Nord Stream AG and two German environmental...

"After intensive negotiations, two German environmental groups - BUND Mecklenburg Western-Pomerania and WWF Germany - have reached an agreement with Nord Stream AG on further far-reaching environmental steps to protect the Baltic Sea," Nord Stream AG said.

"Plans for the long-term storage of excavation material from construction works at the landfall, and for environmental monitoring during construction have been modified," it said.

Dirk von Ameln, Nord Stream Permitting Director, said: "Negotiations over the past few weeks have been very constructive. We have a common interest in improving the protection of the Baltic Sea"s ecosystem. This goal has been achieved."

Von Ameln said the sides are likely to complete the environmental talks within two months.

The Nord Stream pipeline will eventually pump 55 billion cubic meters of gas per year to western Europe, bypassing traditional transit countries such as Ukraine and Belarus blamed for previous disruptions

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