It is likely that the European Union will experience greater economic stratification: there will be member states with stronger economies, and some countries will then attempt to agree with each other and ignore the others, Finance Minister Andris Vilks (Unity) said in an interview with the newspaper Diena.

• Date: 16.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 16.12.2011  |  External Relations  |  from baltictimes.com

India and Russia Friday warned against unilateral sanctions on Iran, in an apparent reference to actions taken by US and other Western nations, and advocated the use of political and diplomatic means to resolve the tensions arising out of Tehran's nuclear programme.

• Date: 16.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 16.12.2011  |  External Relations  |  from dnaindia.com

Russia has finally joined the World Trade Organization (WTO) at a ceremony in Switzerland on Friday, after 18 years negotiating its membership.

• Date: 16.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 16.12.2011  |  External Relations  |  from oddonion.com

Russia, hoping to keep its largest export market from collapsing, will give at least $10 billion to the International Monetary Fund to help support the struggling euro currency, an aide to President Dmitry Medvedev said Thursday.

• Date: 15.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 15.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from salon.com

Russia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has received an official statement from Bulgaria confirming the Balkan country's decision to abandon the Burgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline.

• Date: 15.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 15.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from novinite.com

Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych and President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon started a tête-à-tête meeting in Kyiv on Thursday, Yanukovych's press service reported.

• Date: 15.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 15.12.2011  |  External Relations  |  from ukrvideonews.com

Kazakhstan has worked out a deal to acquire 10 percent of the Karachaganak oil and gas field, the last major oil and gas field in Kazakhstan that did not have any Kazakh shareholders, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reports.

• Date: 14.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 14.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from rferl.org

President Serzh Sargsyan invited Italian companies to participate in the implementation of various projects in Armenia, including the construction of a new unit for Armenian nuclear power plant during a meeting with Italy’s president Giorgio Napolitano, Sargsyan’s press office reported Tuesday.

• Date: 14.12.2011  |  Published on EGF: 14.12.2011  |  Energy  |  from arka.am