The European Commission has decided to invest EUR 33 million as part of cohesion policy in the construction of a 182-km cross-border gas pipeline between Komotini, in Greece, and Stara Zagora, Commissioner Corina Cretu said in an interview with Focus News Agency after the Commission’s announcement today. The pipeline is a European project of common interest, contributing to the energy union objectives. Bulgaria is one of ten EU countries where the Commission will invest a total of EUR 4 billion in 25 large infrastructure projects.