Predstavitelitena European Commission began its work under the control of the gas transportation system of Ukraine for the transit of Russia gazEvroekspertite yet arrived on 9 January, but today started in the western and southern parts of the country, the press service of "Naftogaz of Ukraine". Originally they planned to visit these places and facilities there on Saturday. Experts will monitor stations measure "Drozdovichi", "Uzhgorod", "Bregonvo", "Tekovo" and "Orlovka".

Some experts from the Monitoring Group has the Russian gas metering station "Sudzha" in the Kursk region, said that the "new". A group of Ruhrgas, Gaz de France and Ukrtransgaz Kievtransgaz. Earlier today it was clear that the European Commission began its work to control the Ukrainian gas transportation system for the transit of Russian gas. European experts also arrived on January 9, but today started in the western and southern parts of the country, the press service of "Naftogaz of Ukraine".

If you run a nuclear "Yaslovske Bohunice" without regard to the EU, Prime Minister of Slovakia Robert Fico after his meeting with the crisis center. The situation is worse in Slovakia, Slovak news agencies reported. Despite warnings from the camp of the EU, Bratislava is still not exclude the possibility to restart the second block of Bohunice V1 nuclear power plant in Yaslovseke. In the current situation of limited supply in Slovakia last only another 12 days.

The European Commission does not intend to spend the money and give credit to Ukraine for gas crisis management. The representative of the European Commission Ferran Taradelas. He denied such a possibility was discussed at all. Remind the European leaders, including Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, offered to discuss the possibility of granting loan to Ukraine, with which to repay the debt to "Gazprom".

U. S. President-elect Barack Obama has appointed the Deputy Secretary of Defense William Lynn, whose nomination must be approved by the Senate. This tells the AP. Obama said the Pentagon was chosen because of its ability to cope with the dangers of the twenty first century. The Minister of Defense in the Obama cabinet is still relevant, Pentagon chief Robert Gates.

Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi called on Arabs to register as volunteers to fight Israel in the ongoing conflict in Gaza. "I appeal to Arabs to take part as volunteers to fight with the Palestinians", urges Gaddafi said Libya agency JANA. Gaddafi is one of the biggest critics of the Israeli offensive against the radical Islamic group Hamas.

Prague provide four million cubic meters of Bratislava, which is 15% of the gas needs of the Slovak Republic. The Czech RWE "Transgas" blue fuel supply quantity of the gas storage facility located on the territory of Slovakia. It is reported by the Minister of Economy of the Czech Republic Martin Rome, in an interview with the Czech national radio. "We're past the gas from the Czech-German border," added the other Rome.

Romanian Prime Minister Emil Boc has signed a decision to declare a state of emergency to ensure the security of gas supply. The decision was published today in the state newspaper reported on Monday. Coordinating Commission, the problem of security of gas supply, met on Wednesday at the Ministry of Economy and decided to declare a state of emergency in accordance with the law, so the company can manage to maintain a safe Transgas state of the national transportation system and gas supply in order of priority.

Russia and the EU signed a protocol establishing the monitoring mechanism for the transit of Russian gas through Ukraine. In accordance with the "new" from the Russian side of the agreement initialed by Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin and Gazprom head Alexei Miller, as well as chairman of the EU - Czech Minister of Industry and Trade Martin Rzhiman. Recall the state of Moscow to resume gas supplies to Ukraine is the creation and launch of an international group to monitor the transit.

In 17. 30 hours local time, Gazprom's main control center issued the order for involuntary termination of the transit of gas to the Ukrainian border. It was after the start checking revealed that despite the ongoing supply of gas through the border post "Suzhda" to Ukraine for gas transit Ukrainian territory does not reach European consumers.

With radical changes in the government scheme, four ministers of Greece changed its position, and six ministers and deputy ministers left the cabinet. Ministry of Justice Sotiris Hatzigakis went to the Ministry of Rural Development. Aris Spiliotopoulos is the Ministry of Tourism in the Ministry of Education. Kostis Hadzidakis moved to the Ministry of Transport and Ministry of Education Evripidis Stylianidis is in the Ministry of Transport and Communications, said Evroportalat.