Europe's dash to scrap its nuclear power plants as part of its green obsession was 'a mistake' EU chief now admits as continent faces soaring energy bills

Speaking at the Nuclear Energy Summit in Paris, von der Leyen said that Europe produced around a third of electricity from nuclear power in 1990 but that has fallen to 15%.


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