The Fight for Nord Stream 2: The Interests of all the Players Involved

... billion euros. Evidently, Gazprom’s opponents were expecting European companies to abandon the project in light of these circumstances. However, the Council of the European Union Legal Service pointed out that expanding the provisions of the Third Energy Package to include Nord Stream 2 was impossible, as it would go against international law. If you can prove that Nord Stream 2 is a political, rather than an economic project, then the Europeans will automatically reject it. The Polish leadership and experts in the country ...