France committed to UK nuclear project - BBC cites Macron

France will go ahead with construction of the Hinkley Point nuclear power plant in Britain, the French economy minister was quoted as saying by the BBC. Emmanuel Macron was quoted by the BBC as saying the 18-billion-pound project was "very important" for France and state-owned utility company EDF. "We back Hinkley Point project, it's very important for France, it's very important for the nuclear sector and EDF," Macron told the BBC.