Nord Stream should not divide Europe

Sweden and Finland have now given their permission for the Russian-German Nord Stream natural gas pipeline to run through their territorial waters, thus enabling the project to go ahead. The Swedish daily Dagens Nyheter advises EU countries to present a united front in future: "The construction of the gas pipeline under the Baltic shows that Europe needs a common security policy. The current lack of agreement on relations with Russia is undermining its stability. … Russia is capitalising on the EU's current fragmentation because it means the Kremlin has no direct opponent. Naturally the EU member states must first agree on a joint stance in order to be a credible negotiating partner for Moscow. That stance need not be aggressive – but it should be resolute."

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