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Merkel on Saturday called for common safety standards at Europe's nuclear power plants, currently 143 in total (Photo: Bigod)

EU ministers to tackle nuclear question

EU energy ministers will meet for an emergency meeting in Brussels on Monday (21 March), with German Chancellor Angela Merkel calling over the weekend for the implementation of common safety standards at Europe's nuclear power plants.

The energy ministers will discuss potential oil and gas supply disruptions arising from ongoing turmoil in northern Africa and the Middle East, although much of the debate will centre on defining suitable criteria for a series of nuclear 'stress tests' th...

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Merkel on Saturday called for common safety standards at Europe's nuclear power plants, currently 143 in total (Photo: Bigod)

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