The European Union said Tuesday it will continue to work with its member states on finding a deal with Russia to build a gas pipeline though southeastern Europe, despite an announcement by Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin , that the project has been abandoned . “The next meeting [on the South Stream pipeline] had been planned for the 9 December 2014 and it will take place regardless of the announcement by Russia to stop the project,” the EU’s vice president for energy, Maros Sefcovic, said. “Obviously this new development […]