FDP vice-president Kubiki’s proposal to open Nord Stream 2 is causing strong reactions. In Canada, Soltz and Hambeck with energy at the top of the agenda. After the new pressures of Gazprom and the imminent closure of the Nord Stream 1 pipeline, again due to technical problems at a compression station, from August 31 to […]
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Xabeck: Opening Nord Stream 2 would mean a concession to Putin
Giving in to Russian President Vladimir Putin would mean, in the view of German Economy Minister Robert Habeck, the opening of the German-Russian natural gas pipeline Nord Stream 2. That would indirectly mean Putin is right, the Green politician and vice chancellor warned today during an open day at his ministry in Berlin. Habeck was […]
Welt: Gazprom donated 192 million euros to the German ‘Climate Foundation’
Once again, the so-called Climate Foundation in Germany had to reveal sensitive key data about its business activities, according to a report by Welt am Sonntag. They show how generous the Kremlin’s Gazprom company was in using the foundation to complete the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in the Baltic Sea. More and more details are […]
Berlin: Rules out the possibility of Nord Stream 2 operation
The German government rules out the possibility of operating the German-Russian gas pipeline Nord Stream 2, a government spokesman said, responding to related comments by the Kremlin and former chancellor Gerhard Schroeder. Siemens Energy, for its part, emphasized that it has not delivered turbines for Nord Stream 2, but also that the turbine it repaired […]
Why Nord Stream is so important in the energy ‘war’ between the EU and Russia
Europe is waiting until early Thursday to learn whether Russia will restart natural gas flows through its largest pipeline after maintenance work ends. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said supplies will continue, but at lower levels and with conditions. At the same time, however, he left hints as to whether the pipeline will be able […]
Welt: German Climate Foundation wants to transfer 12 million euros to Gazprom
The controversial MV Climate and Environment Protection Foundation wants to transfer twelve million euros to Gazprom’s subsidiary Nord Stream 2 AG in Switzerland, according to Welt am Sonntag. The planned financial transfer is politically and legally sensitive. MV Climate and Environment Protection Foundation wants to settle its debts to Gazprom subsidiary Nord Stream 2 AG. […]
SPIEGEL: Germany is considering converting part of Nord Stream 2 to an LNG connection
LAST UPDATE 13:25 The German Ministry of Economy is considering converting parts of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline into a connection for a liquefied natural gas terminal on the Baltic coast, Der Spiegel magazine reported today. The ministry is considering expropriating part of the pipeline system located on German soil and cutting it off […]
The Russian invasion of Ukraine puts a ‘gravestone’ on Nord Stream 2
By Ken Silverstein Nord Stream 2 should be compared to the Berlin Wall: generations upon generations of oppression are coming to an end and a new day is coming. If the collapsed Wall symbolizes the fall of communism, the collapse of Nord Stream 2 embodies the death of totalitarianism and the rise of renewable energy. […]
The waters of Nord Stream 2
The Prime Minister of the State of Mecklenburg-Pomerania, Manuela Svezig, has been sharply criticized for her pro-Russian stance and controversial Nord Stream 2 AG dealings. He was one of the rising leaders of the Social Democrats in the field of federal politics, at least until recently. Manuela Svezig, 42, served as Minister of Family Affairs […]
Gas: Europe accelerates plans to break free from Russia
At the long-dormant construction site of the Norway-Poland gas pipeline on Danish soil, work has resumed after Russia invaded Ukraine. Plans to build methane terminals in northern Germany, Finland or France, new pipeline branches to Spain or the eastern Mediterranean are in the works. Europe is working hard to break free from Russian gas, even […]