15/03/2017 (Agence Europe) – In a study, entitled “Nord Stream 2 – A Political and Economic Contextualisation”, published on 9 March, German think tank Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik looks at the commercial, economic, regulatory and political implications of the highly controversial Russian Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline project which will double the capacity of the Nord Stream pipeline between Russia and Germany. “Whether it fails or succeeds, the project’s political costs will be high, as it touches on sensitive interests in many quarters. Nord Stream is a commercial venture, but its impacts transcend its commercial and energy ramifications, and differ widely among EU states”, the report states. “Without a question, the project represents a challenge for energy diplomacy both internal and external. Its potentially divisive effects on European energy policy and the Energy Union need to be cushioned and contained”, it argues. The study is available at https://goo.gl/JZaqvF (EH)