Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen (M) calls it a dilemma that Danish offshore wind turbine projects have been put on hold due to doubts about EU rules for state aid. He says this on Monday after a ministerial meeting in Brussels, where government support for green transition has been on the agenda.
On the one hand, there is a need for simpler and faster approval processes if the green transition is to succeed, says the foreign minister. On the other hand, it must not be the case that there are no restrictions or rules for state aid. Because it can lead to a "state support race" both in Europe and internationally, he says.
- The fact that these wind turbine projects have been put on hold due to some state aid rules shows very well the dilemma in this. There must be a balance. This is exactly what is being discussed at the moment. And you have to take the state aid rules seriously until they are changed, says Lars Løkke Rasmussen.
The offshore wind projects that have been put on hold are part of the so-called open door scheme. It has existed since 1999, but now, however, doubts have arisen as to whether the scheme is in breach of EU law. Therefore, all case processing has been paused, writes the Danish Energy Agency in a press release on Monday.
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