EU puts pressure on Serbia to stop South Stream gas pipeline

EUObserver reported that the European Commission would tell Serbia in its annual enlargement report 2014 issued on the 8 October 2014 that its accession prospects would suffer if it built South Stream, a Russian gas pipeline.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Bulgaria suspends South Stream gas pipeline project / South Stream ‘Plan B’ opts for route through Greece and Turkey http://www.europeansources.info/record/bulgaria-suspends-south-stream-gas-pipeline-project-south-stream-plan-b-opts-for-route-through-greece-and-turkey/

http://www.euractiv.com/sections/energy/gazprom-serbia-will-start-building-south-stream-october-308497 http://www.euractiv.com/sections/energy/gazprom-serbia-will-start-building-south-stream-october-308497

ESO: Background information: South Stream bilateral deals breach EU law, Commission says http://www.europeansources.info/record/south-stream-bilateral-deals-breach-eu-law-commission-says/

ESO: Background information: Serbia hosts South Stream ‘first welding’ ceremony http://www.europeansources.info/record/serbia-hosts-south-stream-first-welding-ceremony/

https://ec.europa.eu/neighbourhood-enlargement/countries/detailed-country-information/serbia_en https://ec.europa.eu/neighbourhood-enlargement/countries/detailed-country-information/serbia_en

https://ec.europa.eu/neighbourhood-enlargement/countries/package_en https://ec.europa.eu/neighbourhood-enlargement/countries/package_en

European Commission: RAPID: MEMO/14/558: Key findings of the Progress Report on Serbia http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-14-558_en.pdf

EUObserver, 08.10.14: South Stream could stop Serbia joining EU, energy chief says http://euobserver.com/foreign/125968

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