European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
OPENING remarks
- Ms Lucie Studničná, President of the CCMI Section, Group II
- Mr Pierre Jean Coulon, President of the TEN Section, Group II
- Ms Alexandra Tomczak, Policy Coordinator – EU coal, DG Energy, B3: Retail Markets; coal & oil, European Commission
- Mr Enrique Calvet Chambon, European Parliament, video message
PANEL 1 - Challenges and opportunities of energy transition, alleviating the economic and social impact of declining European coal production
Moderator: Mr Pierre Jean Coulon
- Mr Germán Barrios García, President of Consejo Económico y Social de Castilla y León, Spain
- Mr Leszek Swietalski, Secretary General of the Union of Rural Municipalities of Poland / Topic: Challenges in Polish coal mining regions
- Mr Boris Linden, Innovation Region Rhineland (IRR) Germany
- Ms Renata Eisenvortova, EURACOAL, CCMI delegate, Group I, Czech Republic
- Mr Dumitru Fornea, Meridian, National Trade Union Confederation, EESC member, Group II, Romania
- Mr Sylvain Lefebvre, Deputy General Secretary, IndustriALL
Q&A
PANEL 2 - The future, how decentralised renewables can revive coal-mining regions
Moderator: Mr Toni Vidan, EESC member, Vice-President of TEN section, Group III
- Mr Janusz Piechocki, Mayor Margonin, Poland
- Mr Janusz Pietkiewicz, EESC member, Group I, Poland
- Dr. Dörte Fouquet, Director, European Renewable Energies Federation
- Mr Dirk Vansintjan, REScoop, the European Federation of Renewable Energy Cooperatives
Q&A
CONCLUSIONS
- Mr Pierre Jean Coulon, President of the TEN Section, Group II
- Ms Lucie Studničná, President of the CCMI Section,Group II