F4E showcases ITER at the European Parliament

“The way ahead” was the slogan of the EU Agencies exhibition hosted at the European Parliament in Brussels between 31January and 3February. F4E will also be there communicating the merits of fusion energy, presenting an update on Europe’s contribution to ITER and the overall progress of the project. Last but not least, we will be projecting for the first time the latest images and clips from the site in Cadarache.
In terms of interactive material, F4E took all the way to the European Parliament the ITER mock up which appeared as a principle exhibit at the stand on the launch of the Innovation cluster and with the help of magnets and bucky balls explained how deuterium and tritium fuse and how magnetic confinement keeps the plasma caged.

The exhibition brought together 29 EU Agencies which manage annually a combined budget of € 1,2 billion and employ a workforce of approximately 4,500 people. Agencies offer support in implementing EU policies, provide meaningful expertise and execute in a decentralised manner highly technical tasks. The exhibition was structured in four thematic clusters which demonstrated how Agencies contribute towards a free, safe, healthy, innovative, inclusive and sustainable Europe.

F4E contributed to the cluster of “Education, business and innovation for jobs and growth” which was in the spotlight on Tuesday 1 February and Thursday 3 February. The cluster brought together nine Agencies contributing to distinct policy areas ranging from energy, business, training and innovation. Their commitment to the European 2020 strategy – to convert the EU into the most inclusive, sustainable, competitive and innovative society- is what unites them.

The opening reception of the event brought together three keynote speakers: Jukka Takala, Director of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the European Commission and Jutta Haug, MEP chairing the special committee on the policy challenges and budgetary resources for a sustainable European Union after 2013. All three speakers confirmed their support to the work conducted by Agencies and acknowledged that their insight and expertise serves to tackle the daily and future challenges that European citizens face.

To learn more about the EU Agencies “The way ahead” exhibition click here.