Czechs to push for Nabucco gas pipeline at EU helm
Thursday, December 18, 2008
The Czech EU Presidency will push for the planned Nabucco gas pipeline, which aims to reduce the Union's dependence on Russian gas, to become an EU project, the country's Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek recently announced. The Czech Republic is among the biggest supporters of the EU's flagship gas project and has put energy security among its highest priorities. "This is an absolute priority. Our partners see it in the same way, and we have agreed on this at the Visegrad Four meeting," ...