The Czech Government decided today that Minister of Industry and Trade Jan Mládek will not support a joint initiative of seven Central European countries against the Nord Stream 2 project. Ministers of Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia submitted an official letter on Monday, 30 November 2015,  to high representatives of the European Union saying that the project could weaken energy security of Central Europe and further destabilize Ukraine. Read more details in English and Czech. Read related news by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty here.

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