Several EU states seek mandate to negotiate gas pipeline plan with Russia

‘Thirteen EU member states have voiced their support for a proposal to enable the bloc to negotiate with Russia over the existing objections against a deal on a gas pipeline to transfer Russia’s natural gas to Germany, despite Berlin’s opposition.
At an informal debate on Monday, EU energy ministers spoke out against Russia’s Nord Stream 2 pipeline plan to transfer more gas directly from Russia’s Baltic coast to Germany.
The pipeline is expected to reroute some Russian gas supplies around Ukraine to the north. Ukraine currently serves as a route for most gas supplies to Europe.
The 28-member bloc is expected to vote on the European Commission’s request for a mandate to represent the EU in negotiating the pipeline plan with Russia in the fall.’
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