EurActiv: Oettinger warns Germany against solo efforts on energy

Before switching portfolios, Günther Oettinger took one last opportunity to single out Germany's energy policy, warning against "ill-advised" national solutions. EurActiv Germany reports.

In one of his last appearances in Berlin as EU Energy Commissioner, Günther Oettinger called on the German government to give its energy policy a more European focus.

"We must finally complete the European internal energy market. It cannot be limited to political rhetoric," he said on Tuesday (30 September).

Oettinger also criticised Germany's solo effort in expanding renewable energies. "There are different expansion plans for all 16 federal states. That is unwise," he said.
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