According to the Polish minister, the project poses a "threat to European solidarity and energy security."
“The gas pipeline will have negative political and economic consequences for the EU and will strengthen our dependence on an unreliable supplier, Gazprom. This will lead to a quasi-monopoly of one contractor and a single supply route, ”Chaputovich explained in an interview with RBC.
He also expressed the view that Nord Stream 2 would not increase the diversification of energy suppliers and supply lines in Central and Eastern Europe.
Poland previously requested Gazprom for information and documents to conduct an investigation into Nord Stream 2.
In November 2019, the Office for the Protection of Competition and Consumers of Poland (UOKiK) imposed a fine of 172 million zlotys (about $ 44.7 million) on the French company Engie because it “constantly and unreasonably refused” to send the requested documents regarding enterprises, Responsible for the construction of Nord Stream 2.
Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Moravecki also criticized EU countries for supporting the construction of Nord Stream 2.