European Commission: Commissioner Simson in Vienna for energy diplomacy meetings amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson, will be next week in Vienna as part of the EU’s energy diplomacy outreach in the context of Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine.

On Monday, she will hold the OPEC-EU Energy Dialogue with OPEC Secretary General, Mohammad Sanusi Barkindo. They will also discuss recent developments in a bilateral meeting. On Tuesday, the Commissioner will attend the Energy Community ministerial meeting to engage on the green commitments and volatile energy prices in the EU’s neighbourhood. She will also attend a high-level event on the security and the stability of the Ukrainian energy sector, organised by the Energy Community. Bilateral meetings with IAEA Director, Rafael Grossi, and UNIDO Director General, Gerd Mueller, are scheduled for Tuesday.

While in Vienna, Commissioner Simson will also meet Minister for Climate Action, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology of Austria, Leonore Gewessler, and representatives of the Austrian energy sector, as well as visit a clean energy project in the Simmering district of Vienna.