Radio Prague (Vysilani do zahranici CRo)
News NOVEMBER 11th, 2001
Most Czechs approve of nuclear energy
According to a recent opinion poll, most Czechs approve of nuclear power
stations. A survey conducted by the Taylor Nelson Sofres Factum agency, 72
percent of respondents said they supported the use of nuclear energy while
26 percent were against. The poll also showed that most people favour water,
gas and nuclear energy to production of electricity from oil or coal.
Radio Prague (Vysilani do zahranici CRo)
News NOVEMBER 8th, 2001
Austrian Chancellor reassures anti-nuclear activists
Amidst growing pressure from anti-nuclear activists, the Austrian Chancellor
Wolfgang Schussel told reporters in Vienna on Wednesday that his government
was not backing down on its earlier demands regarding the controversial
nuclear power plant at Temelin. A heated debate regarding the Austrian
government's commitment to the nuclear-free cause broke out earlier this
week after Austrian environment minister Wilhem Molterer said that the Czech
Republic was fully entitled to make its own decisions about nuclear power.
"Our position on this is as firm as ever" Chancellor Schussel said on
Wednesday " Prague must either present sufficient security guarantees or
close down the plant". Meanwhile, Hubert Gorbach, the deputy chairman of the
right wing Freedom Party which is in government with the conservative
People's Party said the differences over Temelin were so great they
threatened to tear apart the governing coalition.
Radio Prague (Vysilani do zahranici CRo)
News OCTOBER 24th, 2001
Austrian parties to seek a common stance on Temelin
The leaders of all parties in the Austrian parliament have agreed to meet on
Thursday morning to discuss a common strategy in trying to prevent the
completion of the Czech Republic's controversial Temelin nuclear power
plant, which is fifty kilometers from the Austrian border. The leader of the
Austrian Green Party said that the country's main political forces should
make it clear that they support the Czech Republic's aspirations to join the
European Union, but should not be afraid to stress that Temelin is the
biggest single unresolved issue between the two countries. / All the main
Austrian parties have criticized the EU Commissioner for enlargement, Gunter
Verheugen, who said last week that fears over Temelin's safety had now been
laid to rest.
Radio Prague (Vysilani do zahranici CRo)
News OCTOBER 22nd, 2001
Austrian activists block border again
Meanwhile, opposition to the Czech Temelin nuclear power station has been
mounting in Austria, as the Czech Republic is about to conclude the energy
chapter of its accession talks with the EU. The leader of the Austrian
opposition Green Party, Alexander van der Bellen has called on the
government to suspend the closing of the chapter until after the
parliamentary elections in the Czech Republic due to take place in the
summer of next year. He was reacting to a letter from the EU commissioner
for enlargement, Guenter Verheugen, addressed to the Czech and Austrian
heads of government, in which he wrote that "all safety concerns have been
resolved" and asked the two countries to conclude the process of
environmental impact assessment of Temelin as soon as possible.
At the same time, Austrian anti-nuclear activists staged another blockade at
the Czech-Austrian border crossing Dolni Dvoriste-Wullowitz on Sunday,
demanding that Temelin be closed down.
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