EU Mediterranean states call for setting up green energy hub

NICOSIA, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- The energy ministers and officials from nine southern European Union (EU) countries reaffirmed on Monday their commitments to establish a clean energy hub in the Mediterranean and stave off the risks of climate change.

The officials of Cyprus, Slovenia, Malta, Croatia, Greece, Italy, France, Portugal and Spain said in a joint statement, after the second conference of MED 9 at the so