Swiss government leaves door open to construction of new nuclear power plants

The construction of new nuclear power plants in Switzerland should be authorised again, according to the government. +Get the most important news from Switzerland in your inbox Despite facing strong criticism during a recent consultation process, the Federal Council is sticking to its counterproposal to the “Stop the blackout” popular initiative, which calls for allowing all types of climate-friendly electricity generation. The Green Party are threatening to launch a referendum. On Wednesday, the Federal Council adopted its message on the indirect counter-proposal to the popular initiative "Electricity for all at all times (Stop the blackout)". It rejects the popular initiative and recommends a counter-proposal. The matter now goes to parliament. The counter-proposal aims to amend Switzerland's Nuclear Energy Act so that new nuclear power plants can be authorised in Switzerland again. By calling for the authorisation of all climate-friendly forms of power generation, the initiative ...