The Franco-German Parliamentary Assembly, where 50 French National Assembly members and 50 Bundestag members meet bi-annually to foster cooperation between the countries, was overshadowed by their divides on nuclear energy.
French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire and Germany Economy Minister Robert Habeck took the floor before parliamentarians, indicating their views were far apart. Nuclear energy should not be classified as a renewable energy source, said Economy Minister Robert Habeck, with an eye on the ongoing disagreement over the Renewable Energy Directive. His counterpart, Bruno Le Maire, called nuclear energy a ‘red line’ for France.
