05/10/2021 (Agence Europe) – The filling of the first section of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, designed to bring Russian gas to Europe from Germany via the Baltic Sea, has begun, according to an announcement made by its operator, Nord Stream 2 AG, on Monday 4 October. This section will be progressively filled in order to obtain the necessary levels and pressure for the subsequent technical tests. On the same day, the German energy regulator, the Bundesnetzagentur (BNetzA), announced that it had asked Nord Stream 2 AG to provide evidence that it had complied with all of the necessary regulatory requirements before the pipeline could be put into operation, in particular those issues relating to non-discriminatory access to the network for other gas suppliers and the integration of the interconnector in the German market area. The German regulator also noted that the company could be fined if it had not complied. (DG)