EU Calls on Bulgaria to Amend South Stream Venture Agreement

The European Union regulator urged Bulgaria to amend its South Stream natural gas pipeline agreement with Russia to conform with EU law and make sure third parties are given access.

“We would like to see that stated very clearly in the intergovernmental agreement,” Marlene Holzner, the European Commission energy spokeswoman, told a briefing in Brussels today. The EU sent a letter to the government in April, recommending it include private gas traders in the project.