Rising energy prices are causing problems for many people. At “Maybrit Illner” Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig again campaigned for an energy price cap – and was promptly confronted with her attitude towards Nord Stream 2.
If Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania’s Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig (SPD) has her way, an energy price cap must be put in place as soon as possible. “I think you can discuss many models, but I don’t think it will go well for several weeks,” said Schwesig on Thursday evening on the ZDF talk show “Maybrit Illner”. The companies and citizens are “water up to their necks”. Looking at the partial invoices, she said: “A master baker and citizen asks himself how am I supposed to manage that?”
Schwesig again campaigned for her proposal to cap the energy price for basic needs for one to two years. It is important for the state to accompany this now, “otherwise we will lose support and we don’t want that”.
Schwesig on “Maybrit Illner” in the criticism of Nord Stream 2
On the talk show, Schwesig was also asked about her long-standing support for the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline, which ultimately did not go into operation due to the Russian attack on Ukraine. The Prime Minister said that with today’s knowledge, she would no longer take this stance. The climate foundation, which has been the subject of criticism, was founded in early 2021 to circumvent the threat of sanctions by then US President Donald Trump against the constitutionally approved construction of the line.
Schwesig received support from DGB chairwoman Yasmin Fahimi. This said that it is not just about the responsibility of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. It was the decision of the Federal Republic that Germany got out of nuclear power and coal and defined gas as a bridge to the age of renewable energies. “Now to act as if some lonely decision was made unilaterally out of self-interest, that’s really not correct.”
Source: Stern
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