Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock signed a new Danish-German action plan. The parties, in particular, intend to increase the capacity of coastal wind energy in the North and Baltic Seas to replace fossil fuels from Russia with offshore wind energy, Report informs citing TASS.
“The need for a true green transition has become even stronger due to the situation in Ukraine,” the plan says. “Among the many concrete initiatives being implemented is an agreement to dramatically increase the capacity of offshore wind power in the North and Baltic Seas to replace Danish and German imports of fossil fuels from Russia with energy sea wind."
The action plan provides for strengthening cooperation in several areas, including the ecological transition, minority rights, work on the Danish-German border, digitalization, health, food.
In addition, the parties intend to strengthen cooperation in the field of common security, as well as in the field of arms control and disarmament. "In the future, we want to meet once a year to discuss the security situation in Europe, what problems exist and how to deal with them," the document explains.