European energy leaders in Budapest signed off on grants to help bolster energy diversity schemes they said Friday were already having tangible results. European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic and European Energy Commissioner Miquel Arias Canete met with 12 of their counterparts in Budapest to sign off on infrastructure and regional cooperation agreements. Gas projects dubbed the Vertical Corridor – networks extending from Greece to Hungary – and a supporting grant of around $200 million were signed by minister in Budapest. European leaders said during the signing ceremony that multilateral work had already yielded results and further progress on energy security and diversity was expected. “I’m glad that our cooperation in the region has produced tangible results: Bulgaria now has access to liquefied natural gas […]