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Kazakhstan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Roman Vassilenko talked to New Europe in an exclusive interview about a state-wide referendum on June 5 on the adoption of amendments to the Constitution that will determine the future of the Central Asian country, areas of strategic cooperation between the Eur...
In a recent interview, Kazakhstan’s Deputy Foreign Minister Roman Vassilenko discusses with Energy Insider Kostis Geropoulos a state-wide referendum on June 5 on the adoption of amendments to the Constitution that will determine the future of the Central Asian country, areas of strategic cooperation between the European Union and Kazakhstan, energy security, transport corridors as well strengthening cooperation within Central Asia and expanding the region’s cooperation with outside partners: https://www.neweurope.eu/article/kazakhstan-reaffirms-strategic-partnership-with-eu-accelerates-political-reforms/
In his latest column, NE's Energy Insider discusses the effect of Ukraine's decision to stop the flow of Russian natural gas to Europe through the cross-border Sokhranivka station on the EU energy market: https://www.neweurope.eu/article/citing-force-majeure-of-russias-invasion-ukraine-turns-off-gas-flow/
From the Central Asia & Mongolia RES conference in Tashkent, NE's Energy Insider in his column this week addresses the challenges and opportunities in developing renewable energy in Kazakhstan: https://www.neweurope.eu/article/kazakhstans-green-energy-transition-needs-new-maneuvering-generation-capacity/
In this week's column, NE's Energy Insider discusses Russian Gazprom’s decision to unilaterally halt gas supplies to Poland and Bulgaria until the payments are made in rubles, a stark reminder to the EU it needs to intensify its energy independence: https://www.neweurope.eu/article/breaking-contract-russia-turns-off-gas-for-bulgaria-poland/
In this week’s column, NE's Energy Insider discusses a meeting of the Energy Ministers of Israel, Greece and Cyprus in Jerusalem, addressing the effects of Russia's invasion in Ukraine on the energy markets and agreeing to advance LNG and electricity projects in the region. Charles Ellinas Global Strat View New Europe Νίκη Τζαβέλα - Niki Tzavela Official
In this week’s column, NE’s Energy Insider interviews Munich Security Conference Vice President and CEO Benedikt Franke, noting that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has put politics in the forefront in the pragmatic energy relationship between Germany and Russia: https://www.neweurope.eu/article/after-ukraine-invasion-germany-saying-nyet-to-russian-energy/
In this week's column, the Energy Insider discusses US and EU joint measures to reduce Europe’s dependency on Russian gas, planning to establish a joint Task Force on energy security to set out the parameters of this cooperation: https://www.neweurope.eu/article/us-eu-lng-plan-take-russia-out-of-energy-loop/
MEPs set out their recommendations on how to deploy offshore wind energy in Europe more quickly, to contribute to the EU’s targets on reducing greenhouse emissions: https://www.neweurope.eu/article/meps-call-for-quick-deployment-of-offshore-renewables-to-meet-eu-emission-targets/
In his latest column, NE’s Energy Insider writes that wholesale gas prices in the EU rose to record levels in the third quarter of 2021, influenced by global gas markets, according to the EU Commission’s quarterly gas market report. But if Russia invades Ukraine, gas prices in Europe could surge further: https://www.neweurope.eu/article/eu-gas-prices-on-fire-fear-of-russia-invading-ukraine-hot-button/
With high energy prices hurting consumers in Europe, the European Commission is currently looking into all allegations of possible anti-competitive conduct by companies producing and supplying natural gas to Europe, especially Russia's Gazprom, with a view to verifying whether the current situation on the wholesale gas markets in Europe can be attributed to commercial conduct by market participants: https://www.neweurope.eu/article/eu-to-probe-gazproms-role-in-energy-crisis/
For his first weekly column for 2022, NE’s Energy Insider Kostis Geropoulos discusses the European Commission controversial proposal that natural gas and nuclear energy to be included in the so-called EU taxonomy as sustainable energy sources: https://www.neweurope.eu/article/eu-wants-gas-nuclear-energy-classified-green-sustainable/
In his last column for the year, NE’s Energy Insider Kostis Geropoulos looks into his annual Energy Crystal Ball, noting that the Covid pandemic and geopolitics are likely to be key issues for the energy prices in 2022: https://www.neweurope.eu/article/gazing-into-the-energy-crystal-ball-for-2022/
In this week’s column, NE's Energy Insider Kostis Geropoulos discusses high energy prices in the European Union, highlighting the importance of energy security, especially in times when global markets are volatile: https://www.neweurope.eu/article/high-gas-prices-push-up-electricity-cost-in-eu/
In his weekly column, NE’s Energy Insider discusses the impact of the meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades on energy and security in the East Mediterranean: https://www.neweurope.eu/article/israel-greece-cyprus-seeing-green-energy-future/
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades met in Jerusalem on December 7 where they reaffirmed the strong cooperation between the three Mediterranean countries, especially in energy, regional security, and stability.
