Vienna Forum on European Energy Law

The FSR Energy Union Law Area and the Energy Community Secretariat are pleased to announce the ninth edition of the Vienna Forum on European Energy Law. This conference has established itself as one of the leading platforms for the exchange of ideas between thought leaders and decision-makers from government, industry, EU Institutions, academia, international and non-governmental organisations, law firms, and consultancies.

The Forum will take place on Thursday, 20 April 2023 at the Wiener Urania, the oldest public observatory in Austria.

Over the course of this full-day conference, a distinguished line-up of keynote speakers and panellists will discuss the policy, legal, and regulatory issues that are most salient at this watershed moment for Europe’s energy future. These include the ongoing war in Ukraine and the European Union’s policy and legal response to this crisis. Speakers will consider the plans and prospects for the reconstruction of Ukraine and contemplate the role of energy solidarity, both within and outside the European Union’s borders. At the same time, it remains crucial to consider how the objectives of the EU’s energy supply crisis response can be achieved in synergy with those of the Union’s flagship European Green Deal policy. Issues such as State Aid and market design reforms will thus also be discussed. Delegates will leave this event with a comprehensive understanding of Europe’s most pressing energy challenges and a nuanced grasp of the measures currently being developed to address them.

A detailed programme of the Forum will be published in due course.