France Calls for New Nuclear Financing as US and Israel Wage War on Iran

France hosted the second World Summit on Civil Nuclear Energy at the La Seine Musicale in Boulogne-Billancourt, convening around forty European and global leaders to discuss reviving nuclear power amid a Middle East war and surging oil prices.

“Rising energy prices and geopolitical tensions are giving nuclear power a boost”

DIE WELT

The meeting was initiated by the IAEA to promote “safe nuclear energy accessible to all,” and Paris deliberately offered to host the event to position itself "at the forefront," according to Macron’s entourage.

DIE WELT

Organisers and officials framed the summit as responding both to energy-market shocks tied to the conflict and to a broader effort to relaunch nuclear in public and policy debates.

French President Emmanuel Macron used the summit to press a renewed financing drive for nuclear power, calling on both public and private actors to "take responsibility" and "invest in this genuine sector of the future."

He acknowledged that France had neglected financing for decades — "we were very bad at these things" — and argued investors could expect "high profitability" if projects were properly supported.

Le Monde

Macron and organisers framed better financing as essential to seize strategic and industrial opportunities for Europe’s energy future.