As is well known, the crisis team of the Slovakian Government decided to reopen the nuclear power station it shut down in late 2008, since the lack of energy generating resources might lead to a total collapse of its power grid.
As is well known, the crisis team of the Slovakian Government decided to reopen the nuclear power station it shut down in late 2008, since the lack of energy generating resources might lead to a total collapse of its power grid. The decision was taken despite the fact that it violated the accession agreement with the European Union.
Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius says that Lithuania anxiously watches the present situation in Europe following the Russia-Ukraine gas dispute.
‘The crisis has evidently shown to us the extent of energy security challenges any EU member state might be facing nowadays. We do understand the arguments behind the Slovakian Government’s decision. We hope the European Commission and the Slovakian Government will rationally consider all the ways out of the situation of emergency in the energy system. We are going to observe situation closely and get involved in the solution seeking process. Jointly with the European Comission, we should take every effort to ensure that our country should not face the same dilemma that Slovakia is grappling with right now’, A. Kubilius said.