Vladimir Putin headed the Russian delegation and European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso headed the EU delegation. The agenda of the visit of the Russian delegation included three issues: Russia’s accession to the WTO; the EU-Russia energy trade; and the free visa regime for Russians traveling to the EU.

• Date: 07.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 07.03.2011  |  Energy  |  from stopcartel.net

Amid the talk in Washington and London of military intervention in Libya, Tim Coles considers how the Anglo-American portrayal of Mu’ammar Gaddafi changed from bogeyman to friend when it became apparent that he would grant oil contracts to various Western companies.

• Date: 05.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 05.03.2011  |  Energy  |  from scoop.co.nz

China has announced a double-digit increase in its secretive military budget but insisted the annual outlay of more than 90 billion US dollars posed no external threat, despite concern worldwide.

• Date: 04.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 04.03.2011  |  Security  |  from smh.com.au

Kyrgyzstan represents investment interest for Russia, press-service of Kyrgyz Parliament quoted the Russian State Duma Chairman Boris Gryzlov, reporting on the meeting of Speaker Akhmatbek Keldibekov with his counterpart in Moscow

• Date: 03.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 03.03.2011  |  External Relations  |  from trend.az

Belarus has not yet answered questions regarding the nuclear power plant's environmental impact, states the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania.

• Date: 03.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 03.03.2011  |  Energy  |  from baltic-course.com

The EBRD and the Government of Bulgaria have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on March 2 to boost competitiveness of small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) through investments in energy efficiency in order to strengthen the transition of the South East European country towards a green economy.

• Date: 03.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 03.03.2011  |  External Relations  |  from finchannel.com

India’s search for economic and strategic space in changing world order resulted in ‘Look East’ Policy. The bedrock of this policy is to foster economic and security cooperation with our east neighboring countries. Believing in philosophy of the Look East Policy, India is aiming at leveraging its economic and strategic interest by greater integration with East and South-east Asia.

• Date: 02.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 02.03.2011  |  External Relations  |  from commodityonline.com

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is helping to modernise Kazakhstan’s energy generation network with a senior secured loan of 3.1 billion Kazakh tenge (equivalent to €15 million) to AES Sogrinsk CHP power plant.

• Date: 01.03.2011  |  Published on EGF: 01.03.2011  |  Energy  |  from finchannel.com