European Commission President: Phasing out nuclear power was a ‘strategic mistake’.
10 March 2026
Ursula von der Leyen said on Tuesday that Europe’s turn away from nuclear power had been a “strategic mistake” that was now exposed by the Iran war.
Von der Leyen has said the EU was “completely dependent” on expensive and volatile fossil fuel imports.
Von der Leyen has said the EU was “completely dependent” on expensive and volatile fossil fuel imports.