Magazine / Economy / Gas Pipelines / From the press | 20/06/2007

Europe's Energy Supplies

Russia is trying to gain control over Europe's energy supplies by dictating prices and expanding its pipeline projects while Europe tries to reduce its dependence on Russian gas and oil reserves. The Nabucco pipeline sparked new hope.

euro|topics dossiers on Europe's energy dependence

Main focus of Tuesday, 9. January 2007

Europe's energy dependency

As of yesterday, no oil is flowing through the 'Druzhba' (Friendship) pipeline running from Russia via Belarus to Poland and Germany. The Russian pipeline operator ... » more

Main focus of Thursday, 28. December 2006

The gas dispute between Gazprom and Belarus

The Russian state-owned company Gazprom threatens to quadruple the price it charges Belarus for Russian gas. Minsk could react cutting off gas supplies to Central ... » more

The Baltic pipeline

Atgimimas - Lithuania | Thursday, 10. May 2007

Russia's demonstration of national power

Erikas Boltowskis and Ricardas Cekutis ask why the dispute over the bronze statue in Tallinn is causing such a fuss. After all, in many places ... » more

Neatkarīgā Rīta Avīze - Latvia | Thursday, 29. March 2007

Latvia's opportunity in the EU's energy system

According to Juris Paiders, Latvia stands to gain financially more than anything else from signing the border treaty with Russia. "It's no secret that Latvia ... » more

Rzeczpospolita - Poland | Wednesday, 26. July 2006

EU funding for the Baltic Sea pipeline

It's likely that construction of a natural gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany will receive EU funding, against the strong objections ... » more

Der Standard - Austria | Monday, 3. April 2006

Ex-Chancellor Schröder and Gasprom

"The Schröder-Gasprom connection, which started out as an unpleasant affair, is turning into a major scandal," comments Eric Frey with reference to former German chancellor's ... » more

Le Soir - Belgium | Monday, 9. January 2006

Gerhard Schröder and Gazprom

"Why on earth are you still mixed up in this whole business? Resign Mr. Schröder, be done with this squalid affair!" urges the editorial writer ... » more

The Burgas-Alexandroupolis Pipeline

Monitor - Bulgaria | Friday, 30. March 2007

An orthodox pipeline or a Muslim one?

Magdalena Tacheva compares two competing projects for a pipeline: the Russian pipeline, which would run between the Bulgarian port of Burgas and the Greek port ... » more

To Vima - Greece | Wednesday, 14. March 2007

Greece is eager to build the Bourgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline

"On Thursday, March 15th, Vladimir Putin will pay his third visit to Athens since September 2005. It will be a big day.", states the Greek ... » more

Eleftherotypia - Greece | Tuesday, 13. February 2007

Greece banks on the Bourgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline

"Can Greece finally be counted among the big actors on Europe's petrol market ? The answer is yes according to members of the government who ... » more

I Kathimerini - Greece | Monday, 18. September 2006

Putin's interest in Greece

"For some reason Greek cooperation is important to both Moscow and Washington", reflects Costas Iordanidis, refering to Putin's recent visit in Greece. "More surprising than ... » more

The Nabucco project

Cotidianul - Romania | Wednesday, 30. May 2007

The Nabucco pipeline as a safety net

From 2011, the Nabucco pipeline running between Turkey and Austria is to supply several EU member states with Iranian natural gas in a bid to ... » more

Népszabadság - Hungary | Friday, 14. July 2006

Russia's energy policy as power politics

"Just as British and American oil companies once fought for the oil and gas of the Middle East, Moscow is now fighting against the construction ... » more

Der Standard - Austria | Tuesday, 27. June 2006

Natural gas from the Nabucco pipeline

Europe's gas supply is to be given a wider basis that reduces its one-sided dependence on Russian gas. From 2011 on, a new pipeline called ... » more

Russia and the former Soviet republics

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - Germany | Tuesday, 24. January 2006

Europe's Concerns about Energy

First it was Ukraine, now Georgia is embroiled in a dispute with Russia over gas supplies. Two pipelines which supply the country with gas have ... » more

Der Standard - Austria | Tuesday, 10. January 2006

The Gas Dispute and Ukaine's Position in Europe

Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko doesn't approve of the compromise reached between Ukraine and Russia in the gas dispute, and calls for a court ... » more

Neue Zürcher Zeitung - Switzerland | Tuesday, 3. January 2006

Putin and his Energy Weapon

According to Reinhard Meier, Russia's blackmail tactics regarding Ukraine are not punishment for the latter's Orange Revolution but rather part of a long-term strategy. "Moscow ... » more

Dagens Nyheter - Sweden | Thursday, 16. November 2006

A joint energy strategy for the EU

The Stockholm-based newspaper calls on the countries of the EU to forge a joint energy strategy regarding Russia. The plans for the construction of a ... » more

Večer - Slovenia | Tuesday, 14. November 2006

Poland blocks EU negotiations with Russia

The Polish veto against a partnership agreement between the EU and Russia is also in the best interests of EU countries, writes Darj Kocbek. "In ... » more

Süddeutsche Zeitung - Germany | Wednesday, 8. March 2006

The Europeanisation of energy policy

Alexander Hagelüken sees the European Energy Commissioner's proposal to Europeanise Europe's energy policy as "positively daring" and therefore all the more important. "The European Commission ... » more

Der Standard - Austria | Thursday, 5. January 2006

The Consequences of the Gas Conflict

Alexandra Föderl-Schmid demands that the EU learn some lessons from the conflict, which has been settled for the time being. "It is conceivable that the ... » more

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