Brussels, 29/05/2006 (Agence Europe) - Following the signing in Brussels on Wednesday of the international agreement on the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) (see Europe 9199), Luxembourg Green MEP Claude Turmes and spokesperson Rebecca Harms issued the following statement:
'The Commission insists on bulldozing through the nuclear options, committing a significant chunk of its budget to nuclear fusion, even though the majority of EU citizens oppose nuclear power....