Roundtable on Energy Security in SE Europe

Programme

Roundtable on Energy Security in SE Europe
Thursday, 19 March 2026
European Parliament, Brussels


PRELIMINARY AGENDA


10.00 - 11.00 Registration

SESSION A

11.00 - 11.50 Opening Session

Welcome Remarks - Prof. Nikolas Farantouris, Member of the European Parliament - Jean Monnet Professor of Energy Law

Opening Remarks - Mr. Borys Budka, Chair, Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) (tbc)

Prof. Yannis Maniatis, MEP, Vice Chair – Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, Member ITRE, former Minister of Environment, Energy & Climate Change

Introductory Remarks - Mr. Costis Stambolis, Chairman, IENE

Commentary - Dr. Charles Ellinas, Senior Fellow, Global Energy Center of the Atlantic Council, Senior Visiting Research Fellow, IENE

SESSION B

11.50 - 13.00 The Energy Security Dimension in SE Europe

Presentation of IENE Study “SEE Energy Outlook 2025/2026”

  • Mr. Costis Stambolis, Chairman, IENE
  • Mr. John Roberts, Energy Security Specialist, Methinks Ltd, Scotland, UK
  • Representative from DG ENER
  • Representative from the Office of the European Commissioner for the Mediterranean
  • Commentary by Prof. Neven Duić, Co-Chair Energy Steering Panel, EASAC

Q & A

13.00 – 14.00 Lunch Break

Roundtable Discussion Group A
Oil & Gas

14.00 - 15.15 Participation by:

  • François-Régis Mouton, Managing Director, IOGP Europe, The International Association of Oil & Gas Producers (IOGP)
  • Kostis Oikonomopoulos, Petroleum Geologist, Research Fellow, IENE
  • Liana Gouta, Director General, FuelsEurope, Brussels
  • Mel Ydreos, Secretary General, International Gas Union (tbc)
  • Mr. Victor Bernabeu, Director, Eurogas (tbc)
  • Company Executives

Roundtable Discussion Group B
Energy Efficiency and Renewables

15.15 - 16.15 Participation by:

  • Mr. Konstantinos Theofylaktos, Deputy Chairman, IENE, and Chairman of IENE’s Energy Efficiency Committee
  • Mr. Nikos Sofianos, General Secretary, IENE, and Chairman of IENE’s RES Committee, Greece
  • Representative from Wind Europe
  • Representative from Solar Europe
  • Company Executives

16.15 – 16.30 Coffee Break

Roundtable Discussion Group C
Electricity & Gas Grids

16.30 - 17.45 Participation by:

  • Representatives from: ENTSO-E, ENTSO-G, Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE), Eurelectric, Hydrogen Europe, World Nuclear Association
  • Company Executives

Roundtable Discussion Group D
Protection of Energy Infrastructure

17.45 - 18.45 Speakers and Commentators from the European Commission, NATO, Specialist Companies

18.45 - 19.00 Concluding Remarks & Close of Roundtable

19.00 - 19.30 Cocktail Reception