Merkel attacked over nuclear stance

Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, faced an angry opposition in parliament on the 17 March 2011, demanding she build on the emergency decree of 16 March 2011 to make seven of the country’s 17 nuclear plants idle by repealing the 2010 law extending their operating lives.

Chancellor Merkel came under fire from opposition politicians as well as the nuclear industry for her abrupt change of stance on atomic energy.

Financial Times Deutschland, 23.3.11: Muddled Merkel calls in nuclear wise men (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/565621-muddled-merkel-calls-nuclear-wise-men

ESO: Background information: Saxony-Anhalt puts the squeeze on Merkel http://www.europeansources.info/record/saxony-anhalt-puts-the-squeeze-on-merkel/

ESO: Background information: Japan nuclear disaster sparks heated EU debate http://www.europeansources.info/record/japan-nuclear-disaster-sparks-heated-eu-debate/

Spiegel Online International, 15.3.11: Germany Cripples Itself With Nuclear Angst http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,751135,00.html

Spiegel Online International, 16.3.11: 'The World Champion of Hysteria Around Nuclear Power' http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/0,1518,751351,00.html

Deutsche Welle, 14.3.11: Merkel suspends nuclear extension over Japanese risks http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14910843,00.html

Deutsche Welle, 17.3.11: Merkel defends moratorium, extension of nuclear power use http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14918445,00.html

Deutsche Welle, 17.3.11: German nuclear exit possible by 2017, research body says http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14919681,00.html

BBC News, 17.3.11: Japan crisis: Germany to speed up nuclear energy exit http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12769810

Spiegel Online International, 17.3.11: Merkel Under Pressure Following Moratorium http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,751510,00.html

EUObserver, 22.3.11: France rebukes EU energy chief over nuclear remarks http://euobserver.com/9/32031

Handelsblatt, 17.3.11: Is shutting down nuclear illegal? (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/555701-shutting-down-nuclear-illegal

Deutsche Welle, 22.3.11: EU ministers seek highest nuclear safety standards http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14929924,00.html

EurActiv, 22.3.11: Stressed-out nuclear plants face uncertain fate http://www.euractiv.com/climate-environment/stressed-nukes-face-uncertain-fate-news-503327

Coulisses de Bruxelles, 18.3.11: Merkel the panic merchant (via PressEurop) http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/558831-merkel-panic-merchant

EUObserver, 21.3.11: EU ministers to tackle nuclear question http://euobserver.com/9/32027

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