GREECE TURKEY PIPELINE
March 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALLEUROGAS and the European Commission have welcomed a deal between two of Europe's historic enemies - Greece and Turkey - to bury the hatchet and build a Euro 250 million, 285 kilometre, gas pipeline between Komotini in Greek Thrace, with Karacabey, in Turkey, near Istanbul. Brussels is particularly happy as it views the initiative as a key link in the network of pipelines it wants to carry central Asian natural gas into the European Union. Gas from the project will initially reach Italy, but may be piped to additional countries later on.The ...
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