While the Heads of State or Government of the 28 Member States of the European Union agreed on the EU's objective of climate neutrality by 2050 (see EUROPE B12389A1), the European Council of 12 and 13 December also revealed serious differences between Member States regarding the use of nuclear energy in the coming years.
While Czech, Slovak and Hungarian leaders explicitly expressed their support for nuclear power at the EU summit, Luxembourg and Austria let their reservations be known.