Polish, Slovak premiers open interconnecting pipeline between two countries

Slovak Prime Minister Eduard Heger and his Polish counterpart Mateusz Morawiecki on Friday officially opened a Polish-Slovak interconnecting pipeline that will enable a diversification of gas supplies. The two premiers stressed the security dimension of the new pipeline, as it will help to reduce the dependence of central European countries on Russian gas supplies significantly. "The connection between north and south that we have accomplished by this will give us a new feeling of security. It gives us a feeling of freedom that we can acquire an alternative that won't be dependent on Russian gas," Heger said. The Polish premier called the interconnection a "pipeline of peace", at the same time criticising Germany's energy policy, especially the construction of the Nord Stream 1 and 2 Baltic pipelines, which increased Europe's dependence on Russia.