Chairpersons of the Committees on the
Environment, Energy, Transport and
Agriculture
from the national parliaments
of the European Union
and the European Parliament
10 July 2020
Enclosures: 2
Sylvia Kotting-Uhl, MdB
Chairwoman of the Committee on the
Environment, Nature Conservation
and Nuclear Safety
Klaus Ernst, MdB
Chairman of the Committee on
Economic Affairs and Energy
Cem Özdemir, MdB
Chairman of the Committee on
Transport and Digital Infrastructure
Alois Gerig, MdB
Chairman of the Committee on
Food and Agriculture
German Bundestag
Platz der Republik 1
11011 Berlin
Invitation
Dear Chairpersons,
Dear Colleagues,
The Covid-19 pandemic has far-reaching impacts on social and
economic development in our member states and across the
world. It presents the European Union with one of the greatest
challenges since its foundation. Yet this crisis may also present
an opportunity, to move forward on transforming the economy
and the agricultural sector in a sustainable fashion. In this
context, the European Green Deal, as one of the European
Commission’s key projects, is aimed at decisively boosting
economic recovery, whilst also putting Europe on track to
becoming the first climate-neutral continent.
Against this background, we would like to invite you, as
chairpersons of committees on the environment, energy,
transport and agriculture from the national parliaments of the EU
member states and the European Parliament, to take part in the
Conference
The European Green Deal and CAP:
for a sustainable and climate-neutral Europe
on 4/5 October 2020.
In line with the work programme of the German Bundestag and
Bundesrat for the Parliamentary Dimension of the German
Presidency of the Council of the EU, we intend to discuss current
issues and tasks of relevance for a sustainable and climate-
neutral EU. During the first two sessions, we plan to examine