Brussels, 31/05/2011 (Agence Europe) - Although he recognises the value of the South Stream project for diversification of EU gas supplies, Commissioner Günther Oettinger pointed out that the Italian-Russian gas pipeline will be subject to internal market rules.
In Brussels on 25 May, at the presentation of the gas pipeline project to channel Russian gas to the EU under the Black Sea, bypassing Ukraine, Oettinger said that South Stream, “is not our top priority, but we recognise its...