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Bulgaria Says EU Will Back Pipeline With Greece

Bulgaria Says EU Will Back Pipeline With Greece

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has saidthat European Commission Vice President for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic had assured him that the gas Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB) would be financed with EU funds.

Croatia Eyes Restart of Talks with MOL on INA Management in Mid-April

Croatia Eyes Restart of Talks with MOL on INA Management in Mid-April

The Croatian government plans to seek the resumption in the middle of next month of talks with Hungary's MOL over the joint management of Zagreb-based oil and gas company INA, the Adriatic country's economy minister Ivan Vrdoljak said in an interview on Monday.

Bulgarias BEH  Units May be in Breach of Anti - Trust Rules

Bulgaria's BEH Units May be in Breach of Anti - Trust Rules

The European Commission said on Monday it has sent a statement of objections to state-operated Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) and two of its units, informing them that they may have breached EU antitrust rules.

Albanias 2014 Power Output Falls 32%

Albania's 2014 Power Output Falls 32%

Albania's domestic production of electricity fell by 32% to 4,726 gigawatthours (GWh) in 2014, the statistics office, INSTAT, said on Monday.

Draghi: Restore Dialogue Between Greece and Creditors

Draghi: Restore Dialogue Between Greece and Creditors

European Central Bank head MarioDraghisays the bank is ready to restore support for Greece's banks if talks between the Greek government and its creditors get back on track.

Merkel - Tsipras Try to Tone Down Differences in Berlin

Merkel - Tsipras Try to Tone Down Differences in Berlin

With information coming from“technical teams” that Greece might run out of liquidity by 8 April, Greek prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, arrived today in Berlin where he will meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel this afternoon.

Russia Ukraine and EU to Hold Gas Talks in April

Russia Ukraine and EU to Hold Gas Talks in April

Russia,Ukraineand the European Commission will hold a new round of gas supply talks next month in pursuit of a deal that could help to defuse wider tensions between Moscow and Kiev.

Sefcovic Pledges EU Funding for Bulgaria - Greece Gas Link

Sefcovic Pledges EU Funding for Bulgaria - Greece Gas Link

Bulgarian prime minister Boyko Borisov said on Friday that European Commission vice president Maros Sefcovic had assured him a planned gas link between Bulgaria and Greece would be financed with EU funds.

As EU Summit Ends Tusk Apologetic on Greece

As EU Summit Ends Tusk Apologetic on Greece

An obviously apologetic and tired Council president Donald Tusk closed the spring EU summit by diminishing the importance of the parallel meeting that he organised during the night between the Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras and the leaders of Germany and France, in the presence of the of the ECB president Mario Draghi.