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"My thoughts go out to the victims’ families, to the wounded and to all the Japanese people who have been struck by this cataclysm. The courage and dignity of the Japanese people compels admiration and I am pleased that this House has demonstrated its support and its solidarity by means of this resolution. This is the greatest disaster that Japan has experienced since the Second World War, and the catastrophe at Fukushima has shocked us all and forces us to review our approach to nuclear energy. This issue has no bearing, however, despite what some may have us believe by means of a political salvage operation, on the opportunity to continue with the production of nuclear energy, an energy of the future that plays its part in the decarbonisation of our economy and that guarantees our energy independence. The drama of Fukushima requires us above all to strengthen our requirements in the area of nuclear safety. I support the proposals of the Group of the European People’s Party (Christian Democrats) for a definition of common safety standards and for greater vigilance within and around nuclear power stations. In this matter, the expertise and performance of the French nuclear industry must serve as an example. From now on, the responsibility rests with the European Union, which must take strong measures to ensure that a nuclear disaster of this magnitude will never happen in Europe."@en1
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