A European Parliament committee has backed a resolution (Lithuanian only) regretting the “hasty launch” of the Belarusian nuclear power station and calling for the project to be suspended until all EU safety recommendations have been implemented.

The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy expressed its concern about the start of commercial activities at the Belarusian station, despite the “poor quality assurance and control, doubts about the implementation of the recommendations of the EU and other international organisations and the lack of transparency”.

The committee called on the European Commission to work closely with Belarus to stop the start of commercial activities at the station – the country’s first commercial nuclear facility – until “all EU stress test recommendations have been fully implemented and all necessary safety improvements have been made and neighbouring countries have been properly informed”.