EU Lawmakers Voice Doubts Over Approval for Nord Stream 2
- Nord Stream 2 breaches EU gas rules, Parliament members say
- EU urged to closely scrutinize German regulatory decision
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A group of European Union lawmakers questioned the Nord Stream 2 pipeline’s compliance with the bloc’s laws, underscoring tensions over the controversial project to ship Russian gas to Europe amid an unprecedented energy crisis.
The European Commission should adopt interim measures against Russia’s exporter Gazprom PJSC if Nord Stream 2 starts operating before obtaining the necessary EU regulatory approvals, Parliament members representing five of the biggest political groups wrote in a letter to EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson that’s been seen by Bloomberg News.