Cyprus-Turkey tensions remain a big barrier
There are budgetary and tactical imperatives for closer EU-Nato ties, but it could be a long wait
Romania, Bulgaria mull joint hydropower
Bulgarian and Romanian government representatives met in Bucharest and reached agreements on a number of joint energy pursuits
Ukrainian, Kazakh presidents set to discuss oil cooperation in Kiev
The president of Kazakhstan is expected to discuss with his Ukrainian counterpart on Tuesday the resumption of Kazakh oil transit via Ukraine to Europe.
After US, Russia upset over N-law
India's new nuclear liability law has been a disappointment in the US but it is faring no better with Russia, a country with which India's civil nuclear cooperation deal extends way beyond just supply of reactors. In fact, Moscow is now looking for an "official clarification" from the government on the law, recently passed by Parliament, which leaves a window open for making suppliers of raw material and equipment liable for damages in case of an accident.
China blacks out towns to meet energy goal
Chinese steel mills and mobile phone factories are being idled and thousands of homes in one area are doing without electricity as local governments order power cuts to meet energy-saving targets set by Beijing.
Steel prices rise in China, EU and India
Steel prices in China rose this week, with the steel supply expected to tighten after a large number of steel mills were ordered to cut or shut down production as part of a Chinese government's efficiency drive.
Russia strengthens control over nation’s nuclear power industry
Russia is likely to continue monopolizing the supply of fuel to the nation’s nuclear power plants, after the Ukrainian government – in typical non-transparent fashion – picked a Russian state company to build Ukraine’s first producer of nuclear fuel.
China beats US in renewable energy rankings
China had overtaken the US to lead a quarterly index of the most attractive countries for renewable energy projects for the first time, according to a list compiled by the global accounting firm Ernst & Young.
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