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Belgium parliament votes to ditch nuclear power phase-out

From left: Belgium Minister of Energy Mathieu Bihet, Elia Transmission Belgium CEO Frederic Dunon, Elia Group CEO Bernard Gustin during a visit to the control centre of Elia in Schaerbeek in Brussels, on May 6, 2025. [AFP]

Belgium on Thursday officially abandoned plans to phase out nuclear power, with parliament voting to scrap a two-decades-old pledge and to allow for the construction of new reactors.

Lawmakers in Brussels backed the new conservative-led government's plan to revive the country's nuclear industry with 102 votes in favour, eight against and 31 abstentions.

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