Germany's Merkel sets stage for nuclear battle

  • 14 years ago
German Chancellor Angela Merkel set the stage on Monday for perhaps the biggest fight of her time in office with proposals to postpone the date when Europe's biggest economy abandons nuclear power. "The government yesterday approved a far-reaching and sweeping concept for energy production in the coming decades, making our power generation the most efficient and most environmentally friendly in the world," Merkel said. Duration: 00:50.

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