“We have a common position. Although & nbsp; not & nbsp; a secret that & nbsp; we & nbsp; in & nbsp; in the past took different positions on & nbsp; & nbsp; but & nbsp; both the chancellor and & nbsp; I have now clearly stated that & nbsp; the certification process should be & nbsp; based on European legislation & nbsp; & nbsp; & mdash; noted Berbock.
The Vice-Chancellor of Germany called Nord Stream 2 a geopolitical mistake 
She stressed that & nbsp; & nbsp; project launch issues will be addressed in the & nbsp; key of energy security, which is essential for & nbsp; Germany.
On December 20 & nbsp; December, Wolfgang Büchner, Deputy Official Representative of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Federal Republic of Germany, stressed that & nbsp; Scholz considers Nord Stream & nbsp; & mdash; 2 '' economic project.
With & nbsp; this Washington has long opposed the project and & nbsp; has already introduced several times & nbsp; in relation to the & nbsp; Nord Stream & nbsp; & mdash; 2 '' sanctions, which, as experts pointed out, complicated relations with & nbsp; Germany, which supports the project.
On December 17, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz at & nbsp; a joint press conference with & nbsp; French President Emmanuel Macron on the & nbsp; results of the & nbsp; EU summit noted that & nbsp; the issue of & nbsp; compliance of & nbsp; Nord Stream & nbsp; & mdash; 2 '' European legislation in the & nbsp; energy sector.
Earlier, on December 16 & nbsp; Germany postponed the decision on & nbsp; certification of the Nord Stream gas pipeline & nbsp; & mdash; 2 '' at least until & nbsp; mid-2022.
Construction of the Nord Stream gas pipeline & nbsp; & mdash; 2 '' ended on 10 & nbsp; September. It was & nbsp; built from & nbsp; Russia to & nbsp; Germany on & nbsp; the bottom of the Baltic with & nbsp; the purpose of direct gas supplies to & nbsp; Europe. Countries & nbsp; EU in & nbsp; mainly support the project and & nbsp; participate in & nbsp; its implementation. The Baltic states, Poland, the USA and & nbsp; Ukraine are against style = “position: absolute;” frameborder = “0” allowfullscreen>