German Vice-Chancellor and Economics Minister Robert Habeck will visit Austria on Tuesday. As countries particularly dependent on Russia’s gas supplies, the two countries want to strengthen their cooperation. Meanwhile, Habeck still hopes for the resumption of gas supply through the Baltic Sea pipeline Nord Stream 1 when maintenance is complete.
Austria and Germany want to work together in bilateral and European cooperation for the fastest possible exit from Russian gas, the development of alternative sources and the increased expansion of renewable energy, the office of Vice Chancellor Werner Kogler (Greens) said before Habeck’s arrival in Vienna . However, Just Kogler cannot attend the meeting due to a positive corona test.
Visit to the Suddercentrale
This means that only the bilateral talks with fellow party climate minister Leonore Gewessler will take place in the morning, which will be omitted with Kogler. Afterwards, Habeck and Gewessler visit one of the most powerful large-scale heat pumps in Central Europe at the Simmering plant.
In the afternoon, Habeck will meet Minister of Labor and Economy Martin Kocher and Minister of Europe Karoline Edtstadler (both ÖVP). The one-day visit will be concluded with a meeting with Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen.
“We help each other”
Germany and the Czech Republic only announced on Monday in Prague that they had plans for a gas cooperation agreement. “We help each other with the gas supply,” Habeck said in Prague. Meanwhile, the German economy minister is still hoping for more gas supplies from Russia once maintenance work on the Nord Stream 1 pipeline in the Baltic Sea is completed.
“I have no classified information, either one way or the other,” the Green politician said in an interview with German broadcaster ARD on Monday evening. “It’s a possibility. There’s also a chance it won’t happen. We’ll have to wait and see.”
Fear of the cold winter is great
Since Monday, nothing has been delivered via the last main route for Russian natural gas to Germany. According to Nord Stream AG, the annual maintenance work should last until July 21. In these ten days, no gas will be transported through the pipeline to Germany. There is a great concern that gas will be scarce in the autumn and winter – also in Italy, Austria and other European countries.
Source: Krone
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