Baltic Energy Ministers' Meeting

REPUBLIC OF ESTONIA MINISTRV OF ECONOMIC AFFAIRS AND COMMUNICATIONS Dainius Kreivys Ministry of Energy Gedimino av. 38, LT-01104 Viinius, 10.01.2023 No 24.1-8/2023/161-1 Lithuania Baltic Energy Ministerst Meeting 1 wish you a very happy New Year! The unprovoked Russian war of aggression against Ukraine has shocked Europe but has also brought us closer together. It has once again reaffirmed the need for strong and close regional cooperation, especially between like-minded neighbours sharing common European values. The Baltic States have always had excellent track record working together toward comrnon goals and as Estonia will he steering our Baltic cooperation format this year, we prornise to keep up the work to ensure the cleaner and secure environment for the citizens, businesses in our region during the ongoing energy crisis. With these goals in mmd, 1 am delighted to announce that the meeting of the Baltic Energy Ministers is to he held in Tallinn on 26 and 27 January 2023. Energy and its policies have always been of vital importance and affect our economies during peacetime but are also crucial during wartime. Clearly the main focus ofour upcoming discussions would he the (de)synchronization project as well as ways and means for possihle acceleration of the specified timetahle. In addition, 1 am looking forward to exchanging views and best practices on how to accelerate wind energy developments. 1 am certain that we will also have enough time for an initial discussion about the Commission’s proposed changes to the electricity market design. Kindly find attached the draft agenda as a separate document. Suur-Arneerika 1 / 10122 Tallinn / ESTONIA Phone: +372 625 6342 / Fax: +372 631 3660 / E-mail: [email protected] / http://www.mkm.ee It is my pleasure to invite you to the meeting of the 3B Energy Ministers on 26 and 27 ofJanuary 2023 in Tallinn. 1 am Iooking forward to welcoming you. With best regards, Riina Sikkut Minister of Economic Affairs and Infrastructure Anu Vask +372 625 6438 [email protected] 2 (2)