EU rejects first citizen's petition, on nuclear power

For the first time, the European Commission has rejected a proposed European Citizens’ Initiative (ECI), one that sought to phase out the use of all nuclear energy within the EU. In its reasoning, the Commission referred to the Euratom Treaty for the promotion of nuclear energy, saying that the accord bans the use of a citizens’ initiative directed against nuclear power. The German Federation for the Protection of Environment and Nature (BUND) had, together with ...

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