Commission opens in-depth State aid investigation into Belgian support for lifetime extension of two nuclear reactors

Nuclear energy in the Middle East: A realistic choice or a risk?This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether public support that Belgium plans to grant for the lifetime extension of two nuclear reactors (Doel 4 and Tihange 3) is in line with EU State aid rules. The Commission’s investigation Belgium notified […]

What is nuclear fusion? The science – and the latest news on it – explained

Nuclear energy in the Middle East: A realistic choice or a risk?This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum./ Author: Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California and Lecturer, Department of Human Evolutionary Biology, Harvard University, Daniel T. Blumstein, Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California This […]

EU renewable energy deal delayed on role of nuclear in transition: What you need to know about the global energy transition this week

This article is published in association with European Investment Bank.This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum./ Author: Roberto Bocca, Head of Energy and Materials, Member of the Executive Committee , World Economic Forum Geneva 1. EU renewable energy deal delayed on role of nuclear in transition European Union countries were set to finalize a new target […]

What is nuclear fusion? The science – and a new milestone – explained

This article is brought to you thanks to the collaboration of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Keith Breene This article has been updated on 15 December 2022. It was originally published on 10 February 2022. Scientists in the United States have made a breakthrough in nuclear fusion – achieving a ‘net energy gain’ in a […]

Weapons of mass destruction: concern over the state of global disarmament

This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. Withdrawing from, or abandoning altogether, major arms control treaties would seriously damage the stability provided by international arms control regimes, warn MEPs. In a report adopted on Tuesday, Committee on Foreign Affairs MEPs call for policies to move forward the reduction and elimination of […]

MEPs call for suspension of the launch of the Belarus nuclear plant in Ostrovets

This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission.This article is brought to you in association with the European Parliament. MEPs voice serious concerns over the safety of the Ostrovets nuclear plant in Belarus and demand that its commercial launch be suspended. In a resolution adopted with 642 votes to 29, with 21 abstentions, Parliament criticises the hasty commissioning of the Ostrovets nuclear plant […]

Where are the world’s nuclear weapons?

This article is brought to you thanks to the strategic cooperation of The European Sting with the World Economic Forum. Author: Sean Fleming, Senior Writer, Formative Content It’s just over 30 years since the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF Treaty) came into force, signed by the US’ Ronald Regan and USSR’s Mikhail Gorbachev. But now, US President Donald Trump […]

France sneaks into the Geneva US-Iran talks to claim its business share in Tehran

The just-concluded bilateral talks between the US and Iran, held Monday and Tuesday in Geneva, can be determinant for the future, shaping of a comprehensive nuclear deal between Iran and the West. The talks were announced last Saturday and indeed took place during a decisive time, after a hot winter of discussions and right before […]

The EU Diplomacy in North Korea promotes peace or war?

It was last Friday that the seven EU embassies located in Pyongyang received a formal warning by the North Korean regime to evacuate the premises and leave the country as soon as possible. As it was explicitly stated by the world’s most obscure totalitarian regime, the local authorities could not guarantee their safety after the […]
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