Deputy Head of the State Duma Committee on Ecology and Environmental Protection Cyril Cherkasov appreciated the criticism of German ecologists to the North Stream-2 gas pipeline. In his opinion, this is a “Haipova” theme that is used to raise the ratings and does not have grounds for itself, RIA Novosti reports.
“Now a number of European” green “parties failed in the elections, and they are clearly in rhetoric lacking this current agenda, well, and, accordingly, attracting the media. And here there is a” Haipova “topic, there is a certain pressure, which turns out to be on our joint project with Europe, “the parliamentarian noted.
Cherkasov added that the United States leads informal negotiations with the European Parliament to incline it to their side, this happened after confirming Germany that the gas pipeline will be completed. He noticed that even Denmark after long-term proceedings allowed the gasket “Northern Flow-2” in its continental shelf. If there were certain violations, the Danish authorities would not give consent to the continuation of the work, stressed the deputy head of the Duma Committee.
previously activists from the organization Deutsche UmwellFe (DUH) demanded to withdraw permission to build and operate “Northern Flow-2”. Representatives of the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) have already assured that the automatic suspension of construction will not follow.