āNo new pipeline in the Baltic Seaā
The German government should come to realise that the planned gas pipeline Nord Stream 2 from Russia to Germany via the Baltic Sea āwill not be implementedā and āsave Europe further disputes on this matterā, Green politician Reinhard BĆ¼tikofer writes in a guest article for Die Welt. If the EU Commission takes over negotiations with Moscow, former economy minister Sigmar Gabrielās āidea to build Nord Stream 2 essentially in an unlegislated space bypassing European energy lawā will have failed, BĆ¼tikofer says. Chancellor Angela Merkel so far has avoided commenting directly on the pipeline that is heavily contested by eastern European EU members. āShe should now decide to pull the plugā to avoid German stubbornness standing in the way āof a new vitality in the EUā he argues.
See the Ā鶹ĪŽĀė°ę factsheet The Energiewende and its implications for international security for more information.