BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission will go ahead with talks on the South Stream pipeline project on Dec. 9, even though Russia says the plan has been axed, the European Commission said on Tuesday.
On Monday, Gazprom said the project to build the new South Stream link to the EU, bypassing Ukraine, was scrapped and cited EU regulatory objections.
"The Commission has hosted several meetings that aimed at finding a solution to this project that would fully comply with the EU legislation," Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic said in a statement.
The next meeting is planned for Dec. 9 and will go ahead, he said, adding security of supply was a top priority in an "ever changing energy landscape".
(Reporting by Barbara Lewis; editing by Philip Blenkinsop)