Denmark welcomes new EU pipeline ruling but still undecided on Nord Stream 2
Although Denmark has welcomed a new EU gas directive on gas pipelines it won’t influence the government’s decision as to whether to allow Russia’s Nord Stream 2 project to pass through Danish territorial waters,…
Russian energy ministry awaiting Danish decision on Nord Stream 2
The Russian Ministry of Energy expects to receive a decision from Denmark in the near future on its request to lay the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline through its territorial waters, said Energy…
Denmark the final hold-out on Nord Stream 2
Denmark is the last country in Europe that has failed to green light the construction of the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline after the Swedish government approved the project that will carry Russian gas…
Løkke in Berlin: Nord Stream 2 has political implications
Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline was high on the agenda when Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen met Germany’s Chancellor Merkel in Berlin, Thursday, when both agreed that Ukraine’s role as a transit land…
Danish ban won’t halt Nord Stream 2
Russia’s Nord Stream 2 project will be re-routed if parliament passes a new bill that blocks the gas pipeline from passing through Danish territorial waters. A cross-party majority is considering amending legislation so Denmark can…
Lawyer: No legal argument to block Nord Stream 2
Legal experts have warned that the government will have a hard time blocking the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline passing through Danish territorial waters because Denmark has already allowed Nord Stream 1 to…
Government moves to block Nord Stream 2
The government is preparing a bill that could halt the construction of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline, Politiken reported, Saturday. Gazprom’s pipeline project, which will transport natural gas from Russia to Germany through…
The Week That Was, March 18th – 24th 2023:
Politics/Economy: The government’s majority is balancing on a knife edge after Liberal MP Mads Fuglede ‘defected’ to Denmark’s Democrats – the three coalition partners now only have 86 seats against the opposition’s 87….
The Week That Was, February 26th – March 3rd 2023:
Politics/Economy: A new poll showed the government would be kicked out if an election was held today, with support for the Social Democrats and Liberals (Venstre) at a record low. Centre-right voters would…
Denmark terminates Nordstream investigation
Denmark’s probe into the 2022 Nord Stream explosions has been terminated with investigators concluding there was deliberate sabotage of the gas pipelines but ‘no basis’ for pursuing criminal proceedings. The outcome mirrors Sweden…
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