Germany removed the last remaining obstacles on Tuesday 27 March to the construction and operation of the Russian gas pipeline Nord Stream-2, which has caused great controversy in the EU, in its territorial waters.
Basing its decision on its environmental and commercial impact study, the German Federal Navigation and Hydrography Agency approved all the permits for laying a 31-kilometre section of the pipeline in its exclusive economic zone in the Baltic Sea.
Welcoming the green light given...