Weber, whose hawkish tone towards Moscow puts him at odds with most of the German political establishment, the majority of whom have been overly accommodating towards the Kremlin, said Nord Stream-2 is not in the interests of the EU. “I’m not the German candidate for the head of the European Commission, but a candidate for the European People’s Party,” said Weber, who added that that the pipeline’s construction poses serious security risks to the bloc’s energy independence.
“I am against the Nord Stream-2 project,” said Weber, who added, “It will increase the dependence of the EU on Russian gas and not decrease it. And we need more independence not dependence on Russian gas.”
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