Von der Leyen called Europe's rejection of nuclear energy a mistake

The head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, called the decision to abandon the development of nuclear energy in Europe a "strategic mistake." This was reported by Bloomberg on March 10.

"In the 1990s, about one third of all European electricity was generated by nuclear power plants, whereas now this figure has dropped to less than 15%. This was a serious mistake in terms of energy security and the availability of low—carbon energy," the head of the European Commission stressed.

At the nuclear energy summit in Paris, Von der Leyen noted that the abandonment of the peaceful atom is part of the general trend of a number of European states, including Germany, to adopt a policy of gradually closing nuclear power plants in order to achieve the goals of climate neutrality and reduce dependence on Russian hydrocarbons.

At the same time, the aggravation of the situation around Iran has again highlighted the vulnerability of the European Union (EU) economy to global fluctuations in energy prices, the article notes.

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Kirill Dmitriev, head of the Russian Direct Investment Fund and special presidential envoy for investment and economic cooperation with foreign countries, said on March 6 that von der Leyen's failures in the energy sector would haunt her. This is how the politician commented on the news that the head of the European Commission promised to adhere to the course of Brussels to abandon fossil fuels and accelerate the transition to a "green" economy.

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