MEDIA ADVISORY 14th Energy Community Ministerial Council Friday, 14 October 2016 City Council (Gradska Viječnica), Obala Kulina bana 1, 71000, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovin

Press badges will be availble for pick up on 14 October from 8:30 at the Sarajevo City Hall. For any additional information, please contact Barbora Poyner, Communication Officer, Energy Community Secretariat; Tel: +43 1 535 2222 15 or GSM: +43 (0) 664 849 80 73, barbora.poyner@energy-community.org.  All media representatives wishing to attend the opening and/or press conference are required to register by Wednesday, 12 October by providing their name, job title, name of organization and full contact details in an e-mail to barbora.poyner@energycommunity.org.   A press conference will immediately follow with Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr Mirko Šarović,  and Director General for Energy at the European Commission, Mr. Dominique Ristori. The press conference will be moderated by the Director of the Energy Communtiy Secretariat, Mr Janez Kopač.  Press release will be published following the meeting.  Accreditation:    The 14th Energy Community Ministerial Council will take place on 14 October in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, under the presidency-in-office of Bosnia and Herzegovina of the Energy Community. The Council will be chaired by Mr. Mirko Šarović, Minister of Foreign Trade and Economic Relations of Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Mr. Dominique Ristori, Director General for Energy at the European Commission.  The Council will begin at 9:00. Members of the press will be allowed to film/photograph the arrival of the Ministers and the opening speech by Mr. Dominique Ristori. The remainder of the meeting will be closed to the media.  Members of the press are cordially invited to attend the signing ceremony of the Protocol on Georgia’s Accession to the Energy Community Treaty at +/- 12.00h local time.