“This pipeline is a game changer. It’s a game changer for Bulgaria and for Europe’s energy security. And it means freedom. It means freedom from dependency on Russian gas,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said during an inauguration ceremony in Sofia attended by the leaders of Bulgaria, Greece, Azerbaijan, Romania, Serbia and North Macedonia.
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Greece and Bulgaria started commercial operation of a long-delayed gas pipeline on Saturday which will help decrease southeast Europe’s dependence on Russian gas and boost energy security.
The 182-km pipeline will provide a relief to Bulgaria, which has been struggling to secure gas supplies at affordable prices since the end of April, when Russia’s Gazprom (GAZP.MM) cut off deliveries over Sofia’s refusal to pay in roubles.
Russia has decreased its gas deliveries to Europe after the West imposed sanctions on Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine, leaving European Union countries scrambling to secure alternative supplies amid surging prices.
“This pipeline is a game changer. It’s a game changer for Bulgaria and for Europe’s energy security. And it means freedom. It means freedom from dependency on Russian gas,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said during an inauguration ceremony in Sofia attended by the leaders of Bulgaria, Greece, Azerbaijan, Romania, Serbia and North Macedonia.
“Both here in Bulgaria and across Europe people are feeling the consequences of Russia’s war. But thanks to projects like this, Europe will have enough gas for the winter,” she said.
The Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB) pipeline will transport 1 billion cubic meters (bcm) of Azeri gas to Bulgaria.
With an initial capacity of 3 bcm per year and plans to later raise this to 5 bcm, the pipeline could provide non-Russian gas to neighbouring Serbia, North Macedonia, Romania and further to Moldova and Ukraine.
t will carry gas from the northern Greek city of Komotini to Stara Zagora in Bulgaria. IGB is linked to another pipeline, part of Southern Gas Corridor that carries Azeri gas to Europe.
On Friday, gas operators in Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Slovakia proposed to transport increased Azeri shipments through their networks to central Europe.
The 240 million euro ($235.18 million) pipeline is controlled by a joint venture between Bulgarian state energy company BEH, Greek gas utility DEPA and Italy’s Edison.
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Where 7 times more bombs than the Second World, World War II, and the nepal extermination of people became reality?? … -Vietnam. Do you know this Zelensky?? ¿Dónde se hicieron realidad 7 veces más bombas que la Segunda Guerra Mundial, si que la Segunda Guerra Mundial y el exterminio de personas, human beings, con Nepal? … -Y ya olvidamos y no es parte de la Historia
Imagine then what a huge game changer the East Med would be had it been allowed to develop. Wouldn't it be a more beneficial use of the EE millions now wasted on those horrendous and inefficient wind farms? Incidentally, what of those extortionately expensive and notoriously ugly installatios? In all this dread period, not once have we heard an official resort to their contribution to Europe's relief !
She is shameless!!!
Big bs 😂
US destroyed the pipeline caused major environmental damages and it gets ignored completely wow and Germans would freeze this winter. Italy might overtake German as the industrial hub if they start to implement policies that serves their own people not being puppets of the US NeoCons. For the UK they are already in trouble thanks to their own making.
Theatrical clown .
Meanwhile the EU tells spain and portugal to reduce gas consumtion, despite thei gas coming from north Africa. THEY MUST SUFFER, why ? the green agenda, the EU is a facist state
LIE AFTER LIE DONT MAKE TRUTH !!! THIS WOMAN IS CRIMINAL.
This woman is delusional Europe will always be a vessel and slaves of the great master.. and people like her will always be hired to do the bidding on the great master.
Freedom from russia but nt from usa
COMMENT: Feed the China machine, such energy market supply reconfiguration just inflates China's influence and requirements for ever increasing energy, long term; where as a long terms position the large scale energy supply engineering projects in Russia are essential both for Europe and China. The implication is what sort of energy supply will there be from Ireland to UK, as for example a method to ensure the functioning economics within Ireland, in analysis that historically have proved so difficult to achieve? ….. go figure.
Thank you Azerbaijan for saving the people of eastern and Southern Europe.
Now just depending on someone else. What happens when America blows up that pipeline because you are rebuilding your industries
Freedom is not suffering from high energy prices, food shortages, and a destroyed economy and unemployment.. what you have in Germany is called "socialism" and it has nothing to do with freedom..
This woman is all talk!! Filled with so much pride! The entire EU is messed up, Russia is the only country with courage to stand up for it’s own values and for the rest of the world.
Hopefully the U.S. won't blow it up.
Nero smiling as Rome burns down is what she reminds me of. Too bad the rest of the group she represents are just as insane.
Russia should blow this 'lifeline' to Brussels.
Forever slave to the American 🤣
This women is a dishonest war monger.
Great step 👍
Best way to get Putin's gas ⛽.. soon Putin will fall down 👇
She is the complete bullshitteer
Freedom from Russia 😅
They never invaded, crippled Europe
It's the USA who brought war to the region and yet the EU doesn't have balls to accept it – Treat the US the same way you old clowns .!
Does her home have gas heating?
Proud idiot at work ! Germany could be proud to with such a leader …
It sounds like total stupidity to me.
Be realistic, I am happy for Bulgaria and Greece. But what about the other states.
And still dreaming about the solar energy, wind energy, running behind a failed energy policy. The lady is out of touch with reality.
A industrialized nations can't live from wind and solar energy. These politicians like Ursula, are the couse of the downfall of Europe. Socialistic propaganda, high inflation, new depts, etc bring a nation down. Nuclear energy like in France is the key to an energy independent Europe.
Not these woke fantasies that make some people rich and millions poor.
Nuclear energy is cheap
Sycopath
Get out of Bulgaria with your neo communist bullshit, Italy and Hungary woke up we will soon. EU and NATO is the new USSR
Azerbaijan attacked Armenia a good christian country without provocation. WHERE ARE THE SANCTIONS ??? There were sanctions cause of the aggression of Russia right ? where are the sanctions against Azerbaijan aggression?
Sorry, but it´s crazy. This woman is only politically motivated, she is wong, dangerous and say the untruth. She leads us to war in Europe. That´s, what she does. DON´T BELIEVE HER!!! She ist only concerned with her well-being, but not for Europe, the world, the people. She is a woman, that you must not believe. I know her as a minister in Germany and there she had done verry much not good. She ist a chameleon. She does everything for her career.
If you want to answer, pleas do it in geman, so I understand you. Otherwise I can not answer you.
English I have trouble with this text.
This woman is terrifying
Putin is destroying Russia. All the years Putin spent building up Russia he is now dismantling everything he did, and worse he has isolated himself from Europe.
Nl Exit deze schaamte lose bende
CDU is a lie.
The self gratitude to familiarize such microphone militants, is way above the ordinary day to day routine…
Please see to everybody's individual needs, and then! you can stop blowing hot gas up our back sides…
Why is Russia our enemy? Nato funded and armed the 2014 Ukraine coup. Before the war the azov battalion was rightly called nazis by the NYtimes and now that are praising them. We are being lied to. Ukrainian nazis we’re killing people in the areas Russian has taken over. This is an American proxy war.
What a hypocrite
Wake up lady you took the wrong way and you destroy the whole EU.Quit and go home you are an amateur politician.