At the end of the last EU–Russia Summit in Rostov-on-Don, European Council President Herman Van Rompuy uttered an ambitious statement. Announcing Europe’s readiness to be a partner in Russia’s modernization, he noted “With Russia we don’t need a reset. We want a fast-forward.”

• Date: 21.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 21.06.2010  |  Energy  |  from carnegieendowment.org

Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan has vowed to crush Kurdish rebels after attacks killed 11 Turkish soldiers. Clashes between the two sides have escalated sharply.

• Date: 21.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 21.06.2010  |  External Relations  |  from Deutsche Welle

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev expressed doubts about the future of Europe's common currency and said the Gulf of Mexico oil spill could threaten the survival of BP PLC.

• Date: 18.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 19.06.2010  |  External Relations  |  from wsj.com

President Dmitry Medvedev met on Friday with Slovenian Prime Minister Borut Pahor to discuss key issues of bilateral relations. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg Economic Forum

• Date: 18.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 18.06.2010  |  External Relations  |  from itar-tass.com

Economic Zones World (EZW) announced that a subsidiary of Russian gas giant, Gazprom Energy, has established a base at its Djibouti Free Zone (DFZ)

• Date: 18.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 19.06.2010  |  Energy  |  from tradearabia.com

Minister of Internal Affairs of Azerbaijan Ramil Usubov met Wednesday NATO's delegation led by Secretary General's Special Representative for the Caucasus and Central Asia Robert Simmons.

• Date: 17.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 18.06.2010  |  External Relations  |  from today.az

Russia has not been notified by Bulgaria on plans to abandon the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline project, Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko said on Thursday.

• Date: 17.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 18.06.2010  |  Energy  |  from rian.ru

Russia understands the reasons behind Bulgaria's decision to suspend the joint construction of the Burgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline and to halt the construction of the Belene Nuclear Power Plant, Russian Ambassador to Bulgaria Yuri Isakov said on Wednesday.

• Date: 17.06.2010  |  Published on EGF: 18.06.2010  |  Energy  |  from peopledaily.com.cn