At the ‘Environment’ Council on Tuesday 17 March, Lithuania, supported by Poland, Estonia and Latvia, reiterated its concerns about the Ostrovets nuclear power plant in Belarus, calling for any extension of the site to be suspended until all safety issues have been fully resolved (see EUROPE B13829A18).
Environment Commissioner Jessika Roswall pointed out that “given the current political situation, all bilateral relations with the authorities of Russia and Belarus have been...