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Nord Stream 2 could be used for intelligence gathering - official

"If Nord Stream 2 is built, it will be a threat to the West's information security,” wrote Żaryn. “There is the risk that the pipeline's infrastructure might be used for intelligence purposes." Mateusz Marek/PAP

The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline under the Baltic Sea could be used for clandestine intelligence activities once it is completed, a Polish security official has claimed

MEPs demand action over threat posed by chemical weapons in Baltic

A group of MEPs have written to the president of the European Commission demanding urgent action to neutralise unexploded chemical and conventional weapons lying on the bed of the Baltic Sea.

Polish energy firms to set up wind farms on Baltic sea

Poland's biggest power group PGE and largest refiner PKN Orlen will set up wind farms in the Baltic Sea in cooperation with their foreign partners, the antimonopoly office UOKiK said on Friday.

German WWII shipwrecks off Polish coast pose environmental threat, says Germany

At least 100 wrecks have been classified as a “high priority” because they contain significant amounts of fuel that poses a threat to the natural environment.

First mistaken for a typewriter, divers discover rare Enigma machine at the bottom of the Baltic

Set to undergo a one-year conservation process, the cipher machine was accidentally discovered by divers seeking out ‘ghost nets’.

Hitachi ABB Power Grids joins Polish plan to develop offshore wind energy

Hitachi ABB Power Grids has joined Poland's scheme to boost the development of offshore wind energy in the Baltic Sea, the company said on Wednesday.

Monastic makeover: offshore wartime torpedo station gets recast as monastery

New design aims to give peace a chance by changing a military base into a place of prayer.

Three Seas summit to focus on enhanced cooperation among member states

The Three Seas summit scheduled for October 19-20 in Tallinn will be mainly devoted to strengthening cooperation among members of the initiative of 12 countries lying between the Adriatic, Black and Baltic Seas to develop infrastructure and economic ties.

Halting Nord Stream 2 is possible, Polish FM says

Stopping the construction of Nord Stream 2, a controversial Russia-Germany pipeline that is being built across the Baltic seabed, is "completely possible," Polish Foreign Minister Zbigniew Rau told Polish public Radio One on Thursday.

EU announces massive investment in underwater electricity cable between Poland and Lithuania

The new funding will go towards building the Harmony Link cable which will support the development of energy infrastructure in the region, becoming a building block for an offshore grid in the Baltic Sea.

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