Hatzidakis to Bloomberg TV: The energy agreements boost Greece's geopolitical importance
The recent agreements of Greek companies to import American liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Greece for export to Central and Eastern Europe are changing Europe's energy future, Deputy Premier Kostis Hatzidakis stressed in an interview to Bloomberg TV in New York on Monday.
The recent agreements of Greek companies to import American liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Greece for export to Central and Eastern Europe are changing Europe's energy future, Deputy Premier Kostis Hatzidakis stressed in an interview to Bloomberg TV in New York on Monday.
Hatzidakis said the agreements boost Greece's geopolitical importance and Greek-American relations further, while the are "reshaping Europe's energy future, because they change the energy map to a significant degree."
According to Bloomberg, the deputy PM's comments were made during a period when Greece is seeking to become a regional hub of natural gas transport, as Europe is working toward a full ban on Russian gas imports. Ukraine is also struggling to secure energy for the winter, since Russian air attacks have destroyed half of the country's domestic gas production.
The deputy PM also referred to Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis who is running for the presidency of the Eurogroup, the finance ministers group of the eurozone. The FinMin's candidacy for the leading role in the eurozone "underlines that Greece is applying a successful economic policy," Hatzidakis noted.
