Drafting new gas projects in central and south-eastern Europe

The failure of the South Stream project, and its replacement by a Russian proposal to build the Turkish Stream (TS) gas pipeline, together with uncertainty about supplies of Russian gas through Ukraine to Europe, has spurred a debate about the expansion of the gas infrastructure in central and south-eastern Europe.

The countries of the region are trying to present projects, new ideas for gas supply routes, which best suit their interests, and which largely compete against each other.

This debate has been joined by the European Commission, which has launched a new format for cooperation in the region in order to align countries’ different views and to speed up infrastructure development.

At the same time, the process of revising the plans for developing the region’s gas infrastructure is the subject of manoeuvring by Russia, which wants to extend the Turkish Stream gas pipeline onto European territory.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Central and South-Eastern Europe after the cancellation of South Stream http://www.europeansources.info/record/central-and-south-eastern-europe-after-the-cancellation-of-south-stream/

ESO: Background information: Greece, Macedonia, Serbia and Hungary discuss ‘Turkish Stream’ http://www.europeansources.info/record/greece-macedonia-serbia-and-hungary-discuss-turkish-stream/

ESO: Background information: First meeting of the Central East South Europe Gas Connectivity (CESEC) High Level Group http://www.europeansources.info/record/statement-joint-press-statement-by-ministers-and-representatives-of-austria-bulgaria-croatia-greece-hungary-italy-romania-slovenia-and-slovakia-and-the-european-commission/

ESO: Background information: Russia says it will shift gas transit from Ukraine to Turkey http://www.europeansources.info/record/russia-says-it-will-shift-gas-transit-from-ukraine-to-turkey/

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