Germany blocks green nuclear course of the EU - the dispute escalates!

Germany blocks green nuclear course of the EU - the dispute escalates!

Brüssel, Belgien - The discussion about the role of nuclear energy in the European Union is getting new impetus. On May 22, 2025, the German Minister of Economic Affairs Katherina Reiche announced at a meeting in Brussels that Germany abandoned its resistance to the classification of atomic energy as a sustainable form of energy as part of the EU taxonomy. This new climate of acceptance is characterized by climate neutrality, competitiveness and sovereignty within the EU, where the goal is pursued to treat all low -emission energies, including nuclear energy. This is reported by the wwf describes.

nuclear energy as a controversial topic

Despite the German advance, there is a broad social consensus against a return to nuclear power, which Environment Minister Carsten Schneider (SPD) emphasizes. The current black and red government in Germany plans not to build new nuclear power plants after the full nuclear phase-out. Nevertheless, France, as a driving force behind the positive classification of atomic energy, shows no signs of step backwards and has a firm eye on the planned expansion of nuclear power. The Deutschlandfunk emphasizes that ten EU countries occur as "green investments" for the classification of atomic energy.

The discussion about nuclear energy is accompanied by opinion polls that show that only 12% of Germans advocate an expansion of nuclear power. The majority sees the decommissioning of all nuclear power plants as correct. In 2021, three power plants were shut down in Germany, three more should follow soon. The last German nuclear power plants are also to go off the network in 2022. In the discussion about sustainable energy, research on innovative technologies such as the Dual Fluid reactor, which promises safe nuclear energy without long -lasting waste, is also in focus.

the conversations in the EU are complex. While some countries, such as Poland and the Czech Republic, continue to rely on nuclear power, skepticism remains pronounced in Germany and Austria. Federal policy and environmental protection organizations warn that the stronger support for nuclear power and fossil natural gas may endanger the progress in the energy transition.