Agenda
Joint Informal Meeting of the EU Energy and
Climate Ministers
Informal Meeting of the EU Energy Ministers
12-13 July 2016, Bratislava
Tuesday 12 July 2016
Venue: the Reduta building, Medená street 3, Bratislava
13.20 – 13.50 Arrival of delegations to the Reduta building, registration, coffee
 VIP entrance (Mostová Street) for Heads of Delegations + liaison
officers
 Entrance for delegates (E. Suchoň Square)
14.00 - 16.30 Joint Informal Meeting of the EU Energy and Climate Ministers
Sustainable financing and new governance with a view to achieving the EU's
Climate and Energy objectives
14.00 – 14.30 Welcome and opening session
 Welcome speeches by Mr. Peter Žiga, Minister of Economy of the
Slovak Republic and Mr. László Sólymos, Minister of Environment
of the Slovak Republic
 Keynote speech by Mr. Maroš Šefčovič, Commission Vice-President
for Energy Union
 Presentation by Mr. Marco Mensink, Director General of the
European Chemical Industry Council
14.30 – 16.30 Exchange of views by delegations
Heads of Delegations plus one delegate only. Interpretation: EN, DE, ES, FR, SK, IT
(main meeting room). Other delegates in the salle d´écoute.
16.30
End of the session and transfer of delegations to hotels by buses
19.00 – 19.15 Departure from hotels to the Gala dinner (venue: the Bratislava Castle)
19.30 – 19.55 Arrival of guests and aperitif
19.55 – 20.00 Welcoming speech by Mr. Peter Žiga, Minister of Economy of the Slovak
Republic
20.00 – 20.20 Short musical performance
20.30 – 22.00 Gala dinner
 Served Gala dinner for Heads of Delegations (room No. 307)
 Buffet dinner for delegates (room No. 306)
Wednesday 13 July 2016
Venue: the Reduta building, Medená street 3, Bratislava
8.30
Departure from hotels to the Reduta building
8.40 – 8.50
Arrival of delegations to the Reduta building, coffee
 VIP entrance (Mostová Street) for Heads of Delegations + liaison
officers
 Entrance for delegates (E. Suchoň Square)
9.00 – 14.00
Informal Meeting of the EU Energy Ministers
9.00 – 11.00
Session I: Energy prices and competitiveness
 9.00 – 9.40
Welcome and opening session
 Welcome and introductory remarks by Mr. Peter Žiga, Minister of
Economy of the Slovak Republic
 Presentation by Mr. Maroš Šefčovič, Commission Vice-President
for Energy Union
 Presentations by Mr. John Cooper, Director General of
FuelsEurope, and Dr. James Watson, Chief Executive Officer of
SolarPower Europe
 9.40 – 11.00
Exchange of views by delegations
Heads of Delegations plus two delegates. Interpretation: EN, DE, ES, FR, SK, IT
(main meeting room).
11.00 – 11.20 Coffee break
11.20 – 12.10 Session II: LNG and energy security of the EU
 Opening remarks by Mr. Peter Žiga, Minister of Economy of the
Slovak Republic
 Presentation on LNG Strategy by Mr. Maroš Šefčovič ,
Commission Vice-President for Energy Union
 Statement by Mr. Jerzy Buzek MEP, Chairman of Committee on
Industry, Research and Energy of the European Parliament
 Presentation by Mr. Amos J Hochstein, Special Envoy and
Coordinator for International Energy Affairs leading the Bureau of
Energy Resources at the U.S. Department of State
 Wrap up of presentations by Mr. Peter Žiga Minister of Economy of
the Slovak Republic
Heads of Delegations plus two delegates. Interpretation: EN, DE, ES, FR, SK, IT (main
meeting room).
12.10 – 12.35 Family photo (Heads of Delegations)
12.35 – 14.00 Working lunch (main meeting room) – Continuation of session II:
Discussion on LNG and energy security
 Exchange of views by delegations
Heads of Delegations only. Interpretation: EN, DE, ES, FR, SK, IT (main meeting
room).
12.35 – 14.00 Buffet lunch for delegates (restaurant)
14.00
Departure of delegations, limousine transfers and microbus transfers
from the Reduta building to the airports Bratislava/Wien