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Greece: Italian Railways to Take Over TrainOSE from September 14

Greece: Italian Railways to Take Over TrainOSE from September 14

Ferrovie dello stato Italiane will sign a final agreement to take over full ownership of TrainOSE in September 14 during a ceremony in Corfu, Filippos Tsalidis, TrainOSE's CEO told reporters during a news conference in Thessaloniki

MEPs Vote to Strengthen EU Security of Gas Supply

MEPs Vote to Strengthen EU Security of Gas Supply

The European Parliament in Strasbourg on September 12 approved new cooperation rules to safeguard the security of gas supply. A EU country facing an urgent gas shortage can trigger cross-border assistance from its neighbours, according to the regulation approved by 567 votes to 101 against, with 23 abstentions

Crude Oil Gains But Gasoline Falls as Irma Hits Florida

Crude Oil Gains But Gasoline Falls as Irma Hits Florida

The US light, sweet crude oil contract for October gained modestly on the New York market Sept. 11 while heating oil and gasoline futures prices fell as Hurricane Irma moved north along Florida’s Gulf Coast

Iran Manufacturers to Support South Pars Phase 11 Project

Iran Manufacturers to Support South Pars Phase 11 Project

Senior officials from France's Total will meet industrialists from major Iranian companies this week to discuss cooperation in the implementation of the 11th phase of South Pars Gas Field, an official said

Germany: Iran Talks Model for North Korean Crisis

Germany: Iran Talks Model for North Korean Crisis

German Chancellor Angela Merkel is pointing to the negotiations that led to Iran curtailing its nuclear programme as a possible model for tackling the crisis over North Korea’s nuclear and missile tests

Rolls Royce to Build Power Stations in Bangladesh

Rolls Royce to Build Power Stations in Bangladesh

Rolls Royce Power Systems subsidiary Bergen Engines signed contracts for the construction of two electric power stations worth €133 million to Bangladesh, the company announced on Monday

Israel and China Ink Clean Energy Deal

Israel and China Ink Clean Energy Deal

Israel and China signed a $300 million agreement on green, smart energy and environmentally friendly technologies and advanced agricultural technologies, Israel's Ministry of Finance announced on Monday

Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia will Deepen Cooperation Under Projects to Guarantee Security of Gas Supplies to Southeastern Europe

Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia will Deepen Cooperation Under Projects to Guarantee Security of Gas Supplies to Southeastern Europe

Bulgaria, Greece and Serbia will deepen cooperation under projects which guarantee security of gas supplies to Southeastern Europe, according to the words of the Bulgaria’s Minister of Energy Temenuzhka Petkova, her Greek counterpart Giorgos Stathkakis and Serbia’s Energy Minister Aleksandar Antic said during the tripartite meeting with the 1st Oil and Gas Forum held in Alexandroupoli

EC Urges Volkswagen to Finalize Emission Repairs

EC Urges Volkswagen to Finalize Emission Repairs

The EU consumer authorities and the European Commission (EC) sent a joint letter to the CEO of Volkswagen urging the group to swiftly repair all cars affected by the "dieselgate" scandal, the EC announced on Thursday

Greece: Total, Suez Interested in Hydrocarbon Exploration, Water Utilities

Greece: Total, Suez Interested in Hydrocarbon Exploration, Water Utilities

French business groups Total and Suez expressed their interest in entering the country's energy market and acquiring stakes in Greek utilities, respectively, in statements to the Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA) on Friday, on the sidelines of the Greek-French business forum in Athens

Turkey Privatizes Four Hydro Plants

Turkey Privatizes Four Hydro Plants

Abdulmecit Modoglu Insaat Sanayi ve Ticaret AS won the tender for the privatization of the four hydropower plants, at a cost of 30.54 million Turkish liras, Turkey's privatization administration announced Thursday in Ankara. The four plants are located in various cities of Turkey's southern region

Bulgaria Invited Qatar to Build Roads Together

Bulgaria Invited Qatar to Build Roads Together

The Minister of Regional Development and Public Works Nikolay Nankov held a meeting with the Minister of Transport and Communications of Qatar Jassim Saef Ahmed Al-Sulayti. The two discussed the results of the bilateral cooperation so far and shared ideas for joint future projects. At the beginning of the meeting Minister Nankov congratulated the impressive opening ceremony of the largest port in Qatar

NATO Chief Says All States Must Apply Sanctions to North Korea

NATO Chief Says All States Must Apply Sanctions to North Korea

NATO head Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday all countries must comply with sanctions on North Korea as the international community ratchets up pressure on the reclusive regime following its largest nuclear test to date

EU Paves the Way to Greek Economic Growth

EU Paves the Way to Greek Economic Growth

The European Commission welcomed the August 5 inauguration of Greece’s Ionian Highway, the construction of which was fully funded by the European Union Cohesion Policy funds. The funding was part of measures the Commission put forward in the 2015 under the "A New Start for Growth and Jobs in Greece” plan