Greece is ranked twentieth among 33 European countries in terms of electricity prices, according to data from the monthly HEPI survey on retail electricity prices in European countries. The survey is being conducted by the energy regulators of Austria and Hungary and the company Vaasa ETT. According to the report published on the website https://www.energypriceindex.com/price-datadespite […]
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The plan for a financially ‘prudent’ energy package
By Tasos Dasopoulos The success of the support measures during the coronavirus crisis and the current crisis of high inflation will try to repeat the financial staff in the near future. With the intervention of the support measures of 43 billion euros that were allocated in the previous two years, the economy went through the […]
What Spain and Portugal have achieved in terms of electricity prices – and what it means for Europe
By Lionel Laurent Spain and Portugal have recorded a diplomatic success with a new alliance to combat rising energy prices. Not against Putin’s Russia, which has its boot in the trachea of ​​Europeans importing gas, but against their partner countries in the European Union. “Achievement” In the short term, this success will shield Spanish and […]
Article by N. Androulaki: Ceiling in the retail energy price, the fairest and most efficient choice
Ceiling at the retail price of energy, the fairest and most effective choice, is the title of the article by the president of PASOK-Movement for Change, Nikos Androulakis, on the issue of the crisis in the price of electricity, in the newspaper “Ta Nea”. In his article, the PASOK leader criticizes both the ND government […]
Payments in rubles: The creative ambiguity of Brussels and the difference of opinion
By Harry Floudopoulos Yesterday, the European Council of Energy Ministers failed to agree on a common line on the issue of the payment of Russian gas in rubles, a fact that highlights the internal disagreements that prevail within the EU. The commission, led by Energy Commissioner Simpson, has insisted that the payments in rubles and […]
What does the construction of the LNG Terminal in Alexandroupolis mean for our country
By Dimitris Gatsios In a period of energy turmoil and geostrategic upheaval due to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Athens continues to add pieces to the puzzle of the big picture related to the country’s energy shielding. In this context, this morning comes to the fore another move with double targeting, pending the unveiling of […]
K. Skrekas: Government asks Europe to send a message of unity in dealing with the energy crisis
The Minister of Environment and Energy, Costas Skrekas, participated in the extraordinary meeting of the EU Council of Energy Ministers, which took place today, May 2, in Brussels. The Greek Minister stressed the need for immediate coordinated measures at central European level to support European consumers, especially vulnerable households and small and medium-sized enterprises, from […]
Data on the payment of Russian gas
By Harry Floudopoulos Until now, all the possibilities regarding the payment of the Russian physicist from Greece remain open, in view of the meeting of the Ministers of Energy that has been convened by the French presidency for next Monday. The Greek government, through the Minister of Energy K. Skrekas, is expected to ask for […]
Bulgaria’s first regional working group on EU Energy Market Platform
The European Commission and Bulgaria have agreed to set up a first regional working group in Sofia, as part of the EU Energy Market Platform, according to a Commission statement. This pilot project will look at gas and electricity needs, prices and flows, as well as infrastructure aspects. It should be noted that after Gazprom […]
Maximou: ‘Greece is and will remain energy safe’
The meeting on energy efficiency was completed, after yesterday’s decisions of Gazprom, chaired by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis. As stressed during the meeting, there is energy adequacy and no disruption to the country’s supply is expected. The next payments to Gazprom will be made in the third 10 days of May. Greece is and will […]
