Energy Security - Polish, European and Global Perspectives

co-organized by the Heinrich Boell Foundation, the Polish Green Network, CEE Bankwatch Network, and the Polish Climate Coalition

24 May 2011 - 9:00

Novotel Centrum Hotel
Marszalkowska St. 94/98
Warsaw

Conference programme (pdf)

Conference materials

Introduction

The Polish EU Presidency chose EU external energy policy as one of its main priorities, aiming at strengthening it and thus improving energy security of the Member States.

Making this issue a flagship initiative of our country creates a need for a public debate on the causes and potential solutions to the problem, especially considering its complexity and linkage with numerous other EU policies.

What is a Polish vision of improving the European energy security? How to shape external energy policy of the EU in such a way that it would build energy security and respect other EU policies – climate protection and development cooperation at the same time? These and other questions will be discussed at the conference.

Materials

Panelists' presentations

Elzbieta Wroblewska, Protection of Environment and New Technologies Team Coordinator, Department of Energy, Polish Ministry of Economy: Energy Policy of Poland until 2030

Severin Fischer, German Institute for International and Security Affairs: EU energy security and climate protection – how to integrate the efforts? Role of the Polish EU Presidency

Dr. Zbigniew Karaczun, Polish Climate Coalition: Bezpieczeństwo energetyczne a ochrona klimatu. Rola Polskiej Prezydencji

Nicholas Hildyard, Co-director of The Corner House, United Kingdom: Energy security for what? For whom?

Szymon Polak, Director of the Division of the Energy Policy in the Department of Economic Policy, Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Zewnetrzny wymiar polityki energetycznej UE