Strong Metropolitan Regions
for a climate-neutral Europe
Parliamentary Evening of the Metropoltian Region Rhineland
Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Starting at 6:00 PM @ Representation of the State of NRW to the EU
PROGRAM
5:00 PM| Reception
6:00 PM | Welcome and Introduction
Dr. Stephan KELLER, Chairman of the Metropolitan Region Rhineland, Lord Mayor of the State Capital Düsseldorf
Nathanael LIMINSKI, Minister of Federal and European Affairs, International Relations, and Media of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia
6:10 PM | Keynote
Sabine VERHEYEN MEP, Vice-President of the European Parliament
6:25 PM | Keynote
Raffaele FITTO,European Commission Executive Vice-President fpr Cohesion and Reforms
6:40 PM | Discussion
- Agnieszka BARTOL, Head of the Permanent Representation of Poland to the EU (pending confirmation)
- Andreas FEICHT, CEO of RheinEnergie AG
- Dr. Stephan KELLER, Chairman of the Metropolitan Region Rhineland, Lord Mayor of the State Capital Düsseldorf
- Dr. Mark SPEICH, Secretary of State for Federal and European Affairs, International Relations, and Media of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
- Sabine VERHEYEN MEP, Vice-President of the European Parliament
7:30 PM | Rhenish Get-Together
Simultaneous translation available (English/German).
OUR PARTNERS
VENUE
Representation of the State of NRW to the EU
Rue Montoyer 47, 1000 Brüssel, Belgien
The nearest parking garage (5 minutes on foot) to the Representation of the State of NRW to the EU:
Rue du Commerce 36, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
We recommend traveling by public transport.
CONTACT
Dietmar Schulmeister
Public Affairs // Energy & Transition
+49 (0) 221 989317-666
dietmar.schulmeister@metropolregion-rheinland.de
veranstaltung@metropolregion-rheinland.de