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The European Court of Justice on 22 September rejected Austria's appeal against the European Commission's (EC’s) 2014 decision to approve UK government aid for the construction of two EPR reactors at Hinkley Point C, in Somerset, England. 

Date: Friday, 25 September 2020
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newseu-court-of-justice-rejects-austrian-appeal-against-hinkley-point-c-8148318

Gerard Hogan, advocate general of the European Union Court of Justice said in a non-binding opinion that EU judges should dismiss an appeal by Austria aimed at overturning the approval of UK aid to support construction of the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant. He added that a lower EU tribunal was “fully entitled” to dismiss the Austrian challenge.

Date: Tuesday, 12 May 2020
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newseu-advocate-general-supports-hinkley-point-project-despite-austrian-protests-7917762

Europe’s advocate general says case should be thrown out File photo of construction at the Hinkley Point C nuclear project in southwest England. Courtesy EDF. Austria’s attempt to stop the Hinkley Point C nuclear power plant project in the UK has been dealt a setback with a magistrate for the European Union’s top court saying on Thursday that the case should be thrown out.

The nonbinding advisory opinion from advocate general Gerland Hogan recommended that the European Court of Justice uphold a lower court decision to dismiss a complaint alleging unfair government funding of Hinkley Point C.

“It is clear that the development of nuclear power is, as reflected in the Euratom Treaty, a clearly defined objective of EU law,” Mr Hogan wrote.

The Court of Justice is not required to follow the advice in advisory opinions, but it does some 80% of the time.

Austria in 2015 challenged the European Commission’s decision to back the UK measures, after a number of agreed changes. Austria lost in 2018 and appealed one last time.

Date: Saturday, 09 May 2020
Original article: nucnet.org/news/austria-s-bid-to-block-uk-nuclear-project-suffers-court-setback-5-5-2020

The European Court of Justice should dismiss an appeal brought by Austria in respect of the European Commission's approval of state aid for the planned Hinkley Point C (HPC) nuclear power plant in the UK, Advocate General Gerard Hogan has concluded. His opinion will be taken into account when the European Court of Justice rules on Austria's appeal of the General Court's 2018 decision to reject the case.

Date: Friday, 08 May 2020
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Dismiss-Austrias-appeal-against-HPC-aid-Advocate-G

The UK government’s plans to leave the European Union (EU), and consequently the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom), could threaten plans to build new nuclear reactors and decommissioning activities, as well as jeopardise energy security due to the impact on nuclear fuel supplies, according to a new report by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMech). The intention that the UK should leave Euratom was announced in the recent ‘Brexit Bill’, in part due to Euratom being enforced by the European Court of Justice and managed by EU institutions.

Date: Monday, 20 February 2017
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsmore-concern-over-brexit-5743855