22. Welcomes the decisi
on of the Bulgarian government to halt works on the South Stream project; is, however, deeply concerned at the recent decision of the Austrian government to further invest in the South Stream project, as well as the decision of the Hungarian government to sign an agreement on nuclear energy with Russia; is convinced that the recent visit of President Putin to Vienna and the signature of a South Stream-related contract between OMV and Gazprom represent a severe setback regarding the aim of creating a consistent European approach to the crisis in Ukraine, and, notably, a European energy securit
...[+++]y policy;