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Only if Russia receives the approval from Brussels will it extend the second line of the Turkish Stream pipeline towards the European Union, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday, during a ceremony to proclaim him an honorary...

Russia currently has no plan to freeze the overall construction of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline as tension between Russia and Turkey continues over the shooting of a Russian jet fighter by the Turkish Air Force. Although, according to Newsweek, the...

An agreement between Moscow and Athens for the construction of the "Turkish Stream" gas pipeline, expected to bring up to 5.0 billion euros to Greece, may possibly be signed at the start of next week, Greek government sources said...

The Greek government has finally signed Russian plans for a new gas pipeline that will bypass war-torn Ukraine and reach central Europe through an alternative route, "euobserver" reported. Yesterday in Bucharest, Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias has signed a declaration of intent...

A Greek delegation intends to sign a political Russia-Greece agreement on the support of a pipeline with Russian gas on the territory of Greece during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Greek Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis said. Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras...

Athens is concerned that it may be excluded from the Gazprom-backed construction of the Turkish Stream gas pipeline as Slovakia has proposed an alternative route for Russian gas to Europe. Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico met with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry...

Russian business newspaper Vzglyad published an article by journalist Oleg Makarenko, claiming that Gazprom has a “plan B” in case Bulgaria continues to obstruct the construction of the South Stream pipeline. The newspaper published an article suggesting that the Kremlin-favored...

Russia and Turkey have concluded a deal to resume construction of the Turkish Stream natural gas pipeline, according to TASS news agency. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signed the deal in Istanbul on Monday. In...

A strategy by successive governments to turn Greece into an energy hub is moving into form with the promotion of a series of investment plans focusing on the country. The TAP (Trans Atlantic Pipeline), IGB (Greek-Bulgarian pipeline), East Med...

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...

Greek citizens, private businesses as well as municipalities owe the Public Power Corporation (DEH), Greece'e state owned electricity provider, two billion euros. During an interview with newspaper 'Epochi' Greek Energy Minister Panos Skourletis noted that as a result of the growing amounts...

Colossal Russian energy company Gazprom chief Alexei Miller said his country guarantees annual supplies of up to 47 billion cubic meters of natural gas to Central Europe through transit infrastructure to be constructed in Greece. "The Greek government is supporting the project...

His belief that if the negotiations between Greece and its European partners do not conclude to a positive result, Europe will face more problems than Greece expressed Productive Reconstruction, Environment and Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis. In an interview to Greek...

The so-called Turkish Stream pipeline project will make Greece an important partner of Russian company Gazprom despite the financial crisis the country is currently facing, Forbes magazine stated. According to an analysis published in the New York-based magazine, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and...

Huge economic, geopolitical and growth benefits for Greece can bring the construction of the pipeline for the transport of Russian natural gas from the Greek-Turkish borders to Central Europe on which focused the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin...