The federal government wants to bring the PCK refinery in Schwedt, Brandenburg, under state control. According to “Spiegel” information, the federal government probably wants to get involved in the oil processing plant without the previous Russian operator Rosneft. In addition to entering the state, there is currently also the option of trusteeship.
According to information from government circles, details are to be announced on Friday. Then Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD), Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck (Greens) and Brandenburg Prime Minister Dietmar Woidke (SPD) will present the decisions at a press conference.
Neither the Brandenburg State Chancellery nor the Federal Ministry of Economics wanted to comment on “Spiegel” inquiries. The project is highly complicated, according to the federal government. There are different views between the Chancellery and the responsible Ministry of Economics.