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FORATOM selects new President Esa Hyvärinen

10 January 2020 | Press Release

Press release FORATOM selects new President Esa Hyvärinen Brussels, 10 January 2020: FORATOM is pleased to announce that Esa Hyvärinen has been appointed by the association’s General Assembly as FORATOM President for a two-year period starting on 1 January 2020. “I...

FORATOM welcomes the outcome of the Trilogue on the Taxonomy regulation

18 December 2019 | Press Release

Press release FORATOM welcomes the outcome of the Trilogue on the Taxonomy regulation Brussels, 18 December 2019: FORATOM welcomes the agreement reached in Trilogue between the Council, Parliament and Commission on the proposal for a regulation on the establishment of...

Nuclear Regains its Well-Deserved Position in the EU

16 December 2019 | Blog

Views from ... Nuclear Regains its Well-Deserved Position in the EU Teodor Chirica, FORATOM President, Senior Adviser to the CEO of Nuclearelectrica The last two years – during which I have had the honour of holding the position of President of FORATOM – have been...

FORATOM welcomes Commission’s Green Deal ambitions

11 December 2019 | Press Release

Press release FORATOM welcomes Commission’s Green Deal ambitions Brussels, 11 December 2019: FORATOM welcomes the European Commission’s goal of becoming more ambitious in reducing its CO2 emissions whilst at the same time ensuring that no EU citizen is left behind in...

FORATOM welcomes Parliament’s COP 25 resolution

28 November 2019 | Press Release

Press release FORATOM welcomes Parliament’s COP 25 resolution Brussels, 28 November 2019: FORATOM welcomes the decision by the European Parliament to adopt a COP 25 resolution which supports all technologies needed in the fight against climate change. “We are...

Tide is Turning for Nuclear, but Remaining Window of Opportunity is Finite.

18 November 2019 | Blog

Views from ... Tide is Turning for Nuclear, but Remaining Window of Opportunity is Finite. Witold Strzelecki, Communications Manager, FORATOM Brussels, Berlin, Madrid, Washington and 30 other cities all over the world hosted on 20 October a series of pro-nuclear...

93 European associations call on EU to give top priority to research and innovation

19 September 2019 | Press Release

Press release 93 European associations call on EU to give top priority to research and innovation Brussels, 19 September: 93 European associations, including FORATOM, have issued a joint statement urging EU institutions to create an ambitious Horizon Europe Programme...

Sustainable Finance: FORATOM calls for equal treatment of all low-carbon technologies

12 September 2019 | Press Release

Press release Sustainable Finance: FORATOM calls for equal treatment of all low-carbon technologies FORATOM calls on the European Commission to acknowledge the critical role which nuclear energy has to play under the sustainable finance initiative. We strongly...

EU needs to allocate more funds to nuclear research and innovation

3 September 2019 | Press Release

Press release EU needs to allocate more funds to nuclear research and innovation Brussels, 3 September 2019: Nuclear research and innovation (R&I) projects need to receive a higher level of financial support from the European Union (EU) in order to help the bloc...

FORATOM highlights importance of long-term operation of existing nuclear fleet

10 July 2019 | Press Release

Press release FORATOM highlights importance of long-term operation of existing nuclear fleet Brussels, 10 July 2019: Ensuring the long-term operation of the European nuclear fleet will help Europe achieve its climate goals at an affordable cost, according to a...

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