february, 2025

2025thu20feb10:00 am12:00 pmVirtual EventBoosting the EU’s Competitiveness: Perspectives from Central and Eastern Europe10:00 am - 12:00 pm(GMT+01:00) View in my time EPG Role: Host Topic:Energy decarbonisation,Industry & transport decarbonisationType:WebinarLanguage:EnglishDetails:Public

Event Details

The purpose of this webinar is to bring together policymakers, civil society and industry representatives for an informed debate on the regional impact of EU’s goal to boost its competitiveness, improve access to affordable energy and revive its industrial base. In anticipation of the publication of the Clean Industrial Deal and the European Commission’s proposal for a 2040 GHG emissions target, this event will provide an opportunity to better understand the expectations of CEE countries for these files and how the particularities of the countries in the region should be reflected in the EU’s ongoing efforts to simultaneously decarbonise its economy, lower energy prices and transform its industrial base.

The webinar is planned to host two panel discussions with policymakers and think tanks from the region, as well as present the findings of EPG’s upcoming publication on regional industrial transformation in CEE.

In order to participate in this event, please register at: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_RIJ0V4ZQRIKBPgrqff0Nzg

AGENDA

10:00 – 10:05 Word of welcome
Mihnea Cătuți, Executive Director, EPG
10.05 – 10.55 High-level panel on CEE competitiveness in the context of the energy transition

Radan Kanev, Member of Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety, EP (Bulgaria)
Florin Spătaru, State Counsellor, Chancellery of the Prime Minister (Romania)
Moderator: Nadia Maki, Senior Researcher, EPG

10.55 – 11.55 Panel on opportunities for regional industrial transformation in CEE

Presentation of EPG publication on regional industrial transformation in CEE (Luciana Miu, Head of Clean Economy, EPG)

Panel discussion:
Janis Volberts, Climate Technology and Policy Manager for Baltic Region, Bellona Europa
Benjamin Hague, Head of Research Team, Institut Cirkulární Ekonomiky
Aleksandra Waliszewska, Senior Researcher, E3G
Moderator: Mihnea Cătuți, Executive Director, EPG

11:55 – 12:00   Conclusions

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