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The European Parliament condemned the construction of the Russian North Stream 2 gas pipeline, described as dangerous and political. This is stated in the resolution "On the implementation of the Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU" adopted on 12 December.
Stressing the decisive role of Ukraine in the European energy supply network, the European Parliament condemns the construction of the North Stream 2 pipeline as a "political project threatening European security and aiming to diversify sources of energy supply ".
"The European Parliament calls for the cancellation of this project", – say MEPs.
The US House of Representatives passed a resolution on North Stream-2 on December 11th. In the document, the House of Representatives "supports the imposition of sanctions" on this pipeline and urges the US President to "support energy security in Europe through a policy of diversification aimed at reducing dependency". with respect to Russia ".
justifies and calls to block its construction. Kiev supports some European countries, as well as the United States. According to them, the pipeline aims to increase Europe's dependence on Russian gas while eliminating the transit of Russian gas to Ukraine and some eastern European states, making them thus more vulnerable to the blackmail of Russian gas.
At the same time, several Member States of the European Union Queue Germany, whose companies are involved in the construction of the gas pipeline, support North Stream 2 and describe it as a "purely economic project". But German Chancellor Angela Merkel recently said that the work of the new gas pipeline would only be possible if Russia did not stop the transit of gas through Ukraine.
The European Parliament, from 11 to 12 December, summarized and reported on the reforms undertaken. in Ukraine since the entry into force of the Association Agreement concluded two years ago. The report on this topic, prepared by the rapporteur on the Ukraine, German MEP Michael Galler, reflects not only the assessment of progress, but also the challenges that Ukraine faces. In particular, they propose measures to intensify pressure on Russia due to the recent aggression in the Kerch Strait and require increased efforts to defeat Ukrainian corruption. The consolidated version of the resolution was supported by a vote at the plenary session of the European Parliament on 12 December.
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