Simson: Companies involved in Nord Stream 2 cannot be sanctioned

  • 2020-08-28
  • BNS/TBT staff
Estonia's European Commissioner Kadri Simson has hit out at the threat of United States sanctions on European companies involved in implementing the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, saying this would violate international law, ETV news show "Aktuaalne kaamera" reported on August 13. Simson told German business daily Handelsblatt Tuesday that the EU does not recognize restrictive measures imposed by third countries on European companies, if those companies are complying with EU law.  She added that Europe determines its own energy policy, a...
 
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