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The European Union proposed a way out of the energy crisis

The EU is betting on nuclear energy

Ten European countries have expressed confidence that nuclear power will protect European consumers from surges in gas prices.

Representatives of ten EU member states are calling for an intensive development of nuclear power to protect against rising energy prices without harming the climate. This is stated in the joint article politicians, published Sunday, October 10, on the website of the newspaper Le Figaro.

Thus, the publication was signed by the prime ministers, ministers of economy and energy of France, Romania, Czech Republic, Finland, Slovakia, Croatia, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Poland and Hungary.

Rising energy prices indicates how important it is for us to reduce our energy dependence on foreign states as quickly as possible. It is obvious that tensions with energy supplies will become more and more frequent in the future. We have no other choice but to diversify our sources of supply, while trying not to increase imports of non-European energy, “the article says.

In this regard, politicians declare the need to include nuclear energy in the document by the end of this year. Taxonomy EU (classification of legally binding investment criteria in the list of climate protection measures).

In addition, the authors of the publication announce that the intensive development of nuclear power will create about a million jobs in Europe for highly skilled workers.

As a reminder, on October 4, Deputy Chairman of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis said that the European Commission is considering the issue of recognition of nuclear power as a low-carbon energy source, and the current rise in gas prices will only accelerate the EU’s transition to green energy.

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