Nord Stream 2: EU Parliament and Biden Administration pressure Germany to stop Russia pipeline
The controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline is once again the target of criticism by policy-makers, both in and outside the European Union. Following the poisoning and imprisonment of opposition figurehead Alexei Navalny, Members of the European Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favour of a non-binding resolution calling for an immediate halt on the infrastructure project, which is 95% completed. During a parliamentary debate last week centred on the arrest of Navalny, MEPs from across the political spectrum didn't mince words when describing their opposition to the pipeline. Kati Piri, a Dutch...