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As Coastal State Sweden Has An Exclusive Right

Article by a former UN Legal Counsel Hans Corell in the Swedish Daily Svenska Dagbladet on 21 December 2007

Finland has no political objections to the construction of the North European Gas Pipeline

Finland has no political objections to the construction of the North European Gas Pipeline. Ilkka Kanerva, the Foreign Minister of Finland, confirmed this in an interview with “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung”.

“We have no...

The Prime Minister of Finland: We do not consider the gas pipeline a threat to security

Matti Vanhanen, the Prime Minister of Finland, explains to Eesti Päevaleht in this exclusive interview that Finland considers the gas pipeline that is to be built across the Baltic Sea necessary for Europe. He also indicates that...

Business and politics

Research on the possibilities of developing underground gas storage in Latvia and linking them to the Nord Stream gas pipeline is still in its early phase, according to a shareholder Board member of Nord Stream and the Director...

Germany calls for less 'hysteria' over Baltic gas pipeline

“We can only ensure a proper debate when we address issues such as this one with more seriousness than in the past. I think we should now address the other issues with more rationality.”

Russian-German gas pipeline is vitally important –Steinmeier

"It is a project of Europe as a whole that is needed to diversify Europe’s energy supply channels. All environmental standards that we have agreed in Europe will of course apply."

Sergey Serdyukov: We stand away from politics

Construction of Nord Stream gas pipeline on the seabed of the Baltic sea is one of major infrastructural projects in Europe.

Nord Stream has nothing to hide

The construction of the pipeline is one of several projects of priority within the framework of EU:s so called Trans-European Networks. Natural gas plays an important role in offering an alternative that is substantially better...

Environmental protection is becoming an effective weapon in international politics

Russia is demanding compensation from Norway for economic losses amounting to 143 million krone (about 20 million dollars). This is due to the fact that the Norwegian government has bestowed national park status on two districts...

Matthias Warnig: «In Russia you need a lot of patience»

Interview by Manfred Quiring