The first meeting of the High level Working Group on Gas Connectivity for the South-East Europe region will take place on February 9 in Sofia, Bulgaria.
Energy Ministers from Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Slovenia and Slovakia have been invited, said a European Commission statement here Thursday.
The group will exchange views on the prospects of regional gas supply, as well as discuss potential infrastructure solutions. The EU will be represented by the European Commission Vice-President for Energy Union Maros Sefcovic and EU Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy Arias Canete. "It is today more than ever important that we look for solutions to enhance cross-border gas flows and to ensure diversification of gas supply," said Sefcovic in a statement.
Canete added: "Our meeting in Sofia will be a very good opportunity to advance regional cooperation in the energy field. We should speed up the development of strategic projects to address the security of supply challenge of the region."