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.