Finland clears Baltic sea power link with Estonia
Finland has cleared the country's power grid operator, Fingrid [FGRDO.UL], to build a 320 million euro ($441 million) cable under the Baltic Sea linking it with Estonia, the government said
Bulgaria sees environmental threat from Russian oil pipeline
A planned pipeline to ship Russian oil to Greece could pose an environmental threat, Bulgaria said Tuesday, effectively stalling the project days before talks with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.
Tajikistan leads quest for energy stability
Tajikistan has emerged after a bloody civil war following independence, to become a functioning democracy that is a model for the region.
Bulgarian government offers nuclear power plant shares to Croatia
The Bulgarian government has invited Croatia and Serbia to participate as shareholders in the construction of the nuclear power plant Belene on the Danube
Lithuania Wants to Build Nuclear Power Plant with Poland
Lithuania returns to plans of constructing a nuclear power plant in cooperation with Poland, Estonia and Latvia, and wants to select the strategic investor in November
Iran wants nuclear talks held in Turkey
Iran agreed to attend talks with the United States and other world powers on the Islamic Republic's nuclear program, provided negotiations take place in neighboring Turkey, officials said Sunday. The offer likely was meant to put diplomatic pressure on the U.S. and its allies.
Soured ties with China, Russia pull down Japan's premier ratings
Approval ratings for Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan's government plunged as more people expressed dissatisfaction with its handling of diplomatic problems with China and Russia, a news report said Monday.
Russia Rethinks Its Central Asia Strategy
Under President Vladimir Putin, Russia's foreign policy establishment is rethinking the concept of empire. In the case of Moscow's approach towards Central Asia, ideas about territorial domination no longer play a significant role in the formulation of strategy, according to a source with access to Russia's policy-making mechanisms.
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