On Thursday 8 November, the European Commission approved a Greek-Bulgarian measure to support the construction and operation of a natural gas interconnector, with regard to EU State aid rules.
The move will create a gas interconnector, IGB, between Komotini (Greece) and Stara Zagora (Bulgaria), to transport 3 billion cubic metres a year of natural gas from the Hellenic Republic to Bulgaria by 2021. In the second phase, capacity may be increased and gas may also be transported from Bulgaria...