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Anti Nuclear Protests in Austria


Anti-nuclear protesters demonstrate in Austria on eve of Chernobyl disaster anniversary
VIENNA, April 25 (Xinhua) — Two anti-nuclear protests took place in two cities of Austria on Monday, on the eve of the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster and after Japan’s nuclear accident at Fukushima…….A number of Austrian politicians, including Austrian chancellor and chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Austria Werner Faymann, chairman of the Austrian Green Party Eva Glawischnig and officials of the Austrian People’s Party participated in the demonstration.

On the rally site, Faymann criticized that the opinion of nuclear power as a controllable technology was “cynical” and pointed that the nuclear lobby would just wait until the issue of nuclear disasters disappears.Glawischnig said the demonstration was a joint and international movement reflecting the general will. She also expressed the hope that the nuclear accident in Fukushima could become a turning point of the European energy policy. “The nuclear industry must be stopped,” she said.

April 26, 2011 - Posted by | EUROPE, opposition to nuclear

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