From a nuclear energy prospective 2009 was a momentous year for the EU institutions and one that saw significant progress in diverse policy areas. Among the highlights were: the adoption of the Laperrouze Report on the Strategic Energy Review (SER II), which called for a roadmap for investing in nuclear; the adoption of a Directive establishing a new Community framework for nuclear safety; the EP elections; the re-election of José-Manuel Barroso for a second term as President of the EC and the launch of the process that will determine which Commissioners will constitute the new EC. FORATOM’s EU Energy Policy Diary 2009 provides a more detailed look at the institutional developments that made the front pages and set the political agenda in 2009. EU Energy Policy Diary 2009