On 29 April from 12h15 to 14h, Ms. Annikky Lamp, Communication coordinator at the Cabinet of Commissioner Simson, and Mr. Vaclav Bartuska, Ambassador-at-Large for Energy Security of the Czech Republic, visited the College for a discussion on EU External Energy Policies.
Students of the College gave an input to the upcoming Communication of the European Commission on EU External Energy Policy.
A preparatory team meeting was organised for the students registered to the event, to help them prepare their input.
The event was held in a roundtable format in the Salon Madariaga at the Garenmarkt building of the College. Ms. Lamp discussed with representatives of the College, notably of the student Energy Group and professors of the College, about upcoming initiatives in External Energy Policy. This was followed by a ‘reality check’ with Mr. Vaclav Bartuska, Ambassador-at-Large for Energy Security of the Czech Republic.
A light lunch and drinks were provided to all participants during the event.
12.15 Welcome by Professor Dirk Buschle, Chairholder of the IBERDROLA Manuel Marín Chair for European Energy and Climate Policy
12.20 Opening statements by Annikky Lamp
12:35 Statements (5 minutes pitch) + Discussion with College representatives
Representatives of the Student Energy Group and European Energy, Climate Governance and Green Deal course respectively
13:15 Vaclav Bartuska: “A reality check: energy security and current geopolitics”
13:35 Discussion and review
14:00 End
For more information, please contact Thijs VANDENBUSSCHE.
The Energy and Climate Chair is kindly sponsored by IBERDROLA
