On Friday 9 June, the European Commission adopted a request to the Council of the European Union for a mandate to negotiate with the Russian Federation the key principles for the operation of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.
Nord Stream 2 has raised suspicion in a number of countries bordering on the Baltic Sea and hostility in several Eastern European countries. European Council President Donald Tusk has argued for EU rules to be applied to the letter by the project which will double...