A political magazine alleged that the Economy Ministry hid expert advice supporting the extension of Germany's remaining nuclear power plants. Two ministers defended their decision to a parliamentary committee.
Two German ministers on Friday defended their handling of the extension of Germany’s three remaining nuclear power stations during the 2022-23 energy crisis, after a media report alleged the process was bungled.
Cicero magazine reported a day earlier that officials from the environmentally friendly Green Party had acted in a “deceptive” manner by ignoring expert advice and seeking to proceed with the phase-out of nuclear energy, which had been planned since 2011.
Following a court ruling, the weekly magazine obtained documents from the Economy Ministry related to plans to extend the life of Germany’s last nuclear power stations.
The magazine also accused Economy Minister Robert Habeck of misleading the public during a TV interview in February 2022 when he denied that extending the life of the nuclear facilities would help Germany’s energy needs during the winter.
At the time, Habeck’s Economy Ministry had argued that Germany needed a replacement for Russian national gas, mostly used for heating, rather than electricity, which the nuclear plants provided.
Distortion of facts instead of open-ended examination," Andreas Jung, the center-right CDU’s spokesman for climate protection and energy, told Germany’s dpa news agency.
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Two German ministers on Friday defended their handling of the extension of Germany’s three remaining nuclear power stations during the 2022-23 energy crisis, after a media report alleged the process was bungled.
Cicero magazine reported a day earlier that officials from the environmentally friendly Green Party had acted in a “deceptive” manner by ignoring expert advice and seeking to proceed with the phase-out of nuclear energy, which had been planned since 2011.
Following a court ruling, the weekly magazine obtained documents from the Economy Ministry related to plans to extend the life of Germany’s last nuclear power stations.
The magazine also accused Economy Minister Robert Habeck of misleading the public during a TV interview in February 2022 when he denied that extending the life of the nuclear facilities would help Germany’s energy needs during the winter.
At the time, Habeck’s Economy Ministry had argued that Germany needed a replacement for Russian national gas, mostly used for heating, rather than electricity, which the nuclear plants provided.
Distortion of facts instead of open-ended examination," Andreas Jung, the center-right CDU’s spokesman for climate protection and energy, told Germany’s dpa news agency.
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