EU-backed east Mediterranean undersea cable project applies to resume seabed research, Greece says

ATHENS: Greece said on Thursday the developer of an EU-backed undersea power cable scheme in the eastern Mediterranean has applied for a license to resume seabed surveying, key for the long-delayed project to move ahead. Construction of the Great Sea Interconnector (GSI) aims to link the European mainland to Cyprus and later Israel, but is opposed by ⁠Turkiye. US Secretary of ⁠State Marco Rubio in Athens last week said the US was “very committed” to the project as it promotes energy supply di