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This article looks at special relations between Germany and Russia in terms of gas politics in the European Union (EU). On the one hand the EU seeks to diversify its sources of natural gas supply and reduce the dependence on the Russian Federation. On the other hand, Germany, being one of the leading EU members, supports giant gas pipeline projects such as Nord Stream II to import gas from Russia. Such projects aim at undermining the importance of the traditional transport routes from Russia through Eastern Europe; a strategy which is directly in contradiction with the EU’s overall energy security. This article explores the driving forces behind such problematic relations between the energy superpower Russia and the leading EU member, namely Germany. In this respect, above all, the general tendencies of pipeline politics between the EU and Russia is discussed. And then, competition between specific planned natural gas projects, namely Nord Stream II and TransCaspian, is explored.

GERMAN – RUSSIAN COLLABORATION FOR THE NORD STREAM II PROJECT: SACRIFICING THE COMMON EUROPEAN INTEREST?