A new system being launched in 2011 by the Turkish government will measure the energy efficiency of every property in Turkey with inefficient homes having to pay higher taxes. If you own or are thinking of buying a property in Turkey, the energy efficiency of the property may now be higher on your list of priorities.

• Date: 14.12.2010  |  Published on EGF: 14.12.2010  |  Energy  |  from homesgofast.com

Azerbaijan is rife with corruption and comparisons to European feudalism in the Middle Ages are hardly a stretch. But with vast reserves of oil and natural gas at stake, the US is willing to risk the embarrassment that comes with courting the country.

• Date: 14.12.2010  |  Published on EGF: 14.12.2010  |  External Relations  |  from spiegel.de

Ahmet Davutoglu is the first Turkish foreign minister visiting Turkmenistan in nine years.

• Date: 13.12.2010  |  Published on EGF: 13.12.2010  |  External Relations  |  from news.az

With Turkey's foreign policy not based on a zero-sum game, the country tries to maximize its relations with all countries to be an effective player in the region, and eventually in the world, according to Gökhan Çetinsaya, the rector of İstanbul Şehir University.

• Date: 13.12.2010  |  Published on EGF: 13.12.2010  |  External Relations  |  from todayszaman.com

Reflecting their desire to deepen the strategic partnership, India and Germany have for the first time discussed the possibilities of entering into bilateral cooperation in civil nuclear energy.

• Date: 13.12.2010  |  Published on EGF: 13.12.2010  |  Energy  |  from rediff.com

Iran's president, on a visit to China, has criticised the world's nuclear powers for wanting "to monopolise" the technology for their own gain.

• Date: 13.12.2010  |  Published on EGF: 13.12.2010  |  Energy  |  from aljazeera.net

Hundreds of people protested against the Russian government Sunday at two separate rallies in Moscow, with opposition activists calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and nationalists demanding greater rights for ethnic Russians. Several opposition activists were detained.

• Date: 13.12.2010  |  Published on EGF: 13.12.2010  |  Markets  |  from chron.com

Japan and Russia are to jointly build a liquid natural gas (LNG) plant in the Russian port of Vladivostok, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported.

• Date: 11.12.2010  |  Published on EGF: 11.12.2010  |  Energy  |  from france24.com