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PARIS, July 7 (Reuters) – The renationalisation of EDF envisaged by the French State is a strategic choice “because energy independence is priceless”, the Minister of Economy and Finance said on Thursday. , Bruno Le Maire.
“To nationalize EDF is to give us every chance of being independent”, declared Bruno Le Maire Thursday on Europe 1, defending a strategic choice justified by the fact that “energy independence is priceless”.
This renationalization project was announced on Wednesday by Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne during her general policy statement to Parliament. (Written by Myriam Rivet, said by Nicolas Delame)