NICOSIA: Energy officials from nine EU member states in the Mediterranean said on Monday they wanted to turn the region into a renewable energy hub and would pursue ways to facilitate cross-border projects. Representatives of the MED9 group — Croatia, Cyprus, France, Greece, Italy, Malta, Portugal, Slovenia and Spain, said they planned to conduct assessments of specific opportunities and challenges focused on turning the region into a green energy hub.
"We invite the European Commission to collaborate closely with us in undertaking this assessment," energy ministers or their representatives said in a joint statement after meeting in Larnaca in Cyprus. — Reuters
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