Parliament wants more power in nuclear policy
Published : Friday 11 May 2007
On 10 May, MEPs voted by a large majority in favour of revising the Euratom treaty and extending Parliamentary powers to nuclear energy policy.
One of the two Rome Treaties, the Euratom Treaty came into force in 1958 alongside the treaty establishing the European Economic Community (EEC).
The purpose of Euratom was to assist member states in financing nuclear energy installations, to ensure the supply of (...)