US EditionEconomy Minister Confirms End of Germany's Resistance to Nuclear Power at EU Level
- In May 2025, German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche confirmed that Germany ended its EU-level opposition to supporting new nuclear technologies, including Small Modular Reactors.
- This policy change follows years of German resistance and tension with France over nuclear power’s role in the EU climate strategy, which had impeded the transition to climate neutrality.
- The EU taxonomy system now prioritizes low- and zero-CO2 emission technologies, allowing nuclear energy projects to compete alongside renewables for subsidies and funding under EU budgets.
- Reiche indicated that the taxonomy will prioritize energy technologies with minimal or no CO2 emissions, reflecting a policy alignment between Germany and France regarding nuclear energy.
- Despite this shift at the EU level, Germany maintains its domestic nuclear phase-out and faces political opposition at home, meaning the change mostly affects EU financing, not national policy.
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According to the supply chain law, the Union and SPD are already arguing about the next issue: the role of nuclear energy in the EU. An internal paper with agreements between Berlin and Paris could exacerbate the noise.
While the rest of Europe is relying on nuclear power, the Germans are fighting the safest and most climate-friendly source of energy. In the EU, economic minister Katherina Reiche wants to give up this resistance now. But at home, the government is sending other signals.
According to EU rules, investments in nuclear power are considered climate-friendly. Germany had previously disagreed - but now gives up its resistance. At the nuclear exit in this country, the reassessment should not change anything.
Anyone who invests in nuclear power plants is doing something good for the climate according to EU rules. Germany has seen this differently so far.
For the first time in the last decade, Germany accepts nuclear energy as an essential part of the European energy mix, in a movement that...
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