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French energy minister Eric Besson (Photo: EricssonFrance)

France rebukes EU energy chief over nuclear remarks

by Andrew Willis, Brussels,

Several European governments have openly rebuked EU energy chief Guenther Oettinger, after the commissioner's reference to a Japanese "apocalypse" last week sent financial markets into a spin.

French energy minister Eric Besson said he pulled Oettinger aside on Monday (21 March) before an extraordinary meeting of EU energy ministers in Brussels, in order to warn the German politician of what was to come.

"I regret some statements which caused shock in France. There's absolutely ...

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French energy minister Eric Besson (Photo: EricssonFrance)

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