He pointed that more and more Europeans are stressing the importance of the country’s wealth of energy sources.

“From energy alone we can achieve growth that will meet every target,” Samaras noted. He continued saying that “It is obvious, though, that we shall not rely only on energy. All this requires investments, stability, serious planning, consistent implementation, trust in Greece and open communication with the world instead of isolationist behaviour”.

He also added that “energy is the outstanding issue that reflects distortions of the Greek economy”.

Prime Minister stressed that the developments in Ukraine prove the need for Europe’s energy security and added that the TAP pipeline secures an alternative passage of Caspian gas to be channelled to Europe. “For the first time, Greece is entering the global energy map”, Samaras said.