EU Commission will not hinder pro-nuclear countries, says Timmermans : Energy & Environment - World Nuclear News

EU Commission will not hinder pro-nuclear countries, says Timmermans : Energy & Environment - World Nuclear News: Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency, today reiterated that all clean technologies, including nuclear, will be needed for a low-carbon economic recovery, while Frans Timmermans, executive vice-president of the European Commission, stressed that the Commission “would not stand in the way” of EU Member States that support nuclear power. Timmermans was speaking as Birol's guest in the latest edition of the IEA's Big Ideas speaker series.