A sea of change
June is developing into a crucial month for the East Med and its geopolitics involving Turkey, Greece and Cyprus By Charles Ellinas At a recent...
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We’re stubbornly ignoring the reality of our gas find
We’ve been told time and again that the lack of a solution and low global prices mean our gas will stay right where it is...
Gloomy outlook: Aphrodite moves to exploitation
By Charles Ellinas The granting by the government last week of the Aphrodite gas-field Exploitation Licence for 25 years to the Noble Energy, Delek and...
Political party leaders discuss Akinci’s proposal for joint natural gas management
The political party leaders council convene later today to discuss the latest developments to the Cyprus problem under the light of a proposal byTurkish Cypriot...
Cavusoglu: no need to take EU measures seriously, Turkey sending fourth ship (Update 3)
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Tuesday there is no need to take very seriously decisions made by the European Union to curb contacts...
We’re using the gas to push Turkish Cypriots closer to Turkey
By George Koumoullis IT IS painful to observe that weaning our Turkish Cypriot compatriots off Ankara’s embrace is becoming all the more difficult, especially now...
The gas quandary: it’s not so much the find but the route
Turkey, Israel, Egypt and Cyprus – conflicting political aims and practical difficulties are the stumbling block to extracting East Med gas By Elias Hazou A...
Tough choices: how to monetise Cyprus’ gas
Should Cyprus pipe gas to Egypt or build a LNG plant at Vasiliko? By Charles Ellinas The future of Cyprus’ and the East Med’s gas...
Dreams versus reality in the push for Cyprus gas
By Charles Ellinas Cyprus on the brink of big decisions on energy was the subject of the Sixth Energy Symposium organised by the Institute...