Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 13-12-05
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[01] Government meeting on energy issues
[01] Government meeting on energy issues
Energy issues were discussed at a government meeting chaired by Prime
Minister Antonis Samaras that included government Vice President and
Foreign Minister Evangelos Venizelos, Development Minister Costis
Hatzidakis and Environment Minister Yiannis Maniatis on Thursday.
According to Maniatis, they discussed ways to reduce energy costs and
help households whose power has been disconnected. "The local authorities
should immediately inform Public Power Corporation (PPC) about families
who really cannot pay (off their bills) so that PPC can reconnect the
supply," he noted.
Hatzidakis said that the government is making efforts to reduce energy
cost for industries, adding that this would create new jobs.
They also discussed the negotiations between state natural gas supply
corporation DEPA and Russia's Gazprom for cheaper gas, as well as the
progress of oil exploration in the Gulf of Patras and Ioannina.
The meeting was held ahead of a visit on Friday by European Union Energy
Commissioner Guenther Oettinger.
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