The German Energy Ministry, announcing that the issuance of the certificate would not jeopardize the security of gas supplies to Germany and the EU, did not take into account Poland’s position. German environmentalists urged to stop the certification of the gas pipeline
Фото: Stefan Sauer / dpa / picture-alliance
The German Ministry of Economy and Energy did not take into account Poland’s position in its assessment of the certification of the Russian Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, Der Spiegel reports.
At the end of October, the agency sent an analysis of the reliability of gas supplies during the pipeline certification process to the German Federal Grid Agency (energy regulator). It said that the issuance of the certificate “does not jeopardize the security of gas supplies to Germany and the European Union.”
According to Spiegel, the ministry ignored the arguments of the Polish Energy Regulatory Office. The agency earlier in a letter to the German authorities expressed concern that Gazprom (the main shareholder of the operator of the Nord Stream 2 AG project) could “threaten the security of gas supplies to certain member states, regions or even the entire European Union”.
Germany saw no threat to EU gas supply due to Nord Stream 2 certification
As the newspaper writes, after that the German environmental organization Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) called for a halt in the implementation of the gas pipeline. DUH chief Sascha Müller-Kraenner said that “the federal government is ignoring the legitimate concerns of our neighbors.” In his opinion, the Russian gas pipeline threatens Europe’s energy security and jeopardizes compliance with climate targets.
.