IN EU: NUCLEAR; PROPOSALS READY BRUSSELS, GREEN
TOMORROW European Commissioner De Palacio
this package (ANSA) - Brussels, 7 September - The Commission European
will present 'tomorrow two directives on the security of nuclear material in
and treatment of waste. initiative strongly criticized by the Green Group in the European Parliament.
''This is a new package that takes into account both
the positions of the European Parliament that those countries
States,''he explained today spokesman
EU Commissioner for Transport and Energy, Loyola de Palacio, who drew up the package that will
'announced tomorrow. The spokesman
and 'refused to go into further details
explaining that the contents of the proposal will'
revealed only tomorrow.
Nevertheless ', the initiative of Commissioner and English'
been harshly criticized by the European Greens have called
a''caricature''of European legislation and called on other members of the College
EU not to become''
ridiculous''and not to support the initiative to de Palacio.
The package will deal with 'issues rather delicate. First
one place on the financing of decommissioning of nuclear
into disuse.
The Commission will propose 'a
''calendar''within which member countries must
find sites for the disposal of nuclear waste.
a very sensitive issue that threatens to create tensions between governments
Europe and the European parliament.
Finally, the two directives deal with the updating of the current node
European system for assessing the safety of nuclear installations.
Recalling that''just two months ago''
governments have rejected a similar proposal for reform of European legislation on the nuclear
, Greens argue that the new attempt
de Palacio will put 'in serious trouble' again next
European Commission to be in place 'in November.
''De Palacio - stuck in a statement
Green MEP Claude Turmes - has no qualms about poisoning the life of the future Commission
leaving behind a legislative proposal
that, at present, has no hope of going
forward''. Greens criticized in particular the proposals
on nuclear waste, according to the European group,''
you can earn in the real atomic dustbins
''not only in third countries such as Russia, but also
within the European Union.
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