> Climate Foundation MV [Mecklenburg-Vorpommern] must name companies involved in construction after lawsuit by WELT
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> To prevent this, the Climate Foundation MV went all the way to the Federal Constitutional Court: the controversial foundation must name which companies were involved in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. The lawsuit was filed by WELT and Bild.
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> The controversial climate foundation MV must disclose the names of the companies involved in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. “Unfortunately, the Federal Constitutional Court did not accept our complaint. We regret this very much. Contrary to our firm conviction, we will now have to disclose the names of many companies from MV as well,” said foundation chairman Erwin Sellering (SPD) in Schwerin on Thursday. From his point of view, the companies have nothing to reproach themselves for, they would have acted lawfully.
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> The Federal Constitutional Court confirmed that the constitutional complaint filed at the end of October was not accepted for decision by order of November 22. A spokesman said in response to a query that the urgent appeal had thus also been disposed of.
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> WELT and “Bild” had demanded that the names be mentioned and had gone to court for this. Both the Schwerin Regional Court and, on appeal, the Higher Regional Court in Rostock had ruled that the foundation had a duty to provide information. By going to Germany’s highest court, Sellering wanted to prevent the names of the companies it had commissioned to support the pipeline construction from becoming public and thus causing them disadvantages.
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> FDP faction leader René Domke welcomed the decision: “An act of buffoonery about the Climate Protection Foundation MV is now over.” In his view, it was not a matter of pillorying businesses, but the public had a right to know who was economically, financially and politically involved in the pipeline project. The AfD also welcomed the decision. Now the parliamentary investigative committee can carry out its work in full, it continued.
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> Both FDP and AfD see unanswered questions about the role of the state government in the foundation’s formation: “Without certain findings, one cannot understand the entire formation and decision-making process as well as the execution and completion of the project,” Domke said.
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> The climate foundation – which itself was largely financed by money from Russian gas deals – had awarded contracts to companies through a specially established economic business operation to ensure the completion of the German-Russian gas pipeline.
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> Climate Foundation MV [Mecklenburg-Vorpommern] must name companies involved in construction after lawsuit by WELT
>
> To prevent this, the Climate Foundation MV went all the way to the Federal Constitutional Court: the controversial foundation must name which companies were involved in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. The lawsuit was filed by WELT and Bild.
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> The controversial climate foundation MV must disclose the names of the companies involved in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. “Unfortunately, the Federal Constitutional Court did not accept our complaint. We regret this very much. Contrary to our firm conviction, we will now have to disclose the names of many companies from MV as well,” said foundation chairman Erwin Sellering (SPD) in Schwerin on Thursday. From his point of view, the companies have nothing to reproach themselves for, they would have acted lawfully.
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> The Federal Constitutional Court confirmed that the constitutional complaint filed at the end of October was not accepted for decision by order of November 22. A spokesman said in response to a query that the urgent appeal had thus also been disposed of.
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> WELT and “Bild” had demanded that the names be mentioned and had gone to court for this. Both the Schwerin Regional Court and, on appeal, the Higher Regional Court in Rostock had ruled that the foundation had a duty to provide information. By going to Germany’s highest court, Sellering wanted to prevent the names of the companies it had commissioned to support the pipeline construction from becoming public and thus causing them disadvantages.
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> FDP faction leader René Domke welcomed the decision: “An act of buffoonery about the Climate Protection Foundation MV is now over.” In his view, it was not a matter of pillorying businesses, but the public had a right to know who was economically, financially and politically involved in the pipeline project. The AfD also welcomed the decision. Now the parliamentary investigative committee can carry out its work in full, it continued.
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> Both FDP and AfD see unanswered questions about the role of the state government in the foundation’s formation: “Without certain findings, one cannot understand the entire formation and decision-making process as well as the execution and completion of the project,” Domke said.
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> The climate foundation – which itself was largely financed by money from Russian gas deals – had awarded contracts to companies through a specially established economic business operation to ensure the completion of the German-Russian gas pipeline.
Translated by DeepL.
For context:
[Explainer: How a German ‘climate’ fund set out to help Russia dodge U.S. sanctions](https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/how-german-climate-fund-set-out-help-russia-dodge-us-sanctions-2022-02-10/)