Polish watchdog fines Gazprom $7.6 billion over Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline | One America News Network

Poland’s anti-monopoly watchdog said on Wednesday it had fined Russia’s Gazprom more than 29 billion zlotys ($7.6 billion) for building the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline without its approval.

The UOKiK watchdog also said it had imposed a 234 million zloty fine on five other firms involved in financing $11 billion project set to double Russia’s gas export capacity via the Baltic Sea.