Finland gave the go-ahead on Thursday 12 April to the construction and use in its territorial waters of the Russian gas pipeline Nord Stream 2, which has been the source of great controversy in the EU.
The Regional Office of Southern Finland approved the permit required for construction of Nord Stream 2 in the Finnish exclusive economic zone. On 5 April, the Finnish government gave its approval to the proposed construction of the pipeline.
At the end of March, Germany lifted the final...