“In Europe creates a new coalition allies Gazprom “- emphasizes the” Kommersant “in the context of the Turkish Brook and the” potential participants “of the project lists Greece, Serbia, Macedonia, Hungary and Turkey, calling it” a club of friends Gazprom “. According to the Russian newspaper countries have chosen in advance to determine their position on the pipeline.
“Kommersant” adds that perhaps one of those countries will also join Austria. writes that so far Gazprom’s no big project began not in such a “political format.”
The Russian newspaper is of the opinion that the situation is exacerbated the fact that all members of the new “club” in one way or another trying to pursue a policy independent of the Brussels in other areas.
“But the European Commission for its part is already preparing a locking mechanism unwanted gas projects” – writes “Kommersant”.
The Russian newspaper notes that on Tuesday took place in Budapest A meeting of foreign ministers of Greece, Serbia, Macedonia, Hungary and Turkey to discuss the participation of these countries in the project Turkish Potok. Referring to the Hungarian Foreign Ministry says that as an observer in a meeting attended by a representative of the European Commission.
According to the Russian newspaper in Budapest signed a declaration of cooperation in developing “economically viable diversification of routes (transmission) and sources” of gas from Turkey the countries of Europe. “In this way, in fact, the parties confirmed their willingness to participate in the project” – writes “Kommersant”.
In December 2014, the President of Gazprom Alexei Miller announced that instead of the South Stream pipeline (South Stream) to Bulgaria will be arranged by the sea Black to Turkey, then to the border with Greece, Turkish bus stream of the same power transmission, ie. 63 billion cubic meters per year. Also gave the new pipeline will begin to run from the Russkaya compressor station near Anapa in Krasnodar Krai, which is the same place where he was to begin with South Stream.
In January, Miller announced that Gazprom wants to change the route of transit Russian gas, so that instead of getting it through Ukraine to the EU by Turkey. He reiterated that the South Stream project, challenged by the European Commission, is already closed and therefore a matter of Turkish Stream will be the only route that after 2,019 years you will supply gas to the EU, now flowing through Ukraine. In 2019 years of Russian transit contract expires monopoly with Ukraine. In February, Gazprom announced that the Turkish government has agreed with the route of the pipeline under the Black Sea.
The South Stream project, a joint project of Gazprom and Italian ENI, was to ensure the supply of gas from Russia to Europe, Central and South America and was to be the second – the North European Gas Pipeline (Nord Stream) – Russian gas bus bypassing Ukraine. The tube was carried out in southern Russia across the Black Sea to Bulgaria and then to Serbia, Hungary, Austria and Slovenia. One of the branches was to supply raw material for Greece and the south of Italy.
Serious objections to the project reported the European Commission, because in its opinion intergovernmental agreements Bulgaria, Hungary, Greece, Slovenia, Croatia and Austria and Russia were contrary to so. EU’s third energy package. In December 2013, the EC recommended that the renegotiation of agreements on the South Stream; in the opinion of the European Commission, these agreements give excessive rights to Gazprom, including pipeline management, exclusive access to it or fixing tariffs.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that he spoke with Greek Prime Minister Alexis whether Ciprasem Greece’s participation in the project pipeline Potok Turkish (Turkish Stream), but no specifics have not yet.
Turkish Potok bus to replace the South Stream, from the construction of the Russian company Gazprom withdrew after blocking the project by the European Commission.
President Putin pointed out that the project could bring Turkish Potok Greece hundreds of millions of euros per year, and the benefits of the improvement of the Greek economy as a result of cooperation with Moscow odnieśliby Athens as Greece’s western creditors.
Putin warned that the Greek government only after the development of all the technical and economic issues will depend on whether Greece will take part in this project.
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