Russia signs Serbia, wins "pipeline war" with EU
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"The U.S. side warned about the political influence Moscow would gain by controlling energy resources in Serbia and the region, and expressed a negative assessment about the economic justification of South Stream"  By Oleg ShchedrovMOSCOW  - Russia won the right on Friday to route a major gas supply route to Europe through its ally Serbia, a move analysts described as marking a Kremlin victory in a "pipeline war" with the European Union.The gas agreement, signed in the Kremlin before President Vladimir Putin and visiting Serbian leaders, alarmed the United States because it increased Moscow's control over energy supplies to Europe and could undermine a rival EU project.Strong Russian opposition to independence for the Serbian province of Kosovo was a key bargaining chip in the agreement for Serbia to join the South Stream gas pipeline. Belgrade also agreed to sell a majority stake in Serbia's oil monopoly NIS to Russian gas giant Gazprom at a favorable price. Read more
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TEHRAN, 12 Oct. (IPS) Russia joined Britain, France and Germany, known as the European Unionâs âBig 3â demanding the Islamic Republic to heed the international community for suspending enriching uranium
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Bulgaria signed the deal for the $15 billion South Stream pipeline with Russia, undermining the European Unionâs attempts to diversify its energy sources.
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The European Union said Monday it would put Serbia and Montenegro back on track for possible membership after the two republics agreed to negotiate with trading bloc.
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The European Commission steps into a controversy over the takeover of Serbia's oil monopoly.
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Moscow approves an oil pipeline from East Siberia to the Pacific, enabling oil exports to Japan and dealing another blow to ailing Yukos.
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Bulgaria and Russia have agreed a deal, set to be signed later Friday, for the construction of the South Stream pipeline project to carry Russian gas to Europe, Bulgarian Prime Minister Sergey Stanishev said.
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Russia gave a definitive &quot;no&quot; on  Monday to a European-American draft resolution on Kosovo that  would end a U.N. presence and put European representatives in  charge of the Serbian province.
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BRDO, Slovenia  - The European Union and Russia failed on Wednesday to narrow differences over Kosovo's independence drive but Moscow said it did not plan sanctions against the Serbian province or its backers after any secession.
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"I am angry at our (people) ... who are downgrading Serbia's national resources."  BELGRADE, Serbia-A senior Serbian official blasted his colleagues for considering a Russian offer to buy Serbia's state oil monopoly as part of a project that also includes running a European pipeline through ... via FindLaw
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Russia has lifted its embargo on Polish plant products, ending a long-running dispute that was blocking a new EU-Russia agreement, Poland's agriculture ministry said on Saturday.
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The US oil giant got a good price, Russia&#39;s No. 1 oil company acquired a savvy partner, and Putin polished Russia&#39;s image.
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Russia President Vladimir Putin signed a law Wednesday that changes value added tax payments in the energy sector in a bid to increase economic cooperation with three other former Soviet republics.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin clinched a key pipeline deal with Bulgaria on Friday that strengthens Moscow's grip on European gas markets before issuing a stern warning about the future status of Kosovo.
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Italy&#39;s ENI and Russian gas giant Gazprom said Saturday they had signed a deal to build a 900 kilometre (560 mile) gas pipeline between Russia and Europe.
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Russia successfully launches Europe's most powerful telecommunications satellite.
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Russia on Wednesday backed its  ally Serbia, saying Kosovo will never become a member of the  United Nations or other international organizations if the  breakaway province unilaterally declares independence.