The European Union’s Environmental Technologies Action Plan (ETAP) aims to promote eco-innovation and the take-up of environmental technologies on a broad scale. In order to achieve this aim, the European Commission, Member States and relevant stakeholders take the lead in their respective roles and capacities.

There is also a need to bring together and increase the mobilisation of relevant stakeholders from business, finance and relevant technology domains. This is the aim of the Forum.

The main task of the Forum is to explore strategic orientations for the future development of ETAP and to mobilise stakeholders for action. Emphasis is given to a business orientation. The Forum provides a platform for discussion, debate and interaction. It fosters the mobilisation of the relevant players towards common objectives and proposes concrete strategies for future action.

This Forum is jointly organised by the Ministry of Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs of the Spanish Government, the Basque Environmental Management Authority of the Ministry of Environment, Land Use Planning, Agriculture and Fishing and the European Commission, Directorate General Environment.

For the programme, more information and to register, please click here :
http://ec.europa.eu/environment/ecoinnovation2010/1st_forum/index_en.htm