The European Commission is currently assessing the National Recovery and Resilience Plans (NRRPs) submitted by the Member States to finally approve them for receiving funds under the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The European Parliament will have a scrutiny role in the RRF Working Group of the Budgetary and Econ Committees. The next few weeks will be crucial for Europe to make the right decisions for investments and reforms to drive a climate and environmentally sustainable and socially just economic recovery.

As part of a project funded by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment (BMU), the European Environmental Bureau and the Clean Air Action Group have been monitoring the drafting of the NRRPs in eight Central and Eastern Europe Member States with the support of national environmental civil society organisations (for their names see below) to ensure effective public participation and the green dimension.

During the webinar we will present our assessments on the eight final NRRPs and discuss them with the EU institutions with a view to contribute to the current debate and the way forwards.

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Agenda

Welcome and Introduction

14:05 Patrick ten Brink, Vice-Secretary General and EU Policy Director of EEB

14:10 Andras Lukacs, President of Clean Air Action Group

Keynote speaker

14:15 Monika Hohlmeier, Member of the European Parliament, Chair of Committee on Budgetary Control

14:25 Miguel Gil Tertre, European Commission Task Force on Recovery and Resilience

14:40 Q&A 

14:50 Overview of draft National Recovery Plans in 8 Member States

Moderator: Barbara Mariani, Climate and Energy Senior Expert, EEB

Bulgaria:  Yasen Georgiev and Petko Kovachev, EPI – Economic Policy Institute

Czech Republic:  Šimon Batík, CDE – Centre for Transport and Energy

Hungary: Andras Lukacs/Orsolya Domaniczky, Clean Air Action Group/CEEWeb for Biodiversity

Latvia:   Jānis Brizga, Green Liberty

Poland: Joanna Furmaga, Polish Green Network

Slovenia:  Andrej Gnezda, Umanotera

Slovakia: Dana Marekova, Green Restart iniative

Romania: Zoltan Hajdu, Focus Eco Center

15:30 Q&A 

15:55 Wrap up and closing: Patrick ten Brink