EC has responded to a request from Nord Stream 2 AG, the operator of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, stating that EC experts are ready to meet and listen to arguments in favour of excluding the project from amendments to the EU Gas Directive, Press Officer for Climate Action and Energy Lynn Rietdorf said on Monday.
“In its reply, the European Commission follows the legal procedure – the ‘dispute settlement mechanism’ – set out in the Energy Charter Treaty, stating that its services are ready to meet with the project promoters to hear their arguments,” Rietford said.
Previously, the Council of the European Union approved the amendments to the EU Gas Directive. These amendments stipulate the rules of operation of the offshore sections of gas pipelines in the EU and thus may affect the construction of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.