Russian Nord Stream 2 bypassing Ukraine gets first partial permit in Germany

REUTERS

It is about the permission for construction on a part of Germany's continental shelf. The Ministry of Energy of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern federal land has confirmed the report, saying that the permission was adopted on November 2, DW wrote.

A representative of Nord Stream 2 operator has called this the first step toward obtaining a general permit from Germany.

Read alsoUkraine needs U.S. help to confront Nord Stream II – Naftogaz CEOUNIAN memo. Nord Stream 2 project involves the construction of two strings of a gas pipeline with a total capacity of 55 billion cubic meters of gas a year from the Russian coast via the Baltic Sea to Germany. A new pipeline is expected to be built next to Nord Stream.