Joschka Fischer, the German foreign minister, in a interview carried by a German newspaper, again said that the German government wants the Temelin nuclear power plant to be disconnected from the grid. At the same time, he suggested that Germany would respect the Czech government’s decision on Temelin. German environment minister Juergen Trittin reiterated in another newspaper interview that the letter his ministry sent to the Czech government last week that called for the closure of Temelin was issued on behalf of the German government, and had been consulted with other relevant ministries. Although neither interview brings anything substantially new, the unambiguous, high-level confirmation of Germany’s critical position may have a negative impact on the stock.
(Ondřej Daťka)