One of the biggest producers of wood granules in Estonia – Graanul Invest – is planning to invest hundreds of millions of kroons in Estonia and in the other Baltic states in coming years in order to establish a total of five combined heat and power plants, LETA/Eesti Paevaleht writes.

• Date: 28.09.2010  |  Published on EGF: 28.09.2010  |  Energy  |  from baltic-course.com

At today’s Baltic Council of Ministers meeting in Riga, Estonian Prime Minister Andrus Ansip, Latvian Prime Minister Valdis Dombrovskis and Lithuanian Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius discussed regional economic and financial issues and cooperation in the field of security and energy. The prime ministers signed a joint declaration on cooperation objectives in all of the above fields.

• Date: 28.09.2010  |  Published on EGF: 28.09.2010  |  Markets  |  from valitsus.ee

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev arrived in northeast China for an official visit Sunday saying that Moscow's ties with Beijing were "sealed by blood" spilled fighting a common enemy.

• Date: 27.09.2010  |  Published on EGF: 27.09.2010  |  External Relations  |  from news.yahoo.com

Syria is in talks with Russia about buying planes, said Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Abdallah Dardari

• Date: 27.09.2010  |  Published on EGF: 27.09.2010  |  External Relations  |  from themoscowtimes.com

China last Tuesday stepped up its efforts to boost energy conservation across the country, enforcing new rules that demand energy-saving assessments be carried out on new fixed-asset investment projects.

• Date: 27.09.2010  |  Published on EGF: 27.09.2010  |  Energy  |  from ce.cn

Belarus' oil company said Friday that it was negotiating Venezuela crude imports via Latvia's ports of Ventspils and Riga.

• Date: 27.09.2010  |  Published on EGF: 27.09.2010  |  Energy  |  from themoscowtimes.com

Georgian lawmakers began debating a constitutional shakeup on Friday that opponents of President Mikheil Saakashvili say is designed to allow him to continue ruling as prime minister once his term ends in 2013.

• Date: 27.09.2010  |  Published on EGF: 27.09.2010  |  Markets  |  from themoscowtimes.com

The European Commission has today welcomed Ukraine joining the European Energy Community. The Community extends the EU internal energy market to South East Europe and enhances the overall security of supply. The Protocol on the Accession of Ukraine to the Energy Community was signed today at the Energy Community Ministerial Council in Skopije (Macedonia).

• Date: 26.09.2010  |  Published on EGF: 26.09.2010  |  Energy  |  from europa.eu