"I'm very curious to see the outcome of the referendum on nuclear power in Italy next June." So Gunther Oettinger, EU Commissioner for Energy in front of the European Parliament's Environment Committee. Italy and France, according to the Commissioner, should decide what kind of energy will want to invest in their future.
In the background, the example of Germany and of the seven reactors shut down in recent days by Merkel, Europe's fastest response to the tragedy in Japan. The fate of Europe is inevitably also nuclear policy choices of Italy. In the morning, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, co-chairman of the European Greens, had said he believed that Italy would return to nuclear power.
"They want to plant in Italy but no region wants them: the result is zero," said Cohn-Bendit at a press conference, sure of NO to nuclear power of the Italians. "Despite Mr Berlusconi's television, there will be a real riot. Italians have had enough. There is no reason to build nuclear power plants in a country that has had so many earthquakes.
You have to be sick, is it true that we are accustomed to the disease of this government, but do not overdo it. " Seems more skeptical, however, the Commissioner Oettinger, said today that Environment Committee MEPs' questions on stress test approved by the Extraordinary Summit held in Brussels with representatives of national nuclear safety and industry sector.
"The EU needs to ask if he can think of a future without nuclear energy," Oettinger said, that "safety comes before all other interests." "But Europe can not impose anything under treaty," says the Commissioner. For example in the energy mix provided by the European Union Road Map that provides for the reduction of CO2 emissions dell'20% by 2050 compared to 1990, member states are required to ensure that one third of its energy comes from renewable sources, the rest c 'is freedom of choice, including nuclear.
"By June we have certain standards for stress testing. According to the resources they put into practice, "says Oettinger, announcing an extraordinary meeting of the 27 energy ministers for next Monday. "And then these tests should be extended also to our partner countries such as Russia and Turkey." The Commissioner, primed by MEPs, goes even further: "The EU should use all its diplomatic weight to push countries such as India and China to review its nuclear policy." Back in Europe, when the minimum conditions of safety at nuclear power is enshrined in the Nuclear Safety Directive, which must be implemented by next July.
At the time to be in 100 per cent are only France, Spain and Bulgaria. Missing Greece, Lithuania, Germany, Belgium, Portugal, Finland, Latvia, Estonia, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania. But not enough. According to Oettinger, "you have to upgrade the entire directive well in advance of the planned review in 2014." Meanwhile, the Czech Republic and Slovenia were opposed to reconsider their nuclear plans.
According to the Czech Premier Vaclav Klaus, the calls to reduce or abandon the use of nuclear energy are an "opportunist populism".
In the background, the example of Germany and of the seven reactors shut down in recent days by Merkel, Europe's fastest response to the tragedy in Japan. The fate of Europe is inevitably also nuclear policy choices of Italy. In the morning, Daniel Cohn-Bendit, co-chairman of the European Greens, had said he believed that Italy would return to nuclear power.
"They want to plant in Italy but no region wants them: the result is zero," said Cohn-Bendit at a press conference, sure of NO to nuclear power of the Italians. "Despite Mr Berlusconi's television, there will be a real riot. Italians have had enough. There is no reason to build nuclear power plants in a country that has had so many earthquakes.
You have to be sick, is it true that we are accustomed to the disease of this government, but do not overdo it. " Seems more skeptical, however, the Commissioner Oettinger, said today that Environment Committee MEPs' questions on stress test approved by the Extraordinary Summit held in Brussels with representatives of national nuclear safety and industry sector.
"The EU needs to ask if he can think of a future without nuclear energy," Oettinger said, that "safety comes before all other interests." "But Europe can not impose anything under treaty," says the Commissioner. For example in the energy mix provided by the European Union Road Map that provides for the reduction of CO2 emissions dell'20% by 2050 compared to 1990, member states are required to ensure that one third of its energy comes from renewable sources, the rest c 'is freedom of choice, including nuclear.
"By June we have certain standards for stress testing. According to the resources they put into practice, "says Oettinger, announcing an extraordinary meeting of the 27 energy ministers for next Monday. "And then these tests should be extended also to our partner countries such as Russia and Turkey." The Commissioner, primed by MEPs, goes even further: "The EU should use all its diplomatic weight to push countries such as India and China to review its nuclear policy." Back in Europe, when the minimum conditions of safety at nuclear power is enshrined in the Nuclear Safety Directive, which must be implemented by next July.
At the time to be in 100 per cent are only France, Spain and Bulgaria. Missing Greece, Lithuania, Germany, Belgium, Portugal, Finland, Latvia, Estonia, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Romania. But not enough. According to Oettinger, "you have to upgrade the entire directive well in advance of the planned review in 2014." Meanwhile, the Czech Republic and Slovenia were opposed to reconsider their nuclear plans.
According to the Czech Premier Vaclav Klaus, the calls to reduce or abandon the use of nuclear energy are an "opportunist populism".
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It would be interesting to find out what are so far the Italian Regioni that are pro and the one against hosting the Power Plant. Shall this be the new Nuclear Risiko?
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