(ANSA) - Rome, December 18 - Premier Matteo Renzi said at
the close of an EU summit in Brussels Friday that the North
Stream pipeline issue is "intriguing".
"A majority of countries support our position, against
Germany and the Netherlands," he said.
"Now the ball is in the (European) Commission's court".
The decision to double the North Stream pipeline project
"was approved on the sly after the elimination of South Stream
last year sparked a mad number of lawsuits," he added.
"Several leaders have tabled the issue of the North Stream
pipeline," European Council President Donald Tusk said.
"Italy and Bulgaria need clarification on the feasibility
of the North Stream project after the South Stream pipeline that
was supposed to bypass Ukraine to bring Russian gas into Europe
was judged not to be feasible," Tusk said.
North Stream issue 'intriguing' says Renzi (2)
'Ball in EC's court now'