Latvia ready to contribute to joint EU energy policy - Emsis
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Prime Minister Indulis Emsis (Union of Greens and Farmers, ZZS) is satisfied with Latvia's achievement in assuming the energy sector in the new European Commission (EC), as the state has obtained valuable ...
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The companies agreed to a joint Slovenian company for the purpose. This combined gas power plant in Kidricevo located 25 km southeast of Maribor will further contribute to the industrial development in ...
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"Politicians have to know how to respond to current uncertainties and tensions in the world. Nothing would contribute more to peace in the world than a good, stable and lasting relationship between the EU and Russia"  By Jeff MasonMAFRA, Portugal  - Russian President Vladimir Putin sparred with European Union leaders on Friday over EU plans to limit foreign investment in its energy markets and Russia's stalled bid to join the World Trade Organization.One EU source called the talks "tough, frank" and described the players as "still trying to make each other hear the other."Putin, in his final EU summit as president, took a swipe at proposals from Brussels that could prevent gas monopoly Gazprom from buying up power grids and pipelines while the 27-nation bloc revamps its gas and electricity markets. Read more
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Latvia's president on Friday named  outgoing interior minister Ivars Godmanis as his candidate to  become prime minister, asking the Latvian politician veteran to  form a new government.
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Latvian and Polish interests are in tune and active cooperation between both countries is not only within the European Union (EU) and NATO, but also by participating in various international forums, Polish ...
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EUROPEAN Union leaders have agreed on bold measures to fight global warming, pledging that, by 2020, a fifth of the bloc's energy will come from green-power sources such as wind turbines and solar panels and 10 ...Comment
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A draft final statement at a European  Union summit on Friday set a binding target of 20 percent of  renewable sources in EU energy consumption by 2020 but offered  flexibility on how member states meet that goal.
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European Union leaders agreed a full package of binding measures on Friday to build a common energy policy and fight climate change, challenging the world to follow suit, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said.
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Lithuania and Poland are to create a joint company to link up their energy grids, a first step in giving the Baltic states better access to the European energy network, officials have said.
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Russia assured France and  Germany on Saturday it was a reliable energy supplier to  European consumers and said Gazprom was considering exporting  gas from its Shtokman field toward Europe.
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European Union leaders reached a broad agreement on an ambitious plan to cut greenhouse gases and switch to renewable energy sources as part of the fight against global warming.Comment
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EU leaders are edging closer to a deal on binding targets for renewable energy use, sources in Brussels say.
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The Foreign Affairs Ministry has received the official translation of the European Union's Constitution into Latvian from the EU and forwarded it to the State Chancellery, which will submit the document to ...
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The governing coalition in the former Soviet republic of Latvia was poised to retain power in Saturday's parliamentary election, nearly complete results showed.
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The sensitive issue of energy supplies is to feature in a renewed pact between Moscow and the European Union, Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said ahead of a meeting with top officials from the bloc.
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Meeting with visiting Ukrainian Minister of Foreign Affairs Kostiantyn Hryschenko, President Vaira Vike-Freiberga of Latvia said that Ukraine may count on Latvia's support and experience in the former's bid for ...
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The government will stage a U-turn by supporting European proposals for binding targets on renewable energy generation, the Financial Times reported on Thursday.