Brussels. (EFE) .- The Ministers of Environment of the European Union today supported the idea proposed by Austria to test for resistance to European nuclear power plants to avoid hazards such as threatening the plants in Japan following the earthquake. "The reaction of the Ministers of the Environment has been very favorable to the proposal of Austria," he said at a press conference the Spanish Secretary of State for Climate Change, Teresa Ribera, who said that all member states, including pro- nuclear, have agreed that "it is important to speed up any possibility of improvement in the security guarantees of the population." Asked about the policy of lengthening the life of the plants that now defends the Spanish government, said Bank is not the time to enter that debate, because the first thing now is the safety of people and draw lessons from what happened .
He also recalled that the seismic conditions that exist in Japan are the European and stressed that one can not lose sight of the need for "security of supply at reasonable prices." "There have always been especially cautious about nuclear safety in Europe," he said and assured that this is maintained and the rest is "forward event." Ribera said that in any case the decision is not up to it but to Madrid and wanted to move toward a future less dependent, more stable and renewable.
" Secretary of State also referred to the meeting to be convened tomorrow the European Commission and attended by representatives noted that the National Security Council and the Ministry of Industry, but could not confirm the presence of the Minister Miguel Sebastian. The EU has today also offer support for Japan both in civil protection and nuclear safety, according to Ribera, but stressed that in relation to power there have been no response from the Government of Japan, which is to be seek help from explicitly if necessary.
Spain has offered its support in both areas, Ribera said. Bank explained that the meeting tomorrow will discuss the issue in more depth, said the EU remains in constant contact with the International Energy Agency and called for "prudence and calm." 
He also recalled that the seismic conditions that exist in Japan are the European and stressed that one can not lose sight of the need for "security of supply at reasonable prices." "There have always been especially cautious about nuclear safety in Europe," he said and assured that this is maintained and the rest is "forward event." Ribera said that in any case the decision is not up to it but to Madrid and wanted to move toward a future less dependent, more stable and renewable.
" Secretary of State also referred to the meeting to be convened tomorrow the European Commission and attended by representatives noted that the National Security Council and the Ministry of Industry, but could not confirm the presence of the Minister Miguel Sebastian. The EU has today also offer support for Japan both in civil protection and nuclear safety, according to Ribera, but stressed that in relation to power there have been no response from the Government of Japan, which is to be seek help from explicitly if necessary.
Spain has offered its support in both areas, Ribera said. Bank explained that the meeting tomorrow will discuss the issue in more depth, said the EU remains in constant contact with the International Energy Agency and called for "prudence and calm."
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