This decision was made by the deputies, two representatives of the "Alternative for Germany" party abstained from voting.

“Decision: the application is accepted,” the Landtag document says.

The full name of the MV Environment and Climate Protection Foundation.

According to TASS, the structure pursues 11 goals related to the environment, the last item on the list is “a contribution to the continuation of the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline”.

As previously reported, the parliament of the federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on January 7 will discuss the creation of the fund.

The fund, which the local media reported in December, aims to help German companies bypass US sanctions. It is assumed that it will allow Nord Stream 2 to be classified as "one of the most important components for protecting the environment."