On 29 September 2023, Yves Desbazeille, Director General of nucleareurope, participated in a panel dedicated to ‘Aligning Stakeholders to Deliver New Nuclear’ as part of the Roadmaps to New Nuclear...
EU proposes windfall levies on energy firms to ease price pain
The European Union's executive plans to raise more than 140 billion euros ($140 billion) to shield consumers from soaring energy prices by skimming off revenues from low-cost electricity generators...
EU Weighs Price Cap on Power From Renewables, Nuclear
The European Union is zeroing in on a plan to cap energy companies’ profits and channel the cash to consumers, as it steps closer to energy rationing in a bid to tame the crisis.
Czech MEPs, business concerned over taxonomy vote
Attempts in the European Parliament to block the EU taxonomy and legislation listing gas and nuclear energy among “sustainable” investments have sparked heated debate among Czech lawmakers who say...
nucleareurope / Nuclear At Heart Of Debate As Relaunched Industry Group Begins New Era
The relaunch of Europe’s Foratom trade association for the nuclear energy industry comes at a time when the sector, more than ever in its recent history, is at the heart of the energy debate as the...
IEA warns against energy crisis deepening fossil fuel reliance
The right investments, especially in renewable energy and nuclear power, mean the world need not choose between energy shortages and accelerated climate change due to fossil fuel emissions, Birol...
Will the European Union take its last chance to respect the spirit of the Euratom Treaty?
Energy has been at the heart of the European Union’s endeavour to jointly rebuild the economy after the disasters of the second world war. Europe’s founders understood that energy is indeed the...
Will Ukrainian crisis help bring nuclear in from the cold in Europe?
Even before Russian shells landed perilously close to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, the largest in Europe, the role of nuclear in the transition from fossil fuels was complicated. For many,...