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21.11.2009, 07:17
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The US government has entered into the fray by setting up a commission to monitor the agreements on gas supplies between Russia and the EU countries.
15.05.2009, 09:39
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A European delegation is in the resort city of Sochi to sign agreements with Russia's Gazprom, finalizing the multi-billion dollar gas pipeline.
23.06.2010, 01:19
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Russia and the EU have a warning mechanism to prevent an energy crisis, says Jerzy Buzek, President of the EU Parliament, who came to Moscow to discuss European security, and economic and social issues.
22.05.2009, 17:26
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Ukraine broke the Energy Charter in the winter, and no one protested in Brussels, recalled Dmitry Babich, a political analyst at RIA Novosti. If Russia did the same, “there would be a huge scandal in the EU,” he said.
06.01.2009, 02:33
Ukraine has warned it will be forced to charge Russia six times more to pipe gas into Europe. Meanwhile, Russia will cut the volume of gas supplied through Ukraine, because Kiev continues to siphon off gas.
16.11.2009, 14:56
Russian Energy Minister Sergei Shmatko and EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs signed a document outlining procedures for ensuring energy security in future gas crisis.
17.01.2009, 14:00
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“The current gas crisis can be used by Europe as an excuse for pushing forward projects, like the Nabucco pipeline, which could stop Russia being one of their providers,” said Pavel Sorokin from the Unicredit Aton bank.
22.06.2010, 10:51
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Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko has ordered the government halt the transit of Russian gas to Europe until Gazprom pays off its existing debt for gas transit, according to Itar-Tass news agency.
20.04.2009, 11:54
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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is on a two-day visit to Helsinki, where he will be pushing the Nord Stream pipeline project that would run from Russia to Europe under the Baltic Sea.
18.11.2009, 11:41
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Top political guns are in Stockholm in Sweden as the Russia-EU summit kicks off. Energy supplies security, trade cooperation and future dialogue between Moscow and the EU are on the agenda.
Published: 03 February, 2009, 19:41
Any alternative to Russian gas in Europe is a long-term project. An immediate solution to this question simply does not exist, says European Parliament member, Giulietto Chiesa.
