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SUMMARY:The Energy Transition in the EU – what are the benefits?
DESCRIPTION:On Friday\, ECR Group Co-Chair Patryk Jaki will host an event on the EU energy transition. Organised in the historic Piast Castle in Racibórz\, Silesia\, Poland\, the conference will bring together Members of the European Parliament\, policymakers\, experts and representatives of different sectors to discuss the future of Europe’s energy policy\, the challenges of the current transition\, and the opportunities it may create for European citizens\, industry and Member States. \nThe programme will examine whether the European Commission’s current energy strategy is delivering on its objectives\, how much of the EU’s energy transition is driven by political and ideological considerations\, and what decisions are needed to safeguard Europe’s energy security. Speakers will also discuss the economic costs of the transition\, including its implications for industry\, workers and Member States\, as well as the role of renewable energy and emerging energy technologies. \nWhen: Friday  \nWhere: Silesia\, Poland  \nAgenda\n13:00–13:40 — Official Opening of the Conference \n• Wanda Buk\, Advisor to the President of the Republic of Poland  \n• Beata Szydło\, MEP\, fmr. Prime Minister of Poland  \n• Patryk Jaki\, Co-Chair of the ECR Group  \n• Dominik Kolorz\, Chairman of the Executive Board of the Silesia-Dąbrowa Region of NSZZ “Solidarność”  \n13:40–14:10 — Does the European Commission’s Energy Strategy Make Sense? \n• Prof. Samuel Furfari\, Professor of Energy Geopolitics at ESCP London\, fmr. senior official at the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Energy  \n• Patryk Jaki\, Co-Chair of the ECR Group  \n14:10–14:40 — How Much of the EU’s Energy Transition Is Driven by Ideology\, and What Decisions Need to Be Taken to Ensure the European Union’s Energy Security? \n• Kris van Dijck\, MEP  \n• Michał Woś\, MP\, fmr. Minister for the Environment  \n• Michał Wójcik\, MP\, fmr. Minister\, Member of the Council of Ministers  \n14:50–15:20 — Has Anyone Calculated the Costs of the Energy Transition in the EU? \n• Prof. Ziemowit Malecha\, Professor at Wrocław University of Science and Technology\, specializing in energy and renewable energy technologies  \n• Marek Lachowicz\, NSZZ „Solidarność” expert  \n• Karol Wenus\, attorney-at-law\, Vice-President of the Association for Responsible Energy Transformation (SOTE)  \n• Tomasz Wójcik\, PhD Eng.\, Member of the National Commission of NSZZ “Solidarność” Climate Package Team  \n15:30–16:00 — Is the EU’s Energy Transition Heading in the Right Direction? \n• Prof. Filip Grzegorczyk\, legal adviser\, fmr. Deputy Minister of the Treasury\, f. President of Tauron S.A.\, f. Vice-President of Grupa Azoty S.A.  \n• Jerzy Markowski\, PhD Eng.\, fmr. Secretary of State and First Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade\, mining engineer and coal-mine expert  \n• Robert Zawadzki\, economist\, journalist and author specializing in climate\, energy\, and geopolitical issues  \n• Rafał Ziemkiewicz\, journalist\, writer\, political and economic commentator  \n16:00–16:15 — Final Remarks \n• Jarosław Grzesik\, Chair of the Mining and Energy Secretariat of NSZZ “Solidarność”  \n• Jadwiga Wiśniewska\, MEP
URL:https://ecrgroup.eu/event/the_energy_transition_in_the_eu_what_are_the_benefits/
LOCATION:Silesia\, Poland
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