The European Commission (EC) Thursday presented seven recommendations to Bulgaria on the security of gas supply this winter. The recommendations are part of the joint assessment of the EU's readiness to act in case of disruption of gas supplies in the following months.
The EC said that in case of a gas crisis it will allow as a last resort the short-term exclusion of the Varna Thermal Power Plant from the rules in the sphere of ecology.
The other recommendations include: more transparency in the sector, faster implementation of the internal market rules in the sphere of trade, mutually favourable agreements with Greece and Turkey on gas and electricity exchange in extraordinary situations, finalization of the connection with the Romanian gas transmission network, and provision of a route for gas supplies to FYROM.
source: www.hbcbg.com
