Round Table: Science and policy: Issues of framing, authority, evidence and political-economic decision making

Brussels, European Parliament
24 March 2026
Registration

Programme

14:00
Door open
14:10
Welcome by MEP Martin Häusling, Greens/EFA Group
14:15
Welcome by ENSSER chair Prof. Polyxeni Nicolopoulou – Stamati
14:25
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Erik Millstone, Emeritus Professor of Science Policy in the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex, UK
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Dr. Irina Castro, Centre for Social Studies, University of Coimbra, Portugal
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Dr. Ephraim Pörtner, Critical Scientists Switzerland, Affiliated Researcher, Political Geography, University of Zurich, Switzerland

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MEP Michal Wiezik, Renew Group
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MEP Manuela Ripa, EPP Group
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Luis Vivas-Alegre, Head of Sector, Research and Innovation Unit, DG Agriculture and Rural Development, European Commission
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Alexandra Vakrou, Head of Unit ENV.A.3 – Green Knowledge & Research Hub, LIFE, DG Environment, European Commission

15:25
Break

15:35
Panel discussion with speakers from the previous session plus:

  • Prof. Christos Zerefos, Mariolopoulos-Kanaginis Foundation
  • Dominique Dassonville, legal advisor Belgian Senate
  • Jim Dratwa, European Commission
  • Prof. András Székács, Hungarian Society of Ecotoxicology, Budapest, Hungary
  • Glen Millot, Sciences Citoyennes, France
  • Dr. Ricarda Steinbrecher, EcoNexus, Oxford/Bristol, UK
  • Dr. Angeliki Lysimachou, Head of Science and Policy, Pesticide Action Network Europe, Brussels, Belgium
  • Dr. Andrea Beste, Agricultural scientist, graduate geographer and soil expert, Institute for Soil Conservation & Sustainable Agriculture, Mainz, Germany
  • Hans van Scharen, Corporate Europe Observatory

All other participants will also be involved in the discussion.

17:00
End