Cyprus says EU prosecutor has launched probe into Greece, Israel power link

Cyprus says EU prosecutor has launched probe into Greece, Israel power link

The EU-funded energy project is already beset by delays, but now risks collapse due to investigation

Great Sea Interconnector Causes Rift Between Greece and Cyprus

Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides announced a criminal investigation into the project by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office. File Photo. Credit: wikimedia commons / Ein Dahmer CC BY 4.0 The Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) project, a major electrical link planned between Greece, Cyprus, and Israel, is facing a new and significant crisis, straining relations between Athens and Nicosia. The situation escalated after Cypriot President Niko…

EU prosecutor probe casts doubt on Greece-Cyprus-Israel power link

The future of the Greece–Cyprus–Israel electricity interconnector has been thrown into uncertainty after Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides announced that the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has launched an investigation into the multi-billion-euro project. The undersea cable, valued at €1.9 billion and backed by €657 million in EU funding, was intended to link the three countries’ power grids via one of the world’s longest and d…

European Prosecutors Investigate Possible Offenses Related to Mediterranean Subsea Cable

European prosecutors are investigating possible criminal offences relating to a 1.9 billion euro ($2 billion) EU-financed project to build a subsea electric cable linking Europe to the eastern Mediterranean, Cyprus's president and the prosecuting…

EU launches investigation into Great Sea Interconnector

The European chief public prosecutor’s office (EPPO) on Thursday confirmed that it had launched an investigation into the Great Sea Interconnector project, which has been planned to link the energy grids of Cyprus, Greece and Israel. It told the Cyprus News Agency that it will not provide any further information…