“Bulgaria will be among the countries gaining the most benefits from the European Energy Union from the viewpoint of energy security, better connectivity with neighbouring countries, and diversification of energy suppliers,” said European Commission Vice President in charge of the Energy Union Maros Sefcovic, speaking Tuesday for the Bulgarian National Television (BNT).

Referring to the visit, the senior official said: “I will present our conclusions and an assessment of our progress. I will demand to know if Bulgaria has the same impression of progress. We will talk also about what has to be done this year and next year.”

In his words, work has to be aimed at building better connections between the separate countries and diversification of energy sources.

“It will be very good if gas from 3 different suppliers is delivered. We are working on namely such a strategy and analysing what could be achieved. We see thing are concerning the Southern Gas Corridor, which carries Caspian gas to Europe, are going very well. I think the project will be finalised prior to 2020. We will present a new gas strategy, which could be one more source of gas to Europe. I think it is highly important that we work on diversifying the portfolio of your suppliers so that there is a fair attitude and a fair price and we are certain there will be greater energy security in Bulgaria,” Maros Sefcovic noted.