We will not allow anyone to humiliate us, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday, referring to the possibility of a gas shortage in the near future if Russia cuts off supplies.
He also assured that "securing a stable gas supply is currently the absolute priority of the government" in order to avoid having to restrict the use of natural gas by industry and households.
"Our ambitious goals can only be achieved with great speed."
"Our ambitious goals can only be achieved with great speed. We must become more independent in terms of supply chains and energy supply," Olaf Scholz said from the International Crafts Fair in Munich, promising that the government is doing its utmost to ensure industry's sufficiency in natural gas, despite supply problems from Russia, while at the same time promoting the development of carbon-neutral energy supply.
"The government will strive with unprecedented speed to build LNG terminals and pipelines on the northern German coast. My goal is to let no one humiliate us!", the German Chancellor said emphatically.
On the sidelines of the exhibition, the Chancellor met with the heads of the German Chamber of Industry, the German Chamber of Commerce, the Association of German Industries and the Employers' Association. According to Handelsblatt, the heads of the four leading German business associations called for a drastic reduction in planning and approval times for infrastructure, buildings and technical systems, stressing that "the ambitious goals of climate protection and the transition to the digital age remain unattainable at the current pace". However, they expressed confidence in the efforts of the federal government.
Referring to the ongoing war in Ukraine, Olaf Scholz reiterated: "We have decided that we will no longer in our time allow a country to seize a part of another country or the whole country. What is happening now not only threatens peace, but has dramatic consequences for the whole world."
Next Monday the German-Russian gas pipeline will be shut down in order to carry out planned maintenance work, which usually takes about ten days. The German government has repeatedly expressed its concern about the possibility that after the work has been completed, the Russian side may not put it back into operation.
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