Germany's Bundesnetzagentur (Federal Network Agency for Electricity, Gas, Telecommunications, Post and Railway) suspended its ongoing process to certify the Nord Stream 2 pipeline after ruling that its operator in Germany does not comply with conditions set by German law. The controversial pipeline has been waiting to become operational for almost a year. Representatives of the Agency said the operating company did not meet conditions to be an "independent transmissions operator." The company Nord Stream 2 AG, based in Switzerland, plans to establish a subsidiary under German law, but only for the German section of the pipeline.
