Habeck: LNG lawsuit hinders German efforts to move away from Russian energy
08 May 2022 |
8:18 am
The Economy and Climate Minister says the legal action against the accelerated construction of an import terminal for liquefied natural gas will make it harder to move away from Russian energy.
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