EU court throws out challenge from Russian-backed Nord Stream 2

FILE PHOTO: The logo of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project is seen on a large diameter pipe at Chelyabinsk Pipe Rolling Plant owned by ChelPipe Group in Chelyabinsk, Russia February 26, 2020. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov

(Reuters) - Europe's second highest court on Wednesday rejected a challenge by the operators of the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines against European Union gas rules, saying it was up individual member states to enforce them.

Nord Stream 2, designed by Russia's Gazprom to increase direct shipments to Europe, will carry gas from Russia to Germany under the Baltic Sea.