Saturday 11th February 2012
Change to German pipeline plans
5th March 2010
Germany has agreed to change the path of the Nordstream gas pipeline following complaints from Poland that it will create a hazard for ships entering the harbours of Szczecin and Swinoujscie.
The German government reportedly sent a letter to the Polish Ministry of Infrastructure informing it that a 20-kilometre segment of the pipeline would be moved north to deeper waters and buried 20 meters beneath the seabed.
Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski confirmed the news, noting that this was in line with the Polish government's requests. "This is what we asked for. It shows that good relations with Germany can bring results," he told reporters.
"I'm glad that the German government took ...
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