Schröder before the committee of inquiry: What does he say about the north stream pipeline?

Schröder before the committee of inquiry: What does he say about the north stream pipeline?

On July 8, 2025, the committee of inquiry in the Schwerin state parliament causes excitement. The reason for this is the behavior of the state government of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with regard to the climate and environmental protection foundation MV. This foundation was launched in 2021 to secure the completion of the north stream 2 pipeline despite US sanctions. Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania made 200,000 euros available, while Gazprom, the parent company of Nord Stream AG, provided 20 million euros. Augsburger General reports that the SPD rejects a return to natural gas deliveries from Russia, What shows a clear position in the context of energy policy after the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

With over 60 witnesses and a viewing of files, the committee tries to examine the dependence on Russian energy. So far, 230 applications have been advised and important questions about the need for a second Baltic Sea pipeline. It was also found that the climate protection foundation acted as a legal protective sign and awarded orders in the volume of over 160 million euros. Mecklenburg-Vorpommern/sugurudesaver-zur-klimastiftung-wiele-akta-wenig-wenig-wenig-sie- examination committee264.html" target = "_ blank"> ndr reports from a former managing director of the foundation, which is "quasi-governmental organization" Designed, which indicates on close interdependencies between politics and the economy.

The role of Gerhard Schröder

One of the main actors in the center of the investigation is the former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder. He was chairman of the supervisory board of Nord Stream AG and President of Nord Stream 2 AG. The committee has questions about its contacts on the state government and its role in completing the pipeline. However, his statement has been missing for some time. Several appointments have so far been canceled for health reasons, but a third invitation to the statement is now on October 17th. Augsburger Allgemeine reports that an official medical report is to clarify; His lawyer, on the other hand, criticizes this claim as legal questionable.

The committee, however, is flexible and opens up opportunities for alternative surveys, be it through video conferences or in Hanover. In a letter to MP, Schröder also admitted memory gaps in terms of his conversations on the pipeline project-a behavior that was also compared with the memory problems of Olaf Scholz in the CUM-EX committee, which is concerned about the debate about memory and responsibility.

energy policy in change

The political developments around Nord Stream 2 are not only a hot iron in state politics, energy policy is also targeted at federal level. The Federal Government strives to become independent of Russian gas and sees the energy transition as an integral part of security policy. Minister of Economics Robert Habeck emphasized that there should be no "thinking taboos". Tagesschau reports from a goal of coming to 100% green electricity by 2035, with renewable energies, especially wind and solar. The discussion about the coal phase -out and the need to expand the infrastructure for LNG and hydrogen is becoming increasingly pressing.