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Lithuania looks for alternatives to counter Russia's high gas price - 08 July 2013 - News

Lithuanian Energy Minister Jaroslaw Neverovič has warned his Russian counterparts that selling gas to the Baltic country at an excessive price is not sustainable, the minister told EurActiv.

Norway overtakes Russia as EU's biggest gas supplier - 25 June 2013 - News

Norway overtook Russia as the main supplier of the EU’s natural gas in 2012, a first for the Scandinavian country, the chief economist for the British Petroleum Group chief said in unveiling a new energy report in Brussels.

Poland unsure about its energy mix - 25 March 2013 - News

Speakers at a conference held recently in Warsaw criticised EU energy policies especially those favouring expensive green energy, but also admitted that the country was not sure what kind of energy mix it wants. EurActiv Poland reports.

EU’s clean transport dream faces familiar speed bumps - 12 March 2013 - News

Plans to kick-start Europe’s low carbon vehicles industry with a huge infrastructure package ran into retro roadblocks at a meeting of EU transport ministers yesterday (11 March), with member states bemoaning the use of public funds to reach ambitious targets.

Brussels mandates roll-out of electric-car 'recharging points' - 28 January 2013 - News

The EU has pledged a huge expansion of infrastructure for electric vehicles with binding targets to multiply the number of Europe’s charging stations, part of a new strategy to kickstart Europe’s low-carbon automotive industry.

LNG terminal set to redraw Poland's energy map - 21 November 2012 - News

Poland took a decisive step yesterday (20 November) towards building a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal on its Baltic coast, a project that could significantly reduce Central and Eastern Europe's reliance on Russian imports.

Lithuania pushes energy pawns against Russian chess master - 16 July 2012 - News

Lithuania aims at achieving energy independence by 2020 through the implementation of a series of projects that a high official compared to chess pieces in a match against Russia, its former Soviet master.

Baltic countries ask EU to solve LNG terminal row - 15 November 2011 - News

The European Commission must find a compromise on the construction of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in one of the Baltic countries, the leaders of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia said after they failed to reach agreement last week.

Qatari (LNG) train: Leaving the European station? - 24 January 2011 - Opinion

Qatar is the world's largest single producer of liquefied gas. It would be advantageous for Europe to secure itself a chunk of its supplies, but so far the EU has only lost ground to more flexible Asian buyers, writes Matthew Hulbert, senior fellow at the Centre for Security Studies at ETH Zurich.

Four countries team up for 'LNG Nabucco' - 20 September 2010 - News

Two EU members, Romania and Hungary, have joined forces with Azerbaijan and Georgia around a project to ship liquefied Azeri gas to their region. Supporters argue that the project could be implemented quickly, but critics point to high costs and vulnerability.

French MP: 'Gas pipelines should be limited to regional routes' - 26 November 2009 - News

"We have no interest in relying on a transit country, whichever it is," French MP Jean-Jacques Guillet (UMP), co-author with Socialist MP Tony Dreyfus of a report on energy security in Europe entitled 'Should we be afraid of Russia?', told EurActiv France in an interview.

Europe's largest LNG terminal opens in UK - 13 May 2009 - News

Europe's largest terminal for receiving giant tankers of liquefied natural gas officially opened on 12 May in Wales, against a backdrop of ample supplies and weak demand.

Liquid Natural Gas in 'construction boom' - 03 September 2007 - News

With demand for Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) surging across the world, Europe and the United States have begun making large investment in LNG infrastructure, according to market research by Datamonitor.

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