Berlin/Schwerin (dpa/mv) - The CDU top politician Thorsten Frei has called for a special investigator in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania on the events surrounding the Nord Stream 2 natural gas pipeline for Russian gas. "It's about time that the incredible events surrounding the Kremlin swamp in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania are independently clarified," said the parliamentary director of the Union parliamentary group of the "Bild" newspaper (Monday). "Schwerin should request external investigators to use all legal options." According to the newspaper, he spoke of long-standing entanglements and attempts at cover-ups.
Frei referred to the recently reported case that a tax office employee had burned a tax return from the MV Climate Foundation in spring 2022. It was only shortly before Christmas 2022 that the state government informed the committee of inquiry into the climate foundation. The foundation was set up at the instigation of the state government, primarily for the purpose of supporting the completion of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline under threats of US sanctions against companies involved. Since Russia invaded Ukraine, Prime Minister Manuela Schwesig (SPD) has wanted to get rid of the foundation, the second branch of which is dedicated to climate protection education.
