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tsipras-July 2015

Greece’s turbulent year

21/09/2015(0)
Greece’s Alexis Tsipras has said his left-wing Syriza party has a “clear mandate” after winning a second general election in less than nine months. But he said Greeks faced ... Read More
gas-market-business

The discovery of a “supegiant” gas field in Egyptian waters could be bad news for Cyprus and Israel while Greece push towards the privatization of its energy sector

03/09/2015(0)
The East Mediterranean energy play has been transformed overnight when the Italian energy company ENI announced the discover of a giant gas field off the coast of Egypt. Read ... Read More
europe-growth

Is the EU losing the Western Balkans? What local experts think

31/08/2015(0)
No business as usual in the Western Balkans The Western Balkans remain Europe’s unfinished business, not only for the continuing stalemate in Bosnia or tensions in Macedonia and Northern ... Read More
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Greece made a crucial 3.2 billion euro debt repayment

20/08/2015(0)
Greece made a crucial 3.2 billion euro debt repayment on Thursday using newly released bailout funds, a government source said, as a senior minister argued for rapid elections following ... Read More
oil and gas - britain

UAE open to meeting Indian oil demand – UAE economy minister

20/08/2015(0)
The United Arab Emirates is open to meeting any demand for oil from India, the Gulf OPEC member’s economy minister Sultan bin Saeed al-Mansouri told Reuters on Monday. Mansouri ... Read More
industrial

Romania and Bulgaria among EU states to record industrial production growth in June

13/08/2015(0)
The industrial production in the European Union (EU 28) fell by 0.2 percent in June compared to May and went down 0.4 percent in the Euro Area, while Romania ... Read More
iran-oil-rig

Switzerland Is First to Lift Iran Sanctions

13/08/2015(0)
Switzerland Lifts Sanctions On Iranian Oil, Precious Metals Sales Switzerland is lifting some sanctions against Iran in what it calls a sign of support for the agreement between Tehran ... Read More
iran-oil-rig

Can Turkey compete with France for Iranian market?

03/08/2015(0)
The anticipated removal of sanctions on Iran opens up wide political and economic opportunities for that country’s authorities. A number of European countries are already expressing great interest in ... Read More
natural gas pipes

Gas pipeline to go through Greece and Albania to end in Italy

03/08/2015(0)
Technip wins Trans Adriatic Pipeline contract Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) has awarded Technip a project management consultancy (PMC) services contract, for a project designed to transport gas from Shah ... Read More
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Bailout Money Goes to Greece, Only to Flow Out Again

03/08/2015(0)
The Greek businessman was nervous as he carried a suitcase stuffed with cash through security at the Athens airport a few months ago. But the distracted and overworked officials ... Read More
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