Ukraine’s power plants working at minimum capacity because of coal shortage
Ukraine is obviously short of coal, the country’s newly-appointed Energy Minister Volodymyr Demchyshyn told a December 5 news conference in Kyiv. There
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Moldova’s pro-EU parties win parliamentary majority, opposition to challenge results
Moldova’s three parties that campaigned on a promise of continued close ties with the European Union have won 55 of
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Ukraine announces December 9 truce
Ukraine’s president Petro Poroshenko has ordered a new cease-fire next week, as part of a push to end months of
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Turkey, Greece to tackle energy dispute
Turkey’s prime minister is set to visit Greece on Friday as tensions swell among regional neighbors over energy deposits in
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EU will support Bulgaria in South Stream dispute – EC President Juncker
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said on December 4 that the EU will stand with Bulgaria on the issue of
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Russia’s Putin defends annexation of Crimea
Russian president Vladimir Putin has defended his country’s annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula and accused the West of using the
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World Bank forecasts zero per cent economic growth for Russia in 2015
The World Bank has revised its growth projections for Russia from 0.5 per cent up to 0.7 per cent in
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Russia predicts 2015 recession
Russia is predicting it will slide into a recession next year. Moscow’s economic development ministry said Tuesday it is forecasting
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Ukraine’s parliament approves new cabinet with three foreigners
Ukraine’s parliament approved the new Cabinet of Ministers at the December 2 evening session. For the first time in history,
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