Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou has asked for the EU-IMF bailout deal to be activated immediately. It is hoped the rescue package will help the recovery of the debt-laden country.

• April 23, 2010

Politics of Scotland's oil industry future mapped out The main political parties have been spelling out their views on the future of North Sea oil and gas. The offshore industry

• April 23, 2010

By Robert M Cutler MONTREAL - Two events coincided this week to point towards further complications in Euro-Caspian energy geo-economics. Azerbaijan has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Georgia and Romania to promote liquefied natural gas

• April 23, 2010

President Obama says tackling an oil rig disaster that has prompted fears of a major spillage in the Gulf of Mexico is a "priority".

• April 23, 2010

hampering air travel across Europe. The summitt is meant to allow NATO to review its role in world security. There are doubts among some members about its combat mission in Afghanistan, the continuing presence of U.S. nuclear weapons in Europe, relations

• April 22, 2010

Visa-free travel between Turkey and Russia could begin this summer, a Russian official said Thursday.

• April 22, 2010

Macedonia could start its EU accession talks within the period of the Spanish EU presidency says Spanish Foreign Minister Miguel Angel Moratinos.

• April 22, 2010

MOSCOW -- Ukraine's new president signed a deal Wednesday that allows Russia's Black Sea Fleet to stay in the country another 25 years, moving to ease a long-standing and giving Moscow its second foreign policy victory in the former Soviet Union this

• April 22, 2010