May 30, 2009
The council of Baltic coastal community of Rewal, northwest Poland, have adopted a resolution demanding a deposit of EUR 675 mln from Nord Stream, a German-Russian consortium developing a gas pipeline at the bottom of the Baltic Sea. According to the council, the deposit would serve as collateral in the event of an environmental disaster caused by the pipeline construction or operation. The Rewal council said that due to possible environmental risks, the pipeline project could decimate tourism revenues of Poland's seaside resorts.
