English translation of two Nord Stream 2 articles published today by the Dutch FD.
Berlin convinced: sanctions cannot stop the construction of the last 160 km of Nord Stream 2
: 24 Dec 2019
The Solitaire was one of the ships of the Dutch-Swiss offshore company Allseas who worked on the Nord Stream 2. Gas pipeline. Photo: Reuters
In brief
- Allseas has stopped the construction of Nord Stream 2 under pressure from the American sanctions.
- But the gas pipeline is simply being phased out, German politicians expect.
- The latter does entail delays and higher costs.
Although the Dutch-Swiss offshore group Allseas has stopped the construction of Nord Stream 2 under pressure from US sanctions legislation, the gas pipeline from Russia to Germany will be phased out in the view of German politics. The sanctions will only lead to a few months delay and higher costs.
“I assume that the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline will be delivered in the second half of 2020,” said Peter Beyer, member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the German parliament, in a conversation with radio station Deutschlandfunk on Monday.