The European Union’s internal market commissioner Thierry Breton has become the latest high-profile politician to back nuclear energy, saying it would be “unimaginable and wrong” for Europe to...
EU avoiding ‘rash decisions’ on energy price rises
The impact of surging gas and electricity prices globally threatens the EU’s energy market, but the bloc will not react hastily, officials said on Tuesday (26 October). An emergency meeting of EU...
Europe / Commission President Von Der Leyen Says EU Needs Nuclear Power
The EU needs nuclear power and gas as stable sources of energy while it manages the transition to a low-carbon economy, European commission president Ursula von der Leyen said.
Nine EU countries reject Franco-Spanish push for electricity reforms
Nine EU states, including Germany, on Monday (25 October) rejected a French-led bid to reform Europe’s wholesale energy markets as prices soar.
Security of Supply: UK & EU perspectives
NucNet interview with Yves Desbazeille (FORATOM) & Tom Greatrex (Nuclear Industry Association) The sector has been warning policymakers about the risks related to an energy supply that is based...
New nuclear reactors can help France become carbon neutral by 2050 -RTE
French grid operator RTE said next generation nuclear reactors offer an affordable path to shifting the country's energy mix away from fossil fuels and make the aim of carbon neutrality by 2050...
Gas price spike exposes rift at EU summit
The first topic leaders discussed at the EU summit on Thursday (21 October) were the continent's soaring gas prices, which have lead to a spike in household energy bills - amid widespread...
Slovenian-Croatian commission pleased with operation of Krško nuclear power plant
The intergovernmental commission on the Krško nuclear power plant, co-owned by Slovenia and Croatia, on Wednesday expressed its satisfaction with the plant’s operation and discussed the programme...