Repowering the recovery: RRF one year on
Channel: GreensEFA
Date: 2022-07-12

One year after the endorsement of the first Recovery and Resilience Plan by the European Commission, it is time to give a first assessment of how this programme has delivered so far. The RRF remains an excellent economic tool for ensuring the recovery of EU economies from the COVID19 pandemic, and it is pivotal to the EU’s energy transition. However, limitations have emerged in implementation - mainly relating to the green spending target and the respect of the DNSH principle, the gender impact and the engagement of local authorities and the civil society. With this event, the Greens/EFA group at the European Parliament intends to hold an open and in-depth discussion on how to address these shortcomings, especially in light of the Commission’s proposal of RRF becoming an integral part of the REPowerEU.

00:00 Institutional Exchange: Lessons Learnt from One Year of RRF Implementation
Moderator: Damian BOESELAGER, Member of the European Parliament

Discussants:
Eric VON BRESKA, Director, Recovery and Resilience Task Force (RECOVER), European Commission
Marta HIRSCH-ZIEMBINSKA, Principal Adviser on Charter compliance in the Directorate of Inquiries, EU Ombudsman
Albert CASTELLANOS MADUELL, Secretary of Business and Competitiveness, Ministry of Business and Labour, Catalan Government
Interventions by Alexandra GEESE, Rosa D’AMATO, Ernest URTASUN and other MEPs of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament 

55:15 Green spending and DNSH in the RRF
Chair: Jordi SOLÉ, Member of the European Parliament

Panelists:
Anelia STEFANOVA, Bankwatch
Elena GEREBIZZA, ReCommon (Italy)

1:27:20 The RRF and Gender Equality : Presentation of an Independent Impact Assessment
Chair: Alexandra GEESE, Member of the European Parliament

Presenters:
Lídia FARRÉ (Spain)
Giovanna BADALASSI (Italy)
Christina STOCKFISCH, DGB - German Trade Union Confederation

2:03:57 Transparency and participation
Chair: Rosa D’AMATO, Member of the European Parliament

Panelists:
Giovanni CASALE, Advisor, European Trade Unions Confederation
Valentina GUERRA, SMEunited
Gianfranco VIESTI, professor, University of Bari

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