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Overseas gas has replaced Russian gas supply (Photo: kees torn)

Berlin ignored Brussels over number of LNG terminals

Soon after Russia invaded Ukraine, the German economy ministry cleared the way for 12 new liquified natural gas terminals, vastly exceeding the two terminals needed, according to an EU Commission assessment.

On 5 May 2022, three German officials from the economy ministry met with commission officials and representatives of the bloc's gas transmission agency (ENTSOG).

According to memos of the meeting first seen by German news site Table ...

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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

Overseas gas has replaced Russian gas supply (Photo: kees torn)

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Wester is a journalist from the Netherlands with a focus on the green economy. He joined EUobserver in September 2021. Previously he was editor-in-chief of Vice, Motherboard, a science-based website, and climate economy journalist for The Correspondent.

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