Climate Foundation MV: Vice Chairman withdraw-Eklat Before a new occupation!

Climate Foundation MV: Vice Chairman withdraw-Eklat Before a new occupation!

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Deutschland - The situation of the MV climate foundation is tense after the two remaining board members, Werner Kuhn and Katja Enderlein, surprisingly resigned on Monday. The decision comes three weeks before the regular end of her term on January 6th. According to Kuhn, an illness in the Enderlein family was decisive for her resignation, which he confirmed to the . In addition, the state government will present two new board members on Tuesday to close the gaps.

The foundation, which was originally founded to support the controversial pipeline project North Stream II, has been criticized for a long time. While Kuhn and Enderlein suggest changes to the foundation statute before they resign, managing director Christin Klinger was surprised at this step. These modifications aim to minimize the political influence on the foundation, as Kuhn explained. In 2021, today's foundation from Nord Stream AG received 20 million euros to finance environmentally protecting projects after pressure from American sanctions endangered the financing, such as t-online.de reported.

Foundation in criticism

After the Russian attack on Ukraine, there was a change of direction. The state parliament and the state government ultimately demanded the dissolution of the foundation, while the former CEO Erwin Sellering had already withdrawn from the foundation in May. So far, all attempts have failed to dissolve the stationed funds. The state government is now planning to completely withdraw from the foundation and reorganize the remaining means. Around 13 million euros are currently still available, of which it is not clear how to be used in the future.

A parliamentary committee of inquiry is currently examining the role of politicians in the foundation of the foundation and its activities that are in the context of the failed pipeline. Different interests and the influence of external factors make the continued existence of the foundation a controversial topic in regional politics, while the uncertainty about the future leadership of the foundation continues to exist.