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A corridor for the transporting of natural gas to Europe will be created with the launching of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) at the end of next year and its extension to the Greek-Bulgarian IGB pipeline by the summer of 2021 that will then be extended to Romania and Serbia. This has prompted countries such as Serbia to get in on the action as the country's President Aleksandar Vucic held a two-day visit to Athens this week.

The U.S. Ambassador in Athens welcomed the new Greek government's "ambitious programme" for cutting through red tape and attracting direct foreign investments to boost the Greek economy.