match real funding to its sustainable development ambitions.
Following the launch of a leading environmental NGOs publication for a comprehensive vision for a greener, fairer, and more effective EU budget ["Changing perspectives: How the EU budget can shape a sustainable future"], a cross-party public hearing will be held to discuss the potential for
the EU budget to provide for green jobs, and tuned to tackling the core environmental challenges of our time: climate change, biodiversity loss and resource inefficiency.
Provisional Agenda:
13:30 Registration
14:00 Introduction by Moderator: Jack Thurston
14:15 Welcome speech by MEP Jo Leinen (S&D) chair of the ENVI Committee
Session I – Cohesion and Transport Funds
14:25 Funding for climate mitigation within the Cohesion and Transport Policy – Sebastien
Godinot, Economist, WWF EPO
14:40 Response – Rudolf Niessler, Director of Policy Coordination, DG REGIO
14:55 Public Questions
Session II – Agriculture and Rural Development Funds
15:05 Funding for public goods within agriculture and rural development – Ariel Brunner, Head
of Policy, Birdlife Europe
15:20 Response – Pierre Bascou, Head of Unit, Agricultural policy analysis and perspectives,
DG AGRI
15:35 Public Questions
15:45 Coffee Break
Session III – Biodiversity – European and Global Funds
15:55 Funding for Natura 2000, LIFE programme, Overseas Entities, and International
Commitments – Pieter De Pous, Policy Director, European Environmental Bureau
16:10 Response – Pia Bucella, Director, Directorate B Nature, DG ENV
16:25 Public Questions
16:35 Initial analysis on the potential for jobs in a Green Budget – James Medhurst, GHK
MEP Interventions:
16:50 Michalis Tremopoulos, Greece (Greens/ EFA) – Vice-Chair of REGI committee
17:00 João Ferreira, Portugal (GUE) – Shadow Rapporteur for the ENVI Biodiversity report
17:10 Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy, Netherlands (ALDE) – ENVI opinion Rapporteur to the SURE
Committee
17:20 Sirpa Pietikäinen, Finland (EPP) – President of Globe EU
17:30 Public Questions
17:45 Moderator concluding remarks: Jack Thurston
18:00 Cocktail Reception
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