EU debates inviting Russia to join Nabucco
Thursday, February 5, 2009
Lawmakers in the European Parliament are considering inviting Russia to join the Union's Nabucco gas pipeline project, to avoid competition with rival projects sponsored by Moscow in the wake of the Russia-Ukraine gas dispute. The proposal is contained in a report on the EU's strategic energy review, which is set be voted upon tomorrow in the European Parliament. French MEP Anne Laperrouze (ALDE), author of the report and vice-chair of the Parliament's committee on industry, research ...