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EU keeps EastMed gas pipeline on new list of priority projects

MILAN, Nov 28 (Reuters) - The European Commission has maintained a proposed pipeline connecting the gas reserves in the Eastern Mediterranean to Greece via Cyprus and Crete on its new list of Projects of Common Interest (PCI) published on Tuesday.Projects included in the PCI list have access to a fast-track permitting process and special funding.Energy group Edison (EDNn.MI) and Greece's DEPA International Projects are the sponsors of the project through their joint venture IGI Poseidon.The joint venture has still to take a final investment decision (FID) on the pipeline, which...