nord stream too is also currently suing the european union for imposing regulations which the project project's lawyers argue will jeopardize investment in the scheme. north stream to a.g. has now decided to ask the arbitral tribunals to determine that the european union is in breach of its international law commitments under the energy charter treaty and to make orders requiring d.-u. to discontinue its breach the e.u. is extending its jurisdiction to cover offshore pipelines beyond the blocks borders the gas directive is designed to open the market and encourage competition by revealing it details such as operating costs to says that will discourage billions of euro and of investment plan to launch the dispute in april claiming the e.u. is violating the energy charter treaty which regulates the industry's cross border co-operation including investment both sides failed to reach an agreement leading the company to launch legal action on thursday. that almost 3 quarters of the pipeline has already been laid and is expected to come on line later this year when complete nord stream 2 wi

the pipelines already being late and is expected to come on stream later this year when complete nord stream 2 will stretch for 1200 kilometers will dramatically increase the amount of fuel supply from russia to europe the e use gas directive would only apply to the section german territory but has implications throughout the network let's cross. spender tallness is journalist a former businessman very happy to say he's with us live. why do you think north stream 2 is so concerned about the e.u. directive. well the background is as you say you could go as far as saying it an abuse of floor for political and also commercial purposes because the e.u. energy directive is in essence constructed yes deregulate in a say. in the your liberal approach to regulate the european energy market but it has been used in an ongoing fight me majority by 2 parties the usa and the pows and also the baltic states but mainly as the 2 i mentioned to. disrupt. a multi-year approach act by not only the germans german french dutch english and other western european investors plus on the other side from which is the