European Commission finds fault with Nord Stream 2 pipeline
PR dla Zagranicy
Nick Hodge
19.11.2015 16:07
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Doubts over proposed pipeline between Russia and Germany
On Wednesday the European Commission published a report expressing doubts about the construction of Nord Stream 2, linking Ruissia and Germany.
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The EC calls into question whether the gas pipeline will be able to solve Europe's problem of the diversification of energy sources.
As Michał Owczarek reports, last September, Russia’s Gazprom and major European energy companies from Western Europe signed an agreement to double Nord Stream's capacity by 2019.
Some 55 billion additional cubic meters of gas a year are expected to flow to Germany under the Baltic Sea, bypassing Poland and other Central & Eastern European countries. The agreement has raised serious concerns in the region.
"The Nord Stream deal stipulates for the exemption from the third-party access rule and thus has been heavily criticised as potentially violating EU regulations," said energy expert Tomasz Chmal.