Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said that the energy crisis in Europe did not affect the opinion of the government, which opposes the implementation of this project.
“Copenhagen continues to oppose Nord Stream-2. The situation on the energy markets in this regard has not changed our position. Yes, we gave permission for its construction in due time, but it was a technical moment, our position was always obvious”, she said.
In October 2019, the Danish Energy Agency gave permission for the construction of a section of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline running along the Danish continental shelf southeast of Bornholm Island in the Baltic Sea.
The kingdom’s authorities explained that they were obliged to issue this permit in accordance with the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea and the national law on the continental shelf, subject to compliance with environmental protection requirements.
Later, on October 1, 2020, the Danish Energy Agency gave permission to operate Nord Stream-2. And in October 2021, the Danish authorities announced that the operator Nord Stream-2 AG had fulfilled all the conditions for putting the gas pipeline into operation.