Volume 9 Issue 16

Articles from Volume 9 Issue 16

Bulgarian Government Withdraws Chevron’s Shale Gas Permit

01.24.2012 Margarita Assenova

The Bulgarian Parliament has indefinitely suspended shale gas exploration and extraction in the country under public pressure from environmentalist groups. The moratorium will affect shale...

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor Bulgaria Volume 9 Issue 16

Turkey Plans Serial Production In National Weapons Programs

01.24.2012 Saban Kardas

The head of the under-secretariat for the defense industry, Murad Bayar, has outlined Turkey’s armaments objectives in coming years. This year, Turkey plans to finish...

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor Turkey Volume 9 Issue 16

Georgian Dream: Ivanishvili Enlists Allies for His Political Project

01.24.2012 Vladimir Socor

Bidzina Ivanishvili, the billionaire seeking political power in Georgia, is recruiting political allies to his proprietary Georgian Dream movement, ahead of parliamentary elections. A newcomer...

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor Georgia Volume 9 Issue 16

Georgia Billionaire Appoints Wife as Movement Leader While Parliament Enacts Financial Safeguards

01.24.2012 Vladimir Socor

Georgian billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili has appointed his wife, Ekaterine Khvedelidze, as leader of his Georgian Dream movement. Its legal status is that of a “public,”...

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor Georgia Volume 9 Issue 16