In the context of the European Green Deal, which aims to make the EU environmentally sustainable, neighbouring border regions can greatly benefit from synergies and cooperation in the development of sustainable energy systems. There are many examples of collaborative renewable energy strategies across EU border regions, although there are also obstacles that hinder the implementation of such cooperation.

Meet our speakers:

• Ines Gavrilut, Project Manager, Center for Renewable Energy (ZEE) and Chair of Remote Sensing and Landscape Information Systems (FeLis), University of Freiburg
• Ander González, Project Engineer, Cluster de Energía (Basque Energy Cluster) 
• Melinda Loonstra-Buzogány, Energy transition Advisor at the Municipality of Emmen
• Speakers from DG REGIO and DG ENG will be announced soon

‘Beyond Borders: Breakfast Debates’ is a series of online events organised by the Border Focal Point Network and is designed to highlight ways in which obstacles to cross-border cooperation can be reduced as well as to promote the pooling of services along the EU’s internal borders.