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General Strike Shuts Down Services Across Greece

Πεμ, 27 Νοεμβρίου 2014 - 19:30

A 24-hour general strike in Greece shut down services across the country, forcing flight cancelations and school closures and leaving state hospitals functioning with emergency staff, while thousands of protesters marched in central Athens

Germany's Aleo Solar to Supply 5.8 MW of PV Modules in Turkey

Πεμ, 27 Νοεμβρίου 2014 - 18:27

German solar module maker Aleo Solar said it is supplying 5.8 megawatts (MW) of photovoltaic (PV) modules for four solar plants in Turkey

About 17.1 Mln Shares of Romania's OMV Petrom Trade on Bourse

Πεμ, 27 Νοεμβρίου 2014 - 18:24

Nearly17.15 million shares of Romanian oil and gas group OMV Petrom, equal to a 0.03% stake, changed hands for7.3 million lei ($2.1 million/1.64 million euro) on the Bucharest bourse on Wednesday, stock exchange data showed

Germany’s Wpd Aiming to Crack Montenegro’s Wind Power

Πεμ, 27 Νοεμβρίου 2014 - 18:22

Germany’s wpd is aiming to develop a project for a 50 megawatt (MW) wind power plant (WPP) in Montenegro that may well beat to the launch competitors that have a head start, the chief of project development at wpd said

Juncker’s Investment Plan: Hope After Years of Stagnation

Τετ, 26 Νοεμβρίου 2014 - 19:15

Back in July, Jean-Claude Juncker had promised in front of theParliament an investment plan of 300 billion euros. Today, he presented his plan, earlier than foreseen, and one daybefore the symbolic motion of confidence on his Commission

Salini - Led Tie - Up Wins 260 Mln Euro HPP Construction Deal in Turkey

Τετ, 26 Νοεμβρίου 2014 - 19:07

A tie-up, led by Italy's Salini Impregilo Group, has been awarded a 260 million euro ($323 million) hydro power plant construction contract in southeastern Turkey, Salini said

Slovenia's 10-Mo Electricity Consumption Falls 2.0%

Τετ, 26 Νοεμβρίου 2014 - 19:04

Slovenia's electricity consumption fell by 2.0% in the first ten months of 2014, the country's statistics office said on Tuesday

Bulgarian Power Distributor Energo-Pro Grid Faces Anti - Trust Probe

Τετ, 26 Νοεμβρίου 2014 - 19:01

Bulgaria's anti-trust regulator said on Tuesday it has launched a probe to determine if power distributor Energo-Pro Grid may have engaged in behavior aiming to prevent, restrict or disrupt market competition

Russia Offers a Helping Hand to OPEC as Price Slides

Τρι, 25 Νοεμβρίου 2014 - 20:19

Brent crudeoil prices steadied near $80 a barrel on November 25 ahead of a key meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) oil producers to decide on oil production levels for 2015

Pope Francis Asks for Humane Europe That Gives Citizens Dignity

Τρι, 25 Νοεμβρίου 2014 - 18:50

Put the citizens at the heart of Europe, give them dignity and rediscover yourselves, is the summing up of Pope Francis’ message to the European Parliament, but it was much more than that

Pope to Europe: Accept Immigrants Create Jobs

Τρι, 25 Νοεμβρίου 2014 - 18:50

Pope Francis demanded Tuesday that Europe craft a unified and fair immigration policy, saying the thousands of refugees coming ashore need acceptance and assistance, not self-interested policies that risk lives and fuel social conflict

Big Parties Defend Juncker in Strasbourg

Τρι, 25 Νοεμβρίου 2014 - 18:49

The Eurosceptics' no-confidence motion in the EU's new chief executive Jean-ClaudeJunckerhad no chance of success, on the background of some theatrical exchanges of insults in the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Monday

Westinghouse China's SNPTC Turkey's EUAS to Discuss Turkish Nuclear Power Project

Τρι, 25 Νοεμβρίου 2014 - 18:49

U.S.- based nuclear power company Westinghouse Electric Company, China’s State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) and Turkey’s state-owned power producer Electricity Generation Company (EUAS) have agreed to enter exclusive talks to build a nuclear power plant in Turkey, Westinghouse