Cyprus and Egypt sign "pivotal" energy agreements

02/21/25 • 13 min

Earlier this week Cypriot President Christodoulides was in Egypt where the two countries signed two energy agreements that he described as “pivotal”. The deals would enable the export of gas from Cyprus’s offshore fields to Egypt for liquefaction and re-export to Europe, and, as President Christodoulides posted on X, “are game changers for the region and beyond”. Dr. Theodoros Tsakiris, a professor of geopolitics and energy policy at the University of Nicosia in Cyprus, joins Thanos Davelis to break down why these two deals are important for Cyprus, Egypt, and the region.

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You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

Egypt, Cyprus sign gas export deals, boosting Eastern Mediterranean energy cooperation

PM calls on EU to ‘move from words to action’ in defense

Erdogan's fight with Turkish business stirs economic concern

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