Novinite reported that the Austrian owned power utility EVN has been fined BGL 256 000 by the Bulgarian Competition Protection Commission.

• Date: 22.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 22.03.2010  |  Markets  |  from steelguru.com

China WindPower Group Ltd., Iberdrola SA and Duke Energy Corp. will lead development of an estimated $65 billion of wind-power plants this year that let utilities reduce their reliance on fossil fuels.

• Date: 22.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 22.03.2010  |  Energy  |  from businessweek.com

TWO summits in three months is unusual, even considering the strategic ties India and Russia have nurtured for over five decades.

• Date: 22.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 22.03.2010  |  External Relations  |  from New Straits Times

China and Russia signed 15 deals cumulatively worth $1.6 billion in the Russian city of Vladivostok over the weekend, with more coming up on Monday.

• Date: 22.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 22.03.2010  |  Energy  |  from chinadaily.com.cn

Turkey is aiming to increase trade volume with Iran to $20 billion in 2011, a Turkish minister said Thursday.

• Date: 22.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 22.03.2010  |  External Relations  |  from hurriyetdailynews.com

Thousands rallied across Russia Saturday to denounce government economic policy and demand more freedom in a new challenge to the Kremlin reflecting increasing disillusionment and a growing potential for protests.

• Date: 22.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 22.03.2010  |  External Relations  |  from wtnh.com

Serbian President Boris Tadic boycotts an EU-Balkan integration conference because of a row over Kosovo's status.

• Date: 20.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 20.03.2010  |  External Relations  |  from bbc.co.uk

As Iran braces for another broadside of economic sanctions over its nuclear program, Tehran moves closer to opening up a new lifeline -- a natural gas pipeline to Pakistan and possibly India and China as well.

• Date: 20.03.2010  |  Published on EGF: 20.03.2010  |  Energy  |  from upi.com