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EU court backs Poland in German pipeline row
By EUobserver
Germany will be unable to boost deliveries of Russian gas to Europe via its Opal pipeline, after the EU's top court sided with Poland on Thursday in saying this would violate the principle of "energy solidarity". Opal links Russia's Nord Stream 1 pipeline from Germany to the Czech Republic. Russia is also building a Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which will distribute gas in Europe via an onshore pipeline called Eugal.