The Administrative Court of the German Greifswald today made the environmentalists, that against them for a long time no one currently allowed in Western Europe. The city court, located in the federal state of Mecklenburg - Western Pomerania, It was rejected the claim of "green organizations", zayavlyavshyh, that the pipeline "Nord Stream-2" can cause environmental damage throughout the Baltic region.
Environmental association Nabu announced that, the gas thread from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea "can disrupt the unique ecosystem of the middle of the north of Europe". In the Nabu demanded from the court to recognize the illegal construction of the "SP-2" in a matter of urgency - to 15 May. The Court decided not to force the issue and voiced decision is not to date, who announced "green".
The court says, satisfied that the claim will not be for the reason, that environmentalists have not provided evidence that, how the pipeline threatens ecosystem. Besides, the court asked Nabu to explain on concrete examples, how much damage the ecosystem of the region struck an already active pipeline "Nord Stream". This question is the union of environmentalists, which is concerned with the Russian project, no answer found. As a result, environmentalists are left out of the courthouse with defeat, but promised “continue to fight”.
From the statement of the press service of the court:
The reliability of energy supply and social significance in this case play a primary role.
Meanwhile, in Ukraine are beginning to publish forecasts of experts with respect to, "SP-2" will be built whether or not. Most forecasts are much like projections on the Crimean bridge, when the Ukrainian "experts" almost unanimously stated that, that the bridge "can not be built". However, there are sober thoughts, true, They belong mainly to work with Ukraine to foreigners. So, Slovak expert Karel Hirman, a member of the strategic group of advisors to support the reforms the Government of Ukraine, He stated, that "North Stream-2" will be built as a result of, and the main flow of gas from Russia to Europe, then go past the Ukraine.
Hirman added, that any US sanctions not to stop construction of the pipeline.
Hirman in an interview with Ukrainian "apostrophe":
Remember, in the 80 years the United States tried to prevent the construction of a pipeline from the USSR to Western Europe. And then, too, because sanctions were introduced. So what? they have not managed to stop the process.
