Novinite: EU Ready to Finance Bulgaria-Greece Gas Link, PM Borisov Says

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boyko Borisov said on Friday he has been assured by EU energy chief Maros Sefcovic that the European Commission will finance the construction of a gas interconnection between Bulgaria and its southern neighbour Greece.

“I believe we’ll be able to build it using European funds,” Borisov told reporters in Brussels following a EU Council meeting.

He also said that Bulgarian company Bulgartransgaz has completed preparatory works and is starting the construction of a new gas link with Romania. The interconnection between Bulgaria and its northern neighbour will be able to carry over 30 billion cubic metres of gas in both directions.

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