US politicises Russian-German gas pipeline project - Nord Stream 2 CEO
The United States government politicises the Russian-German Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline project because it wants to sell its gas in Europe, Matthias Warnig, the company鈥檚 CEO told WirtschaftsWoche in a long interview. 鈥淭hey abuse the unfounded fear of a dependence for their own economic interests,鈥� said Warnig. Nord Stream 2 was simply an economic project between a Russian and five western companies. Russian gas alone will not be able to fulfil Europe鈥檚 future needs, and the European market is already so flexible that nobody depends on just one supplier, said Warnig. He warned that should the EU change regulation now at Gazprom鈥檚 disadvantage, compensation for damages could become a topic. Europe is the most important market for Gazprom and so the company 鈥渘eeds Europe as a customer鈥�, writes WirtschaftsWoche.
Read the interview (behind paywall) in German .
For background, read the 威力彩玩法 news digest item Nord Stream 2: green light for 55-kilometre section in German territorial waters and the factsheet Germany鈥檚 dependence on imported fossil fuels.