The Asian Development Bank (ADB) recently approved a US$35-million grant to reconnect Tajikistan’s electricity grid to the former Central Asian…
Energy
Nato and Merkel snub Ukraine pleas
European leaders and Nato have reacted with scepticism to Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko requests for new measures to strengthen his…
Macron refuses to ditch fuel taxes
There will be no U-turn in the face of protests surrounding fuel tax rises, France has been told. “Fuel taxes…
China funds Serbian coal boom
Concerns are increasing about the international role of China in creating air pollution as it backs a major coal project…
Paris chokes on tear gas amid riots
French police have used tear gas and water cannon (pictured) against fuel tax protesters in Paris after clashes erupted on…
Protester killed at French roadblock
One protester has died and more than 100 were injured after a peaceful protest against French President Emmanuel Macron took…
EU bid to dodge Iran sanctions flounders
The European Union’s hopes of setting up a bartering system with Iran to bypass US sanctions appears to have proved…
1 Nov 2018
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30 Oct 2018
EU told to delay end to daylight saving
28 Sep 2018
Northern Irish faces Brexit energy crisis: leaks
7 Sep 2018
Qatar announces €10 billion of new investment in German economy
4 Sep 2018
Dublin called to save final women’s workhouse
2 Sep 2018
EU proposes end to daylight saving
23 Aug 2018
Uzbeks and Tajiks celebrate restored ties
18 Aug 2018
Tajik-Uzbek talks held to ease tensions
16 Aug 2018