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Influx of Funding for Ukrainian SMEs

Influx of Funding for Ukrainian SME's

Stressing the need for reform in Ukraine, Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker has announced in Kiev an extra tranche of €110 million in support of SMEs in the war-torn country.

Energy Community Asks FYROM to Fully Open Power Market in Two Months

Energy Community Asks FYROM to Fully Open Power Market in Two Months

The Energy Community,a Vienna-based international energy policy organisation, said on Monday it has submitted a reasoned opinion as the next step in a dispute settlement case against FYROM for its failure to open its electricity market, requesting full market liberalisation in two months.

Juncker Plan Helps Win Energy Battle of Crete

Juncker Plan Helps Win Energy Battle of Crete

A project to interconnect the Greek island of Crete to the mainland’s electricity system that was proposed over 20 years ago could now be implemented using private investments to utilise the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI), said Anastassios Kallitsantsis, the vice chairman of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV).

Baku Invites Kazakhstan to Join Trans - Anatolian Pipeline

Baku Invites Kazakhstan to Join Trans - Anatolian Pipeline

Kazakhstan can surely take part in the construction of the Trans-Anatolian Pipeline (TANAP) that will transport Caspian natural gas to Europe, Ambassador of Azerbaijan in Astana Zakir Gashimov told New Europe in an interview.

An Article by Yanis Varoufakis: A New Deal for Greece

An Article by Yanis Varoufakis: A New Deal for Greece

Three months of negotiations between the Greek government and our European and international partners have brought about much convergence on the steps needed to overcome years of economic crisis and to bring about sustained recovery in Greece.

Greek Bashing in Riga

Greek Bashing in Riga

In full contrast to the “harmony” projected during yesterday’s meeting between German chancellor Angela Merkel and Greek prime minister Alexis Tsipras, Greece’s finance minister Yanis Varoufakis met today a very hostile environment during the informal Eurogroup meeting in Riga.

Russia’s Turkish Stream to Bypass Ukraine European Laws

Russia’s Turkish Stream to Bypass Ukraine European Laws

Russia’s Turkish Stream, which is as an alternative to the South Stream pipeline that Moscow shelved last year in the face of objections from the European Union, is essentially a maneuver to overcome European laws, namely the Third Energy Package, a Russian analyst told New Europe.