Press Release: European Commission presents blueprint for the final sprint in ITER negotiations

At its meeting in Strasbourg (France) on 16 November 2004 the European Commission adopted a proposal for a Council decision on the international negotiations for ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor). The Commission proposed changes to its negotiating mandate to help reach consensus in the negotiations with all six parties (EU, Japan, China, Russia, South Korea and the USA) to jointly build ITER at the European candidate site of Cadarache (France).