The certification of the pipeline, which should have been completed in January 2022, was suspended in mid-November after the Bonn-based regulator insisted that Nord Stream 2 AG create a German subsidiary. The German Energy Ministry described the suspension as a regulatory issue and an interim step. After certification, the documents …
Read More »Germany suspends Nord Stream 2 certification process
German Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) insists that the operator of the pipeline could only be registered as a German entity, while Nord Stream 2 AG company is based in Switzerland. Nord Stream 2 AG opted to establish a German subsidiary to oversee the part of the pipeline that goes through the …
Read More »Poland has no power to veto certification of Nord Stream 2 – Germany
The Warsaw-based firm, however, will get an opportunity to muster the arguments during certification proceedings of the widely-debated pipeline, the watchdog said as quoted by TASS. “The Federal Network Agency gave a positive response to the applications of PGNiG SA and PST GmbH over their participating in the certification process,” …
Read More »WHO ready to streamline international certification of Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine – official
“Several vaccines, including Sputnik V, are currently at the stage of assessment and submission of data… The WHO is looking forward to providing the necessary assistance to accelerate these proceedings,” technical officer for immunization at WHO/Europe, Oleg Benes, said at a briefing with Russian-language media. The WHO said earlier it …
Read More »Certification of Biden’s win by Congress delayed after Trump loyalists object to election results in Pennsylvania
Congress earlier rejected a similar objection to the Electoral College results in Arizona. A group of Republicans has been arguing that the election results cannot be trusted and attempted to block the certification of Joe Biden’s win, despite Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell asking them not to do so. On …
Read More »Georgia’s GOP senators join fight against Biden’s victory certification, demonstrate loyalty to Trump amid runoff election
One of the senators, Kelly Loeffler, waited until literally the 11th hour to announce her plans, saying in a statement Monday night that she will join in trying to block formalization of Biden’s victory when Congress convenes on Wednesday to certify electoral results from across the nation. “We must restore …
Read More »Ahead of Electoral College certification, Trump sets off critics by citing Pence’s ‘power’ to ‘reject fraudulent electors’
“The Vice President has the power to reject fraudulently chosen electors,” the president tweeted on Tuesday. The comment came after Trump spoke in Georgia on Monday, telling supporters he hopes Pence “comes through for us.” “Of course, if he doesn’t come through, I won’t like him as much,” he added. …
Read More »Republican senator vows to challenge Electoral College certification of Joe Biden’s victory, gets slammed as ‘enemy of democracy’
“I cannot vote to certify the electoral college results on January 6 without raising the fact that some states, particularly Pennsylvania, failed to follow their own state election laws,” Hawley said in a Wednesday statement. President Donald Trump and his legal team continue to accuse states like Pennsylvania of voter …
Read More »Putin gives $600 million loan, and Belarus shall terminate the certification of products for re-export
Putin’s intention to provide the Minsk government loan of up to $600 million, told journalists the Minister of Finance of Russia Anton Siluanov. According to him, the money will go for refinancing payments repayment of the principal on previously granted loans by Moscow. On the same day it became known …
Read More »Smartphone Moto E4 Plus has passed FCC certification
American communications Commission FCC lately not pleased us with leaks about the new gadgets, today delivered the information about the new smartphone Moto E4 Plus, forgetting, however, to share his photographs. The smartphone has passed certification and will soon go on sale, and it will be a relatively inexpensive device …
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