“We are acting within the powers of the EU institutions.
EU institutions do not have the authority to stop Nord Stream 2, this is not a question for them, but for the states of the community that are promoting this project, "Borrell quotes TASS.
Thus, he responded to the calls of parliamentarians to stop the project because of the situation with Alexei Navalny.
Earlier, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said that Germany is considering all options as a reaction to the situation with Navalny, including the suspension of Nord Stream 2.
However, he stressed that the decision will depend on Russia.
Klaus Ernst, head of the Bundestag's Committee on Economics and Energy, called the calls to stop the project a mistake.
Borrell said in July that the EU is opposed to US sanctions on the Nord Stream 2 and Turkish Stream projects.