Serbia and Bulgaria to sign deal on "strategic pipeline"

BRUSSELS Serbian and Bulgarian PMs Ivica Dacic and Boyko Borissov will sign an agreement on construction of a pipeline between Serbia and Bulgaria in Brussels on Friday. This was announced by the European Commission. Serbia and Bulgaria to sign deal on "strategic pipeline" The agreement will be signed in the presence of EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger, said Katerina Rybarova, Oettinger's spokesperson. This is a 180 km-long "strategic pipeline" with annual capacity of 1.8 billion cubic meters, which is financed by the EU, it has been announced. According to the statement, the goal of this EUR 120 million project is "to prevent new gas shortages such as the one in 2009, when the supply was suspended during the winter". Tanjug

Serbia and Bulgaria to sign deal on "strategic pipeline"

The agreement will be signed in the presence of EU Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger, said Katerina Rybarova, Oettinger's spokesperson.

This is a 180 km-long "strategic pipeline" with annual capacity of 1.8 billion cubic meters, which is financed by the EU, it has been announced.

According to the statement, the goal of this EUR 120 million project is "to prevent new gas shortages such as the one in 2009, when the supply was suspended during the winter".