Europuls is pleased to invite you to the IX edition of the EUROSFAT Forum

The largest annual event on European affairs in Romania

Europuls - Centre of European Expertise, the initiator and organizer of the EUROSFAT forum, is a non-governmental organization founded in 2010 in Brussels by a group of young Romanian experts in European affairs. The purpose of the organization is to promote European integration in Romania, but also to contribute to the development of a European public space through articles and studies and by organizing debates, workshops, and high-level conferences.

Among the speakers present at the EUROSFAT 2021 Forum you can find:

Anca Dragu

President of the Senate, Parliament of Romania

E.S. Lea Stančič Ambasadorul Republicii Slovenia în România

H.E. Lea Stančič

Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia to Romania

E.S Laurence Auer Ambasadorul Extraordinar Şi Plenipotenţiar al Franței în România

H.E. Laurence Auer

Ambassador of the Republic of France to Romania

Ramona Chiriac

Head of the Representation of the European Commission in Romania

Iulia Motoc

Judge at the European Court of Human Rights

Iulia Matei

Secretary of State for European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Romania

Dragoș Tudorache

Member of the European Parliament

Iulian-Vasile Popescu

Secretary of State, Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalization

Siegfried Mureșan

Member of the European Parliament

Ligia Deca

Presidential Councillor on Education and Research, Romanian Presidential Administration

Dragoș Pîslaru

Member of the European Parliament

Nicolae Ștefănuță

Member of the European Parliament

Victor Negrescu

Member of the European Parliament

Alin Mituța

Member of the European Parliament

Ramona Strugariu

Member of the European Parliament

Peter Chase

Senior Fellow, German Marshall Fund

10:00 - 11:30 AM

Online

Plenary session

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Women leading Europe

The EUROSFAT 2021 Forum, organized under the auspices of the Conference on the Future of Europe, aims at providing the optimal framework for an open dialogue between key representatives at European level, who can and must influence the future of Europe. Europe is strong, supportive, ambitious and visionary, and women in key positions at the European level are the living proof of that - a proof that they can be successful in political leadership, can have results with significant impact for citizens and, above all, are role models for young women who do not have the courage to speak up. We invite you to find out how Europuls pictures the future of women leading Europe.

This debate will be held in Romanian and it will be translated in English via Zoom.

Opening statement

H.E. Lea Stančič

Ambassador of the Republic of Slovenia to Romania

Speakers

Anca Dragu

President of the Senate, Parliament of Romania

Ramona Chiriac

Head of the Representation of the European Commission in Romania

Iulia Matei

Secretary of State for European Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Romania

Doina Gherman

Member of the Parliament, Republic of Moldova

Raimar Wagner

Head of Project Office, Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom

Moderator

Tana Foarfă

Executive Director, Europuls

Raise your question at Sli.do: #viitorulfeminin

CO-ORGANIZERS

13:00 - 14:30 PM

Online

Session 2

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Connecting Romania to Europe's digital future

The European Union set an ambitious agenda on shaping Europe’s digital future, incentivizing Member States to enhance digital transformation processes. In this regard, this panel aims at addressing the strategy and key reforms needed and the vision of Romania for following the EU digital agenda in shaping its digital future. In addition, the following topics are proposed for discussion:
- Romania’s digital transformation - challenges and opportunities;
- Key reforms to Romania’s resilient recovery through digital transformation and innovation;
- Knowledge sharing and exchange of best practices;
- Priorities for digital transformation of the Romanian public administration;
- Bridging the digital skills gap;
- Involving different stakeholders with a common goal in achieving Romania’s digital transformation targets.

This debate will be held in Romanian and it will be translated in English via Zoom.

Speakers

Dragoș Tudorache

Member of the European Parliament

Iulian Vasile Popescu

Secretary of State, Ministry of Research, Innovation and Digitalization

George-Cristian Tuță

Member of the Chamber of Deputies, Romanian Parliament

Alina Ujupan

Member of the Cabinet of Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President for Europe fit for the Digital Age

Răzvan Atim

General Manager Eastern Europe, UiPath

Oleg Roibu

Group General Counsel, eMAG

Denisa Avram

Public Affairs Manager, Central and Eastern Europe, Glovo

Mirela Mărcuț

PhD, Lecturer, University of Oradea & Founder digitalpolicy.ro

MODERATOR

Cezara Panait

Head of Digital Policy, Europuls

Raise your question at Sli.do: #viitoruldigital

CO-ORGANIZERS

15:00 - 16:30 PM

Online

Session 3

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2050 NET-ZERO RACE: HOW WILL ROMANIA MOVE TOWARDS CLIMATE NEUTRALITY?

The coming years will be decisive for Europe and for Romania, in particular, to ensure the right policy decisions are taken to reach a green transition. The energy sector is the one emitting most of GHG, and thus the one that will have to undergo the most significant challenges. Through the NextGenerationEU mechanism and National Plan for Recovery and Resilience (NPRR), the Romanian Government has proposed a set of measures to achieve the European goal for climate neutrality by 2050. In addition to legislative changes, Romania has committed to massive investments in infrastructure, research, and development for alternative energy sources to ensure the total decarbonization of the energy system.
How can Romania achieve this green recovery in the best way possible? What are the key areas that first need to be decarbonized? What will be the role of the energy industry in accelerating the transition to net-zero and what set of business-friendly policy frameworks is required? To answer these questions and more, Eurosfat's goal is to bring together key stakeholders in the field, such as policymakers, national and international companies, NGOs, and experts, to debate and discuss the issues of green transition and energy sustainability.

