Brussels, 23/04/2014 (Agence Europe) - On 23 April, the Russian gas company Gazprom agreed to Austria's proposal to look into the possibilities of building a section of the “South Stream” gas pipeline in the country.
Against the fraught current backdrop of a gas dispute between Russia and Ukraine which threatens the EU, Gazprom wants to consolidate its position in Austria, a country which the company has been supplying for more than 40 years. Through its main local trade partner, the...