( August 31, 2026, 15:00 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Europe needs a "Marshall Plan" to sharply increase public and private investment in power grids, cross-border interconnectors, renewables, batteries, storage and nuclear energy, EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra said in remarks at Delft University of Technology, in the Netherlands. He also said upcoming EU Circular Economy Act proposals would seek to boost recycling and reuse of critical raw materials to reduce Europe's dependence on foreign supplies. Full speech follows, and is listed below (in Dutch then English)....
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