MOSCOW, Jan 7 The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project is supported by 60% of German citizens , according to the results of a survey of the Institute Infratest dimap for the ARD TV channel. Sociological research published on January 6. 
The Bavarian Premier announced a «threatening» mistake by the FRG with Nord Stream 2 According to the poll, 70% of the population in the east of Germany is in favor of the project, and 57% in the western part of the country. At the same time, 28% of citizens do not support the construction of the gas pipeline: 30% in the west of Germany and 18% in the east. As follows from the study, the largest number of opponents of the project are among the supporters of the «green» party: 55% are against the gas pipeline and 34% are in favor. At the same time, the largest number of his supporters falls on the party «Alternative for Germany» — 86%, with 8% opposing him. In general, supporters of all parties represented in the Bundestag, except for the «green», mostly support the gas pipeline. «Nord Stream 2» stretches from the Russian coast through the Baltic Sea to Germany and consists of two lines with a total capacity of 55 billion cubic meters of gas per year … The installation took three years and was completed on September 10th. The opposition was actively opposed by Ukraine, which fears loss of transit revenues, as well as the United States interested in promoting its LNG to Europe. In November, the German Federal Network Agency (BNA) suspended the certification of Nord Stream 2 AG as an independent operator until it will create a German «daughter» who will reapply. Once the new application is submitted, BNA will resume the process and make a decision within the remaining four months. Then the draft decision of the German regulator will be presented to the European Commission. The procedure is necessary for the pipeline to comply with the updated EU Gas Directive. Its regulations state that the pipe must be partially filled by an alternative supplier or its section in the EU must be owned by a third-party company. 
