Cyprus Mail8 Aug 2026

Our View: Government can no longer stall GSI

Cyprus authorities were caught completely unaware about the deal that saw two thirds of the shareholding in the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI), which was held by Greece’s state-owned Admie, taken over by French investment group Meridiam. Neither the energy ministry nor the energy regulator had been informed that the deal was on the cards, finding out about it on Wednesday, a few hours before the signing ceremony was scheduled to take place in Athens.

According to reports, President Nikos...

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