Overview

• German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche attended a meeting of the pro-nuclear Nuclear Alliance in Luxembourg as an observer.
• SPD leader Carsten Schneider and MP Jakob Blankenburg said her attendance contradicted the coalition’s renewable energy commitment.
• Greens representative Sven Giegold warned that engaging with pro-nuclear groups could jeopardize Germany’s energy transition.
• The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs defended Reiche by saying she aimed to gain broader insights into European energy challenges without changing the country’s nuclear exit stance.
• Reiche’s recent openness to EU-funded research on small modular reactors has previously intensified debate over Germany’s nuclear phase-out.