Reuters: Central Europe should have three sources of gas - EU energy chief

Central and southeast European countries, largely dependent on Russian gas supplies, are starting work on a plan to build gas infrastructure and should count on having at least three different sources of gas, the EU's energy chief said on Monday.

The Commission is working on proposals for a more close-knit energy union, based on connections between EU nations to share available energy and reduce reliance on Russia, which supplies around a third of EU energy needs.

European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic said that a high-level working group for gas connectivity in central and eastern Europe, which had its first meeting in Sofia, should come up with an action plan on priority gas projects by June.

"We have decided that our goal should be that each country in this region would have a secure supply of gas of at least three sources," Sefcovic told reporters after the meeting.

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