NEW COMMISSION TEAM
August 1st, 2004
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE NUCLEAR energy industry is losing a key ally in the European Commission, with the impending departure of energy Commissioner Loyola de Palacio. She will be replaced in the Commission from November by Hungary's current foreign minister László Kovacs. He could continue where de Palacio left off, however, given his country's reliance on its four nuclear reactors. Kovacs can be expected to press for continued Euratom funding for safety and performance improvements eastern European Union (EU) nuclear plants. Now a socialist, he was a senior ...
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