23
Apr
2024
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Withdrawal of the Union from the Energy Charter Treaty (debate)
Mr President, thank you very much. Finally, at last, Europe is about to step away from the Energy Charter Treaty. This is a lousy treaty that the EU has been a part of and that allows if we abolish fossil power such as coal or gas power plants, we could be sued. It's unreasonable. It is therefore to be welcomed that the EU is now finally on its way to taking this decision. The Greens have been fighting for this for a very, very long time. It's time to put the fossil fuel on history's rubbish heap. Coal power, gas power will be shut down and instead renewable energy will flourish with wind power, solar power and hydropower. This will finally allow us to unreservedly take the next step in renewable energy legislation.