Conferences, Seminars, Workshops and other Events

The Energy Charter Budget Committee held its second meeting in 2015 on 10 June 2015 at the premises of the Energy Charter Secretariat in Brussels.

The Energy Charter Strategy Group held its first meeting in 2015 on 3 March 2015 at the premises of the Energy Charter Secretariat in Brussels.

Strengthening Cooperation and Partnership for Sustainable Energy Development in the Middle East and Africa: the Role of the International Energy Charter

The Second Energy Charter Rabat Forum concluded successfully in Morocco on 25 February 2015. It focused on the role of the International Energy Charter in sustainable energy development in the Middle East and Africa.

On 10 February 2015, the Energy Charter Industry Advisory Panel held its first meeting in 2015 at the premises of the Energy Charter Secretariat in Brussels. The Panel discussed and consequently adopted a public statement on supporting the International Energy Charter. Other discussion topics included the challenges of energy security in Ukraine, with a focus on electricity and gas market.

A joint Energy Charter / National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) workshop on energy efficiency goods was held in Geneva at the World Trade Organization (WTO) premises on 29 January 2015. The workshop provided technical assistance to the negotiating parties of the plurilateral WTO Environmental Goods Agreement, which was launched in Davos on 24 January 2014. The Agreement was initiated by the United States and thirteen other WTO Members, including the European Union, China, Japan, Ko...

A high-level international workshop on the Energy Charter and global energy governance was opened by the Energy Research Institute of the National Development and Reform Commission of People’s Republic of China on 26 January 2015 in Beijing. The role of the Energy Charter in global energy governance was thoroughly discussed by representatives of the Chinese government, energy companies, think tanks and academic institutions.

On 12-15 January 2015 the Energy Charter Secretariat together with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the Islamic Development Bank Group held a highly successful training course on International Investment Agreements in Casablanca, Morocco. The course targeted policymakers and negotiators dealing with investment from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. The general objective of the training course was to deepen the participants' understanding of...

Experts from governments, international organisations, companies and academia met in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on 10-11 December 2014 to discuss ways to ensure reliable and stable transit of energy and its role of sustainable development and international cooperation. The International Meeting of Experts was hosted by the government of Turkmenistan pursuant to resolution 67/263 of the United Nations General Assembly, and co-organised by the Energy Charter Secretariat.

On 9 December 2014, the Ashgabat Energy Charter Forum was held in the capital of Turkmenistan. The high-level conference on the topic of "Reliable and Stable Transit of Energy" was opened by the President of Turkmenistan Mr. Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and Dr. Urban Rusnák, Secretary General of the Energy Charter.

The 25th Meeting of the Energy Charter Conference was held on 26-27 November 2014 in Astana, the capital of Kazakhstan. In 2014 Kazakhstan was the first Contracting Party of the Energy Charter Treaty to take on the Chairmanship of the Conference. The new practice was seen to be successful by all, not only in terms of the Meeting, but in terms of the priorities that had been set by Kazakhstan for the Charter Process throughout the year. On 1 January 2015 Georgia will become the second Contracting...