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What are the possibilities of Israel, Greece and Cyprus to exploit a new gas pipeline route to Europe?


Reuters and local media report that Israel, Greece and Cyprus will explore the possibility of building a natural gas pipeline to Europe, tapping huge gas reserves discovered in the eastern Mediterranean in recent years, as this has been discussed last week with a summit of the Israeli, Greek and Cypriot leaders in Nicosia (Cyprus).
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Quite simple again for EU leaders, Greeks are to blame for the ongoing refugee crisis


If only it were all so simple :On Jan. 27, the European Commission issued a report saying that Greece “is seriously neglecting its obligations” and that there are “serious deficiencies in the carrying out of external border controls.” Brussels gave Athens three months to improve its border controls, or risk being ousted from the passport-free area. But kicking Greece out of the Schengen zone will not have much impact on the influx of migrants to Europe since Greece does not share land borders with any other Schengen members as reported by Stratfor. Continue reading Quite simple again for EU leaders, Greeks are to blame for the ongoing refugee crisis