Programme 10.12.2025

Navigating through the EU forest-related objectives

10 December 2025 at 17-19.30 CET 

Thon Hotel EU (Rue de la Loi 75, 1040 Bruxelles)
 

Programme
17:00

Opening words

Helga Pülzl, Assistant Director, European Forest Institute

17:05

Green Ambition & Economic Competitiveness: Mapping EU Forest Objectives 

Dr. Doris Wydra, Senior Scientist, University of Salzburg, Austria

17:25

Panel discussion: EU forest policy governance: challenges and opportunities

Moderator: Sarah Adams, European Forest Institute

  • Christian Holzleitner, DG Climate, European Commission
  • Gerfried Gruber, Director of the Department for forest policy, forest economy and forest information, Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Climate and Environmental Protection, Regions and Water Management, Austria
  • Marta Gaworska, Permanent Representation of the Republic of Poland to the European Union
  • Dr. Doris Wydra, Senior Scientist, University of Salzburg, Austria
18:25

Closing remarks

Helga Pülzl, Assistant Director, European Forest Institute 

18:30 - 19:30

Networking cocktails with canapes