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Nuclear energy must be part of the European taxonomy as part of of the Green Deal, according to a joint letter sent to Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission by 13 European trade unions.

Date: Tuesday, 09 February 2021
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newseuropean-union-say-nuclear-must-be-part-of-european-taxonomy-8500431

Nuclear energy must be part of the European taxonomy in order to meet the objective of the Green Deal, thirteen trade unions representing energy and nuclear workers have told Ursula von der Leyen, president of the European Commission, in a joint letter. Exclusion of nuclear power will not only have a negative impact on the European nuclear industry but also on electricity-intensive industries, they said.

Date: Friday, 05 February 2021
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Unions-call-for-European-taxonomy-to-include-nucle

If the European Commission is serious about its efforts to support the post-virus economic recovery and to achieving a clean energy transition, then it will correct the omission of nuclear energy in its Green Deal package and in the EU Taxonomy, Czech and Polish ministers have written in letters to Frans Timmermans and Kadri Simons, respectively the first vice president of the European Commission and the European commissioner for energy.

Date: Thursday, 25 June 2020
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Help-coal-dependent-countries-switch-to-nuclear-mi