UOKiK fines Engie Energy for PLN 172 mln over Nord Stream 2

Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) imposed PLN 172 million fine on French Engie Energy over the Nord Stream 2 project. "Engie Energy persistently and unreasonably denied us access to documents regarding contacts between the company and Gazprom, so we were forced to use the tool available to us - up to €50 million in penalties for non-cooperation," said the President of UOKiK Marek Niechciał during a press conference. "Because this was the first time, we have reduced the penalty to €40 million," he added.

In April 2018 UOKiK launched antitrust proceedings against six companies suspected of moving forward with the Nord Stream 2 project without UOKIK's approval. These are Gazprom, Engie Energy, Uniper, OMV, Shell and Wintershall.

(ISBnews)