Slovakia, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria embark on gas pipeline project

During the Eastern Partnership summit in Riga on 21 May 2015, Slovakia, Hungary, Bulgaria and Romania signed a Joint Declaration backing the idea of building the Eastring gas pipeline, designed to link Central with Southeastern Europe.

Eastring is a proposed pipeline, a version of which is 832 kilometres long, and runs across Slovakia, Hungary and Romania, while another version is 1274 kilometres long, and reaches Bulgaria.

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ESO: Background information: Drafting new gas projects in central and south-eastern Europe http://www.europeansources.info/record/drafting-new-gas-projects-in-central-and-south-eastern-europe/

EurActiv, 07.05.15: Former Czech PM promotes Eastring gas pipeline http://www.euractiv.com/sections/energy/former-czech-pm-promotes-eastring-gas-pipeline-314394

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