The Greek and Italian governments have agreed to back the Trans-Adriatic
Pipeline (TAP), which could improve the project’s chances of winning a
long contest to become the means of reducing Europe’s reliance on Russia
by bringing in Azeri gas.
Greek Deputy Energy Minister Makis
Papageorgiou and his Italian counterpart reached a “close cooperation
agreement” to jointly support the pipeline that would run through their
countries, the Greek ministry said in a statement. Greece and Italy were
in talks with the government of Albania over the pipeline., Hurriyet
Daily report.