Date: 19.04.2010  |  Published on EGF: 19.04.2010  |  Energy  |  from commodityonline.com

Russia must play a central role in plans for a missile defence system in Europe, Nato's top official will tell a meeting of alliance foreign ministers this week.

• Date: 19.04.2010  |  Published on EGF: 19.04.2010  |  External Relations  |  from guardian.co.uk

The volcanic ash cloud that has enveloped Europe and closed nearly all of the continent’s airports forced world leaders, including US President Barack Obama, French President Nicholas Sarkozy and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, to abandon plans to attend the funeral of Polish President Lech Kaczynski.

• Date: 19.04.2010  |  Published on EGF: 19.04.2010  |  Markets  |  from World Socialist Site

Georgia is part of the mountain gateway between Europe and Central Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan to the south.

• Date: 19.04.2010  |  Published on EGF: 19.04.2010  |  Markets  |  from cnn.com

The Thai army moves into the business district of Bangkok to prevent anti-government protesters entering the area.

• Date: 19.04.2010  |  Published on EGF: 19.04.2010  |  Security  |  from bbc.co.uk

The enormous cloud of volcanic ash coming from Iceland has caused Europe's largest air travel disruption since World War II, threatening the attendance of some foreign leaders at the Polish president's funeral on Sunday.

• Date: 17.04.2010  |  Published on EGF: 17.04.2010  |  from Deutsche Welle

Air traffic across Europe remained suspended Saturday as a huge cloud of volcanic ash from Iceland turned most of the continent into a no-fly zone. More than 15 countries have imposed flight bans, causing travel chaos.

• Date: 17.04.2010  |  Published on EGF: 17.04.2010  |  Markets  |  from Deutsche Welle

U.S. President Barack Obama got his first look this week at Ukraine's new president, Viktor Yanukovych. As the Moscow-backed candidate who "won" the 2004 presidential election only to be defeated in the Orange Revolution, Yanukovych has some work to do on his image in the West, where many still see him as a tool of the Kremlin.

• Date: 17.04.2010  |  Published on EGF: 17.04.2010  |  External Relations  |  from foreignpolicy.com