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The Conference in Riga will serve as the first step to facilitate formation of the EU Energy Union. It will start the Riga Process in which political discussions on the key dimensions of the Energy Union – security of supplies, solidarity and trust, competitive and fully integrated internal energy market, energy demand reduction due to energy efficiency, decarbonisation of energy resources and technology development will take place.
In February 2015 the European Commission will release their policy paper on the Energy Union concept. Discussions will be continued during the Energy Council (5 March, 2015) which will provide an opportunity for addressing these issues in the European Council in March.
During the conference the stakeholders will participate in the open session with five panel discussions on the key elements of the Energy Union. In addition, the Energy Ministers will have exchange of views during a closed session.
The Vice-President of the European Commission, Maroš Šefčovič, and the Minister for Economics, Dana Reizniece-Ozola, will address the issue in their welcoming speeches, while the Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, representatives from the European Parliament and the International Energy Agency and several high-level energy experts from other EU institutions and organisations will take part in the panel discussions.
Information for the media
Photo, video opportunity. The press conference will be held during the conference at the National Library of Latvia, Mūkusalas iela 3, Riga.
The media accreditation is open until 4 February, 2015.
