Confederation of European Waste-to-Energy Plants
Recent meetings
| Date | Commissioner / Cabinet | Topic | File |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 2026 | Olivia Gippner Cabinet member | EU ETS review and waste incineration | — |
| 14 Apr 2026 | Olivia Gippner Cabinet member | EU ETS review and waste incineration | SRC |
| 04 Mar 2026 | Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea Director | Follow up to a meeting held in 2025 on destruction of PFAS in municipal waste incinerators. | — |
| 04 Mar 2026 | Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea Director | Follow up to a meeting held in 2025 on destruction of PFAS in municipal waste incinerators. | SRC |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Inge Bernaerts Director | The Commission explained the different instruments in the competition toolbox (antitrust including horizontal cooperation, State aid, foreign subsidies), their relation to the sector/its challenges; presented the newly adopted RESourceEU action plan | SRC |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Inge Bernaerts Director | The Commission explained the different instruments in the competition toolbox (antitrust including horizontal cooperation, State aid, foreign subsidies), their relation to the sector/its challenges; presented the newly adopted RESourceEU action plan | — |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Ulla Schwager Head of Unit | The Commission explained the different instruments in the competition toolbox (antitrust including horizontal cooperation, State aid, foreign subsidies), their relation to the sector/its challenges; presented the newly adopted RESourceEU action plan | — |
| 11 Dec 2025 | Ulla Schwager Head of Unit | The Commission explained the different instruments in the competition toolbox (antitrust including horizontal cooperation, State aid, foreign subsidies), their relation to the sector/its challenges; presented the newly adopted RESourceEU action plan | SRC |
| 20 Nov 2025 | Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea Director | Meeting on PFAS in Waste | — |
| 20 Nov 2025 | Stefan Leiner Head of Unit | Meeting on PFAS in Waste | — |
| 20 Nov 2025 | Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea Director | Meeting on PFAS in Waste | SRC |
| 20 Nov 2025 | Stefan Leiner Head of Unit | Meeting on PFAS in Waste | SRC |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Andrzej Celinski Cabinet member | Presentation on the state of play of the negotiations of the next MFF, with the special focus on communication activities. | SRC |
| 18 Nov 2025 | Andrzej Celinski Cabinet member | Presentation on the state of play of the negotiations of the next MFF, with the special focus on communication activities. | — |
| 18 Sept 2025 | Paula Rey Garcia Head of Unit | Electrification, tripartites contracts, storage and flexibility, and grids | — |
| 18 Sept 2025 | Paula Rey Garcia Head of Unit | Electrification, tripartites contracts, storage and flexibility, and grids | SRC |
| 22 May 2025 | Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea Director | Exchange of views on the feasibility study to include waste incineration and landfilling in the ETS Directive (greenhouse gas emission allowance trading). | SRC |
| 22 May 2025 | Aurel Ciobanu-Dordea Director | Exchange of views on the feasibility study to include waste incineration and landfilling in the ETS Directive (greenhouse gas emission allowance trading). | — |
| 09 Jan 2024 | Tatiana Marquez Uriarte Cabinet member | Meeting with CCS Europe members on CCS strategy. | — |
| 09 Jan 2024 | Tatiana Marquez Uriarte Cabinet member | Meeting with CCS Europe members on CCS strategy. | SRC |
| 12 Jan 2021 | Florika Fink-Hooijer Director-General | waste to energy | SRC |
| 12 Jan 2021 | Florika Fink-Hooijer Director-General | waste to energy | — |
| 02 Dec 2020 | Helena Braun Cabinet member | Circular economy and waste-to-energy | SRC |
| 02 Dec 2020 | Helena Braun Cabinet member | Circular economy and waste-to-energy | — |
| 04 Sept 2020 | Andrea Beltramello Cabinet member | sustainable finance | — |
Mission & Goals
CEWEP is the umbrella association of the Waste-to-Energy plants across Europe. CEWEP's aim is to represent the interests of the Waste-to-Energy sector at the European level. This includes gathering information on up-coming legislation in order to keep our members up to date on issues relating to waste management, energy and climate policy, and environmental protection as well as informing the European institutions about the Waste-to-Energy sector and its contribution to achieving sustainable waste management.
EU Legislative Interests
Energy and Climate legislation (Renewable Energy Directive, Energy Efficiency Directive, EU ETS, EU Certification for Carbon Removals, Renewable Hydrogen, etc.); Waste legislation (Circular Economy Act, Review of Waste Framework Directive and other upcoming revisions of waste legislation); Financing Sustainable Transition (Sustainable Finance Framework, EU Standard for Green Bonds, etc.); Industrial Emission Directive Review and Industrial Emissions Portal; Waste-related chemical legislation (CLP Review, PFAS, etc.); Review of EU-ETS and CCUS related legislation.
Communication Activities
Events (including common events with other organisations): Past: 4th February 2025, Joint Conference with the other EU Associations “From Vision to Action - Implementing EU Waste Legislation”, Brussels 5th-6th June 2025, CEWEP Waste-to-Energy Congress, Gdansk Upcoming: 26th March 2026, CEWEP-ESWET event: Waste & Emissions Trading: A Climate Policy Aligned with Circularity?, Brussels 19th November 2026, CEWEP’s 2nd international Conference focused solely on residues from Waste-to-Energy, Mechelen Statements, Letters, Press Releases and Podcasts (including common statements with other organisations): 20th November 2025, Contribution to FORESIGHT Climate&Energy podcast "Waste-to-energy’s carbon pricing dilemma"
Interests Represented
Promotes their own interests or the collective interests of their members
Member Of
European Energy Forum (EEF) International Solid Waste Association (ISWA) Business and Industry Advisory Committee to the OECD (BIAC) European Net Zero Alliance (ENZA) WtE+X Knowledge Alliance
Organisation Members
http://www.cewep.eu/members/
Additional Information
CEWEP is financed by membership fees only.