Greece

Katerina Papalexandri, the manager of the Greek section of the new pipeline, announced on Monday that the construction of the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline is nearly complete. Speaking with the state-run AMNA news agency, Papalexandri said that the excavations to lay the pipe...

More than 400 archaeological finds have been discovered along the route dug out for the Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), while another seven large-scale projects are ongoing in regions traversed by the dig, it was revealed this week. The multiple findings that...

Athens is not planning to advance talks with Russia on the Poseidon pipeline, during the upcoming visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin to Greece, a EurActiv report says. On May 17, Greece launched construction on a 550-kilometer section of the...

US State Department envoy for energy affairs Amos J. Hochstein, suggested to the Greek government not to give in to pressure by Russia regarding Moscow's gas pipeline project during a meeting with Greek foreign minister Nikos Kotzias, in Athens on Friday. Struggling for revenues, crisis-stricken Greece...

The Azeri state energy company SOCAR said no to Greece on three requests made by new Greek Minister of Productive Reconstruction Panagiotis Lafazanis regarding the new Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP). In his recent visit to Baku and his meeting with President...

The new government of Greece will support the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) for the transport of natural gas, but in a way that will maximize Greece's benefits from the project, Energy Minister Panayiotis Lafazanis said on Tuesday. The Greek...

JOINT STATEMENT The Governments of the United States and Greece held the second United States-Greece Strategic Dialogue in Athens, Greece, on October 7, 2019. Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs Nikos Dendias and US Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo together launched...

U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, underlined that the U.S. and Greece are steadfastly dedicated to deepening their bilateral relations While speaking at a reception to mark the 4th of July held on Monday evening in Thessaloniki, Pyatt said that...

U.S. President Donald Trump said his country supports "responsible debt relief" for Greece, while Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said there is a "fruitful perspective" in relations between the two countries, during a joint press conference in the White...

US Ambassador Geoffrey R. Pyatt stressed the important role of Greece, and especially of Alexandroupolis, in diversifying the sources of energy supply in Europe. Speaking at an Oil and Gas Forum in Alexandroupolis, Pyatt said that the US is strongly...

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden argued that the European Union must provide debt relief to Greece, in a telephone conversation with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Monday. According to the White House, Mr. Biden underlined the need for Europe...

The European Commission announced on Wednesday a list of key energy infrastructure projects (Projects of Common Interest, PCI) in Greece and around the EU whose completion is considered important for the development of the bloc’s energy market and the...

Evidence pointing to international espionage, a plot to murder former Greek Prime Minister Costas Karamanlis and a 2012 plan for Greece's exit from the euro code-named the "Silver Drachma" are just some of the sensational findings unveiled in a report...

Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said "indications of the country's energy resources are extremely auspicious" at a conference Tuesday Addressing a conference concerning "The Future of Greek Gas and Power Markets: Looking Ahead with Optimism and Realism", he said more and more European partners acknowledge...

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Oct. 30 at the start of a two-day visit to talk about the country's lagging privatization program and Russian interests in state enterprises, a few months...