Denmark has revoked the permit for the gas pipeline to Poland

Denmark has revoked the permit for the construction of the Baltic Pipe gas pipeline, which should transport gas from Norway to Poland. As a reason, Copenhagen stated that it was necessary to assess whether the project would not endanger sites with certain protected species of mice and bats. The Copenhagen decision, published by the AP agency, is unpleasant news for Warsaw, which promises to strengthen energy security from the Baltic Pipe pipeline. The Polish government envisaged a gas pipeline as a project to help reduce its dependence on imported raw materials from Russia. The original permit was issued by the Danish Environmental Protection Agency in July 2019, but the appellate office announced at the end of the week that it had subsequently refused the permit because it did not sufficiently address how the animals will be protected during the construction of the pipeline. This means that the agency will now have to carry out further studies. As Marcin Przydacz, Secretary of State of the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said in response to the Danish decision, Poland hopes that Copenhagen will issue a permit. "Environmental protection is very important and all regulations must be respected, but energy security is equally important," said Przydacz, who said it was in the interest of Poland and the whole of Central Europe to complete the project. Baltic Pipe is to supply gas from Norwegian deposits in the North Sea via Denmark to Poland. The project was expected to be completed in the autumn of next year. Poles have already been disappointed by the decision of the US administration, which last month exempted the North Stream 2 pipeline operator from sanctions. He will transport Russian gas to Germany after the bottom of the Baltic Sea. It will bypass Ukraine, which will lose lucrative revenues from transit fees.