SASSNITZ (dpa-AFX) - In the struggle for a terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG) at the location of Rügen, German Economics Minister Robert Habeck (Greens) is coming to the island again. According to current information, Habeck will travel to Mukran in the east of the island on Friday, a spokeswoman for the ministry said on Wednesday in response to a request. A meeting with the state government is planned. It should also be advertised for the LNG plans and explain the need. Previously, the "Ostsee-Zeitung" had reported.

On Tuesday, it had become known that the federal government was planning to land LNG at Mukran in the east of the island. About three weeks ago, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and Habeck had come to Binz on Rügen and defended the plans for an LNG terminal at the Rügen site. There is strong opposition to this on the island. Critics fear for the environment and tourism, which is important for the island./chh/DP/mis