The meeting was attended by military representatives of EU Member States, the EU Military Staff (EUMS), the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the Commission.

In his introductory address, EUMC President General Claudio Graziano highlighted the current and long-term importance of climate change issues, their impact on security and the need to properly adapt military action and develop future capabilities in line with new environments. . Under the influence of climate change and the EU’s political commitments to tackle it, these circumstances are certainly inevitable. In his welcome address, the Military Representative of the Republic of Slovenia to the EU, Brigadier General Milan Žurman, expressed his satisfaction with the interest shown in the topics of the Presidency and thanked the future leaders for their support.

The topic of the informal meetings was “robustness and resilience of energy supply in military operations and the deployment capacity of smart infrastructure”. The content and professional support of the event were supported by Slovenian scientific and research experts who cooperate with the Ministry of Defense within the Slovenian Energy and Environmental Partnership in Defense (SiEnE), namely Mag. Matej Gajzer (TECES), prof. Štumberger (University of Maribor), prof. dr. Tomaž Katrašnik (University of Ljubljana), prof. dr. Andrej Kitanovski (University of Ljubljana) and univ. dipl. Colonel Robert Šipec (Head of the Equipment Department of the Ministry of Defense) presented a view of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Slovenia, its current projects and their placement in joint European efforts. According to the topics discussed, the meeting was divided into two parts. The first part focused on the presentation of existing and upcoming technologies in connection with the need for a systemic approach to the development, planning and introduction of new energy models in the military supply in the future. Special emphasis was placed on solutions related to military static and deployable infrastructure. The second part included a discussion on the future capabilities of the smart deployment infrastructure and the views, experiences and partially established solutions of Slovenia in this area. The topics discussed have aroused great interest, as they are aware that the energy supply of military operations is such an important element of supply, but after the transition to a carbon-free society, a systemic approach, adequately supported by timely and targeted technological development, will be an indispensable solution. sustainability of future military operations.