Opening of the EUI Climate Week

• Florence School of Transnational Governance
• STG Climate

Session as part of the EUI Climate Week 2026

The EU is under pressure from all sides, not least from Russia, China, and the US. On top of that, the war in Iran is likely to dominate energy markets for weeks and months to come. This new reality is profoundly influencing the implementation of the climate and energy transition. The 2nd Von der Leyen Commission has put forward the Clean Industrial Deal, an agenda designed to combine progress on decarbonisation with strengthening the EU’s international competitiveness, while also addressing the pressing security concerns. The main question of the week and of this opening session is how the EU should react in a medium-term perspective and how it is likely to impact on the work program for the second half of the current Commission mandate.

Chair: Jos Delbeke, European University Institute

Opening words: Johanna Mair, European University Institute

Opening address: Ambroise Fayolle, European Investment Bank

Panelists:

• Paul Rushton, NATO
• Nathalie Tocci, IAI

Conclusion: Ewa Krukowska, Bloomberg

More information and the full programme of the EUI Climate Week 2026 can be found here.