Programme

Public hearing on the “Tackling energy poverty and the EU's resilience: challenges from an economic and social perspective”

Remote event via Interactio, online platform - Wednesday, 25 May 2022 from 9:30 a.m. to 1.00 p.m.


Agenda

09:00 a.m. - 09:30 a.m. | Log on to platform / Interactio testing for speakers

09:30 a.m. - 09:35 a.m. | Introduction by

  • Milena Angelova, President of the study group

09:35 a.m. - 09:45 a.m. | Presentation of the opinion by

  • Ioannis Vardakastanis, rapporteur of the EESC opinion

09:45 a.m. - 11:10 a.m. | Panel I - Moderator: Florin Bercea, Member of the EESC

Keynote speaker: Camille Defard, Research Fellow, Jacques Delors Institute

Interventions by:

  • Adela Tesarova, Head of the Consumers, Local Initiatives, Just Transition Unit, DG ENER, European Commission
  • Tsvetelina Penkova, Member of the European Parliament (tbc)
  • Jeppe Mikél Jensen, Project Manager, Energy Poverty Advisory Hub
  • Andre Viola, Member of the Departmental Council of Aude, European Committee of the Regions rapporteur on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD)

Q & A

11:10 a.m. - 11:20 a.m. | Break

11:20 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. | Panel II - Moderator: Lutz Ribbe, Member of the EESC

Interventions by:

  • Monika De Volder, Senior Economic Officer, The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC)
  • Julien Joubert, Project Management, Energy Cities
  • Gerhard Huemer, Director Economic & Fiscal Policy, SMEunited
  • Elmar Thyen, Chair of the SGI Europe Energy Task Force
  • Tom Deleu, General Secretary, European Federation of Building and Woodworkers
  • Laura de Bonfilis, Head of Advocacy, Social Platform

Q & A

12:45 p.m. - 12:55 p.m. | Conclusions by

  • Ioannis Vardakastanis, rapporteur of the EESC opinion

12:55 p.m. - 13:00 p.m. | Closing remarks by

  • Milena Angelova, President of the study group

Intepretation requested from and into Bulgarian, English, French, German and Greek.