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A new strategic transport axis in the Balkans: Athens, Thessaloniki and Bucharest back on a single route
The trilateral agreement between Greece, Bulgaria, and Romania on the Aegean–Black Sea Corridor, a strategic rail and road axis linking the three countries via Alexandroupolis, was signed today in Brussels. The agreement was signed by the Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism, Apostolos Tzitzikostas; the Greek Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Transport, Konstantinos Kyranakis; the Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport, Grozdan Karadzov; and the Romanian Deputy Minister of Transport, Ionut Christian Sevoiu. It marks the strengthening of cross-border cooperation and the launch of a project of high geopolitical and economic importance for the region.
Stassis meets Pyatt in Washington about PPC's expansion plans in the Balkans
The Public Power Corporation's (PPC) plans to penetrate the region of the Western Balkans and the Southeast Mediterranean were presented by PPC president and CEO George Stassis to the US Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources, Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt, with whom he met in Washington.
Deputy US Special Climate Envoy: We support Greece’s role in diversifying energy sources with its Balkan neighbors
United States Deputy Special Envoy for Climate Sue Biniaz expressed her enthusiasm that Greece will be hosting the 9th 'Our Ocean' Conference in April, and for the country's decision to focus on marine pollution, in an interview to Athens-Macedonian News Agency (ANA-MPA) journalist Ioanna Kardara published on Sunday.