Lost in regulation
Autor(en): Severin Fischer
Journaltitel: Energy Post
Publikationsjahr: 2017
The European Commission has proposed changing the Gas Market Directive to include import pipelines from third countries. This would make EU regulations, such as unbundling and third-party access rules, applicable to Nord Stream 2. According to Severin Fischer, Senior Researcher at the Center for Security Studies (CSS) at ETH Zurich, the Commission’s approach to Gazprom’s pipeline project risks getting lost in legal inconsistencies. Fischer believes a new German government might change its position towards Nord Stream 2. Original Post.