Programme

Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies while ensuring European competitiveness, mitigating the cost-of-living crisis, and promoting a just transition

Moderation

• Florian MARIN, EESC member, President of the Study group

9:30 | Opening

• Corina MURAFA, rapporteur of the ongoing EESC opinion on Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies while ensuring European competitiveness, mitigating the cost-of-living crisis, and promoting a just transition

9:40 | Setting the scene and proposals on how to reform the current framework

• Viktor HAUK,  Energy analyst, DG ENER, European Commission
• DG TAXUD representative (tbc)
• Richard DAMANIA, Chief Economist, World Bank, presentation of the report Detox development: repurposing environmentally harmful subsidies
• OECD representative (tbc)

Questions and answers

10:30 | Civil society views on how to phase out fossil fuel subsidies responsibly

• Andreas BRIEGER, Climate / Energy / Environment Policy Director, SMEUnited 
• European Federation of Public Service Unions representative (tbc)
• Luke HAYWOOD, Policy Manager for Climate and Energy, European Environmental Bureau
• Maris PEDAJA, Just Transition Policy Officer, CEE Bankwatch Network
• Marta LOVISOLO, Senior Policy Advisor Europe, ECCO

Questions and answers

11:20 – 11:30 | Closing remarks

• Corina MURAFA, rapporteur of the ongoing EESC opinion