On the fringes of the informal meeting of European energy ministers in Warsaw on Tuesday 13 May, the member countries of the Nuclear Alliance and the so-called “Friends of Renewables” met, as usual, for respective working breakfasts to press their joint demands (see EUROPE 13639/13).
The meeting of the Nuclear Alliance, an initiative launched by France in 2023 (see EUROPE 13131/7 and EUROPE 13151/33), brought together 12 countries (Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Hungary, Netherlands, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden), as well as the Polish Presidency of the EU Council and Estonia and Italy as observers.
Discussions focused in particular on the findings of the Nuclear Alliance Working Group on financing, whose conclusions and recommendations will be shared in a joint letter to the European Commission. They also discussed new EU policy initiatives, such as the forthcoming review of the Nuclear Illustrative Programme (PINC).
The meeting of “Friends of Renewable”, chaired by Nikos Tsafos, Greek Deputy Minister for Energy, was attended by 16 countries (Germany, Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Denmark, Spain, Estonia, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands and Portugal), as well as the Polish Presidency of the EU Council and the European Commission. It focused on the role of renewable energies in ensuring the EU’s energy security. (Original version in French by Pauline Denys)