european parliament: The posture signals a direct confrontation with Germany over the construction and operation of the controversial Nord Stream 2 pipeline that Berlin is currently building with Russia, according to Deutsche Welle. On Thursday, the Foreign Ministry released a statement saying France intends to support the adoption of this directive. The proposed changes would effectively extend existing rules to cover offshore pipelines. Work is continuing with our partners, in particular with Germany, on modifications that could be made to the text. Friday's vote, put on the agenda by Romania which currently holds the rotating presidency of the EU will not be binding, but instead move to the European Parliament for negotiation. Moscow, we may have a problem The changes, which would regulate gas from third-party providers, could eventually make the project less profitable or even cost prohibitive.
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