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EU announces €1bn in grants for Western Balkans, affirms support for enlargement

3 November 2022

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and top EU officials stress commitment to bringing six Western Balkan countries into the EU.

Transnistria accuses Moldova of creating “humanitarian crisis”

3 November 2022

Starved of gas by Gazprom, Moldova and breakaway Transnistria are competing for scarce energy resources — raising tensions between Chisinau and the separatist authorities.

Turkmenistan: Form an orderly pipeline

2 November 2022

Turkmenistan is finding new customers for its gas, while continuing to perform bizarre stunts for Guinness World Records. This and more in Eurasianet’s weekly briefing.

Yuriy Vitrenko, head of Naftogaz, resigns

2 November 2022

The chairman of Naftogaz, Ukraine’s largest national oil and gas company, will step down from his position on November 3, the Kyiv Independent reported on November 1.

Wave of PV projects in Romania spurred on by expected CfD scheme

2 November 2022

Investors are accumulating portfolios of PV projects in Romania, encouraged by a contracts for difference scheme reportedly planned by the government.

Poland says Koreans should build its second nuclear power plant

1 November 2022

Government now talking about building three nuclear power plants, with two reactors each.

Transnistria threatens to cut off Moldova's electricity supplies

1 November 2022

Moldova has failed to sign a contract with MoldGRES in separatist Transnistria, leaving the country short of power and facing blackouts.

Green energy arm of Israeli BIG Holding announces new projects in Bosnia and Romania

1 November 2022

BIG Energia Holdings aims to become a leading renewable energy player in Eastern Europe and the Balkans.

Poland picks Westinghouse Electric to build first nuclear power plant

31 October 2022

US company chosen ahead of France’s EDF and the Korean company KHNP.

AfrOil: Somalia green-lights Coastline’s exploration plans

31 October 2022

US-based Coastline Exploration announced on October 21 that it had secured a green light from the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) for exploration work covering seven offshore deepwater blocks.

Erdogan unveils the Togg, first made-in-Turkey EV

31 October 2022

Ahead of elections, president will hope to present car as a Turkish economic success story. But at roughly €50,000, it is unaffordable to most Turks.