In the course of the ongoing restructuring of the lignite company Leag, the environmental organization Greenpeace has demanded that the federal states of Saxony and Brandenburg apply for creditor protection. A corresponding application by the law firm Günther, initiated by Greenpeace, has been sent to the Minister Presidents and the Mining Authorities of the two states, the organization announced. Greenpeace believes that the Group's structuring jeopardizes the legally prescribed provisions for recultivation.
The background to this is the concern that the federal states could be left with billions in costs for the recultivation of former opencast mines. "It is a scandal how the owners of Leag want to pass on their costs to the general public by hiving off assets worth billions," said Greenpeace energy expert Karsten Smid. The state governments must protect themselves from this.
