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Friday, March 25, Brussels - Concluding its meeting in Brussels, the European Council adopted conclusions concerning guidelines for the development of European nuclear energy in the light of the situation in Japan following the incidents in its nuclear power plants. President of Lithuania Dalia Grybauskaitė attending the meeting came up with concrete proposals to the Council, aimed at enhancing nuclear safety in the existing and planned power plants in the EU neighborhood.

"The European Council agreed that maximum safety of nuclear energy must be ensured in Europe, and around Europe. All the objectives set by Lithuania for this meeting have been achieved, as the European Council agreed to Lithuania's suggestions that all nuclear power plants within and outside the European Union must be subject to safety tests. The Council also supported our requirement that such tests must be performed not only on existing but also on planned power plants. The European Union will pursue these requirements by involving all international organizations," the President said.

The European Council instructed the European Commission to draft a concrete concept of how EU nuclear safety requirements would be applied to neighboring countries depending on the results of safety tests in their power plants and their compliance with international commitments.

Press Service of the President