French, German ministers say nuclear power a difficult subject

FILE PHOTO: Steam rises from cooling towers of the Electricite de France (EDF) nuclear power station in Cruas, France November 27, 2021. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) - The French and German finance ministers, during the first visit of new German Finance Minister Christian Lindner to Paris, said talks about the role of nuclear energy in European power markets will be difficult, even if they agreed on most other issues.

France, which will take on the rotating presidency of the European Union in January, wants to see nuclear power classified as sustainable energy in the European Union's new "taxonomy" system to define sustainable investment.