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22-11-2018 10:00
Roaming in the Union - One year on
European Parliament, Brussels, József Antall building, room JAN 4Q2
On 22 November 2018, the ITRE Committee will hold a public hearing on roaming at the European Parliament in Brussels (JAN building, Room 4Q2).
- Programme (PDF - 27 KB)
Background documents and presentations
08-10-2018 16:00
Horizon Europe: EU's research and innovation excellence
Paul-Henri Spaak Building – Room 3C050
On 8 October 2018, the ITRE Committee held a public hearing on Horizon Europe - the next framework programme for research and innovation. This hearing was organised in light of the current work on Commission's proposal to establish Horizon Europe for the financial period 2021-2027.
The focus was on the ongoing strategic planning process, in particular partnerships and missions, and more broadly the best way to shape Horizon Europe in order to maximise EU's competitiveness and societal benefits.
- Programme (PDF - 30 KB)
- Poster (PDF - 190 KB)
- Janusz Bujnicki, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw Poland (PDF - 587 KB)
- Dominique Guellec, OECD (PDF - 406 KB)
- Sabine Herlitschka, ECSEL Joint Undertaking, Infineon Technologies Austria AG (PDF - 956 KB)
- Jan Palmowski, Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities (PDF - 553 KB)
Presentations
21-02-2018 14:30
Public hearing on the Revision of the Gas Directive
European Parliament, Brussels, JAN building, Room 4Q2
On 21 February 2018, the ITRE Committee will hold a public hearing on the revision of the gas directive.
This hearing is organised in light of the current work on the recent proposal to amend Directive 2009/73/EC on common rules for the internal market in natural gas. The focus will be on the proposed extension of the Directive's provision to gas pipelines to and from third countries as well as the possible impact on the EU Internal Gas Market and the EU's security of gas supply.
22-01-2018 15:00
Public hearing on the future of defence industrial policy
European Parliament, Brussels, JAN building, Room 4Q2
On 22 January 2018, the ITRE Committee held a public hearing on the future of defence industrial policy.
The hearing focused on the current Commission proposal on the European Defence Industrial Development Programme. This is one of the building blocks of the European Defence Fund and should be the forerunner to programmes in the next MFF to support defence industrial development and defence research.
27-11-2017 15:00
Public Hearing on Cybersecurity Act
Brussels, József Antall building, room 4Q2
On 27 November 2017, the ITRE Committee held a public hearing in the context of the legislative work on the ‘Cybersecurity Act', which was adopted by the European Commission on 13 November 2017.
The hearing was divided in two parts. The first part focused on ENISA - the "EU Cybersecurity Agency" and its new mandate, and the second on the European cybersecurity certification framework and its impact on the European cybersecurity and the industry. The hearing allowed Members to have a dialogue with the relevant experts and stakeholders on the content of the Commission's proposals.
10-07-2017 16:00
Public Hearing on the Future of the EU Electricity Market
Brussels, Paul-Henri Spaak, room PHS 3C050
On 10 July 2017, the ITRE Committee held a public hearing on the Future of the EU Electricity Market. The hearing was organised in the context of the legislative work of the Committee on the ‘Clean Energy Package’ which was adopted by the Commission on 30 November 2016.
The hearing focused on the legislative proposals of the package that aim to set a new regulatory framework for the EU electricity market design. The hearing allowed Members to have a dialogue with the relevant experts and stakeholders on the content of the Commission's proposals.
- Programme (PDF - 1 MB)
- Frauke Thies, Executive Director of Smart Energy Demand Coalition (PDF - 2 MB)
- Taavi Veskimagi, Managing Director of Elering (TSO, Estonia) (PDF - 654 KB)
- Karsten Neuhoff, Head of the Department on Climate Policy, German Institute for Economic Research (DIW Berlin) (PDF - 463 KB)
- Albrecht Schleich, Chairman of the Energy Committee, Bavarian Industry Association (PDF - 249 KB)
- Tara Connolly, EU Energy Policy Adviser at Greenpeace (PDF - 2 MB)
- Konrad Purchała, Director for European Integration Policy at PSE (TSO, Poland) (PDF - 802 KB)
- EU Electricity Market - Overview of recent publications by the European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS) (PDF - 264 KB)
Presentations
On 20 June ITRE and CULT held the hearing of Commissioner-designate Gabriel, who was nominated by the European Commission to take over the responsibility for the Digital Economy and Society portfolio. Associated Committees were IMCO, JURI and LIBE. ITRE and CULT Coordinators then met on Wednesday 21 June to assess the hearing so that Mr Buzek, ITRE Chair, and Ms Kammerevert, CULT Chair, could inform the President of Parliament in view of a decision during the July plenary.
