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EU lends energy hand to Poland

BRUSSELS, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- The European Commission said Wednesday it would help Poland update its energy sector and develop new natural gas pipelines.

The Commission said Wednesday a support package of $629 million for the Polish energy sector was in line with aid rules set by the European Union.

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"The Commission has concluded that the project will further EU energy goals without unduly distorting competition in the internal market," it said in a statement.

Poland next year plans to build a liquefied natural gas terminal and has development plans in place to examine the shale natural gas potential.

The European Commission said it supported plans in Poland for a so-called North-South corridor, which would link the Polish gas market to Scandinavian and Central European markets. The European aid will be granted to Poland's state-owned gas company Gaz-System.

The Polish government this year expressed reservations about hosting a section of the Yamal-Europe natural gas pipeline. The Polish and Russian governments agreed on the project in the 1990s but Warsaw said the situation changed because of its closer ties to the EU.

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