The agreement will be signed by Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Cyprus President, Nicos Anastasiades and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
As now planned, the 1,900 km pipeline will run across the Mediterranean, from Israel’s Levantine Basin offshore gas reserves, to the Greek island of Crete and the Greek mainland, and to Italy. The deal will be finalised with Italy’s signature at a subsequent date.
The EastMed pipeline is expected to satisfy about 10% of the European Union's natural gas needs decreasing energy dependence on Russia, and the EU has contributed to the cost of technical studies for the project.
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