The suspension of certification of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, announced by Germany on Tuesday, will have no direct impact on gas prices in the European Union, European Commission Executive Vice-President for competition policy Margrethe Vestager said on Wednesday 23 February.
“There is no gas in the Nord Stream 2pipeline. What has been stopped is the approval of the pipeline that Nord Stream 2needs to be put into operation, which means that stopping the approval process cannot have any...