Should there be a final oil supply stop, Schwedt should not stand alone. At a rally, the minister emphasized his support for the Brandenburg refinery site.
Federal Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) has confirmed his commitment to step in financially in the event of a Russian oil supply stop for the PCK refinery in Schwedt, Brandenburg.
“This promise is given,” said Habeck on Wednesday evening at a rally of hundreds of citizens and PCK employees in the center of Schwedt. That applies if the refinery cannot make any money during ongoing operations without oil deliveries. Nevertheless, Habeck defended the Western sanctions against Russia after its attack on Ukraine. This also includes the exit from Russian oil, on which the site is currently dependent.
Schwedter demonstrate for receipt
“These sanctions also have a certain consequence inland, that is indeed the case,” said Habeck. “But that doesn’t just apply to Schwedt and PCK.” The location must be prepared to find alternatives in view of the global and climate-political situation. “Everything speaks for preparing to create an alternative. That is our strategy and I have the feeling that this is exactly what is required of me and of us. »
Residents and refinery workers took to the streets in Schwedt on Wednesday evening for the future of the site. Employee representatives and the state government had demanded written guarantees for the PCK refinery from the federal government. The operation should be 100 percent guaranteed.
Because of the Russian war in Ukraine, the German government has committed itself to refraining from using Russian oil from the Druzhba pipeline from next year. It supplies the PCK refinery, which is majority owned by the Russian state-owned company Rosneft.
Source: Stern
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