Conferences, Seminars, Workshops and other Events

The Energy Charter Strategy Group held its second meeting in 2015 on 9 June 2015 at the premises of the Energy Charter Secretariat in Brussels

The Energy Charter Trade and Transit Group held its second meeting in 2015 from 16:00 on 9 June 2015 at the premises of the Energy Charter Secretariat in Brussels.

The second meeting of the Energy Charter Working Group on Procedural Issues took place on 8 June 2015 at the premises of the Energy Charter Secretariat in Brussels.

On 20 May 2015, energy ministers and other high-level officials from around the world gathered in The Hague, The Netherlands, in order to adopt the International Energy Charter, a political declaration for international energy cooperation. 75 Countries and institutions adopted the text of the International Energy Charter, out of which 64 have signed including the European Union, EURATOM and the Economic Community Of West African States (ECOWAS).

On 5-8 May 2015, the Energy Charter Secretariat Knowledge Centre held the sixth edition in its series of Executive Training Programmes for Young Energy Professionals. Following on from the successful training sessions held at the Energy Charter Secretariat in the past years, the May 2015 training focused on Strengthening Energy Transition in Ukraine and Europe’s Eastern Neighbourhood: Addressing the Region's Challenges through Good Governance Practices.

The Energy Charter Secretariat and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan co-organised an International Meeting of Experts on Reliable and Stable Transit of Energy on 22 April 2015 in Brussels. The Meeting focused on the topic of "Facilitating Investments in New Transit Infrastructure". Discussion points will include the promotion of investments into new and upgrading of existing cross-border and transit infrastructure.

The Energy Charter Investment Group held its first meeting in 2015 on 21 April 2015 at the premises of the Energy Charter Secretariat in Brussels.

The first meeting of the Energy Charter Working Group on Procedural Issues took place on 20 April 2015 at the premises of the Energy Charter Secretariat in Brussels.

On 17 April 2015, the Secretary General Urban Rusnák and the Deputy Secretary General Selim Küneralp spoke at an event the Energy Charter Secretariat co-organised with the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development (ICTSD) on the topic of "The Evolving Landscape of Clean Energy Governance: Implications for International Trade."

On 26 March 2015, the Energy Charter Secretariat hosted a seminar on the direct effect of investment agreements. This event was organised jointly with the European Society of International Law (ESIL) and attracted approximately fifty participants. The seminar was designed to facilitate an informal discussion between international lawyers and ESIL members on a particular aspect of international investment protection: in a time of criticism and reform of the investor-state dispute settlement...