Stakeholder event — Europe’s Environment 2025: What does it mean for our future? | Events

Through roundtable and high-level panel discussions, the EEA is excited to host this engaging day with business, civil society and other stakeholders, to reflect on and discuss key messages of 'Europe’s environment 2025' and what they mean for the political priorities of the EU.

The European Environment Agency (EEA) is discussing its flagship report 'Europe’s environment 2025' during the launch week of 29 September - 3 October 2025. On Thursday 2 October, this stakeholder launch event takes place in Brussels aiming to discuss and understand how EEA data and knowledge can continue to underpin the work of business and civil society.

About the event

The event will be attended by around 120 stakeholders representing business and civil society, including various NGOs, social actors representing marginalized groups in society and trade unions, youth representation, research and business.

The morning session will consist of two high-level panel debates of 3-4 speakers each, discussing the future of Europe’s environment and climate in the context of current political priorities. These morning sessions will be live streamed on Teams and are open for anyone who wants to join:

Click here to join the Teams live stream (morning sessions only)

In the afternoon, the in-person participants will have the opportunity to discuss questions about Europe’s environment and its key messages, in a roundtable setting.

Agenda

08:30 –09:00	Registration and coffee
09:00 - 10:00	Welcome and presentation of Europe’s Environment 2025 Introduction and chairing of the day by Sandrine Dixson-Declève, Global Ambassador of the Club of Rome and Executive Chair of Earth4all Formal welcome by André Weidenhaupt, Chair of the Management Board, EEA and Director General, Ministry of the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity, Luxembourg Presentation of ‘Europe’s Environment 2025’ by Catherine Ganzleben, Head of the Sustainable and Fair Transitions Unit at the European Environment Agency
10:00 – 10:40	Session 1 - What does the outlook for Europe’s Environment 2025 mean for you? Facilitator: Stientje van Veldhoven, Vice-President of the World Resources Institute Panellists: Sirpa Pietikäinen, Member of the European Parliament Agata Meysner, Generation Climate Europe Andrea Casamenti, Solidar Artan Gorani, Citizen voice, Western Balkans
10:40-10:50	Reflections from Yvon Slingenberg, Director of Strategy, Analysis & Planning at DG Climate Action
10:50 – 11:10	Coffee break
11:10 – 11:50	Session 2 – What does the outlook for Europe’s environment mean for Europe? Facilitator: Kirsten Dunlop, Chief Executive Officer of Climate KIC Panellists: Joana Barata Correia, Inter IKEA Group Lewis Akenji, Hot and Cool Institute Andrew Prag, We Mean Business Coalition Inés Luján, Citizen Voice, Spain
11:50 – 12:00	Reflections from Eric Mamer, Director-General of DG Environment
12:00 – 12:05	Closing of the morning session by Leena Ylä-Mononen, Executive Director of the European Environment Agency
12:05 – 13:15	Lunch break
13:15 – 13:30	Reflections from Janez Potočnik, Former European Commissioner for the Environment, facilitated by Eva Gladek of Metabolik
13:30 – 15:00	Session 3: Stakeholder reflections on Europe’s pathway towards sustainability Roundtable discussions amongst participants Introduction of the session by Stojan Tchoukanov, President of the NAT section of the EESC (Agriculture, Rural Development and the Environment) Introduction to the roundtable discussions by Catherine Ganzleben, Head of the Sustainable and Fair Transitions Unit at the European Environment Agency
15:00 – 15:30	Coffee break
15:30 – 16:35	Roundtable discussions amongst participants
16:35 – 16:45	Closing session Reflections from Sandrine Dixon-Declève and Riyong Kim, Head of the Sustainability Department at the European Environment Agency
16:45 – 18:00	Participants are invited to enjoy drinks and check out our exhibition of Europe’s Environment 2025