Brussels, 23/04/2002 (Agence Europe) - Speaking before the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, on Tuesday afternoon, the European Commissioner for Energy and Transport, Loyola de Palacio, made the surprise announcement that she and the Commission intend to present binding common standards on nuclear safety.
Setting her speech in the context of enlargement, Ms de Palacio reaffirmed that "Europe cannot do without nuclear energy". Current Member States do of course comply with strict...