“With regard to the operation of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, if it complies with the existing legislation, in particular the updated EU gas directive, there is no reason to start a procedure in connection with the violation against Germany,” Borrell said.
Thus, he responded to a request from Polish MEPs Witold Jan Waszczykowski, Jadwiga Wiszniewska and Kosma Zlotowski, who previously asked whether the European Commission would launch a process against Germany in accordance with Article 7 of the EU Treaty, given the allegedly "anti-European nature" of the gas pipeline project.
They argue that the pipeline is directly linked to "multiple violations" that they believe Russia has committed.
The parliamentarians also asked if the European Commission is ready to confirm the existence of a link between Russia's “aggressive behavior”, its military build-up and the strengthening of its ability to maintain its “anti-democratic system” on the one hand and gas sales to Europe on the other.
However, Borrell did not indicate such confirmation in his response, noting only that the EC is aware of the importance of relations between Moscow and Brussels in the energy sector and the importance of hydrocarbon exports for the Russian budget.
At the same time, he suggested that in the coming decades, the export of Russia's energy resources to Europe could significantly decrease due to a decrease in oil and gas consumption in the European Union.
In August, another deputy from Poland, Anna Fotyga, recalled the need to oppose the commissioning of Nord Stream 2.