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The purpose of the annual Central European Energy Conference (CEEC) is to discuss and assess topical issues relating to energy security and climate policy in Central Europe in the context of EU policy development and implementation. The CEEC conference has two ambitions: first, to bring together leadingstakeholders from Central Europe’s energy sector, and second, to help find better energy and climate policy solutions for the whole of the EU with a more proactive and engaged role for Central Europe.
The first annual CEEC was held in November 2007. The 10th and 11th editions in 2016 and 2017 were organized in partnership with the EU’s Strategic Energy Technology (SET) Plan as part of the official programme of the Slovakian and Estonian Council presidencies. The following year, in 2018, the conference was held in conjunction with the Visegrad 4 energy ministers summit during Slovakia’s rotating presidency. The 13th edition in 2019 became part of the official programme of the 2019 Slovak Organization for Security and Co-operation (OSCE) presidency. The 14th and 15th conferences provided a platform for Visegrad 4 ministers to discuss their Recovery Plans priorities in the aftermath of the unprecedented economic crisis triggered by the restrictive Covid-19 pandemic measures. Finally, last year’s event provided a platform for Ukrainian representatives to share the immense challenges facing their energy infrastructure and join the conversation on European energy security and the need to end dependency on Russian fossil fuels.
