Status: 03.02.2023 3:29 p.m In a joint statement by the ministers responsible for sport, the Baltic states and Poland have firmly opposed the IOC's push to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes back into world sport. Poland's minister spoke of a coalition of almost 40 states and indicated a possible broad boycott of the 2024 Olympic Games. On the other hand, there was approval for the IOC plans from US politicians. "We, the sports ministers of the Baltic States and Poland,...
From our special correspondent in Lithuania, in SiauliaiThey approached "a few meters" from Russian fighters. Halfway through the "air policing" mission, or eAP for "enhanced Air Policing", carried out by France on behalf of NATO along the Baltic airspace, the six Rafale pilots deployed on the Siauliai base in Lithuania since December 1, are returning this weekend to BA 118 in Mont-de-Marsan (Landes) with the feeling of “duty accomplished. »They are relieved these days by new pilots, who also arrive...
Status: 01/21/2023 2:16 p.m The pressure on Germany to allow the delivery of "Leopard 2" tanks or to deliver tanks of the type itself continues to mount. Now the foreign ministers of Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania are warning - and citing Germany's leading role in Europe. The foreign ministers of the Baltic countries have asked Germany to deliver "Leopard 2" tanks to Ukraine. "This is necessary to stop Russian aggression, help Ukraine and quickly restore peace in Europe," wrote Latvian...
After the Ramstein conference did not bring any result on the issue of the Leopard deliveries, the pressure on the chancellor increased. The FDP politician Strack-Zimmermann calls his communication a "disaster". source site
If you haven't seen the North Sea from above for a long time, you won't recognize the sea in places. The wind turbines are now standing in long rows, with platforms in between from which the electricity flows to land. The Federal Network Agency now counts a total of 1,537 wind turbines in the North Sea and Baltic Sea. When the wind is good, they generate the output of eight very large power plants: 8.1 gigawatts. And that is just...
Close to energy infrastructure Searching for amber at night with James Bond equipment? Incident off the Polish Baltic Sea coast raises questions The Naftoport facility in the port of Gdansk is important for Poland's energy supply (archive image) © Dominik Kulaszewicz / PAP / Picture Alliance What are three men doing in the middle of the night, in rough seas and with professional diving equipment off the coast of Poland on the Baltic Sea? There are doubts about the statements...
As of: 01/14/2023 6:07 p.m The first German LNG terminal was only opened in December. With a symbolic turn, Chancellor Scholz now released the operation of a second terminal in Lubmin. There is criticism from environmental groups. The second German terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) has officially started operations in Lubmin on the Baltic Sea. In the presence of Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the operators of the plant received the operating license. As in the first LNG terminal in...
energy Poland plans nuclear power plant on the Baltic Sea Stickers with the inscription "No to the atom" and "Atom Stop" are stuck on the town sign of Slajszewo. photo © Doris Heimann/dpa Poland wants to get big into nuclear energy. The country's first nuclear power plant is to be built north-west of Gdansk on the Baltic Sea. In Poland, the majority of citizens are in favor of nuclear power, criticism comes from Germany. Large storage jars with dried porcini...
European Union Sanctions against Moscow: Block the Baltic States and Poland "From our point of view, the planned exceptions actually reduce the importance of the ninth package very much": Gabrielius Landsbergis. photo © Carsten Koall/dpa The EU wants to adopt a new package of sanctions. But not everyone wants to support it. The reason: the exemptions for grain and fertilizer exports proposed by several Western countries. According to Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis, the Baltic States and Poland are opposed...
Day 295 since the start of the war: Poland and the Baltic States block sanctions against Russia. Ukraine accuses Russian troops of abusing children. All information in the news blog.The most important things at a glanceLoading...embedPoland and Baltic States block new sanctions package1.30 p.m.: According to Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis, the Baltic States and Poland are opposed to the adoption of the new EU sanctions package against Russia. The reason for this is the exceptions for grain and fertilizer...
