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The concluding plenary session will hear reports back from the break-out sessions on better regulation, governance for sustainability and the rule of law, a closing keynote speech making the link to the EU’s agreed environmental commitments, and closing remarks. Moderator: Jeremy Wates, EEB Secretary General Reports back from the breakout discussions by the rapporteurs, additional […]

Better Regulation has been the ideological mainstay of the Juncker Commission and the driving force behind its vigorous application of the principle of ‘political discontinuity’. In May, this agenda was given further momentum with the publication of a new Better Regulation Package. Although the Commission maintains that the package has no deregulatory purpose, concerns have […]

This plenary session will hear the views of influential speakers on three key horizontal themes that will be explored in greater depth in the afternoon breakout sessions. Moderator: Jacki Davis, Journalist, Editor and Senior Adviser to the European Policy Centre Better regulation: Silvia Albrizio, Economics Department, OECD Governance for Sustainability: Karl Falkenberg, Senior Adviser to […]

The opening plenary discussion will involve presentations from key representatives of the EU institutions on the challenges facing environmental and sustainable development policy in Europe today, as well as the opportunities for making real progress, reactions from other stakeholders and a debate involving all speakers and participants. Moderator: Jacki Davis, Journalist, Editor and Senior Adviser […]

Message of welcome and introduction to the programme by Mikael Karlsson, EEB President