On Thursday 22 February, the chairman of the European Parliament committee on industry, research and energy, Jerzy Buzek (EPP, Poland), put pressure on the Bulgarian presidency of the Council of the EU so that member states might “rapidly” define a general approach on the amendment to the gas directive proposed by the European Commission to cover gas pipelines arriving in the EU from third countries. He hopes to negotiate with MEPs “as of April” with a vote in parliamentary...