Belarus under pressure as EU patience runs thin
						 
					The EU's top diplomat Catherine Ashton said the European Union is set to adopt 'targeted measures' against the Belarusian regime, possibly including a travel ban on President Alexander Lukashenko. 
 
						President receives credentials of Swiss, Turkmen envoys
						 
					President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received credentials of newly appointed ambassador of Switzerland to the country Mrs. Sabine Ulmann Shaban. 
 
						Bulgaria still hesitant about Belene nuclear power plant
						 
					Bulgaria was still hesitating to build the Belene nuclear power plant and to participate in the South Stream pipeline construction, Energy Minister Traicho Traikov said here Tuesday. 
 
						Eesti Energia buys bio-energy company in Latvia
						 
					Estonian state-owned energy company Eesti Energia has purchased 90% of bio-energy producer Valkas bioenergijas kompanija shares, newspaper Dienas Bizness reports. Valkas bioenergijas kompanija was renamed Enefit Power&Heat Valka yesterday. 
 
						Georgia supplies electricity to Turkey, Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia
						 
					Georgian Prime Minister participated in the 4th World Future Energy Summit held in Abu Dhabi 
 
						Kiev signs deal for Odessa-Brody pipeline
						 
					Kiev signed a two-year agreement with a Belarusian oil company for guaranteed supplies of oil through the Odessa-Brody pipeline, an energy official said. 
 
						EU suggests Turkmenistan join WTO
						 
					Turkmenistan’s role in regional and global trade will become more significant if the country applies for World Trade Organisation (WTO) membership, Jose Manuel Barroso, president of the European Comission, told Turkmen president Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov January 15, news media reported. 
 
						Estonia in $1.3 billion power plant deal
						 
Estonia on Friday signed a $1.3 billion contract to build power stations, the largest investment in the Baltic state's 20-year history. 
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