This debate will be held in Romanian and it will be translated in English via Zoom.

Speakers

Siegfried Mureșan

Member of the European Parliament

Andrei Covatariu Expert al Task Force pe digitalizare în energie la Comisia Economică pentru Europa din cadrul Națiunilor Unite / Senior Research Associate la Energy Policy Group

Dumitru Chisăliță

President of Intelligent Energy Association

Livia Stan

TF Future of Transport, Employers Organisation Concordia

Corina Murafa

Co-Leader Global Ashoka Next Now: Planet & Climate (TBC)

Andrei Covatariu

Expert of the Task Force on Digitalization in Energy at United Nations Economic Commission for Europe / Senior Research Associate at Energy Policy Group

MODERATOR

Carolina Novac

Affiliated expert on energy policies, Europuls

Raise your question at Sli.do: #neutralitateclimatica

CO-ORGANIZERS

10:30 - 12:00 AM

Online

Session 4

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FUTURE OF WORK - HOW TO BRIDGE THE DIGITAL SKILLS GAP?

The work field is continuously adapting to the needs of the general population, not standing by in regards to the level of competencies. The COVID-19 pandemic changed the shaping of the Future of Work by disrupting the usual standards of work infrastructure, workload, quality of jobs, the competences that are needed, etc. While the pandemic has indeed accelerated the digitalization of education and the workload trends (such as work from home), it has created gaps not only between countries but also between the socio-economic groups. The markets are looking forward to a flexible, resilient, youth-adapted work field for future generations. In this regard, this panel aims at addressing the strategy, key reforms needed and the vision of Romania for following the Digital Education Action Plan (2021-2027) in enhancing the digital skills of the future ability to provide the young generation quality and innovative jobs.

This debate will be held in Romanian and it will be translated in English via Zoom.

Speakers

Ligia Deca

Presidential Councillor on Education and Research, Romanian Presidential Administration

Dragoș Pîslaru

Member of the European Parliament

Margareta Mucibabici (Chesaru)

Public Affairs Manager, UiPath

Mihai Dragoș

Vice-Chair, Advisory Council on Youth - Council of Europe and Vice-President of the Romanian Economic and Social Council

Ovidiu Cîmpean

Co-Designer and Projects Manager for the Cluj City Hall “Cluj Future of Work - FoW”

Moderator

Francesca Cristea

Affiliated expert on youth policies and future of work, Europuls

Raise your question at Sli.do: #viitorulmuncii

CO-ORGANIZERS

16:00 - 17:30 PM

Online

Session 5

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THE FUTURE OF TRANSATLANTIC COOPERATION: COMMON CHALLENGES AND INTERESTS

Transatlantic cooperation is a key point on the European Union's agenda, as both the European Union and the United States share the same set of democratic values. This debate aims to find solutions to the day-to-day challenges that can be tackled more easily through transatlantic cooperation. Therefore, issues such as these will be discussed in the debate:
- Return to multilateralism and consolidation of the alliance between democratic states.
- Developing the role of NATO as a political institution.
- Collaboration in the field of technology and commerce.
- The transition to a green and prosperous economy. The European Union and the United States together represent the world's largest economy and can therefore have a common aim in ensuring a green future.

This debate will be held in English and it will be translated in Romanian via Zoom.

Speakers

Nicolae Ștefănuță

Member of the European Parliament

Peter Chase

Senior Fellow, German Marshall Fund

Ionuț Simion

President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Romania - AmCham Romania

Samuel Rizzo

Senior Director for Policy, Information Technology Industrial Council

Moderator

Anda Bologa

Affiliated expert, Europuls

Raise your question at Sli.do: #transatlantic

10:30 AM -

12:00 PM

Online

Session 6

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THE PRIORITIES OF THE CIVIL SOCIETY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE CONFERENCE ON THE FUTURE OF EUROPE

The Conference on the Future of Europe, launched in May this year, aims to give citizens a greater role in shaping the policies and priorities of the European Union, with a view of increasing the level of resilience to future crises. Under the auspices of the Conference, Europuls aims to contribute to the development of a solid dialogue with leading representatives of civil society, in order to outline a series of priorities that will be forwarded to Romanian and European decision makers.

This debate will be held in Romanian and it will be translated in French via Zoom.

