EU chief: New Greece-Bulgaria gas pipeline ‘means freedom’


              The pipelines during an opening ceremony of the Baltic Pipe in Budno, Poland, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. The event marks the end of the process of the Baltic Pipe construction, a key route to carry gas from Norway through Denmark to Poland and neighboring countries. (AP Photo)
            
              The pipelines during an opening ceremony of the Baltic Pipe in Budno, Poland, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. The event marks the end of the process of the Baltic Pipe construction, a key route to carry gas from Norway through Denmark to Poland and neighboring countries. (AP Photo)
            
              European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, center, stands next to Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, right, after official ceremony of the launch of Commercial Operations of the Gas Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria, in Sofia , Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022.. The chief of the European Commission hailed on Saturday the official launch of a gas link between Greece and Bulgaria as a key contribution to Europe's energy security amid Russia's energy blackmail.. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)
            
              European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen smiles after the official launching ceremony of Commercial Operations of the Gas Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria, in Sofia , Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. The President of the European Commission hailed on Saturday the official launch of a gas link between Greece and Bulgaria as a key contribution to Europe's energy security amid Russia's energy blackmail. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)
            
              European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen smiles after the official launching ceremony of Commercial Operations of the Gas Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria, in Sofia , Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. The President of the European Commission hailed on Saturday the official launch of a gas link between Greece and Bulgaria as a key contribution to Europe's energy security amid Russia's energy blackmail. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)
            
              The pipelines during an opening ceremony of the Baltic Pipe in Budno, Poland, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. The event marks the end of the process of the Baltic Pipe construction, a key route to carry gas from Norway through Denmark to Poland and neighboring countries. (AP Photo)
            
              The pipelines during an opening ceremony of the Baltic Pipe in Budno, Poland, Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. The event marks the end of the process of the Baltic Pipe construction, a key route to carry gas from Norway through Denmark to Poland and neighboring countries. (AP Photo)
            
              President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, right, meets with Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, left, in Sofia, Bulgaria, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
            
              President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, right, and Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, meet in capital Sofia, Bulgaria on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
            
              President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, second right, meets with Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, in capital Sofia, Bulgaria on Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)
            
              President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, right, meets with Bulgarian president Rumen Radev, in Sofia, Bulgaria, Saturday, Oct. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Visar Kryeziu)