Turkish government offers possible referendum on public park
Turkey’s government says it may be willing to put to referendum the question of building in a public park —
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European Commission ‘notes’ closure of Greek broadcaster ERT
The European Commission has noted the decision by the Greek authorities to close down public broadcaster the Hellenic Broadcasting Corporation,
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Government shutdown of state broadcaster overnight shocks Greece
Greek national broadcaster ERT was shut down Tuesday. Government spokesman, Simos Kedikoglou, announced a shock decision to pull the plug
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US report: Romania holds immense shale gas reserves
Romania has shale gas reserves of about 1444 billion cubic meters which, judging by the average annual consumption of 14
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EIA reduces estimates of Poland’s shale gas resources
Poland’s shale gas resources are estimated at 146 Tcf, while shale oil resources are seen at 1.8 billion barrels, U.S.
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Turkish riot police, protesters clash
Turkish riot police have fired tear gas, stun grenades and water cannons in clashes that lasted into the early hours
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French air traffic controllers strike against pan-EU airspace plans
French air traffic controllers began a three-day strike on June 11 to protest European Union plans to create a single
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Embarrassment for Greek government as natural gas firm privatisation fails
Greece was rocked on June 10 by the news that Russian energy giant Gazprom would not be tabling a bid
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Geopolitics bound to determine Cyprus’s energy future
The intense activity over the Cyprus natural gas reserves in the past few days has provided a silver lining in
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