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Business
European Commission Approves Greece-Azerbaijan Gas Pipeline Deal
The European Commission approved the Host Government Agreement between Greece and the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), allowing the new gas pipeline to enter Europe, the Commission said on its website on March 3.
The agreement sets out how TAP will...
Cyprus
US VP Biden and Tsipras Talk Migration, Program Review, Cyprus in Davos Meeting
Greece’s economic program, the refugee crisis, Greek-American partnership in relation to investments, energy issues, the Cyprus issue and finding a solution on FYROM’s name were the focus of a meeting between Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and U.S. Vice President...
Economy
EU Includes Greek Energy Projects on List of 'Common Interest'
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...
Energy
Greek Energy Minister Asks for Further Compensation Over TAP and IBG Pipelines
Accelerating procedures for implementation of the TAP and IGB natural gas pipeline projects was the topic of discussions during a meeting on Wednesday between Environment and Energy Minister Panos Skourletis with Amos Hochstein, US special envoy and coordinator for...
Economy
Azeri Gas Company Says No to Greece on Gas Pipeline Deal
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...
Economy
Greek Energy Minister: 'Greece Supports Construction of TAP, IGB Pipelines'
The Greek government will support the construction of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) and the Gas Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB) pipeline and will work for the swiftest possible completion, Productive Reconstruction, Greek Environment and Energy Minister Panagiotis Lafazanis said on...
Energy
Environment Minister Maniatis: Greece to Become a Pole of Stability in the Region
As a choice that leads Greece to become a regional pole of stability in the sensitive Southeast Mediterranean, characterized Environment Minister Giannis Maniatis the agreed partnerships with other regional powers such as Israel, Egypt and Cyprus, underlining that these...
Business
Greece Wants Azeri Gas Investment, TAP
With privatization and foreign direct investment lagging, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has discussed the sale of the country's gas transmission network DESFA with visiting Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, and the construction of the the Trans Adriatic Gas Pipeline (TAP)...
Greece
Italian PM Says Greece Recovering
Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, who said Greece is an emerging "success story," despite a six-year-long recession and record unemployment, got another pat on the back from a fellow political leader when visiting Italian Prime Minister Enrico Letta said...
Greece
Venizelos, Davutoglu Talk TAP In Turkey
New Greek Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos met in Ankara with his counterpart Ahmet Davutoglu on July 19, where they talked about an "energy bridge" between the countries via the planned TransAdriatic Pipeline (TAP) that will bring gas from Azerbaijan...