The Baltic Course: PM candidate in Latvia: Lithuania is obstacle to joint energy projects in Baltics

Lithuania is an obstacle to almost the entire range of joint energy projects of the Baltic States, former Economy Ministry State Secretary, now For Latvia's Development's premier candidate, Juris Puce, says in an interview with the newspaper Neatkariga, cites LETA/ELTA.

As an example, Puce mentioned the Polish-Baltic gas pipeline. "The European Union has stipulated guidelines for distribution of funds, and the scope of involvement for each member of the project. The reason why such important projects are stalled is because the Lithuanian government does not want to pay proper attention to the EU and Baltic States' gas pipeline project."

According to Puce, the Lithuanian government is fully focused on the construction of its own Klaipeda liquefied natural gas terminal. "The construction of Klaipeda terminal and its infrastructure will be funded by Lithuania without any additional EU funding, therefore, the Polish-Baltic connection was not a priority for Lithuania."
MORE