Second meeting of the joint energy expert group of the Czech Republic and Austria in












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            * Second meeting of the joint energy expert group of the Czech Republic and Austria in Pra
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            The working group of Austrian and Czech experts met in Prague at 13 and 14 April to contin
            about the actual topics in energy policy of both countries.
            The expert group had in-depth discussion of the current energy concepts for the Czech Repu

            topics dealt with the potential for renewable energy in the Czech Republic and proposals t
            these resources into the energy markets. The papers, presented in the discussion will be p
            second half of the year and be introduced on the web side of the working group ( www.energ

            "http://www.energyeurope.net/"] ).
            Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Rudolf Jindrák emphasized at a working meeting with the

            expert group about the need for a high level academic dialog in order to meet the challeng
            sector facing the enlarged European Un-ion.
            The next meeting of this bilateral expert group will deal with the upcoming structural cha

            European energy markets. Special emphasis will be given the options from innovative techno
            might very well lead to a fundamental redesign of the European energy sector.


            This high level expert group on “Sustainable Energy Policy in Europe” originates from an a
            the Czech Republic and Austria in order to step up the aca-demic dialog between the two co
            bilateral and European energy issues. The mandate of the expert group encompasses to inves

            options for shaping demand and supply of energy by focusing on economic, environmental and



            Prof. Ivan Wilhelm
            Rector of Charles University Prague
            +402-24491-313

            Ivan.Wilhelm@ruk.cuni.cz [ URL "mailto:Ivan.Wilhelm@ruk.cuni.cz"]

            Prof. Stefan Schleicher

            University of Graz, Austria
            +43-676-591-3150
            Stefan.Schleicher@wifo.at [ URL "mailto:Stefan.Schleicher@wifo.at"]