Commission promises standards for new nu • Table.Briefings

Yesterday, Energy ministers agreed on their position on the gas market package and the extension of the gas savings target. France’s demand that hydrogen from nuclear energy should be counted towards the renewables targets remained unheard. Instead, the Commission signaled concessions on another level.

The EU energy ministers had to negotiate a controversial package solution yesterday. After Germany had pushed the other states ahead on e-fuels, the dispute over France’s wish to count nuclear energy towards the EU’s renewables targets came to a head yesterday. Immediately before the Council, the two camps thus met in two separate rounds.

Commission promises standards for new nuclear reactors

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