Dalje: EU willing to support Bosnia's connection to Croatian gas grid
The European Union (EU) supports the project to connect the existing gas network in Bosnia and Herzegovina to Croatia's grid and considers this to be a project of regional significance but action needs to be expeditious as the deadline to draw funds for a feasibility study is expiring soon, EU spokesperson in Bosnia and Herzegovina Andy McGuffie told Hina on Wednesday.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has secured a loan of one million euro for a feasibility study to construct a gas pipeline - Slavonski Brod (Croatia) - Bosanski Brod - Zenica (Bosnia and Herzegovina). The project is of regional significance and part of the EU Energy Community gas ring, McGuffie said.
McGuffie made the comment after Bosnian media reported on the possibility of the Bosnian Serb entity Republika Srpska (RS) connecting to the Russian South Stream gas pipeline. The topic raised a few eyebrows as the project to connect Bosnia to Croatia's gas grid has been neglected for years.