Focus Germany: The Nord Stream 2 headache
The EUGAL transfer station on the German-Czech border will feed Russian natural gas from the Nord Stream 2 Baltic Sea pipeline into the European gas grid (source: dpa)
General info
What's inside
- Berlin maintains that Nord Stream 2 is a purely commercial initiative despite its obvious political benefits for Russia
- Ukraine could have become an energy hub for Central Europe if not for the systemic corruption of its oil industry
- The new pipeline could be delayed by legal setbacks, but once completed it will boost Russia’s geopolitical leverage
Who will benefit?
- Report is targeted to the decision makers in cross country manufacturing – suppliers, manufacturers, logistics.
- Also considered useful for the administrative university facilities, to better understand the possibe effects of current decisions.
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