Russia and EU agree countries won't revise S. Stream deals

MOSCOW Transit countries for Gazprom’s South Stream natural gas pipeline will not have to revise earlier intergovernmental agreements with Russia. These deals "technically break EU law," RT reported. Russia and EU agree countries won't revise S. Stream deals Serbia, which is not an EU member, and EU countries Slovenia, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Croatia, signed the agreements that the European Commission late last year said should be revised. Under the headline, "EU gives Gazprom preliminary 'OK' for South Stream gas pipeline," RT is reporting that Russia and the EU have agreed on further cooperation on a route that will satisfy Europe with 15 percent of natural gas needs by 2018." EU Commissioner for Energy Gunther Oettinger told Vedomosti newspaper that Moscow and Brussels will find a solution to honor previous intergovernmental agreements Gazprom has made with European transit countries. Several days ago Oettinger met with Russian Energy Minister Aleksandr Novak in Moscow, and they agreed to create a commission to address technical and legal details of the gas pipeline. "South Stream can function normally under European Commission laws,” Russian Deputy Energy Minister Anatoly Yanovsky said, and noted that "there would be no obstacles to its construction." Russian Ambassador to the EU Vladimir Chizov said recently that South Stream will be built "regardless of everything." (Tanjug, file) B92 RT.com

Russia and EU agree countries won't revise S. Stream deals

Serbia, which is not an EU member, and EU countries Slovenia, Bulgaria, Hungary, and Croatia, signed the agreements that the European Commission late last year said should be revised.

Under the headline, "EU gives Gazprom preliminary 'OK' for South Stream gas pipeline," RT is reporting that Russia and the EU have agreed on further cooperation on a route that will satisfy Europe with 15 percent of natural gas needs by 2018."

EU Commissioner for Energy Gunther Oettinger told Vedomosti newspaper that Moscow and Brussels will find a solution to honor previous intergovernmental agreements Gazprom has made with European transit countries.

Several days ago Oettinger met with Russian Energy Minister Aleksandr Novak in Moscow, and they agreed to create a commission to address technical and legal details of the gas pipeline.

"South Stream can function normally under European Commission laws,” Russian Deputy Energy Minister Anatoly Yanovsky said, and noted that "there would be no obstacles to its construction."

Russian Ambassador to the EU Vladimir Chizov said recently that South Stream will be built "regardless of everything."