“The Nord Stream-2 pipeline, which late last month obtained a permit to construct its planned pipeline system in the Danish Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) southeast of Bornholm, is now ready to complete the final stretch of the Gazprom-led project that will transport Russian gas from Russia to Germany, despite efforts from the United States and […]
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U.S. Efforts To Derail Russian Pipelines To Europe Have Failed Since The 1960s (RFERL)
“The Trump administration and the U.S. Congress are fighting to block the 9.5 billion-euro ($10.6 billion) Nord Stream 2 project amid fears it will make NATO allies and other European countries more reliant on Russian energy and damage Ukraine by depriving it of transit fees.” – by Todd Prince
Danske Bank board ousts chief following €200bn scandal (FT)
Danske Bank reversed course and ended Thomas Borgen’s reign as chief executive with immediate effect as Denmark’s largest lender seeks to overcome its €200bn money laundering scandal.