Chancellor (Austria)

Austria, Russia discuss South Stream pipeline

VIENNA—Austrian officials are in Moscow to negotiate an intergovernmental agreement linked to the South Stream natural gas pipeline project. Russia presented South Stream in 2007 as an alternative route around Ukraine and...

powered by

Faymann’s Popularity Stumbles in Austria

Public backing for Austrian chancellor Werner Faymann has decreased over the past few months, according to a poll by OGM. 47 per cent of respondents express confidence in the leader of the Social-Democratic Party of Austria...

powered by

EU president to be chosen

Updated on 19 November 2009 By Channel 4 News The European Union is set to decide on its first EU President today after the Czech Republic cleared the way by ratifying the Lisbon treaty earlier this month. The new president...

powered by

BACKGROUND: Who's who of possible candidates for EU posts

Brussels - The European Union is to hold an extraordinary summit Thursday to select the 27-member bloc's first permanent president and new foreign policy chief. Following is a list of names mentioned prominently - but not...

powered by

Final details on South Stream gas pipeline

MOSCOW. (RIA Novosti economic commentator Oleg Mityaev) - On November 14 Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his Slovenian counterpart Borut Pahor signed an energy agreement giving the green light to the construction of a...

powered by

A president of Europe? Continent's unity is tested

FILE - In this Oct. 9, 2009 file photo, Britain's former Prime Minister Tony Blair attends a reception in London. Very soon, Europeans from Denmark to Bulgaria will wake up to the reality of having their very first president,...

powered by

Medvedev warning overshadows pipelines

MOSCOW, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- President Dmitry Medvedev described Russia's economic dependence on raw materials as humiliating as his prime minister advocates gas pipelines. Medvedev in an address to the nation called for...

powered by

“Fall of Berlin Wall symbolized the collapse of Iron Curtain”

“The fall of the Berlin Wall has generally been recognized as a symbol of the downfall of the Iron Curtain, an end to the ideological confrontation,” said Russian Foreign Ministry Special Envoy Andrey Nesterenko.

powered by

Russia, Austria urge states to expedite South Stream deal

Russia, Austria urge states to expedite South Stream deal MOSCOW, November 11 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann urged both their governments to expedite work on an...

powered by

Putin warns Ukraine not to take gas without paying

MOSCOW, Nov. 11 (Xinhua) -- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said that Russia may cut natural gas supplies to Ukraine if Kiev started unauthorized siphoning, news agencies reported. "If they do not pay for gas...

powered by
1 2 3 4 5 next »