Analyzes
Nabucco conference in Georgia: Politics trumps economic reason
Nabucco conference that took place in Georgia´s Batumi in January 2010 was not a „meeting of ten heads of states and government“ as previously expected but just an expert meeting that came to no conclusion or even practical results, Russian analyst Tatiana Mitrova says.
Energy in EU-Russia relations: Stagnation or a way to improvement?
Last year´s relations between the EU and the Russian Federation were (similarly to preceding years) marked by the omnipresent threat of disruption in gas supplies and by inability of both parties to in finding a common stance on key issues. On the other hand, in effort to emerge from an adverse situation, Brussels and Moscow succeeded in coming to couple of joint decisions.
Rod Christie: If we keep hesitating on investments, gas will be the only solution
Mirek Topolanek: If V4 agrees, even Sarkozy gets worried
Václav Bartuška: Do not pay extra money for gas
Petr Kratochvíl: Granting contract for building nuclear powerplant to Russians would be a mistake
