Energy
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Nuclear energy: French plants need strengthening
4 January 2012183PresseuropLe Figaro -
Netherlands: Second nuclear plant postponed
23 December 20111PresseuropNRC Handelsblad -
Natural gas: Gazprom gains first European foothold
8 November 2011492PresseuropLe Monde -
Poland: Shale gas, fuelling jobs
25 October 20111PresseuropDziennik Gazeta Prawna -
Spain: Anti-nuclear at home, but selling it abroad
4 October 2011941 El País Madrid -
Gas: EU raid against Gazprom partners
29 September 20111PresseuropDie Presse -
Mediterranean: Gas pressure rises a few bars
20 September 2011PresseuropPolitis -
Romania: Nuclear waste, an explosive subject
8 September 20111401 Le Monde Paris -
Czech Republic: Nuclear superpower at heart of Europe
8 September 20111PresseuropHospodářské Noviny -
Environment: Changing light bulbs: not the brightest idea
31 August 201116713 Dagens Nyheter Stockholm -
Libya: The race for oil has begun
24 August 20111PresseuropDie Presse -
Fossile energy: Europe rediscovers coal
4 August 20111682 La Stampa Turin -
European Union: Nuclear industry still doing fine
21 June 20111PresseuropLa Tribune -
Debate: Rome-Berlin, new anti-nuke axis
17 June 20111423 Corriere della Sera Milan -
Nuclear energy: Let Brussels look after it
9 June 2011634 Respekt Prague -
Renewable energy: Desertec to take over from nuclear power
8 June 20112302 Le Monde Paris -
United Kingdom: Shale gas drilling causes quake
1 June 2011PresseuropThe Independent -
German press review: Where does the nuclear exit lead to?
31 May 20111325 Presseurop -
Oil industry: Sticky problem for Norway
31 May 2011PresseuropAftenposten -
Germany: Beyond nuclear in 2022
30 May 2011PresseuropSüddeutsche Zeitung -
Debate: Regulate nuclear, not bananas
26 May 20113681 Die Tageszeitung Berlin -
Nuclear energy: Stress-test for nothing?
25 May 20111PresseuropLa Voix du Luxembourg -
Nuclear energy: Stress-free stress test
18 May 2011PresseuropDie Tageszeitung -
Gas: Russia and Germany meet at sea
6 May 20111PresseuropRzeczpospolita -
Cyprus-Turkey: Tensions bubbling over oil
21 April 20112Presseurop -
Geopolitics: Bucharest gets foothold in Caucasus
18 April 20111PresseuropRomânia libera -
United Kingdom: Sitting on a plutonium mountain
11 April 2011PresseuropThe Independent -
Gas: Poland to become another Qatar?
8 April 2011PresseuropGazeta Wyborcza -
Austria: Goodbye to standby
6 April 20111PresseuropFalter -
Belgium: Belgium resumes nuclear waste imports
5 April 2011PresseuropDe Morgen -
Debate: Why not a green grid and new nuclear?
30 March 20111795 Die Welt Berlin -
Environment: Nuclear debate radiates to Poland
25 March 2011PresseuropPolska The Times -
Debate: Against Monbiot – against nuclear love
24 March 20111754 Presseurop -
Natural gas: Putin peddles South Stream to Slovenia
23 March 2011PresseuropVečer -
Germany: Muddled Merkel calls in nuclear wise men
23 March 2011PresseuropFinancial Times Deutschland, Financial Times Deutschland -
Environment: Fukushima, the best ad for atomic power
22 March 20118423 The Guardian London -
Nuclear energy: Commissioner indulges in hyperbole
18 March 2011PresseuropLa Razón -
Italy : WikiLeaks - nuclear industry corruption
18 March 2011PresseuropL'Espresso -
Germany: Is shutting down nuclear illegal?
17 March 2011PresseuropHandelsblatt -
Nuclear energy: Don’t panic...
16 March 2011891 Presseurop -
Germany: Nuclear exit in doubt
15 March 2011PresseuropDie Tageszeitung -
Nuclear energy: Fukushima relaunches debate
14 March 20111881 Presseurop -
Belgium: Scrapping nuclear might not be answer
10 March 2011PresseuropDe Standaard -
Spain: The illuminati of Europe
4 March 2011PresseuropEl Periódico de Catalunya -
Oil: Libyan crisis may boost inflation
25 February 2011PresseuropLa Vanguardia -
EU-Russia: Barroso and Putin spar over gas deal
25 February 201114PresseuropEUobserver.com -
Electricity: Germany and Poland connect on energy
3 February 2011PresseuropGazeta Wyborcza -
Netherlands : Shell to explain its role in Nigeria
26 January 2011PresseuropNRC Handelsblad -
Romania: A gift of black gold
13 January 2011PresseuropJurnalul Naţional -
Bulgaria / Russia: Sofia bends to Putin gas deal
15 November 2010PresseuropDnevnik
The government calls itself “anti-nuclear”, and no plant has been constructed for over 20 years. And yet Spain's nuclear industry, aided by the government, continues to grow, mostly in developing countries. 
Romania’s only nuclear power station has been operating here, close to the Black Sea, since 1996. Now the construction of a nearby facility to store radioactive waste has added to the concerns of local people, who are worried about the consequences of a possible nuclear disaster. 
As of 1 September, conventional light bulbs of more than 40 watts will be taken off the market. In the countries of the Arctic Circle, it’s a step into the dark that’s being badly received. Just who is it who has wrought this change in our daily life? wonders Dagens Nyheter. 
The Fukushima accident has greatly reduced interest in nuclear power. But because renewable energies are not sufficient to satisfy the needs of the Old Continent, European nations are turning to the most ancient source of fuel but also the most polluting. 
Germany is phasing out nuclear power and Italy has rejected its reintroduction. This about-face by two founding members of the European Union could encourage other member states to turn the nuclear page and to develop renewable energies. 
Leaving nuclear safety to Member States to deal with is no longer tenable. Joint surveillance would give credibility to proponents of nuclear energy and at the same time limit lobbying from the energy giants. 
The end of nuclear power in Germany and Switzerland and reduced tolerance for this energy source in many countries in Europe has given a new lease of life to projects based on renewable energy, like the one backed by a German consortium in North Africa. 
Will Germany really phase out nuclear power by 2022 at the latest? Angela Merkel’s decision has been welcomed by the opponents of nuclear energy but raises a host of questions for the future, writes the German press. 
The EU harmonises regulations on fruit and vegetables, but not on nuclear energy. After Fukushima, it's madness that member states continue to decide nuclear safety standards alone, laments a German journalist. 
The world will soon be divided into those seeking a green high-tech future, such as Germany – and those who are trying to make nuclear energy safer. A sign of progress on the evolutionary road to a less risky society. 
In the wake of the Fukushima disaster, Presseurop published an endorsement of nuclear power by Guardian columnist and environmentalist author George Monbiot. In a direct rebuttal, German author and physicist Ralf Bönt denounces what he considers the cynicism of nuclear energy's proponents. 
The accident at the Fukushima power station has exposed the limits of nuclear power, while showing that it's not quite as dangerous as we think. In the absence of credible alernatives, nuclear remains remains the most viable energy source. Such is the surprising opinion of leading environmentalist author, George Monbiot. 
The Fukushima disaster is driving European countries to test the safety of their nuclear plants and to shut them down. Prudence, or the panic button? The European press is leaning towards the latter. 
The accident at the Japanese nuclear power station is worrying Europe. Are our own power stations safe? Should be relinquish this form of energy? The press offers contrasting points of view.