Finland and Estonia to Start Gas Pipeline Planning
The European Commission, Finland and Estonia signed a deal on Tuesday to start planning for a gas pipeline between the two countries, the Finnish government said.
"The agreement indicates that the plans for the construction of the gas pipeline between our two countries are moving forward," Finland's Minister of Economic Affairs Olli Rehn said.
The pipeline, called Balticconnector, will improve energy security in Finland, which now totally depends on pipeline gas imports from Russia, he added.
(Reporting by Nerijus Adomaitis)
