The gas pipeline project Nord Stream 2 has already recieved all the necessary permits in Germany, however, not all European countries welcome the construction of the pipeline.
“We believe that the Nord Stream 2 does not encourage the diversification of gas supply. That is why if the pipeline is built it will not be supported by the EU and the European Commission, in particular,” Dominik Ristori, head of the European Commission’s energy department said, adding that nevertheless the bloc is not mulling sanctions.
The EU attaches great significance to the gas pipelines going through the Ukrainian territory in context of diversification of supply routes, according to Ristori.
“Gas transition is important for Ukraine in terms of revenues, but it is also important for the EU in the context of diversification of supply routes,” he stressed at a press conference in Kiev on Friday.
The bloc’s official also pledged that the EU will help Ukraine during the negotiations on transit after the termination of the contract between Naftogaz and Gazprom.
Nord Stream 2 AG, the operator of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, has already recieved all the requisite permits from Germany. Later, the Finnish government also gave its consent for construction of the pipeline through its exclusive economic zone, though one more permit from Finland is expected to be made within the next weeks.