Poland's antimonopoly watchdog said on July 22 that launching a joint venture by Russia's Gazprom and five European companies responsible for the construction of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline would undermine competition.
Reuters: Polish antimonopoly office says Nord Stream 2 threatens competition
A Nord Stream pipeline operator stands on October 8, 2012 on a platform overlooking the diagnostic cleaning plant before the opening ceremony of the North Stream second gas link in Portovaya bay, some 60 kms (37 miles), from the town of Vyborg in northwestern Russia.