According to the Ministry of Economy, the German Foreign Trade and Payments Act currently does not allow interference in the deal, since the project operator is registered in [[Switzerland]]. [[Berlin]] is considering amending the mechanism for monitoring foreign investments in order to obtain legal grounds for blocking any unwanted transactions with assets of strategic importance.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/germany-considers-law-reform-block-russian-owned-nord-stream-takeover-2025-06-27/</ref> | According to the Ministry of Economy, the German Foreign Trade and Payments Act currently does not allow interference in the deal, since the project operator is registered in [[Switzerland]]. [[Berlin]] is considering amending the mechanism for monitoring foreign investments in order to obtain legal grounds for blocking any unwanted transactions with assets of strategic importance.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/germany-considers-law-reform-block-russian-owned-nord-stream-takeover-2025-06-27/</ref> |