The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre is organising a workshop “Public Participation and Transparency in the Implementation of Energy Policies” in Belgrade, on 25 and 26 February 2016.

The workshop will include discussions about public participation principles, tools, benefits and challenges, explore examples of participation processes in energy-related projects and policies, and debate about different aspects of stakeholders involvement in specific real scenarios.

The workshop is part of the JRC activities on collecting and sharing diverse practices for public participation and developing a knowledge centre for transparency governance, in particular for The ‘Energy – Transparency Centre of Knowledge’ (E-TRACK).

E-TRACK is a joint initiative agreed between the Directorate-General for Energy (DG ENER) and the Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission (EC) for the promotion and enhancement of public participation in the implementation of energy policies. The objective of E-TRACK is to become a central point of reference for monitoring, disseminating and sharing information on good practices of public participation in energy policy implementation across the EU.

Interested applicants should be working in the area of public participation and/or in the energy sector, and come from the Industry, Regulators, Academia, Consultants, NGOs and any other organization representing citizens.

Deadline for applications is Monday, 14 December 2015.

Further details, including about the application process, can be found HERE.