Bulgaria has not given up on plans to build the South Stream pipeline to deliver Russian gas to Europe and believes the Gazprom-led project will be completed once issues over its structure are resolved, Energy Minister Dragomir Stoynev said on Monday.Designed to bypass Ukraine, the pipeline has raised tensions between the European Union and Russia after Brussels asked Sofia last week to suspend work pending a decision on whether it complies with EU law.Bulgaria, the EU's poorest member and almost wholly-dependent on Russian gas - said on Sunday it had halted work on the pipeline.
Bulgaria has not given up on plans to build the South Stream pipeline to deliver Russian gas to Europe and believes the Gazprom-led project will be completed once issues over its structure are resolved, Energy Minister Dragomir Stoynev said on Monday, writes Reuters.
Designed to bypass Ukraine, the pipeline has raised tensions between the European Union and Russia after Brussels asked Sofia last week to suspend work pending a decision on whether it complies with EU law.
Bulgaria, the EU's poorest member and almost wholly-dependent on Russian gas - said on Sunday it had halted work on the pipeline.