22-03-2017 15:00
Clean energy for all Europeans
Brussels, József Antall building, room JAN 2Q2
On 22 March 2017 ITRE held a public hearing on ‘Clean Energy for All Europeans.’ The hearing followed the publication of a European Commission legislative package of the same name.
The hearing concentrated on the electricity market and renewable energy aspects, such as electricity trading, grid investments, renewable energy sustainability and combatting energy poverty. The hearing also considered the role of new services and technologies, for example demand response and wider up-take of electro-mobility as well as 'prosumers' and new local energy communities.
Members of the ITRE committee had an opportunity to have a dialogue with various stakeholders in the electricity and renewables market and to gather expertise on future electricity market design and renewable energy.
Members of the ITRE committee had an opportunity to have a dialogue with various stakeholders in the electricity and renewables market and to gather expertise on future electricity market design and renewable energy.
- Programme (PDF - 23 KB)
- Tobias Paulun, Chief Strategy Officer, European Energy Exchange (PDF - 85 KB)
- Susanne Nies, Corporate Affairs Manager, ENTSO-E (PDF - 1 MB)
- Matthias Buck, Head of EU Energy Policy, Agora Energiewende (PDF - 214 KB)
- José Donoso, Director-General, UNEF, Spanish Photovoltaic Association (PDF - 371 KB)
- Monika Morawiecka, Member of the Board, Polish Electricity Association (PDF - 842 KB)
Presentations
26-01-2017 10:15
The Review of the Framework for Electronic Communications
Brussels, Room 2Q2 (JAN building)
On 26 January 2017 ITRE organised a public hearing to discuss and gather expertise on the future of electronic communications. The organisation of this hearing was based on the proposal for a European Electronic Communications Code and the proposal for a BEREC Regulation that the Commission adopted as part of the Connectivity Package on 14 September 2016.
The hearing looked at aspects related to networks such as mapping, market analysis, investment and availability. It also considered the role of services and aspects such as the security of services. WiFi4eu and the topic of governance were also touched upon while the issues of investment, digital divide and 5G were treated as key cross-cutting themes for the sector.
With this hearing the European Parliament wished to engage in a multi-stakeholder dialogue on overcoming the barriers to a better integrated and improved European communication society.
With this hearing the European Parliament wished to engage in a multi-stakeholder dialogue on overcoming the barriers to a better integrated and improved European communication society.
29-11-2016 15:00
What Future for EU-Research Policy: Taking Stock and looking ahead
JAN 6Q2
The Hearing took place in the frame of the work of the ITRE Committee on the Horizon 2020 implementation report. The report represents the European Parliament's position on the Horizon 2020 interim evaluation which the Commission published in October 2017.
The title of the Hearing "What future for EU-research policy: taking stock and looking ahead" clearly expressed that the European Parliament intended to not only assess the status quo of Horizon 2020 implementation but also to already pave the way for desired features of the next Research Framework Programme 9.
The Hearing addressed the main issues at the core of EU research policy and its future: impact of societal challenges research, questions on the role of innovation policy within H2020, synergies between Horizon 2020 and Structural funds (research excellence versus geographical cohesion) and new societal challenges ahead of us.
The speakers came from a variety of backgrounds all highly relevant to Horizon 2020 implementation and provided their views on activities, challenges and impacts of Horizon 2020 funding.
The Hearing addressed the main issues at the core of EU research policy and its future: impact of societal challenges research, questions on the role of innovation policy within H2020, synergies between Horizon 2020 and Structural funds (research excellence versus geographical cohesion) and new societal challenges ahead of us.
The speakers came from a variety of backgrounds all highly relevant to Horizon 2020 implementation and provided their views on activities, challenges and impacts of Horizon 2020 funding.
- Programme (PDF - 152 KB)
- Prof. André Martinuzzi, Head of the Institute for Managing Sustainability, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria (Rapporteur of the European Commission FP 7 Final Evaluation Expert Group) (PDF - 3 MB)
- Wendy Sonneveld, Ghent University, Senior Policy Adviser European Affairs, Belgium (PDF - 85 KB)
- Prof. Krzysztof Klincewicz, Rector's Deputy for Intellectual Property Management and Chair of Organization Theory and Methods, Faculty of Management, University of Warsaw, Poland (PDF - 641 KB)
- Iñaki San Sebastian, CEO, Tecnalia, Spain and Board Member of EARTO, Brussels (PDF - 2 MB)