Nuclear Power On The Menu As France And Italy Sign Energy Deal

France and Italy on Saturday signed a wide-ranging agreement on cooperation in the energy sector, including possible joint work on future nuclear projects, the French industry ministry said.

The statement, signed at a meeting in the northern Italian city of Genoa, called for a joint approach to the European Union’s single market in energy, including possible nuclear power projects aimed at “facing up to climate change and to energy supply security,” a ministry statement said.