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Athens ponders US scepticism about EastMed gas pipeline
PoliticsForeign Policyand Israel and their transfer to Greece directly by a pipeline reaching Crete or via LNG. The plan for the huge pipeline was initially a political project of former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin
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Newsletter 488 - 12/12/2025
sympathy for rural grievances. Opinion was divided on tactics: 46 percent opposed road blockades, while... agency OPEKEPE, criticising delays and high production costs. At a marathon meeting on Wednesday, rural... developments have left Mitsotakis facing a multifaceted crisis: mounting rural anger, internal dissent
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Newsletter 329 - 25/02/2022
building up reserves at the LNG terminal at Revithoussa and increasing purchases via the newly completed... of bilateral deals with alternative sources of LNG such as Egypt, as intensified competition for LNG... will have to deliver a primary surplus next year of 1.5 pct of GDP and then secure an average 2.2 pct
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Newsletter 501 - 03/04/2026
Protection Minister Yiannis Kefalogiannis, Rural Affairs Minister Kostas Tsiaras, Deputy Health... increase since the conflict began. The suspension of Qatari LNG shipments - representing 20 pct..., the Alexandroupolis FSRU has strengthened Greece’s role as a regional energy hub, facilitating increased U.S. LNG
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Where is the EastMed pipeline heading?
AgoraZone, the decision to send troops to Libya, the maritime agreement with the Tripoli-based government...Almost a decade ago, in February 2010, the Greek prime minister at the time, George Papandreou, and his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu had a chance encounter in a Moscow Restaurant
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Energy tops agenda as FM heads to Israel
PoliticsForeign Policyas well as the Turkish-Libya memorandum. “We will continue to deconstruct calmly and soberly...Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias was due to visit Israel on Tuesday with the aim of reaffirming Greece’s strong ties with the new government led by Benjamin Netanyahu. He is the first European
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Greece aligns with EU on Israel-Iran conflict, keeps close watch on Turkey as Ankara submits maritime plans
PoliticsForeign Policy-Libya memorandum, which provoked tension with Greece. Athens reacted to the publication of Turkey’s MSP... relations with Turkey. The Greek side is assessing what appears to be Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu
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Mitsotakis touts benefits of energy deals against backdrop of criticism
PoliticsGreek Politicsestablish Greece as a gateway for LNG of predominantly US origin as a replacement for Russian gas... to the Alexandroupolis LNG terminal, the PM said the activation of the Vertical Corridor places Greece... in the 2019 Turkey-Libya maritime pact. Greece disputes the legality of the pact; however, last week Turkey’s
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Newsletter 334 - 08/04/2022
with alternative sources through LNG shipments, and to increase the capacity available for strategic gas storage. DESFA, the owner of Greece’s only LNG terminal at Revithoussa, is planning to increase... more LNG shipments and long-distance power interconnectors. The US diplomat argued
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Consumer prices drop further by 2.2 pct in June
EconomyMacroeconomyThe Greek consumer price index (CPI) fell by 2.2 percent in June after a drop by 2.1 percent in the preceding two months, according to the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT). This indicates... in: transport (-3.1 percent), education (-3.1 percent) and household equipment (-2.2 percent). Prices
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