EU Commissioner hails signing Agreement on implementation of Black Sea Energy Submarine Cable
The EU Commissioner said the Agreement had been signed as part of Europe's Economic and Investment Plan of €17 billion and noted the European Commission worked together with the countries to bring common economic and social benefits “to all”, with Europe fulfilling its promises. Photo: Government Administration
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Oliver Varhelyi, the European Union Commissioner for Neighbourhood and Enlargement Policy, on Saturday welcomed the signing of the Agreement on Strategic Partnership in the field of Green Energy Development and Transmission between the Governments of Georgia, Azerbaijan, Romania and Hungary.
The EU Commissioner said the Agreement had been signed as part of Europe's Economic and Investment Plan of €17 billion and noted the European Commission worked together with the countries to bring common economic and social benefits “to all”, with Europe fulfilling its promises.
I am always happy when I see how our plans are coming true ⤵️
— Oliver Varhelyi (@OliverVarhelyi) December 17, 2022
As part of our €17b #EiP today ???????? ???????????????????????????????? sign the MoU on the implementation of Black Sea energy submarine cable.
As we connect for the benefit of all, we bring mutual economic & social benefits.
Europe delivers!⤵️ https://t.co/i0bgISyAIA
The high officials of Georgia, Azerbaijan, Romania and Hungary earlier today signed an Agreement on the Black Sea Submarine Electricity Cable project in Bucharest, to export green energy to Europe via Georgia.
Georgian Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili on Saturday called the signing of a deal on strategic green energy development partnership between Georgia, Azerbaijan, Romania and Hungary a “truly historic” occasion, noting it was a “great opportunity” for Georgia, the [Black Sea] region and the European Union to ensure the energy independence of these countries and make a “significant” contribution to the economic development of the region.
Georgian Foreign Minister Ilia Darchiashvili on Saturday said the country was becoming “one of the crucial” states in production of green and renewable energy.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Saturday said the country, along with its partners, has committed to a “globally unique project” and would build the world’s longest submarine power cable, at the signing ceremony of an Agreement on Strategic Partnership in the field of Green Energy Development and Transmission between the Governments of Georgia, Azerbaijan, Romania and Hungary.
Azerbaijan, Georgia, Hungary and Romania must work efficiently in order to achieve our goals and should work as one team, in close cooperation and coordination with the European Union, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev said on Saturday at the signing ceremony of the Agreement on Strategic Partnership in the field of Green Energy Development and Transmission between Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania and Hungary in Bucharest.
The Black Sea strategic submarine electricity cable between Georgia and the European Union will be a “window of new opportunities”, which will turn the country into an electricity hub and improve the internal energy market, the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Saturday at the signing ceremony of the Agreement on Strategic Partnership in the field of Green Energy Development and Transmission between Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania and Hungary.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili on Saturday said strengthening the interconnections and energy transit capabilities of the region was of strategic importance for the Government, at the plenary session on Strategic Partnership Agreement for Green Energy Development and Transmission.
The high officials of Georgia, Azerbaijan, Romania and Hungary on Saturday signed an Agreement on the Black Sea Submarine Electricity Cable project in Bucharest, to export green energy to Europe via Georgia.
Georgian Deputy Economy Minister Romeo Mikautadze and Kadri Simson, the European Commissioner for Energy Affairs, discussed projects between the country and the European Union, as well as the convergence of the Georgian legislation with the European law, at the Ministerial Council of the Energy Community last week.
Georgian Economy Minister Levan Davitashvili on Monday highlighted his Government had been the “initiator and author” of the Black Sea submarine electricity cable project, signed by Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania and Hungary on Saturday.
The steps taken by Georgia for fulfilling the European Union’s 12-point conditions for granting the country the membership candidate status and the security environment in the Black Sea region were discussed on Saturday by Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili and Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission.
Péter Szijjártó, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary on a visit to Georgia, on Thursday noted the Georgian Government’s work to preserve the country’s sovereignty amid increasing external pressure.