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Germany on Busch's outrage: "Depends on Sweden"

Ebba Busch (Christian Democrats) is "crazy about the Germans" due to the high electricity prices, she expressed on Thursday. Now Germany is striking back. Swedish electricity prices depend primarily on Swedish conditions, not on German ones, says a spokesperson for Germany's Energy Minister to Sveriges Radio's Ekot.

» Published: December 13 2024

Germany on Busch's outrage: "Depends on Sweden"
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The statement from the Swedish Minister of Energy and Industry came on Thursday after the recent days' high electricity prices. It is, among other things, Germany's phasing out of nuclear power that has sparked Busch's outrage.

I am furious with the Germans. They have made a decision for their own area, which they have the right to make. But it has had very large consequences, she said then.

The outburst has received widespread coverage in German media, but from a political perspective, the reactions are more subdued.

It's just before Christmas, then you have understanding for everything, says Steffen Hebestreit, spokesperson for Chancellor Olof Scholz to Ekot on Friday regarding Busch's anger.

The German government does not feel responsible for Swedish electricity prices, but rather it is Sweden that has too little electricity production in the southern parts of the country, according to Stefan Hauke, spokesperson for Germany's Energy Minister Robert Habeck (The Greens).

Price fluctuations like the recent days are something you have to live with as Germany is rebuilding its energy system, he says to the channel.

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