Austria launches legal challenge against Hinkley Point subsidies

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The non-nuclear country claims subsidies granted to proposed nuclear plant are not 'in the general interest of all EU countries'

Austria has launched a legal challenge against £17.6bn subsidies granted to Hinkley Point C, in a move that could further delay the UK's new nuclear programme. The non-nuclear nation confirmed the challenge...

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