Fachkonferenz
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CONFERENCE
CLIMATE POLICY AND THE GREEN DEAL –
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES
PROGRAM
1 December 2020
GRAND HOTEL SOFIA, “TRIADITSA” HALL
Working languages: Bulgarian and English
09:45 – 10:00 Testing of the connection with the speakers
10:00 – 10:20 OFICIAL OPENING
Yordanka Fandakova, Chair of the Association „Citizens for European development of Bulgaria” (AGERB), Vice-President of PP GERB, Mayor of Sofia
Tomislav Donchev, Deputy Prime Minister
Thorsten Geißler, Head of the office of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Bulgaria
Tomi Huhtanen, Executive Director of Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies
Moderator:
Ivelina Vasileva, Chair of the Environment and Water Committee in the 44th National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria
10:20 - 10:30 The Legislative Framework in the Energy Sector in the Context of the New European Objectives
Valentin Nikolov, Chair of the Energy Committee in the 44th National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria
10:30 – 10:40 The Green Deal Through the Prism of Energy Transformation
Zhecho Stankov, Deputy Minister of Energy
10:40 – 10:50 Transition to Climate Neutrality with the European Green Deal: Blueprint for Prosperity, Employment and a Healthy Environment"
Dr. Karsten Sach, Head of the “International, Europe and Climate Protection” Department at the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU)
10:50 – 11:00 The Green Deal Through a Centre-Right Perspective
Tomi Huhtanen, Executive Director of Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies
11:00 – 11:10 The Bulgarian Dimension of the Green Deal. Opportunities for Development
Atanaska Nikolova, Deputy Minister of Environment and Water
11:10 - 11:25 Discussion
11:25 Conclusions of Mrs. Ivelina Vassileva and closure of the conference
