KIEV, March 2 – Naftogaz Ukrayiny has appealed to the General Court of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) with a request for leave to intervene in the case initiated by Poland's PGNiG Supply & Trading (PGNiG ST), which challenges the decision of the European Commission of 28 October 2016 related to the OPAL pipeline. The decision effectively enables Russia's Gazprom to significantly increase the use of OPAL capacity and deliver more gas through the Nord Stream pipeline.

The press service of Naftogaz said that according to the CJEU’s Statute, a legal entity may join a case before the CJEU where it can establish an interest in the result of a lawsuit submitted to the court.