国际英语资讯:German industries condemn U.S. sanctions threat against Nord Stream 2 pipeline
<p><span word="BERLIN">BERLIN</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 17-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Federation">Federation</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="Industries">Industries</span> (<span word="BDI">BDI</span>) <span word="condemned">condemned</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Nord">Nord</span> <span word="Stream">Stream</span> 2 <span word="project">project</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="strain">strain</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="transatlantic">transatlantic</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>" <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="would">would</span> "<span word="create">create</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="risk">risk</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="around">around</span> 120 <span word="large">large</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="small">small</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="from">from</span> 12 <span word="countries">countries</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="BDI">BDI</span> <span word="Director">Director</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Joachim">Joachim</span> <span word="Lang">Lang</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="feared">feared</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="consumer">consumer</span> <span word="gas">gas</span> <span word="prices">prices</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Europe">Europe</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="result">result</span>.</p><p><span word="Oliver">Oliver</span> <span word="Hermes">Hermes</span>, <span word="chairman">chairman</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="Committee">Committee</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Eastern">Eastern</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Economic">Economic</span> <span word="Relations">Relations</span>, <span word="also">also</span> <span word="described">described</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> "<span word="incredible">incredible</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="transatlantic">transatlantic</span> <span word="relations">relations</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="was">was</span> "<span word="using">using</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="restraint">restraint</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assert">assert</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="interests">interests</span>," <span word="Hermes">Hermes</span> <span word="said">said</span>, <span word="adding">adding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="Commission">Commission</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="catalogue">catalogue</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="end">end</span>."</p><p><span word="BDI">BDI</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="threat">threat</span> <span word="were">were</span> "<span word="contrary">contrary</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="law">law</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> "<span word="clear">clear</span> <span word="diplomatic">diplomatic</span> <span word="reactions">reactions</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="EU">EU</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="concerned">concerned</span>."</p><p><span word="Uniper">Uniper</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="financing">financing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pipeline">pipeline</span> <span word="project">project</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="German">German</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="newspaper">newspaper</span> <span word="Handelsblatt">Handelsblatt</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="noted">noted</span> "<span word="with">with</span> <span word="regret">regret</span>" <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="was">was</span> <span word="aiming">aiming</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="interfere">interfere</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="infrastructure">infrastructure</span> <span word="project">project</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="energy">energy</span> <span word="security">security</span>."</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="had">had</span> <span word="attempted">attempted</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prevent">prevent</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="completion">completion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Nord">Nord</span> <span word="Stream">Stream</span> 2 <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span>. <span word="In">In</span> 2019, <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="slapped">slapped</span> <span word="sanctions">sanctions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="companies">companies</span> <span word="involved">involved</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="construction">construction</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="suspension">suspension</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="construction">construction</span>.</p>
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