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Nabucco pipeline back among EU priorities

Published: 21 March, 2009, 01:30


EU ministers have changed their stance on the Nabucco pipeline project, putting it back onto the list of top priorities. It comes despite a decision taken on Thursday to exclude the project from the EU agenda.

 
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