EU welcomes green energy pipeline project between Barcelona and Marseille
European Commission could fund proposal if 'BarMar' planned under current legislation
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Spain, France and Portugal to create green energy pipeline from Barcelona to Marseille
Leaders of three countries give up on unfinished MidCat project championed by Catalonia
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PODCAST: The unfinished MidCat pipeline – a solution for Europe's energy crisis?
Pipeline connecting Catalonia with France could ease EU's dependence on Russian gas but political and social obstacles could impede construction
African gas to Europe via Catalonia's unfinished MidCat pipeline
Construction halted after France's opposition could be recovered if political will
MidCat pipeline project: sending African gas to Europe via Catalonia
Spain and Catalonia still support MidCat pipeline project despite French opposition
EU leaves decision to "concerned member states" as infrastructure not of "common interest" for Europe
Macron calls MidCat pipeline project connecting Africa to Europe via Catalonia 'nonsense'
French president sees "no evidence" of need for half-finished infrastructure
France to 'consider' project to build gas pipeline to connect Africa to Europe via Catalonia
MidCat, an infrastructure dropped halfway its construction, is supported by Catalan, Spanish and German governments
Energy regulators reject Spanish-French gas project
MidCat pipeline did not respond to "market needs" and was too costly, they say
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Regulators reject Spanish gas project MidCAT
Midi-Catalonia interconnector did not respond to “market needs” and was too costly, according to them
Pressure grows to stop controversial MidCat gas pipeline
Spanish government and EU have to decide whether to resume major infrastructure project passing through middle of Catalonia
North African gas to reach Central Europe through Catalonia by 2020 to reduce 40% Russian dependency
A strategic gas pipeline is to be built through the Catalan Pyrenees, linking the Iberian Peninsula with France and Central Europe. The Midcat project aims to reduce Europe's dependency on Russian gas by 40%, diversifying the sources of supply. The pipeline should be operational by 2020, announced on Thursday the Spanish Minister for Industry, José Manuel Soria. The day before, French President, François Hollande, Spanish PM, Mariano Rajoy, Portuguese PM, Pedro Passos Coelho, and European Commission President, Jean-Claude Juncker, re-launched the project's construction. Midcat started to be planned in 2007 but it was halted for several years, mainly due to a lack of interest from French companies and institutions, which were not guaranteeing to build their part. Now, the crisis with Russia has reignited the urge to find alternative gas suppliers for Central Europe.