At this week’s column, NE’s Energy Insider visits the Orsted’s Avedore Power Plant located just south of Copenhagen, where the Danish multinational power company is currently constructing a demo renewable hydrogen production facility.
https://www.neweurope.eu/article/orsted-explores-renewable-hydrogen-green-fuels-in-denmark/
Germany’s Federal Network Agency (BnetzA) suspended its certification of the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany on November 16 which will delay the start date into the first quarter or possibly the second quarter of 2022: https://www.neweurope.eu/article/germany-suspends-nord-stream-2-certification-delaying-commissioning-well-into-2022/
In his latest column, NE's Energy Insider Kostis Geropoulos visits Tashkent where he interviews Uzbekhydroenergo Chairman Abdugani Sanginov about Uzbekistan’s plans to develop green energy and take a train to the historic city of which is one of EBRD's Green Cities: https://www.neweurope.eu/article/uzbekistan-to-green-its-electricity-sector-economy/
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades and Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi met in Athens, Greece, on October 19 where they pledged to boost strategic cooperation, including energy: https://www.neweurope.eu/article/egypt-cyprus-and-greece-ink-deal-to-construct-electricity-interconnector/
In this week's column, NE's Energy Insider writes from the Energy Week Black Sea 2021 conference in Bucharest and the Verbund wind farm in Casimcea, noting that the Black Sea region has a huge energy potential, both in terms of the onshore developments of the 6 countries but also for off-shore wind, estimated at more than 450 GW of technical off-shore wind: https://www.neweurope.eu/article/tapping-black-seas-renewable-energy-seen-bringing-bonanza/
In this week’s edition of New Europe, our Energy Insider discusses the increase in electricity prices, which is creating a lot of concerns and debate in Europe, and EU’s efforts to help lower the energy transition cost and keep prices in check: https://www.neweurope.eu/article/eu-spiking-electric-prices-live-wire-no-one-conducting-answers/
In his latest column, NE’s Energy Insider discusses the EUMed 9 summit in Athens, focusing on stability in the eastern Mediterranean as well as efforts to tackle climate change and migration flows in the region: https://www.neweurope.eu/article/time-is-not-on-our-side-eumed-9-leaders-discuss-climate-crisis/
In this week’s column, NE’s Energy Insider notes that the regime change in Afghanistan and the removal of Western political influence will probably make the implementation of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline even more difficult than before: https://www.neweurope.eu/article/after-talibans-takeover-of-afghanistan-tapi-is-more-of-a-pipe-dream/
In this week’s column, NE’s Energy Insider discusses the effect on oil prices of hurricane Ida on Gulf of Mexico production and the decision by OPEC+ to keep the increase in production to 400,000 barrels per day over the next few months: https://www.neweurope.eu/article/opec-keeps-output-increase-to-400000-bpd-despite-us-calls-for-more-supply/
In this week’s column, NE’s Energy Insider talks with Justin Urquhart Stewart, co-founder of Regionally, who argues the EU needs to boost energy security and provide alternatives and others, as Gazprom wraps up construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany: https://www.neweurope.eu/article/russias-hand-in-nord-stream-2-could-be-nightmare-alley-for-eu/
In this week’s column, NE’s Energy Insider discusses with World Energy & Meteorology Council Managing Director Alberto Troccoli the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report which finds changes in the Earth’s climate in every region and across the whole climate system: https://www.neweurope.eu/article/as-un-issues-stark-climate-warning-wildfires-spread-across-med-region/
In this week’s column, NE’s Energy Insider discusses a recent announcement by PGNiG that the Polish state-owned gas company expects to be granted participation in certification proceedings concerning the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany: https://www.neweurope.eu/article/polands-continues-quest-to-delay-the-start-of-nord-stream-2/
In his latest column from the Prague European Summit, NE's Energy Insider interviewed the Czech Republic’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Europe Ales Chmelar who noted his country is looking to diversify its energy resources and meet its climate goals at the same time: https://www.neweurope.eu/article/eu-climate-policy-to-boost-energy-security/
In the presence of EU Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic, InnoEnergy announced in Paris the signature of a MoU with both French Ministries for Labour and Economy to launch the ‘EBA250 Academy’ in the frame of the European Battery Alliance to reskill and upskill tens of thousands of workers for the French battery industry: https://www.neweurope.eu/article/in-the-presence-of-sefcovic-eit-innoenergy-and-france-launch-battery-academy/
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