Despite deepening strain between Moscow and the West, the European Commission has given approval to a Russian gas giant to carry more gas along a pipeline in Germany — drawing the ire of Ukraine and Poland.
The Commission’s Friday night green light comes in response to a years-long debate over whether Russia’s state-owned Gazprom should be permitted to use more of the pipeline.
Gazprom said the approval would allow the company to deliver more gas to a region struggling to make up for waning home-grown energy supplies.
Opponents, especially in Central and Eastern Europe, counter that it’s a political move aimed at consolidating …read more
Source: European Voice
