Estonian companies buy 38% produced electricity from bourse
The amount of electricity bought at the Estonian electricity market that was opened to competition on April 1 for large consumers has tripled in the first six months, and in September 2010, electricity bought from the electricity bourse formed 38% of the Estonian domestic consumption
Gazprom Negotiates with Romania to Pressure Bulgaria on South Stream
Gazprom CEO Aleksei Miller held talks with Prime Minister Emil Boc, Economics Minister Ion Ariton, and other officials, on Romania’s possible participation in Gazprom projects. Adriean Videanu, economics minister until six weeks ago and (unusually in Romania) an active proponent of ties with Gazprom, attended the October 13 talks in his new capacity as first vice-chairman of the governing Liberal Democrat Liberal Party.
Georgia: Russian WTO membership requires border deal
Russia must do a deal with Georgia over customs controls on their internationally recognized border if it is to pursue its goal of joining the World Trade Organization, Georgia's first deputy foreign minister, Giorgi Bokeria, said on Thursday.
Ukraine government accuses Tymoshenko of fraud
Ukraine's pro-Russia government on Thursday made public new charges of fraud against former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko, citing a 2,000-page investigative report.
Next Kyrgyzstan Government Expected to Keep US Base
After Sunday's parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan, five political parties now are deep in talks about forming a coalition government. During the campaign, several parties said the new government should close an American run base that supports NATO in Afghanistan.
Kyiv starts talks with Minsk on electricity supply to Lithuania
Ukraine on Friday, Oct. 15, will start talks with Belarus on the issue of Ukrainian electricity supplies to Lithuania through Belarus, Fuel and Energy Minister of Ukraine Yuriy Boiko told journalists in Vilnius on Thursday
Russia Is Seeking to Build Europe’s Nuclear Plants
The Russian nuclear industry has profited handsomely from building reactors in developing countries, including India, China and Iran. Now it is testing the prospect of becoming a major supplier to the European Union, too.
India looking at Obama's visit with great hope, optimism
European Union and Ukrainian officials on Wednesday said they were likely to approve a free-trade agreement "sooner rather than later," two weeks after Ukraine's president appeared to reject the idea of a deal.
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