The Nord Stream 2 pipeline transports natural gas from Russia to Germany.(picture alliance/Stefan Sauer/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa/archive)
Danish authorities confirmed last week that they have received an application for a revised route for an underwater pipeline to transport natural gas from Russia to Germany.
The Nord Stream 2 pipeline, comprising twin pipelines, is to run about 1,200 kilometres through the Baltic Sea.
The proposed alternative route through the Danish economic zone north-west of the Baltic Sea island of Bornholm would not enter Danish territorial waters, the Nord Stream 2 consortium said.Nord Stream 2 AG added that it was not withdrawing from an ongoing procedure for a preferred route it applied for in 2017.
Last year, the Danish parliament approved a bill giving the country greater leeway to block applications for use of its territorial waters for pipelines and power cables. Previously, the main consideration centred on environmental concerns.The project has generated debate in light of Russia's more assertive stance in the Baltic region and the European Union's efforts to avoid too much dependence on one supplier or energy source.
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