Details

The seminar will be held in English under the Chatham House Rule

PROGRAMME

12:00 - 13:00 Networking

13:00 - 13:05 Welcoming

Aleksandra Gawlikowska-Fyk, Head of the Energy Project, The Polish Institute of International Affairs

Kirsten Westphal, Senior Associate for Global Issues, German Institute for International and Security Studies

13:05 - 14:35

Russian Gas, Ukrainian Pipelines and European Supply Security

What should be the EU’s strategy towards Russia and Ukraine? How can EU gas supply security be increased and by what means? What is the role for Poland and Germany and in their bilateral cooperation on gas-related issues? What role do Poland and Germany have in enhancing West–East gas flows?

Kirsten Westphal, Senior Associate for Global Issues, SWP

Hendrik Pollex, Adviser and Subject Manager, System Operation, ENTSOG

Ievgen Vorobiov, Research Fellow, The Polish Institute of International Affairs

Chair: Zuzanna Nowak, Research Fellow, The Polish Institute of International Affairs

14:35 - 15:00 Coffee break

15:00 - 16:30

EU 2030 Energy and Climate Package—Strategy or Struggle?

What does the new EU 2030 framework mean for energy policy governance? What are the challenges for Poland and Germany in the new EU energy and climate framework? What are future areas of conflict or benefit? How can diverging interests and dissimilar policies be dealt with? Will the 2030 energy package serve as an opportunity for a shift towards bolstered bilateral cooperation?

Marta Babicz, Head of European and Regional Policy Unit, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Severin Fischer, Associate for EU/Europe Division, SWP

Maciej Bukowski, President, Warsaw Institute for Economic Studies (tbc)

Chair: Aleksandra Gawlikowska-Fyk, Head of the Energy Project, The Polish Institute of International Affairs

16:35 - 16:40 Closing remarks