France Forges Pact to Make Nuclear Part of EU Clean Energy Shift
- French energy minister to hold meeting with 12 counterparts
- Paris pushes for nuclear power to be considered a clean energy
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France is mobilizing a pro-nuclear alliance to defend its atomic industry, as the European Union negotiates the next phase of a transition to cleaner energies.
French Energy Minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher is inviting 12 of her counterparts for breakfast on the sidelines of an EU meeting in Stockholm on Tuesday to discuss how nuclear power can help safeguard energy security, while lowering carbon emissions, according to her office.