Slovenia gives Russia final piece of South Stream puzzle

Slovenia signed a deal with Russia November 2009 for the massive South Stream gas pipeline from Russia to Europe to run through its territory.

South Stream - which is scheduled to be completed by 2015 - is in competition with a European Union-backed pipeline - Nabucco.

Article in EurActiv in February 2010 suggests that Romania might also join the South Stream project (possibly instead of Bulgaria).

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EurActiv, 19.2.10: Gazprom’s South Stream: Romania in, Bulgaria out? http://www.euractiv.com/en/energy/gazprom-s-south-stream-romania-bulgaria-out-news-263855

ITAR-TASS, 16.2.10: Gazprom head, Bulgaria officials discuss South Stream project http://www.itar-tass.com/en/

BBC News, 14.11.09: Slovenia signs Russian gas deal http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8360629.stm

Deutsche Welle, 15.11.09: Russian gas pipeline's approval deals blow to EU http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,4895600,00.html

ESO: Background information: No friends, only partners in pipeline realpolitik http://www.europeansources.info/record/no-friends-only-partners-in-pipeline-realpolitik/

Wikipedia: South Stream http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Stream

Website: South Stream http://south-stream.info/?L=1

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