Commissioner Simson at the International Energy Agency ministerial meeting in Paris

Today and tomorrow, Commissioner Kadri Simson will represent the Commission at the International Energy Agency (IEA) ministerial meeting in Paris. She will participate in a debate on consumer engagement and digitalisation of energy and plenary discussions on energy security, the future of energy systems and global energy governance. The Commissioner will also have bilateral meetings with the IEA Executive Director Dr Fatih Birol, the Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy of South Africa Gwede Mandashe and the Minister for Energy, Mines and Environment of Morocco, Aziz Rabbah. IEA is an autonomous intergovernmental organisation established in the framework of the OECD.