Unwanted Nord Stream pipeline

The German-Russian consortium Nord Stream AG has commissioned a bus to tour Sweden advertising for the natural gas pipeline which is to run under the Baltic Sea from Russia to Germany. The pipeline runs through Sweden's economic zone and therefore requires a permit from the Swedish government. The daily Göteborgs-Posten urges Stockholm not to give in: "Nord Stream is putting the thumbscrews on the Swedish government. … The government is expected to say yes even though it points out that a stringent assessment of the environmental impact must be carried out. This will perhaps suffice to delay the project. But the decision is of a political and not an administrational nature. … Perhaps it's impossible to stop Nord Stream. The legal situation is unclear. But the Swedish government can at least try to let the German government know that the construction project is unwanted."

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