13 EU countries inc Italy sign mini nuke doc

(ANSA) - ROME, MAR 28 - Some 13 European Union countries including Italy on Tuesday signed a joint declaration urging more research and innovation in the sector of mini nuclear power reactors as part of a new alliance.
    The 13 EU countries, including Italy, are calling for "a favourable industrial and financial framework for nuclear projects", promoting "research and innovation in particular for small modular reactors and advanced modular reactors".
    The joint note was issued by Paris, the head of the nuclear alliance, at the end of a meeting with the European Commission.
    The document was signed by Bulgaria, Croatia, Finland, France, Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia. Italy, along with Belgium and the Netherlands, signed as an observer country. (ANSA).