Nord Stream 2 to address concerns of the antitrust office by the end of September

" By September the 16th the consortium responsible for the construction of Nord Stream 2 will present an answer to the statement issued by the Polish Antitrust Office  (UOKiK) concerning worries over the implementation of the project" a representative of the Austrian OMV said during a press conference. In July Poland's antimonopoly watchdog UOKiK said that launching a joint venture by Russia's Gazprom and five European companies (E.ON, Wintershall, Shell, OMV and Engie) responsible for the construction of Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline would undermine competition. The Office found that the concentration might lead to restriction of competition. According to Polish law the consortium had 14 days to address the concerns with the possibility of extending the period by another fortnight, which they exercised.