TOWARDS A EUROPEAN POLICY FOR SUSTAINABLE HOUSING?

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1 Jean-Marie BEAUPUY invites you TOWARDS A EUROPEAN POLICY FOR SUSTAINABLE HOUSING? European Parliamentary Symposium chaired by Jean-Marie BEAUPUY, Member of the European Parliament, Chairman of the "Urban-Logement" Intergroup of the European Parliament Alain HUTCHINSON, Member of the European Parliament, Vice-Chairman of the "Urban-Logement" Intergroup of the European Parliament Under the patronage and in the presence of Andris PIEBALGS, European Commissioner for Energy Christine BOUTIN, French Minister in charge of Housing and the City Under the patronage Danuta HÜBNER, European Commissioner for Regional Policy THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2008 EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT - BRUSSELS

2 Check-in will begin at 1:45 pm (ASP lobby, rue Wiertz, 60) The debates of the day will be animated by a journalist 1:45 pm WELCOME Jean-Marie BEAUPUY MEP, Chairman of the "Urban-Logement" Intergroup 2:30 pm OPENING OF THE CONFERENCE Alain HUTCHINSON MEP, Vice-Chairman of the "Urban-Logement" Intergroup ROUND TABLE 1 2:35 pm PROMOTING NEW AND SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTIONS Overcoming the problems linked to the implementation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) Strengthening the energy efficiency standards for new constructions - Making mandatory the construction of buildings with low energy consumption by 2015? - Making mandatory the construction of "passive" buildings (selfsufficient regarding energy) by 2020? CHAIRWOMAN Fiona HALL Member of the European Parliament INTRODUCTORY SPEECH Katarina MATHERNOVÁ Deputy Director General of DG REGIO of the European Commission FOLLOWED BY A DEBATE BETWEEN Kurt Emil ERIKSEN Political Relations, Velux Mike GILBERT Chairman, Sustainable Construction Task Force, CEMBUREAU Juhani KATAINEN President of the Architects' Council of Europe Representatives from construction companies Interpreting will be provided into French, English, German, Italian and Polish

3 ROUND TABLE 2 3:30 pm PROMOTING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN OLD CONSTRUCTIONS Increasing European aids supporting "ecological renovation" of dwellings, including social housing - Making community programmes eligible - Creating CO2 loans via the EIB? - Introducing renewable energies (solar energy, geothermic, etc.) Fostering the use of household appliances with a low energy consumption - Banning filament lamps? - Towards an energy labelling system for all domestic appliances? - What low-energy consumption standby systems for these appliances? CHAIRMAN A Vice-president of the "Urban-logement" intergroup INTRODUCTORY SPEECH DG Environment of the European Commission FOLLOWED BY A DEBATE BETWEEN Fernando GÓMEZ-ACEDO President of Fagor Group Luigi MELI Director General of the European Committee of Domestic Equipment Manufacturers (CECED) Dirk CORDEEL (to be confirmed) President of the European Construction Industry Federation (FIEC) Representatives from companies involved in energetic efficiency Interpreting will be provided into French, English, German, Italian and Polish

4 ROUND TABLE 3 4:25 pm SUSTAINABLE HOUSING: ACCESSIBLE FOR ALL? Ensuring the quality of the housing environment How will this be organized and achieved? What will be the cost? Who is going to pay that cost? CHAIRMAN Alain HUTCHINSON MEP, Vice-Chairman of the "Urban-Logement" Intergroup INTRODUCTORY SPEECH David ORR President of the European Liaison Committee for Social Housing (CECODHAS) FOLLOWED BY A DEBATE BETWEEN Magnus HAMMAR Secretary General of the International Union of Tenants (IUT) Stratos PARADIAS President of the International Union of Property Owners (UIPI) Developers building collective or individual housing 5:20 pm SYNTHESIS OF THE DAY'S WORK Jean-Marie BEAUPUY MEP, Chairman of the "Urban-Logement" Intergroup 5:30 pm CLOSING SPEECH OF THE CONFERENCE Andris PIEBALGS European Commissioner for Energy Christine BOUTIN French Minister in charge of Housing and the City 6:00 pm COCKTAIL Interpreting will be provided into French, English, German, Italian and Polish

5 Practical information Informations pratiques Public Transport Underground Lines 1A and 1B "Maalbeek / Maalbeek" Station Line 2 Trône / Troon Station Transports publics Métro Lignes 1A et 1B Station "Maalbeek / Maalbeek" Ligne 2 Station «Trône / Troon» Symposium's venue European Parliament, Brussels Access: Altiero Spinelli (ASP) entrance Rue Wiertz, 60 Room A3G-3 In view of security checks at the European Parliament, please bring this invitation and ID. Registration Registration fee: Free of charge Price of the electronic synthesis: 19 (The electronic synthesis will be published in English) Payment: By cheque to AGORA Europe 3 rue des Caves SEVRES - France By International transfer to Société Générale 62 Grande Rue SEVRES - France (International account number FR SWIFT code : SOGEFRPP) By administrative transfer to Société Générale Account n Deadline for registration: from Tuesday, August 19 until Monday, September 8 No registration will be accepted beyond this date No written confirmation of registration will be sent. Because of the limited number of seats available, only the first 160 registrations will be taken into account Cancellation All requests need to be made in writing to AGORA Europe at the latest 10 days before the symposium. Interpretation Simultaneous interpreting will be provided into French, English, German, Italian and Polish. Lieu du colloque Parlement Européen, Bruxelles Accès : Entrée Altiero Spinelli (ASP) Rue Wiertz, 60 Salle A3G-3 Pour des raisons de sécurité propres au Parlement européen, se munir de la présente invitation et d'une pièce d'identité. Inscription Droits d'inscription : Gratuit Prix de la synthèse électronique : 19 (La synthèse électronique sera publiée en anglais seulement) Règlement : Par chèque à l'ordre d'agora Europe, 3 rue des Caves SEVRES - France Par mandat international à la Société Générale, 62 Grande Rue SEVRES - France (N de compte international : FR code SWIFT : SOGEFRPP) Par mandat administratif sur le compte Société Générale n (Code banque Code guichet Clé RIB 47 - Domiciliation Sèvres) Date limite : du mardi 19 août au lundi 8 septembre Aucune inscription ne sera retenue apres cette date. Aucune confirmation écrite d'inscription ne sera adressée. En raison du nombre limité de places disponibles, seules les 160 premières inscriptions seront prises en compte Annulation Toute demande devra parvenir par écrit à AGORA Europe au plus tard 10 jours avant le colloque. Interprétation Les débats seront interprétés en Français, Anglais, Allemand, Italien et Polonais. Inscription en ligne disponible sur le site Online registration is available on the website

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