Yiannis Maniatis
Economy
Twelve Energy Projects Worth 7 Bln Euros Included in Fast Track Procedure
Greek authorities on Monday decided to include 12 energy investments worth 7 billion euros to a fast track legislation procedure for strategic investments.
The decision was reached during a meeting of the inter-ministerial commission headed by Greece 's Development and...
Greece
Ukraine Crisis Dominates EU Energy Ministers' Meeting in Athens
Europe is considering increasing the size of security stockpiles of natural gas that member-states are obliged to have in storage in between 50 and 60 days, instead of the 30 days envisaged by current directives, in case of a...
Business
Greece Signs Hydrocarbon Exploration Deal, Eyeing EUR4.4bn
After a hiatus of 15 years, Greece's hydrocarbon industry started to swing back into action Wednesday. Three energy consortia signed concessions for the exploitation of hydrocarbon deposits in western and northern Greece that it is hoped could yield the country some six...
Energy
Italy's Enel Applies to Search Greece For Oil and Gas
The Greek Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change received yesterday three applications for hydrocarbon exploration in the regions of western Greece and Epirus. All three applications were submitted by the Italian energy group Enel, and they concern three separate...
Greece
Gov't Opens the Way to Construction of New AEK Stadium
The Environment, Energy and Climate Change ministry on Thursday released for public consultation the legislative regulation concerning the urban redesigning of the area which the new AEK football stadium is to be built in the Athens, Greece, district of...
Greece
Downtown Athens Redevelopment Project Gets "Green Light"
A 78.5-million-euro project for the redevelopment of the Panepistimiou-Patission axis, the extension of the tram line and related traffic measures that will breath new life into the center of Athens, Greece, was given the “green light” on Wednesday.
The project...
Business
BP Buys Greek Oil Reserves
The agreement for the purchase of the Prinos oil field reserves was signed on Monday afternoon at the Greek Ministry of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, between Energean Oil, the Greek company exploiting the reserves and British multinational BP Oil...
Energy
Seven New Wind Farms in Imathia and Kozani
The environmental conditions for the construction and the operation of seven large wind farms and the additional technical works required, were approved today by the Minister of Environment, Energy & Climate Change Yiannis Maniatis.
The wind power stations with a...
Environment
Tackling Smog with Discount on Electricity
In order to deal with the smog problem, the Greek government is providing discounts on the cost of electricity consumption, for residential customers, during periods of increased smog. Greece's Joint Ministerial Decision was signed by the Environment Minister, Yiannis...
Greece
Greece won't Cut Heating Oil Tax Despite Smog
Greece's government Wednesday ruled out reducing a tax on heating oil despite a sharp increase in smog resulting from extensive wood-burning.
In a joint press conference held after an emergency meeting on Christmas Day, Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras, Health Minister...