Despite calls from the European Parliament to stop the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, the project is subject to national law so the European Commission cannot stop construction of the pipeline as long as Gas Directive complies, DG Energy Director General Ditte Juul Jorgensen said. She added, however, that the Russian-backed project is not supported by the European Union.

“Nord Stream-2 is not a project of common European interest. It does not contribute to achieving the targets we have set ourselves. This is a consideration under energy policy and the Commission has been clear in stating that,” Jorgensen told the members of the EU Parliament’s ITRE Committee during an exchange of views on February 23.

https://www.neweurope.eu/article/commission-not-to-stop-nord-stream-2-if-pipeline-complies-with-eu-law/

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