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Romania rejects Brussels advice, sets 2030 renewables target at 38.3%
18 September 2024 - The country didn’t accept the European Commission's recommendation to raise the target share of renewables in energy consumption to 41%
Slovenia, France sign two agreements on cooperation in nuclear energy
17 September 2024 - EDF and France's I2EN institute signed MoUs with Slovenian scientific institutions on cooperation in civil nuclear energy use
Serbia picks EDF, Egis for study on introduction of nuclear energy
13 September 2024 - Serbia awarded a contract to EDF and Egis Industries for a study that would examine the possibility of nuclear energy use
Nuclear energy sector expanding to supply data centers, high-tech industries
10 September 2024 - Nuclear technologies will have a broader role than traditional grid electricity supply, the World Nuclear Association's Director General Sama Bilbao y León said
EDF scraps project Nuward to turn to simpler small modular reactor design
03 July 2024 - The French nuclear power giant EDF gave up on its original vision for Nuward, an innovative SMR, turning instead to proven technologies
Serbia to commission first study on possibility of building nuclear power plants
20 June 2024 - The Ministry of Mining and Energy of Serbia invited consultants to conduct an analysis of nuclear energy technologies including SMRs
Council of EU gives final approval to Net Zero Industry Act to bolster key manufacturing sectors
28 May 2024 - The Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA) aims to create a unified and predictable business environment for the clean tech manufacturing sector
EU completing Green Deal Industrial Plan as Net Zero Industry Act awaits go-ahead
01 May 2024 - The European Union's Net Zero Industry Act is about to come into force, completing legislative work within the Green Deal Industrial Plan
Serbian president calls for regulatory changes to enable nuclear power projects
04 April 2024 - Electricity consumption in Serbia will quadruple by 2050, and the only solutyion is to build large and small nuclear power plants, says Vučić
Mervar: Electricity from Krško 2 nuclear project won’t be cheaper than EUR 125 per MWh
27 March 2024 - CEO of Slovenia's TSO ELES Aleksander Mervar said gas power plants need to be built to prevent the need for large electricity imports
Balkan leaders endorse nuclear energy expansion at Brussels global summit
22 March 2024 - Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria and Turkey participated at the Nuclear Energy Summit 2024 in Brussels
EU remains divided over nuclear energy expansion initiative
07 March 2024 - France leads a group of countries that have a symbolic majority within the EU for the initiative to boost support for nuclear energy