Germany: Scholz opens country’s first LNG terminal
By DW
27 December 2022 |
7:08 am
Chancellor Olaf Scholz and other ministers praised the project as showing the new "speed" of Europe's biggest economy. But the floating terminal's high-profile opening was sharply criticized by environmental groups.
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