BRUSSELS (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 14th May, 2019) The European Commission (EC) has responded to a request from Nord Stream 2 AG, a 100 percent subsidiary of Russian energy giant Gazprom and the operator of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline, stating that EC experts are ready to meet and listen to arguments in favor of excluding the project from amendments to the EU Gas Directive, Press Officer for Climate Action and Energy Lynn Rietdorf told Sputnik on Monday.
"In its reply, the European Commission follows the legal procedure - the 'dispute settlement mechanism' - set out in the Energy Charter Treaty, stating that its services are ready to meet with the project promoters to hear their arguments," Rietford said.
"At the same time and as part of the procedure in such cases, in line with Financial Responsibility Regulation, the Commission must formally inform the European Parliament and the Council of its reply - which we have done," she said.
