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The South Stream and Energy Security in South East Europe Part III

The release of atomic energy has not created a new problem. It has merely made more urgent the necessity of solving an existing one. Albert Einstein On begining of march Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee took part in the South Stream Transport Supervisory Board meeting in Zurich (Switzerland). The Board members approved the signing of a contract for laying the first string of South Stream's offshore section and a pipe procurement contract for the second string of...

04.04.2014

The South Stream and Energy Security in South East Europe Part II

... became the Company’s shareholder, pursuant to the interstate Sales Agreement between the Republic of Serbia and the Russian Federation on purchasing 51% of the shares.Since 2010, NIS has been dynamically expanding its business activities into the Balkan markets. Subsidiaries were started in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Romania. To support Serbia’s European integration, a Company representative office was opened in Brussels. NIS has representative offices in Russia and Croatia ...

17.01.2014

The South Stream and Energy Security in South East Europe Part I

Energy and persistence conquer all things. Benjamin Franklin South Stream is a gas pipeline to transport Russian natural gas through the Black Sea to Bulgaria and further to Greece, Italy and Austria. The project is seen as rival to the planned Nabucco pipeline. Construction started in December 2012, with a first commercial deliveries in late 2015. The South Stream project is aimed at strengthening the European energy security. It is the key project in the diversification strategy for gas supply...

15.12.2013

Western Balkan integration initiatives 2013

... veterans that participated operation Storm in 1995 when Croatia finished Serb resistance by forcing them out. Minister of foreign affairs of Montenegro Igor Lukšić had in mind parallel integration to the one of EU in what remained of Western Balkan. Montenegro is the second best candidate after Croatia to join EU and leaders of this smallest republic of the former Yugoslavia saw opportunity to be proactive. Montenegro would make deeper cooperation with Serbia, Albania, Macedonia, Bosnia and ...

16.11.2013

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  1. In your opinion, what are the US long-term goals for Russia?
    U.S. wants to establish partnership relations with Russia on condition that it meets the U.S. requirements  
     33 (31%)
    U.S. wants to deter Russia’s military and political activity  
     30 (28%)
    U.S. wants to dissolve Russia  
     24 (22%)
    U.S. wants to establish alliance relations with Russia under the US conditions to rival China  
     21 (19%)
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