EU ‘must help Turkey on energy’

Unveiling a strategy paper to be discussed at an EU summit in Brussels, Fokion Fotiadis, deputy director-general in the Commission, said: “We should support Turkey reach its full potential as a transit country.’’

He also singled out the need to support Algeria, which he said could double its share of European gas imports to about 20 per cent, making it the second largest supplier after Russia, if it completes two pipeline projects linking the country to southern Europe.

Financial Times