Germany will decide the fate of the “Nord stream-2” The EU Council approved amendments to the gas Directive, changing their essence. Germany will itself, without the participation of the European Commission, to decide whether to issue an exception to the “Nord stream-2” of the rules of the Third energy package of the EU. According to “Kommersant”, the corresponding co-drafted amendments to the text of the gas Directive in France and Germany introduced today for consideration by the permanent representatives of member countries of the Union. This is also reported by AFP news Agency. Initially, the change in the gas Directive was to degrade the position of the “Nord stream-2”, but in this version this does not happen. This, in essence, makes the amendment meaningless. However, the permanent representatives of EU countries voted for their further consideration. France and Germany throughout the Thursday was unable to reach a compromise on the
