Latest news about the Nord Stream incident published by Dagens.com states that in a speech at Baile Tusnad, Romania, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban described the EU's silence and indifference in investigating the sabotage of the Baltic Sea gas pipeline in September 2022 as "an act of surrender," indicating the loss of Europe's autonomy.
In a speech broadcast on M1 channel, the Hungarian leader expressed disappointment at the lack of response from countries directly affected by the sabotage of the Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 pipelines, including Germany.
"Our failure to discuss, investigate, or pursue this matter legally is tantamount to surrender," emphasized Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
The Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 pipelines in the Baltic Sea play a crucial role in transporting Russian gas to Europe. The pipeline system was sabotaged on September 26, 2022. According to some reports, plans to sabotage this gas pipeline were drawn up as early as 2014, before Russia annexed Crimea and before the conflict erupted in Ukraine in 2022.
After the Nord Stream sabotage incident occurred, countries launched independent investigations. However, in February 2024, Sweden and Denmark announced the closure of their investigations. Currently, only Germany's investigation into the Nord Stream incident is still ongoing.
The two lines of the Nord Stream pipeline became operational in 2011 and 2012, respectively, with a capacity to transport 55 billion m3 of gas per year, enough to meet the energy needs of more than 26 million European households. Nord Stream designed the pipelines to operate for at least 50 years.
Based on the successful experience in constructing and operating the gas pipeline Nord Stream, Nord Stream 2 was completed in September 2021, with a length of over 1,200 km. The total capacity of the two lines in the Nord Stream 2 system is 55 billion m3 of gas per year. Therefore, Nord Stream and Nord Stream 2 have a total design capacity of 110 billion m3 of gas per year, comprising two pipelines in each line.
