Επιλεγμένες Ειδήσεις από New Europe

Kazakhstan Faces Oil Production Concerns

Πεμ, 28 Ιουνίου 2018 - 14:43

Kazakhstan currently produces 1.8 million barrels of oil per day and does not plan to reduce its production in spite of its obligations to the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC).

Greece’s Energean to Drill Karish North Exploration Well in Israel

Τετ, 27 Ιουνίου 2018 - 14:12

Greece’s Energean Oil and Gas announced on June 25 that the Board has made the decision to drill an exploration well in the Karish North prospect, offshore Israel, with a planned spud date before end-March 2019, subject to necessary approvals. This will exercise the first of seven optional wells included in the Stena Drilling contract.

EU to Invest in Renewable Energy Projects in France and Germany

Τρι, 26 Ιουνίου 2018 - 14:38

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Franco-German regional bank SaarLB have signed a €70 million guarantee agreement, the European Commission said on June 25, noting that this deal will enable SaarLB to grant additional loans of almost €140 million for new renewable energy projects in France and Germany.

Russia’s EU Envoy Says Nord Stream-2 to Overcome European Hurdles

Δευ, 25 Ιουνίου 2018 - 13:54

Nord Stream-2, the project to build a pipeline running from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea is moving forward now that the project has received almost all of the required environmental licenses to operate in Europe.

EU-Made Batteries Crucial for Integration of Renewables in Europe

Παρ, 22 Ιουνίου 2018 - 14:55

One critical and strategic component in Europe’s e-mobility value chain, which is still weak, is batteries, European Commission Vice-President for the Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič said in Munich on June 21.

EU, Canada and China Join Forces Against Climate Change

Πεμ, 21 Ιουνίου 2018 - 13:53

“The EU, Canada, and China have joined forces to encourage global leadership and ambition in the fight against climate change by building momentum for the implementation of the Paris Agreement. Following the successful first MOCA in Montreal last year, we have convened this opportunity for ministerial guidance on the successful conclusion of the Paris Agreement Work Programme and on the other key political events at COP 24,” Cañete said at the Second Ministerial on Climate Action (MoCA) by the EU, China and Canada on June 20.

EU Invests in Greener and More Secure Electricity in Madeira

Τετ, 20 Ιουνίου 2018 - 13:46

The European Commission said on June 19 that €45 million from the Cohesion Fund is invested to upscale the production of electricity from water and wind on the Atlantic island of Madeira, an autonomous region 1,000 kilometres from mainland Portugal and one of the EU’s nine Outermost regions.

Ukraine Creating EU-Based Consortium to Stop Nord Stream-2

Τρι, 19 Ιουνίου 2018 - 13:32

Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko recently announced that he is in the process of creating a consortium of EU companies in Brussels who will help build support and ultimately stop to the construction of Russia’s Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline, which is set to carry natural gas from Vyborg in the Russian Federation to the German city of Greifswald via the Baltic Sea.

Russia Wants EU Assurances in Order to Build Turkish Stream

Δευ, 18 Ιουνίου 2018 - 13:59

Russia will build a second line of the TurkStream or Turkish Stream gas pipeline stretching across the Black Sea from Russia to Turkey and further to Turkey’s border with neighboring countries, only if Moscow receives assurances from the European Commission, Russia’s ambassador to the EU told New Europe.

EU Agrees on Further Renewable Energy Development

Παρ, 15 Ιουνίου 2018 - 13:52

Negotiators from the European Commission, the Parliament and the Council reached a late on June 14 for an ambitious political agreement on increasing renewable energy use in Europe.

Reducing Reliance on Russia, Turkey Opens TANAP to Carry Caspian Gas to Europe

Πεμ, 14 Ιουνίου 2018 - 13:13

In a key step towards completing the Southern Gas Corridor (SGC) that will reduce the EU’s reliance on Russian gas supplies, Turkey and Azerbaijan have officially opened the Trans Anatolian Pipeline or TANAP, which will bring Caspian gas to Europe.

The Wait Is Over. Name Dispute Agreement Comes Together

Τετ, 13 Ιουνίου 2018 - 14:28

After a delayed set of phone calls June 11 and 12, and a late June 12 intervention by UN Mediator Matthew Nimetz, the prime ministers of Greece and Macedonia/FYROM apparently reached an agreement on Macedonia/FYROM’s new official name – “The Republic of Northern Macedonia.”

Merkel Says EU Will Act Against US Tariffs on Steel, Aluminum

Τρι, 12 Ιουνίου 2018 - 14:44

Coming on the heels of a highly contentious G7 summit in Canada at the weekend, the EU will implement counter-measures against US tariffs on steel and aluminium, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said, while expressing her frustration that US President Donald J. Trump abruptly decided to withdraw support for a G7 communique that, amongst other things, called for law-based international set of rules for trade.