Sweden has approved an application from Nord Stream 2 to lay two gas pipelines through its economic zone in the Baltic Sea, the government said on June 7. “Our judgment was that we were not able to say no,” Minister for Enterprise and Innovation, Mikael Damberg, told reporters.
Reuters: Sweden approves Nord Stream 2 application
A helicopter flies over the Nordstream gas pipeline terminal prior to an inaugural ceremony for the first of Nord Stream's twin 1,224 kilometre gas pipeline through the Baltic Sea, in Lubmin Nov. 8, 2011.
