EUobserver / Bulgaria freezes work on South Stream pipeline
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Bulgaria has frozen construction on Russia’s strategic South Stream gas pipeline due to EU and US pressure.
Bulgarian PM Plamen Oresharski announced the move on Sunday (8 June) after meeting three US senators in Sofia.
“We discussed South Stream and the EC’s [European Commission] request regarding EU legal procedures. I pointed out the project will go forward only after we resolve all the issues which Brussels has”, he said.
“I have ordered to stop construction until the procedure is agreed with Brussels”.
The commission has taken legal action against Bulgaria on grounds that public tenders for South Stream contracts broke EU rules.
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