Event
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Are EU funds and market-based instruments fighting climate change in Eastern EU countries?
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
15:00
Welcome
by MEP Bas Eickhout
15:10
Panel I: European Structural and Investment Funds’ contribution to climate action in Eastern Europe
Moderation: MEP Benedek Jávor
Guest speakers :
- Markus Trilling, Bankwatch
- Alexa Botár, FoE Hungary, co-author of the Climate’s Enfants Terribles study
- Celine Charveriat, Executive Director at IEEP
Contribution from Gergana Miladinova, DG REGIO, European Commission
16:10
Coffee Break
16:30
Panel II: The (potential) impact of ETS 10c-allowances and the modernisation fund on tackling climate change
Moderation: MEP Bas Eickhout
Guest speakers :
- Adam Janczak - Deputy Director EU Economic Department at the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Agnieszka Warso-Buchanan – Lawyer Climate and Energy at ClientEarth Poland
Contribution from Peter Zapfel, Head of Unit, Emissions Trading System, DG Climate Action
17:30
Panel III: Thinking outside the box : what could be possible?
Moderation: Frédéric Boyer, Head of the Covenant of Mayors office
Guest speakers :
- Bronis Ropé, Greens/EFA Member of the European Parliament
- Timurs Safiulins, Director at Riga Energy Agency
18:20
Closing remarks
by MEP Benedek Jávor
18:30
End of the workshop
