Επιλεγμένες Ειδήσεις από New Europe

UK Parliament Rejects Brexit Withdrawal Agreement

Τετ, 16 Ιανουαρίου 2019 - 14:03

British Prime Minister Theresa May‘s vote on the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement failed to garner enough support in the Parliament as May saw her proposal defeated by a margin that was far larger, the widest in nearly a century, as the government lost the vote by 202 to 432, including the vote of 118 Conservative MPs.

US and Germany Spar Over Nord Stream-2

Τρι, 15 Ιανουαρίου 2019 - 14:33

The US’ ambassador to Germany, Richard Grenell, has reportedly sent letters to German companies building the Russia-backed Nord Stream-2 pipeline, warning them that they risk being subjected to “significant sanctions” if they did not pull out of the gas pipeline project, Bild am Sonntag newspaper reported, cited by DW.

EU Energy Policy to Boost Security of Supply in the Balkans

Δευ, 14 Ιανουαρίου 2019 - 14:36

The European Union and member states need to work together to increase energy security, which is a goal that will be continued during Romania’s six month EU Presidency.

Gazprom Launches Gas FSRU in Kaliningrad Region

Παρ, 11 Ιανουαρίου 2019 - 14:35

With President Vladimir Putin in attendance, Russian gas monopoly Gazprom commissioned an offshore gas receiving terminal and a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) called Marshal Vasilevsky on January 8 in the Kaliningrad Region.

Italy’s ENI Acquires Oil Field in Alaska

Πεμ, 10 Ιανουαρίου 2019 - 14:32

Italian energy major ENI said the company has entered into an agreement to acquire 70% and operatorship of the Oooguruk oil field in Alaska from Caelus Natural Resources Alaska.

Lithuanian Renewable Energy State Aid Gets EU Approval

Τετ, 9 Ιανουαρίου 2019 - 13:49

A measure to support the production of electricity from renewable energy sources and a measure to support electro-intensive users in Lithuania have been approved by the European Commission, under EU State aid rules, the Commission’s competition chief has said.

Are Smart Cities the Solution to Urban Problems?

Τρι, 8 Ιανουαρίου 2019 - 13:39

Over the past years, the concept of smart cities has been discussed among global leaders, European Institutions and prominent technology providers.

Slower Global Economic Growth Can Lead to Lower Oil and Gas Prices in 2019

Δευ, 7 Ιανουαρίου 2019 - 14:33

Oil prices are unlikely to rise significantly this year because of fears of an oil supply glut caused by over production and reduced oil demand due to a slowdown on global economic growth as well as doubts that an oil supply cut deal between the Organization of Petroleum Producing Countries (OPEC) and non-OPEC members reached in December will be implemented fully in early 2019.

EU Looks to Follow US Lead in Shielding 5G Networks from Spy-Linked Chinese Companies

Παρ, 4 Ιανουαρίου 2019 - 13:54

The EU appears to be following Washington’s lead to bar Chinese telecommunication companies from bidding for the development of 5G networks for security reasons.

Kazakhstan Approves Caspian Sea Legal Status Bill

Πεμ, 3 Ιανουαρίου 2019 - 13:36

The Majilis, the lower house of parliament of Kazakhstan, has approved a bill that ratifies the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea.

ENI, Exxon Secure LNG Offtake Commitments in Mozambique

Τετ, 2 Ιανουαρίου 2019 - 14:00

Mozambique’s Area 4 co-venture participants have secured liquefied natural gas (LNG) offtake commitments from affiliated buyer entities of the partners, a key milestone enabling the participants to rapidly move toward a final investment decision in 2019 on the first phase of the Rovuma LNG project in the Lusophone East African nation, US energy major ExxonMobil and Italy’s ENI said on December 28.

China’s Myth-Busting Miracle

Δευ, 31 Δεκεμβρίου 2018 - 13:59

Forty years ago, on December 29, 1978, the 11th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China released the official communiqué from its third plenary session, launching the greatest economic-growth experiment in human history. In newspeak understandable to CPC insiders, the country’s leaders, channelling the wishes of Deng Xiaoping, announced a series of unprecedented “modernisations” that would transform one of the world’s least developed countries into a leading economic power.

KazTransGas Launches Compressor Station to Boost Gas Exports to China

Πεμ, 27 Δεκεμβρίου 2018 - 14:56

The national operator of Kazakhstan, JSC KazTransGas, has launched a high-tech compressor station Turkestan, which will increase the export of Kazakh gas to China, the press service of KazTransGaz reported on December 20.

Investors Press Brussels to Abandon Coal-Generated Electricity

Δευ, 24 Δεκεμβρίου 2018 - 14:01

A group of 95 Institutional Investors group overseeing more than €10 trillion in assets are calling for an end to the use of coal in Europe and industrialised nations by 2030.

Bank of Finland Sees Climate Change as Major Factor of Economic Volatility

Παρ, 21 Δεκεμβρίου 2018 - 14:45

Finland’s period of rapid economic growth has come to an end, according to the Bank of Finland, which said its economic projections have pointed to the need for measures to be taken to respond to economic downturns, while also shielding the Finnish economy from any market volatility that stems from climate change.

Truth is the First Casualty of Global Warming

Πεμ, 20 Δεκεμβρίου 2018 - 13:35

The latest global climate summit in Poland has generated familiar predictions of doom and disaster from environmental activists. Climate change seems to freeze our capacity for critical thinking: we are too eager to believe the problem is far worse than science shows, and – conversely – that our solutions are far easier than reality dictates.