GAS NETWORKS

United Kingdom — northern continental Europe, including the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden and Germany — Poland — Lithuania — Latvia — Estonia — Finland — Russia: Gas pipelines to connect some of the main sources of gas supply in Europe, improve network interoperability, and increase security of supply, including natural gas pipelines via the offshore route from Russia to the EU and the onshore route from Russia to Poland and Germany, new pipeline building and network capacity increases in and between Germany, Denmark, and Sweden, and in and between Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Germany, and Austria. Including the following projects of European interest: North European gas pipeline Yamal — Europe gas pipeline Natural gas pipeline linking Denmark, Germany and Sweden Increase in transmission capacity on the Germany — Belgium — United Kingdom axis. Algeria — Spain — Italy — France — northern continental Europe: construction of new natural gas pipelines from Algeria to Spain, France and Italy, and increasing network capacities in and between Spain, France and Italy. Including the following projects of European interest: Algeria — Tunisia — Italy gas pipeline Algeria-Italy gas pipeline, via Sardinia and Corsica, with a branch to France Medgas gas pipeline (Algeria — Spain — France — Continental Europe). Caspian Sea countries — Middle East — EU: new natural gas pipeline networks to the European Union from new sources, including the Turkey — Greece, Greece — Italy, Turkey — Austria, and Greece — Slovenia — Austria (via the western Balkans) natural gas pipelines. Including the following projects of European interest: Turkey — Greece — Italy gas pipeline Turkey — Austria gas pipeline. Liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece, Cyprus and Poland: diversifying sources of supply and entry points, including the LNG terminals' connections with the transmission grid. Underground natural gas storage in Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Greece and the Baltic Sea Region: increasing capacity in Spain, France, Italy and the Baltic Sea Region and construction of the first facilities in Portugal, Greece, and Lithuania. Mediterranean Member States — East Mediterranean Gas Ring: establishing and increasing natural gas pipeline capacities between the Mediterranean Member States and Libya — Egypt — Jordan — Syria — Turkey. Including the following project of European Interest: Libya-Italy gas pipeline.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-01 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.