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Greece and Hungary sign up to new Russia gas pipeline
Greece and Hungary have endorsed plans to build a new Russian gas pipeline in the latest blow to EU unity over the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source:...
EU capitals try to downplay Tsipras' visit to Moscow
Author(s): Dan Alexe h_51876365.jpg Athens’ flirting with Moscow has caused anger and stupefaction among Greece’s European allies, particularly after the government, on its first day in office, issued a public rebuke to the EU over a joint statement regarding sanctions on Russia. …read more Source: New...
Ministers meet to discuss Turkish Stream
The foreign ministers of Hungary, Serbia, Greece and Macedonia are meeting in Budapest today (7 April) to discuss possible collaboration with the proposed ‘Turkish Stream’ pipeline bringing Russian gas to Europe via Turkey, bypassing Ukraine. The plan was announced by Russian President Vladimir Putin during a visit to Ankara in December, as...
Tsipras putting off EU partners with Moscow trip | Kurier – Austria
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Czech president, US ambassador in rare public spat
Author(s): Dan Alexe Milos Zeman and Vladimir Putin.jpg Czech President Miloš Zeman and the US ambassador Andrew Schapiro are in a rare public dispute over Zeman’s decision to attend a Russian military parade. The country’s prime minister and most Czech lawmakers are siding with the American. In an interview with online publication...
Poland: Watchtowers on Russia border not linked to Ukraine conflict
Poland says its plan to build six watchtowers on the border with the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad is not linked to the Ukraine crisis. …read more Source:...
Ukraine, Russia extend stop-gap gas deal
A short-term deal brokered by the European Commission to ensure supplies of gas from Russia to Ukraine has been extended until mid-summer. The extension, which was announced by the Ukrainian gas distributor Naftogaz this morning and has now been confirmed by Gazprom, means that a pricing formula established to cover the winter months – from...
Bulgarian PM criticises France and Germany for accepting Crimea annexation
Bulgaria’s prime minister Boiko Borisov has criticised the leaders of Germany and France for de facto accepting Russia’s annexation of Ukraine’s Black Sea peninsula of Crimea. …read more Source:...
EU-Ukraine: €1.8bn in supplementary assistance
Author(s): Dan Alexe Ukraine gas-2.jpg The Council of the European Union has approved the Commission’s proposal for new macro-financial assistance (MFA) to Ukraine. Only a few days after the European Parliament’s approval last Wednesday, this paves the way for swift disbursement of up to €1.8bn in medium-term loans in 2015 (€1.2bn)...
Commission to review future of Euronews network
The European Commission has opened a talks with Euronews, the pan-European television news channel, about its future. Euronews receives approximately 36% of its funding from the European Union. The review, which over the next several weeks will consider the network’s strategy, follows recent concerns about new investors in the company. The...
