N. Lygeros (OPUS)
Translated from the Greek by Evi Charitidou
One of the main advantages of the Greek Exclusive Economic Zone,
especially after having it proclaimed, is that it constitutes a
bargaining chip. The Greek EEZ is not simply a huge maritime area it
also means huge hydrocarbon deposits, which follow in a geological
series those of Israel (especially Leviathan and Tamar deposits) and of
Cyprus (Aphrodite deposit). This probability, since required drilling
has not yet taken place, already changes the given at geopolitical level
by offering an extremely positive context to the Greek government at a
time when it fights to change the economic status of our country and is
involved in talks with other countries.
EEZ is a powerful asset
vis-à-vis Germany constantly asking for proof on our economic prospects.
EEZ exerts a pressure similar to the one regarding German
compensations, in a different way, of course, but also one capable of
being strategically combined. For France conducting surveys in Eastern
Mediterranean as early as 1911 and especially in Southern of Crete since
1978, the Greek EEZ is a palpable reality.
There is no need to prove
EEZ’s value to France; we simply have to convince her in practice that
we are going to proclaim it very soon and activate it immediately. It is
in this field that we must take dynamic action. Norway possessing broad
expertise on hydrocarbon domain and playing a significant role in the
Arctic issue also may easily place itself in an alliance framework of
seismic surveys as this has already taken place in Cyprus as well, while
nobody believed in it. In other words, instead of focusing on and
getting entrapped in the issue of Turkish reactions, it would be more
preferable to activate a stable alliance framework in the European Union
being so much in need of energy, and in the Eastern Mediterranean with
Cyprus and Israel so that the energy axis will be as soon as possible
materialized by the Interconnector Eurasia, by CNG and LNG transporting,
but also by the future gas pipeline, of course.
This entire action
field means true growth able not only to liberate us from the current
economic state, but also to convince our allies that they may and should
reckon us not only as an energy hub but also as a geopolitical player
able to support the European Union’s strategy with its energy. If this
becomes additionally understood by the Greek people then they will start
seeing things in a totally different way and our children may have a
future in their own country without any discount in their lives. This is
our goal for our Greece.
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