Energy and climate issues will be high on the agenda of the next European Commission. In the first workshop, the FSR will present its ideas for new or improved instruments to address them.
In the framework of the incoming Belgian Presidency of the European Council and the adoption of the next EU Strategic Agenda, the Egmont Institute and the European University Institute (EUI) are pleased to invite you to the first workshop of their joint series on Policy Ideas for the Next Institutional Cycle .
In a context marked by heightened energy security risks and volatility, the European Union will need to ensure sustainable, affordable and secure energy supplies. This will require sustained multilateral cooperation, reinforced institutional capacity, and the shared commitment of all member states to achieve their investment potential for renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy networks, and other crucial resources.
On 17 November at the Egmont Institute in Brussels, Leonardo Meeus, Director of the Florence School of Regulation and Loyola de Palacio Chair on European Energy Regulation and Policy at the Robert Schuman Centre, EUI will present the recently published FSR policy brief Energy policy ideas for the next European Commission: from targets to investments.
Nancy Mahieu (Directorate-General for Energy, Belgian Federal Public Service for Economy), Paula Abreu Marques (Head of Unit Strategy, Policy Coordination and Planning, Inter-institutional Relations , DG ENERGY, European Commission), Frédéric Dunon (CEO Ad interim – Elia Transmission Belgium, TBC) will provide their comments on the proposals included in the paper.