Nord Stream 2.

The Americans warn the companies involved in Nord Stream 2 against sanctions. It is unclear whether they will decide to introduce them, against some of the Europeans involved in the project. This threat is likely to increase the cost of the gas pipeline. Meanwhile, today there will be a significant vote on the revision of […]

On Wednesday the committee for industry and energy of the European Parliament adopted a stance supporting the draft amendment to the gas directive, which is especially opposed by Nord Stream 2 investors. In the European Parliament there were many opponents to accept the mandate for further negotiations on these regulations.

Heather Nauert, the spokesperson of the State Department said that the State Department has spent a lot of time speaking with US partners and allies overseas to explain to them the ramifications of CAATSA.

Gazprom will not be able to abandon gas supplies through Ukraine in 2020, because by that time the German branch of Nord Stream 2, the EUGAL gas pipeline in Germany, will not be ready – says Kommersant. This is confirmation of BiznesAlert.pl information. This means that at least in 2020 it will need a new […]

The letter is a sign that there are strong anti-Russian sentiments and continued pro-European attitudes in the US. The assumption is that blocking Nord Stream 2 would help Europe’s energy security – writes Dr. Anna Mikulska from the Center for Energy Research Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University in Houston.

Germany is effectively blocking initiatives that can, if not block, at least imply the EU law towards Nord Stream 2 investment, criticized by the European Commission. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to Poland may be the last opportunity to speak honestly about this topic. Germany should support the revision of the gas directive if they want […]

The call of US senators to block Nord Stream 2 does not mean that Washington will impose sanctions on this project, although it is possible. This is another signal that will convince allies in Europe to a harder attitude towards Gazprom and its projects, such as the controversial gas pipeline – writes Wojciech Jakóbik, editor-in-chief […]

On Friday, a conference 3 Revolutions of Ukraine took place in the College of Europe in Natolin. Three honorary guests took part in the opening panel: former French President Francois Hollande, former Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk His Beatitude Sviatoslav Shevchuk, Major Archbishop of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. The central theme was Ukraine […]

The Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) bill, passed by the U.S. Congress with full bi-partisan support, and enacted on August 2, 2017, sparked stormy reactions of some EU Member States- notably Germany and Austria-, brought hopes for those opponents of Nord Stream 2 pipeline who had expected for the project to be sanctioned […]

Piotr Stępiński, editor of BiznesAlert.pl comments the appeal of Nord Stream 2 financial partners to ensure that it is not subordinated to EU law.