BERLIN, Sept 8 (Reuters) - It is almost impossible to halt
the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia to Germany from a
legal perspective, the head of the German Eastern Business
Association told Deutschlandfunk radio on Tuesday.
Asked if the project could be stopped, Michael Harms said:
"Legally, I think that is hardly possible. All permits have been
granted, the contracts are watertight - not only in Germany, but
also in five countries plus under European regulations."
German Chancellor Angela Merkel does not rule out imposing
sanctions on the pipeline in response to the suspected poisoning
of a Kremlin critic with a Soviet-style nerve agent, her chief
spokesman said on Monday.
(Reporting by Michelle Adair
Editing by Scot W. Stevenson)