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Amnesia? EC chief von der Leyen now calls nuclear exit ‘strategic mistake’

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has spoken out in favour of nuclear power, calling the nuclear phaseout in Europe a “strategic mistake”. Speaking at a summit of the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) in Paris today, von der Leyen said: “In 1990, one third of Europe’s electricity came from nuclear power. Today it is only close to 15 per cent.