The requirements of eologists from Germany to suspend the construction of “Northern Flow-2” can be considered by Haip, stated in the fields of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (PMEF) Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Alexander Novak, writes TASS.
“I do not understand why they make such statements. It seems to me that this is either a HYPE, or is associated with political interests,” said Novak.
It is about requesting activists from the organization Deutsche UmwellFe (DUH), which require to withdraw the decision 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.
In May, the other environmental organization, NABU filed a lawsuit against work. They stated there that the gas pipeline destroys the habitat on the seabed.
Initially, “Northern Stream-2” was going to put into operation at the end of 2019, but the US actions were prevented. For the earliest completion of works, the Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel. Now it is assumed that the gas pipeline is completed by the end of the year: a plot of 100 kilometers long remains to complete.