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Greece Pivotal to Plans for Natural Gas Pipeline

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...

Anastasiades-Akinci Meeting on Bilateral Ties and Trade

Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades met with Turkish Cypriot Leader Mustafa Akinci on Friday to discuss the long-standing Cypriot dispute. Following the meeting, Anastasiades said that progress was made and the groundwork was laid for the powers of the state...

Russia, Greece Sign Deal on TurkStream Gas Pipeline

Russia and Greece have signed a deal to create a joint enterprise for the construction of the TurkStream pipeline across Greek territory, Russian Energy Minister Aleksandr Novak said. The pipeline will have a capacity of 47 billion cubic meters...

Tsipras Promises Solution to Greece's Debt Crisis

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said that the efforts his government put toward securing the emergency Euro Summit on Monday has proved to be a "success." Eurozone country leaders announced a Monday summit to resolve Greece's prolonged debt crisis that threatens...

Athens Concerned it May Be Excluded from TurkStream Gas Pipeline

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...

Gazprom CEO Visits Athens and Guarantees Gas Transit Through Greece

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...

Agreement Between Greece and Russia on 'Turkish Stream' Pipeline May be Signed Next Week

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...

Greece and Russia Working on Gas Pipeline Construction Agreement

Greece and Russia are working on a memorandum for the construction of a "Greek pipeline" of natural gas that may be signed in Athens as early as next week, according to Russian news agency RIA-Novosti citing a Greek...

Greek Energy Minister: A Deadlock in Negotiations Will Cause More Problems to Europe

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...

Forbes: Greece a Useful Partner for Russian Gazprom

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...