Serbia Becomes Europe
... supported by the media, – Bonapartesque moves occasionally helpful in times of changes. Finally, a few words about the gas issue. The scene for Vucic’s visit was set by President Nicolic’s loud statements ruling out the option of the Turkish Stream and Vucic’s own call to “ reduce dependency on Russian gas ”. And, although it does look like a direct threat to Russian investments in the region, Serbia likely has an ulterior motive. Looking at the map of the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP), Gazprom’s alternative route, it is clear that the initial plan had it crossing Turkey, Greece and Albania, leaving out Serbia, the central element of ...