After decades of remarkable success, the EU is facing a number of unprecedented crises and challenges at once: the ongoing Russian war against Ukraine, the economic consequences of both the war and the COVID-19 pandemic, and the geographical and technological transformations required in order to meet the ambitious goal of carbon neutrality by 2050. In his address to the IIEA, Peter Altmaier discusses how Europe can emerge stronger from this challenge, provided the necessary strategic choices and decision are made in due time.
About the Speaker:
Peter Altmaier has been a leading politician in Germany for more than two decades. As a key advisor to Chancellor Merkel, Mr Altmaier was involved in most of the crucial and controversial political decisions in EU and Germany during her tenure. He previously served as Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy (2018-2021), Acting Minister of Finance (2017-2018), Minister of the Chancellery (2013-2017) and Minister of the Environment (2012-2013). Mr Altmaier also served as a Chief Whip in Parliament (2009-2012) and as a State Secretary in the Ministry of the Interior (2005-2009). A lawyer by profession and specialised in EU law, Peter Altmaier was previously a Civil Servant of the EU-Commission (1990-1994) before entering politics as a Member of the German Parliament in 1994.