Stepping up action for Europe's environment

On 4 December 2012, IEEP organised a high-level conference in Brussels on ‘Stepping up action for Europe’s environment’. The conference brought together over 100 participants from national authorities, EU institutions, business, civil society and academia to discuss future priorities for EU environmental policy. It offered one of the first opportunities to debate the Commission’s recent proposal for the 7th Environment Action Programme. Discussions at the conference highlighted the critical challenges currently faced and the wealth of opportunities that lie ahead.

Find out more:

• Key messages from the conference
• Programme
• Speeches and presentations:
  • Janez Potocnik, European Commissioner for the Environment
  • Jacqueline McGlade, Executive Director, EEA
  • Axel Volkery, Senior Fellow, IEEP
  • Joaquin Andreu, Professor of Water Resources and Environmental Engineering, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
  • Kumi Kitamori, Counsellor, Environment Directorate, OECD
• Biographies of speakers
• IEEP report 'Running out of time? Stepping up action for Europe's environment'
• Pictures