On 26 April 2012, one year after the Fukushima disaster, a joint statement by ENSREG and the European Commission concluded the stress tests conducted on the European nuclear power plants. This statement emphasised the need to establish a global action plan to make sure that these stress tests are followed by measures to improve safety, at national level in particular, and that these measures are implemented in a consistent manner. The conclusions of the European Council meeting of 28 and 29 June 2012 confirmed the wish to see the creation of such an action plan.