However, Merkel approved the expensive Northern Europe Gas Pipeline (NEGP) beneath the Baltic Sea, negotiated between her predecessor Gerhard Schroeder and President Vladimir Putin, and strongly opposed by fellow EU member Poland, which the pipeline will bypass.
Merkelová však schválila nákladný Severoevropský plynovod pod Baltským mořem, dojednaný mezi jejím předchůdcem Gerhardem Schröderem a prezidentem Vladimírem Putinem a ostře odsuzovaný Polskem, kolegou uvnitř EU, jehož plynovod obejde.