Although the Israelis, led by Delek Group’s Yitzhak Tshuva, are enthusiastic about Gazprom because of its geopolitical power, Nobel Energy prefers a Western partner, even at terms that are not as good as the terms offered by the Russian giant.
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The increasingly complex and wide-ranging nature of proposals to bring stability to the eurozone is underlined by a long list of issues to be discussed by the 27 leaders of the European Union’s member states when they meet in Brussels next week (18-19 October).
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A self-appointed “Future of Europe Group” of 11 EU foreign ministers published yesterday (18 September) its “final’ report, calling for a stronger EU role in foreign and defence policy. Many of their ideas appear to mirror proposals put forward by Commission President José Manuel Barroso in his recent State of the Union speech.
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The European Commission has moved to fix the EU’s sickly carbon emissions trading scheme (ETS), as certificates fail to find buyers due to the recession.
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Two senior journalists working for Rupert Murdoch’s News International have apparently attempted suicide as pressure mounts at the scandal-hit publisher of the now-defunct News of the World.
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The government is considering a sale of its natural gas company, together with its wholesale, trading and gas supply operations. as well as DEPA’s natural gas grid operator DESFA, a statement by Greece’s privatization agency said.
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TEPCO, the operator of the crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, will solicit bids from Japanese and foreign companies, forgoing its usual practice of going through a group supplier, the Nikkei newspaper said.
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The U.S. Defense Department put a startling trillion price tag on the vast mineral reserves, but the Afghan ministry calls that a conservative estimate.
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