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Energy crisis: Bär attacks Habeck and calls for gas summits

2022-07-06T02:53:08.766Z


Energy crisis: Bär attacks Habeck and calls for gas summits Created: 06/07/2022, 04:45 By: Leonie Zimmerman The energy crisis poses a major challenge for traffic lights. CSU politician Dorothee Bär sharply criticizes the actions of Robert Habeck and Olaf Scholz on Merkur.de from IPPEN.MEDIA. Berlin – The looming energy crisis in Germany is causing great tremors even before the onset of winter.


Energy crisis: Bär attacks Habeck and calls for gas summits

Created: 06/07/2022, 04:45

By: Leonie Zimmerman

The energy crisis poses a major challenge for traffic lights.

CSU politician Dorothee Bär sharply criticizes the actions of Robert Habeck and Olaf Scholz on Merkur.de from IPPEN.MEDIA.

Berlin – The looming energy crisis in Germany is causing great tremors even before the onset of winter.

Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) now fears that Russia will completely stop supplying gas to Germany – and soon.

The reason for this is the planned maintenance work on the Baltic Sea pipeline Nord Stream 1 on July 11, 2022. The gas supply will be interrupted for a few days.

It is unclear whether Russian gas will flow through the pipeline again after that.

Russia's President Vladimir Putin has already severely reduced gas supplies.

The motto of the federal government these days is: be prepared for everything. 

Dorothee Bär criticizes Scholz and Habeck: "Europe is in an escalation spiral"

But that's not exactly what we are, says Dorothee Bär, deputy leader of the Union parliamentary group in the Bundestag, in an exclusive interview with

Merkur.de

from IPPEN.MEDIA: "Europe is in an escalation spiral and we are not acting accordingly."

Although the gas storage tanks are currently a little more than 60 percent full, that is not enough for the winter.

Bär is certain: This is also the result of the green energy policy.

"By consistently phasing out coal and nuclear power, we are increasing our dependency on Russia," says CSU politician Bär. 

Scholz and Habeck against extending the lifetime of nuclear power plants

In fact, the federal government is currently planning a temporary return to more coal to avert the looming gas crisis.

A corresponding law is to be discussed in the Bundesrat on July 8, 2022.

Accordingly, certain coal-fired power plants are to be used again to a limited extent to replace the lack of natural gas.

Nothing will change in the planned phase-out of coal by 2038 at the latest.

The situation is similar with nuclear power: there are currently three nuclear power plants in Germany.

While opposition politicians in particular are calling for this to continue through the winter, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and Habeck are strictly against it.

The reason: there is a lack of natural gas, especially for heat supply, but nuclear power only supplies electricity. 

Surname:

Dorothee Gisela Renate Maria Baer

Political party:

CSU

Position:

Deputy Union faction leader in the Bundestag

Birthday:

April 19, 1978 (age 44)

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Dorothee Bär criticizes the plan by Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) for the gas crisis

Instead, as a precautionary measure, Federal Minister of Economics Habeck calls for people to prepare for a cold winter.

In concrete terms, this means for many citizens that they have to dress thickly.

Dorothee Bär sharply criticizes this approach: "That can't be the political claim." Robert Habeck traveled to Qatar "much noticed and staged".

But Habeck also knows that no gas is expected to come from the country this year.

"And instead of supplying 10 million households with climate-friendly electricity from the three nuclear power plants that are still in operation, the minister has dispensed with this and is relying on coal as a climate killer.

I can only explain that with ideology,” says Bär.

More and more experts would come to the conclusion that continued operation is possible and necessary - including the FDP.

Energy and gas crisis in Germany: Citizens put money aside for price increases "of up to 400 percent".

But even if we don't run out of gas, it will definitely be more expensive.

A third of Germans are therefore already putting money aside for possible additional payments.

This is the result of a survey by the opinion research institute Civey on behalf of t-online.

Tenants will not feel the price increase until next year, but it makes sense to take precautions.

About IPPEN.MEDIA

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At the locations in Berlin, Hamburg/Bremen, Munich, Frankfurt, Cologne, Stuttgart and Vienna, journalists from our central editorial office research and publish for more than 50 news offers.

These include brands such as Merkur.de, fr.de and BuzzFeed Germany.

Our news, interviews, analyzes and comments reach more than 5 million people in Germany every day.

Energy expert Claudia Kemfert said in the ZDF morning magazine that price increases of "up to 400 percent" can occur.

In times of inflation, however, it is not even possible for many people to put anything aside for any additional costs that may arise. 

Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner (FDP) speaks out against further relief from the state

With the relief package, the traffic light government wants to counteract the rising cost of living caused by the coronavirus pandemic and the Ukraine war, at least to some extent.

The gas crisis is the next big financial challenge for many households.

But the FDP is currently trying to keep the state finances together despite the mood of crisis.

Federal Finance Minister Christian Lindner recently told Wirtschaftswoche that no further budget funds will be available this year.

This means that there will be no further relief from the government for the time being.

Lindner said that the measures taken so far should “first be allowed to work”. 

It is truly not an easy time for Chancellor Olaf Scholz, Federal Minister of Finance Christian Lindner and Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck.

They all have to deal with new crises that nobody could have foreseen.

It is natural that mistakes happen.

Criticism of Scholz and Habeck: Dorothee Bär attacks communication between the Chancellor and Minister for Economic Affairs

For Dorothee Bär, there is a need for improvement, especially in the communication between Economics Minister Habeck and Chancellor Scholz.

"I know that many people find Habeck's policies good because he markets them well," says the deputy leader of the Union faction in the Bundestag to

Merkur.de

from IPPEN.MEDIA.

However, especially with regard to the impending energy crisis, they are ignoring reality. 

For Chancellor Olaf Scholz, it is true that the traffic light government is not to blame for the energy misery we are in right now.

He also makes the Union responsible, which has been in government responsibility for the past 16 years - and was therefore also responsible for the expansion of renewable energies.

It's no secret that Germany is lagging behind in this respect.

CSU politician Bär, however, sees the question of guilt in the energy and gas crisis differently: "Of course we have not done everything right in 16 years of government responsibility.

Without doubt.

But I find it almost funny at times when it is said that Chancellor Olaf Scholz is now saving what the Union has done wrong in recent years.” After all, he has been sitting right next to Angela Merkel for the last four years. 

Dorothee Bär on the policy of Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD): "Sometimes I'm stunned"

But would we be better off with the Union in the federal government today?

That remains questionable.

Dorothee Bär only assures one thing that would be different: the way politics is done.

"Sometimes I'm really stunned by the arrogance with which the Chancellor and his parliamentary groups treat people." She refers to some communicative mishaps of the past few weeks and comes to the conclusion: "Olaf Scholz becomes the disrespectful Chancellor under pressure." She is not alone in the criticism – the Chancellor's cool manner is repeatedly criticized. 

However, the gas crisis is not about personal matters, but about the future of our energy supply.

Dorothee Bär's approach to solving this crisis is clear: "We finally need a gas summit that creates a holistic strategy and security, especially for southern Germany."

Gas summit: Dorothee Bär supports Prime Minister Markus Söder's demand

In doing so, she confirms the initiative of Bavaria's Prime Minister Markus Söder (CSU).

A few days ago, he called for a gas summit on Twitter.

The government must speak to Austria in order to fill the gas storage facilities operated there, which are also important for Germany.

So far, however, calls for a gas summit have remained unanswered, which in turn could reignite criticism of Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Economics Minister Robert Habeck.  

Source: merkur

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