Green Budget Europe
Green Budget Europe's Annual Conference will take place on July 8th and 9th in Budapest.
<p>In response to the European Union’s growing influence on environmental policy and to intensify and concentrate Green Budget Germany’s numerous European contacts,<b> Green Budget Europe</b> (GBE) was founded in September 2008 in Brussels. GBE is a Europe-wide umbrella organisation aimed at promoting the use of Market-Based Instruments (MBI) in environmental policy. </p><p>GBE brings together representatives of business, international organisations, ministries, political decision-makers, the research community and civil society in one movement in favour of MBIs to <b>protect the climate and environment</b>.</p><p>Green Budget Europe is currently being run as a project of Green Budget Germany, using its infrastructure and office facilities. This has enabled Green Budget Europe to make a quick and effective start. <b>Green Budget Europe’s Annual Conference</b> will take place on July 8th and 9th (Thursday and Friday) in Budapest. The event location will be the conference room of the Andrássy University in the centre of Budapest.<br />The local organiser of the conference is the Clean Air Action Group (CAAG), in cooperation with the Hungarian Economic Association.</p><p>The proposed <b>topics of the conference</b> are: <br />1. Removing Environmentally Harmuful Subsidies: Possibilities and Benefits and <br />2. Communicating Subsidiy Removal and Environmental Fiscal Reform.</p><p>The <b>detailed programme</b> (pdf) can be found <a href="http://www.foes.de/pdf/2010-05-20%20Programme%20Long.pdf">here</a>. A shortened version of the programme in the form of a flyer is available here. Please note that some of the speakers are still to be confirmed.</p><p>The conference is <b>free of charge</b>. It includes participation in the events of the conference, the conference materials and refreshments during the breaks. The organisers cannot reimburse travel and accommodation costs.</p><p><br /></p>
