... among German entrepreneurs struggling with high energy prices. Since 2022, efforts to address this issue—whether through diversifying suppliers or turning to renewable energy sources—have failed. While the argument about the deindustrialization of Germany is largely emotional, it nonetheless reflects a broader pessimism about the country’s economic outlook.
Bringing the surviving line of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline into operation may partially alleviate German industry's problems. Russia has repeatedly confirmed its readiness to resume energy cooperation with its German partners. This issue was also raised during the latest
phone talks
between ...
... territorial waters. As one of the major U.S. allies in Europe,
Poland’s antitrust watchdog
slapped a record $7.6 billion fine on Gazprom, which represents 10% of the Russian company's revenue. Mateusz Morawiecki, the Polish Prime Minister, also called on Germany
to halt the Nord Stream 2 project
, depicting it as a threat to the stability of Europe.
It is certain that the creation of the pipeline, by stimulating competition, would allow a more reasonable price on the European gas market. Critics of the project fear a
dependence ...
... Europeans when it says that the financial burden will rest on their shoulders in the event that Gazprom fails to pay the billions of dollars per year that it is demanding to transit gas. Caught between a rock and a hard place – the United States and Germany (for which Nord Stream 2 is extremely beneficial) – Sweden has chosen to blindly execute the necessary procedures. It has reviewed the documents submitted for the presence of fire hazards and has issued a construction permit.
That the United States it attempting ...
