The Czech government has expressed the common view of ten European countries in favour of nuclear power in a letter to the European Commission.
Citing market failures that prevent new nuclear build from supporting European goals for energy security, sustainability and emissions reductions, the letter demands a level playing field for all low-emission sources in the EU.
Below is the full text of the letter sent on 25 June by Jan Mládek, the Czech Republic’s minister of industry and trade, to energy commissioner Gunter Oettinger.
Read the letter at Ten nations petition Brussels for nuclear