Sweden addresses Nord Stream ‘sabotage’ at European Council – EURACTIV.com
Sweden will raise the issue of possible sabotage that led to gas leaks from Nord Stream 1 and 2 in the Baltic Sea at the informal EU summit in Prague next week, the government declared on Thursday. Read more.
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Four leaks from Nord Stream’s pipelines have so far been detected in the Baltic Sea – three in the Swedish economic zone; one in Danish territorial waters.
“We have to discuss what it means in this security situation,” said acting Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson TT the press agency, adding that “this is about the European energy supply and the security of the European energy system.”
Although no gas is currently supplied through either pipeline, what has happened is important for the energy system in the future, Andersson said.
Since the UN Security Council is to discuss the issue on Friday, there is a security context that gives reason to raise the issue also at the European Council meeting, she said.
The meeting will be held on Thursday and Friday next week in Prague, as the Czech Republic currently holds the six-month presidency of the Council of the European Union.
According to Andersson, the Swedish government has not received any further information to clarify the situation.
“It will be difficult as long as there is a gas leak,” she said.
According to the acting prime minister, many countries have already offered Sweden technical assistance and the Swedish transitional government made sure that responsible authorities know that it is possible to request help.
(Charles Szumski | EURACTIV.com)