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Tag: Central Asia

A nuclear fuel bank to secure peaceful atomic energy - 31 August 2011 - Analysis

Kazakhstan is ready to play a key role in global security by hosting an international nuclear fuel bank under the auspices of the International Atomic Energy Agency, writes Kanat Saudabayev, the country's secretary of state, in an exclusive commentary for EurActiv.

Expert: Turkmenistan is unreliable partner for Nabucco - 19 May 2010 - Interview

The EU-favoured Nabucco gas pipeline focuses on gas imported from Turkmenistan, but the authoritarian state cannot be a reliable partner, Michael Laubsch, an expert on Central Asia, told EurActiv Germany in an exclusive interview.

EU's Central Asia policy 'confused', says expert - 19 May 2010 - News

By pushing for the Nabucco pipeline, the European Union has signalled its obsession with reducing its dependence on Russian gas. But replacing it with gas from Turkmenistan, an authoritarian country where the EU exerts even less influence, would not improve the situation, a Central Asia expert told EurActiv Germany in an interview.

Europe's energy partnership with Central Asia is not viable - 03 November 2009 - Analysis

It will be "impossible" to develop a viable energy partnership between the EU and Central Asia unless the Union is able to speak with one voice about the Nabucco pipeline and the way it wants to engage with the region's energy suppliers, according to Luba Azarch of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP).

EU sees 'huge scope for cooperation' with Central Asia - 11 April 2008 - News

A high-profile European Union delegation held meetings with the foreign ministers of the five Central Asian states in the Turkmen capital, Ashgabat, on 9-10 April. The two-day talks focused on the implementation of the EU-Central Asia strategy adopted nearly a year ago and touched upon energy issues and human rights.

The Caspian oil export puzzle - 20 February 2008 - Analysis

The Caspian region is on the verge of becoming a "significant" source of oil supply to rival Iran and further developments in the area are "eagerly awaited" by Western and Asian consumers, argues Julia Nanay of PFC Energy in an analysis for Total Energies magazine.

Glaciers and geopolitics in Kazakhstan - 11 September 2007 - Analysis

The retreat of glaciers in the mountains of southern Kazakhstan is creating environmental hazards that will affect the lives of millions and the geopolitics of central Asia, says Stephan Harrison of Open Democracy.

The EU and Kazakhstan: economic co-operation and democratic reforms - 13 June 2007 - Analysis

There is still progress to be made in Kazakhstan if it is to continue down the road to reform, writes Bhavna Dave in a May 2007 paper for the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS).

EU outlines new Central Asia strategy - 24 April 2007 - News

EU foreign ministers discussed the main building blocks of a draft Central Asia strategy due to be adopted at the EU Summit in June, strengthening ties with five Central Asian countries on the rule of law, education, training and energy.

German presidency to reinforce EU ties with Central Asia - 20 December 2006 - News

The forthcoming presidency will focus on further developing the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) and come up with an initiative for Central Asia.

Georgia sees its future in the EU - 20 March 2002 - News

The President of Georgia, Eduard Shevardnadze, has told the European Parliament in Brussels that his country aims to join the EU in the medium term.

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