Statement: Joint Press Statement by Ministers and Representatives of Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia and the European Commission

On 9 February 2015, representatives of Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia as well as European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union Maroš Šefčovič and Commissioner for Climate Action & Energy Miguel Arias Cañete held the first meeting of the Central East South Europe Gas Connectivity (CESEC) High Level Group in Sofia.

The objective of the High Level Group is to establish a regional priority infrastructure roadmap and advance its implementation in order to develop missing infrastructure and improve security of gas supplies. Ultimately each Member State of the region should have access to at least three different sources of gas.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Joint Press Statement by Ministers and Representatives of Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy, Romania and Slovenia and VP Šefčovič http://www.europeansources.info/record/statement-joint-press-statement-by-ministers-and-representatives-of-austria-bulgaria-croatia-greece-italy-romania-and-slovenia-and-vp-sefcovic/

ESO: Background Information: Energy security and interconnectivity in Bulgaria and the other countries of South East Europe - a priority for the European Commission http://www.europeansources.info/record/press-release-energy-security-and-interconnectivity-in-bulgaria-and-the-other-countries-of-south-east-europe-a-priority-for-the-european-commission/

EurActiv, 09.02.15: Commission fleshes out energy strategy for Southeast Europe http://www.euractiv.com/sections/energy/commission-mulls-energy-strategy-south-eastern-europe-311951

EurActiv, 10.02.15: Šefčovič sees three sources of gas for Central Europe http://www.euractiv.com/sections/energy/sefcovic-sees-three-sources-gas-central-europe-311966

EurActiv, 06.03.15: Bulgaria lacks political will to build interconnectors, says Commission http://www.euractiv.com/sections/energy/bulgaria-lacks-political-will-build-interconnectors-says-commission-312709

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