The European Commission said, on Thursday 22 July, that it has taken note of the agreement between Germany and the United States on the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, while reiterating its position that it is not a project of European interest.
Announced the day before, the agreement aims to limit the risk that Russia could use Nord Stream 2 - intended to link Germany to Russia, without passing through Ukraine - as a geopolitical lever against Kiev.
“Should Russia attempt to use energy as a...