A piping hot issue

Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus has severely criticized  the proposed Baltic Sea gas-pipeline project, and has recommended that the EU force Russia and Germany to revise their agreement on transporting fossil fuels along the Baltic Seafloor.

"I would say this agreement between Germany and Russia is, mildly speaking, unethical. Other states should have also been involved in making this decision," Adamkus said in an interview published in the Saturday issue of the Estonian newspaper Eesti Paevaleht.

Adamkus believes that "Germany has violated its obligations as a member of the European Union. If we are together in the EU, we should share resources and conclude agreements in a way that is beneficial to all."

The situation shows the lack of unity among EU member states in their policy towards Russia, Adamkus concluded. (Reuters)