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Nabucco vs. South Stream - rivalry over Balkan gas pipelines
Loskot-Strachota, Agata |
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| Over recent months, Russia has noticeably intensified its efforts to prevent the building of infrastructure for the export of Caspian natural gas to Europe. This refers particularly to the Nabucco pipeline, which is regarded as a strategic project for the European Union. Nabucco constitutes a serious challenge to Russian energy interests. Moscow's visible agitation is mainly a result of the increasing feasibility of the EU project, which is a consequence both of the growing availability of natural gas sources and a clear intensification of EU & US activities concerning the project. The agreements signed recently with Bulgaria, Serbia and Hungary facilitating implementation of South Stream, which is an alternative project to Nabucco, emphasise the intensification of the Russian policy. Such Russian actions are targeted not only against Nabucco but also, more extensively, against the unity of EU member states in their approach to energy issues. Their effects, at the moment, can be seen in the fields of politics and propaganda; they have resulted in deepening doubts about the possibility of completion... |
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