SOURCE: NORD-STREAM2.COM
30 September 2020
GERMANY PLAYS AGAINST TIME OVER NORD STREAM 2 Many signs are that Nord Stream 2 enthusiasts will grow more numerous in Berlin. More and more days have passed since the discovery that Navalny had been poisoned and a heated debated whether to quit the joint Russian energy project or not. No decisions have been made, though. There are fewer critical voices amongst officials whilst those in favor of the project are now gaining momentum. Angela Merkel has gained a lot of time by saying that the decision should be made together with the entire EU, all the more so the EU summit was put off amidst the coronavirus pandemic.
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ermany’s Nord Stream 2 defenders used this time wisely to strike a counterattack. In an interview with German daily Handelsblatt, Germany’s Economy Minister Peter Altmaier
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(CDU) lambasted Nord Stream 2 critics amidst their being inconsistent and backed the gas link. “It is problematic to question projects that have been laid down for many decades every
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