According to Greek diplomatic sources the Heads of State and Government of the European Union expressed their satisfaction with the decisions made yesterday in Brussels

As to the issue of sanctions against Russia noted  that after the intervention of the Greek Prime Minister Mr. Antonis Samaras, the Heads of State and Government underline in their final communiqué that LNG could be an alternative source of energy for Europe in case of crisis escalation by Russia.

According to the same sources, the Greek side put emphasis on the issue of coverage of costs incurred to the Greek economy by the EU financial sanctions against Russia, noting that it is relatively the higher among the Member States of the European Union.