Schuessel spurns Temelin petition

The Austrian leader, Wolfgang Schüssel, has tried to play down the significance of a petition against the Czech Temelin nuclear plant organised by the far-right Freedom Party. Nine-hundred thousand people - nearly a sixth of Austrian voters - signed the petition, demanding that Czech membership of the European Union should be vetoed until the plant is closed.

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