Opening statement

H.E. Laurence Auer

Ambassador of the Republic of France to Romania

Speakers

Siegfried Mureșan

Member of the European Parliament

Victor Negrescu

Member of the European Parliament

Alin Mituța

Member of the European Parliament

Valentin Naumescu

President, ICDE Association

Diana Chiriacescu

Director, Federation of Social Services NGOs (FONSS)

Veronica Ștefan

Founder, Digital Citizens Romania

Mihnea Cătuți

Head of Research at Energy Policy Group (EPG)

Andreea Scrioșteanu

Vice-President, Romanian Youth Council (CTR)

Moderator

Ioana Bara-Bușilă

Affiliated expert on EU law and human rights, Europuls

Raise your question at Sli.do: #COFOE

CO-ORGANIZERS

16:00 - 17:30 PM

Online

Session 7

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SUSTAINABILITY TRANSITION AND THE ROLE OF THE DIGITAL SECTOR

Digitalisation already improves the safety, productivity, accessibility and sustainability of energy systems. But digitalisation also increases new security and privacy risks. It also changes markets, business models and labor market dynamics. Policy makers, business executives and other stakeholders are increasingly confronted with new and complex decisions, often with incomplete or imperfect information. This challenge is compounded by the highly dynamic nature of energy systems, which are often built on large, long-term infrastructure and physical assets. Digitalisation: A new era in the transition to sustainability?

This debate will be held in Romanian and it will be translated in English via Zoom.

Speakers

Nicolae Ștefănuță

Member of the European Parliament

Sarah Maria Joițoiu

Sustainability Advisor, eMAG

Denisa Avram

Public Affairs Manager CEE, Glovo

Denisa Diaconu

Analyst, Energy Policy Group

Moderator

Vlad Surdea-Hernea

Fellow, Europuls

Raise your question at Sli.do: #sustenabilitate

CO-ORGANIZERS

10:30 AM -

12:30 PM

Online

Session 8

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ROMANIA'S LONG EFFORTS TO REFORM THE JUDICIARY

The necessity of reforming the judiciary, the fight against corruption and the relevance of respecting the rule of law remain, to this day, major issues, raising many questions among Romanian citizens. Therefore, this year represents the ideal opportunity to take a step back and look retrospectively at the path of justice reforms, while also analyzing the situation we find ourselves in at the moment.
What had to be achieved for Romania to become a member of the EU in the pre-accession phase, what remains to be done under the MCV and what is Romania committed to in terms of the RRF plan? Are those the same commitments? Why is it taking so long to implement justice reforms in Romania? In the current context of new EU instruments on the rule of law, is there any incentive to speed up this process? What were the obstacles then and are those still the same today?

This debate will be held in Romanian and it will be translated in English via Zoom.

Speakers

Iulia Motoc

Judge at the European Court of Human Rights

Ramona Strugariu

Member of the European Parliament

Raluca Prună

Former Minister of Justice

Sidonia Bogdan

Journalist

Moderator

Alin Orgoan

Affiliated expert on rule of law and democracy, Europuls

Raise your question at Sli.do: #justitia

16:00 -17:30 PM

Online

Session 9

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COLLOQUIUM - LAUNCH OF THE "EUROPULS POLICY JOURNAL ON EU AFFAIRS"

During this colloquium, Europuls will launch the first issue of the "Europuls Policy Journal on EU Affairs", where experts will present their work on three key areas: Emerging Technologies, Rule of Law and Democracy and Environment and Energy Policies. Thus, the topics covered in this session will be strongly aligned with specific goals of the EU agenda. The authors will also have the opportunity to answer to questions from the audience, regarding their research findings, during the Q&A session for each topic.
Papers to be presented:

Liability regimes for creative machines. A European perspective - Irina Buzu

Striking the balance between innovation and regulation in AI - is Europe leading the way or lagging behind? - Cezara Panait, Davor Ljubenkov, Dalia Alic

AI algorithms – (re)shaping public opinions through interfering with access to information in the online environment? - Cezara Panait, Cameran Ashraf

Redefining a New Transatlantic Agenda: EU-US Economic Relations - Ioana Ichim

Ethnic Profiling by the Police in France - Nicoleta Mîrza

What is the impact that policies against “fake news” have on democracy and rule of law? - Hugo Rossi Figueirôa

Understanding coal phaseout strategies in the European Union from the perspective of Romania - Vlad Surdea-Hernea

The European Green Deal: What future for data-centres? - Arianna Crosera

The challenges of niche diplomacy in the Eastern Partnership region. Case study on regional energy policies - Cătălin-Gabriel Done, Sorin Bogdea

Speakers

Emerging Technologies

Irina Buzu

Cezara Panait

Davor Ljubenkov

Dalia Alic

Cameran Ashraf

Rule of Law and Democracy

Ioana Ichim

Nicoleta Mîrza

Hugo Rossi Figueirôa

Environmental Policies and Energy

Vlad Surdea-Hernea

Arianna Crosera

Cătălin-Gabriel Done

Sorin Bogdea

Moderator

Dumitru Oprițoiu

Project Manager, Europuls

Raise your question at Sli.do: #policyjournal

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Following the latest decisions taken by the Romanian Government regarding the new restrictions, we regret to inform you that we will not support the physical event at the Intercontinental Hotel on October 25 and we will continue to broadcast the debates online on the Eurosfat website, on the Europuls Facebook page and the Europuls Facebook channel. Registered participants will receive via e-mail the Zoom link to connect to the debates.

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