Merkel Scrapping Nord Stream Would Unravel German Gas Strategy
- Fuel seen as crucial in the rapid switch to clean energy
- Merkel government, gas companies close allies on Nord Stream 2
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As Angela Merkel weighs up the arguments for scrapping a Russian pipeline project, a cornerstone of the German chancellor’s carefully crafted energy strategy is at stake.
Merkel is coming under increasing pressure to ditch the Nord Stream 2 pipeline after the poisoning of Russian opposition politician Alexey Navalny. Members of her own party have questioned the project and Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said the decision should be a “no brainer.”