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Brussels ‘Rediscovers’ Nuclear Energy After Years of Reluctance

Javier Villamor June 5, 2026

The European Commissioner for Energy has acknowledged the essential role of nuclear power in Europe’s energy future while stressing the need to reduce dependence on Russian fuel.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a speech on "EU strategy on the ongoing Middle East crisis, implications on Energy prices and availability of fertilizers" at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on April 29, 2026.

European Parliament Debate on Energy Crisis: Diagnosis Without Solution

Javier Villamor April 29, 2026

As MEPs in Strasbourg discussed security and energy after the Gulf shock, establishment groups clung to the Green Deal framework amid growing pressure on industry and households.

Von der Leyen Admits Nuclear “Mistake” She Helped Create

Javier Villamor March 11, 2026

After years of sidelining atomic power, Brussels now says Europe must rebuild its nuclear industry.

EU Signals Return to Nuclear Power After Calling Phase-Out a “Strategic Mistake”

TEC News / AFP March 10, 2026

Brussels plans new energy measures, including a €200 million guarantee to boost nuclear innovation investments.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends the women’s preliminary round Group A Ice Hockey match between the U.S. and the Czech Republic at the Milano Rho Ice Hockey Arena during the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in Milan, on February 5, 2026.

U.S. Secretary of State To Visit Central Europe

TEC News February 10, 2026

Marco Rubio will attend the Munich Security Conference and then travel on to Bratislava and Budapest.

LNG tanker in the Bay of Pomerania seen from the Sellin beach in Germany in May 2023

From Moscow to Washington: Brussels’ New Energy Dependency

Javier Villamor January 27, 2026

While the Commission claims it does not want to swap one dependency for another, it is helping entrench a more expensive energy model increasingly controlled from Washington.

The reactor startup procedure for Unit 6 at the Tokyo Electric Power Company Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant's central control room in Kariwa Village, Niigata Prefecture on January 21, 2026

Japan Restarts World’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant

TEC News / AFP January 21, 2026

Tokyo aims to revive nuclear power to cut reliance on fossil fuels—and to meet its goal of carbon neutrality by 2050.

Japan Moves to Restart Largest Nuclear Plant Since Fukushima Disaster

TEC News / AFP December 22, 2025

Local assembly approval clears the way for TEPCO to seek final regulatory permission—with one reactor potentially online by late January, helping Japan to cut its fossil fuel dependence.

EU Approves €14 Billion Aid for Poland’s First Nuclear Power Plant

TEC News December 10, 2025

Three reactors are planned on Poland’s northern Baltic coast, aiming to commence operations in the late 2030s.

Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and the Hungarian delegation during a bilateral lunch with U.S President Donald Trump and U.S. government officials in the Cabinet Room of the White House on November 7, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

Trump-Orbán Meeting: The Real Story

Gábor Szűcs November 11, 2025

Those who cry “Russia” nonstop should note that Hungary seeks strategic ties with the U.S. and that the summit’s outcomes matter for all of East–Central Europe.

Tag: nuclear energy

Brussels ‘Rediscovers’ Nuclear Energy After Years of Reluctance

European Parliament Debate on Energy Crisis: Diagnosis Without Solution

Von der Leyen Admits Nuclear “Mistake” She Helped Create

EU Signals Return to Nuclear Power After Calling Phase-Out a “Strategic Mistake”

U.S. Secretary of State To Visit Central Europe

From Moscow to Washington: Brussels’ New Energy Dependency

Japan Restarts World’s Largest Nuclear Power Plant

Japan Moves to Restart Largest Nuclear Plant Since Fukushima Disaster

EU Approves €14 Billion Aid for Poland’s First Nuclear Power Plant

Trump-Orbán Meeting: The Real Story

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