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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the European Union's decision to reduce the role of nuclear energy in electricity production was a strategic mistake, stressing that the bloc remains dependent on oil and gas imports.
During her speech at the Nuclear Energy Summit in Paris, von der Leyen stressed that affordable energy is essential both for citizens and for the competitiveness of European industry.
She warned that the industry of the future will increasingly rely on electricity, especially with the development of new technologies such as robotics and artificial intelligence, which require large amounts of energy.
"Robotics and artificial intelligence will drive the next wave of innovation and productivity across all industrial sectors. Both require an abundance of electricity at affordable prices," she said.
Von der Leyen emphasized that the European Union is in a structural disadvantageous position, as it is almost entirely dependent on imports for fossil fuels, which are often expensive and unstable.
According to her, geopolitical crises, including tensions in the Middle East, clearly show the EU's vulnerability in energy supply.
The President of the European Commission underlined that the bloc has significant sources of low-carbon energy, such as nuclear and renewable energy, which can simultaneously guarantee energy independence, security of supply and economic competitiveness.
She stressed that the EU has made great progress in developing renewable energy over the last decade, but the situation with nuclear energy has followed a different course.
According to her, in the 1990s, about a third of the EU's electricity was produced by nuclear power plants, while today this figure has dropped to about 15 percent.
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