Programme Green Twinning

Draft Programme “Green Twinning: Municipalities together for smart and sustainable energy solutions” Committee of the Regions- Room JDE 51 (rue Belliard 99 – 101), Brussels 20 March 2014 09:00 – 09:30 Arrival of participants and registration 09:30 – 09:40 Welcome message – Gerhard STAHL, Secretary General of the Committee of the Regions

Description, tools and methodology of the project 09:40 – 09:50 "Green Twinning Project - Main Objectives and Results", Kalypso, SIOUNA, Union of Municipalities of Attica Region (P.E.D.A.) (EL)

09:50 – 10:00 "Training Needs Assessment and Capacity Building on SEAP Development", Marjana SIJANEC, Building and Civil Engineering Institute ZRMK Ltd (ZRMK) (SL)

10:00 – 10:10 "Successful Twinning Partnerships", Plàcid MADRAMANY I SANCHI, Energètica de la Ribera (AER) (ES) 10:10 – 10:20 "SEAP Action Implementation and Assessment Studies Through Green-Twinning Project", Maria ATHANASOPOULOU, EXERGIA S.A. (EL) 10:20 – 10:30 "Sustainable Energy Planning in Small Municipalities: Challenges and Ways Ahead", Ivanka PANDELIEVA, Sofia Energy Centre (SEC) (BG) 10:30 – 10:40 Questions & Answers and debate with the public

Experiences of municipalities and SEAP Development 10:40 – 10:50 "Twinning Agreements in the Framework of Green Twinning Project. The Experience of Greek Municipalities", Harikleia CHRISTIFILAKI, Ilioupoli Municipality (EL) 10:50 – 11:00 "Green Twinning Project: Lessons learnt in Rhodope Municipalities", Nikolova ZLATKA, Association of Rhodope Municipalities (ARM) (BG) 11:00 – 11:10 "SEAP for Giurgiu - Gains from an Enlarged Twinning: L'Alcudia, Project's Partners and IEE", Mariana BARBUTA, Municipality of Giurgiu (RO) 11:10 – 11:20 "Vrhnika‘s SEAP development and outcomes of the twinning", Matej ČERNETIČ, Municipality of Vrhnika (SL)

11:20 – 11:30 "Assisting Polish Municipalities on SEAP Development and Implementation", Patrycja PLONKA, Association of Municipalities Polish Network “Energie Cités” (PNEC) (PL)

11:30 – 11:40 "Assisting Romanian Municipalities on SEAP Development and Implementation", Dobos ALPAR, Harghita Country Council – Energy Management Agency (HCC – EMA) (RO) 11:40 – 11:50 Questions & Answers and debate with the public 11:50 – 12:00 Coffee break

Challenges and perspectives: Roundtable discussion on the implementation of sustainable energy policies at local and regional level

12:00 – 12:05 Moderator, Introduction of the roundtable discussion

12:05 – 12:15 Jan OLBRYCHT, Member of the European Parliament (tbc) 12:15 – 12:25 Sirpa HERTELL, Member of the Committee of the Regions (tbc) 12:25 – 12:30 Marin ZAHARIEV (BG), Mayor of Smolyan Municipality 12:30 – 12:35 Nicolae BARBU (RO), Mayor of Giurgiu Municipality 12:35 – 12:40 Eleftherios STAVROPOULOS, Councellor for EU Cohesion & Structural Funds, Greek Permanent Representation to the EU (tbc) 12:40 – 12:45 Magdalena Andreea STRACHINESCU-OLTEANU, Head of Unit, New energy technologies, innovation and clean coal, DG ENER 12:45 – 12:50 Ana Rita NEVES, Member of the Covenant of Mayors Office

12:50 – 12:55 Questions & Answers and debate with the public 12:55 – 13:00 Concluding Remarks ------