02/12/2015 (Agence Europe) - Energy Union - Maros Sefcovic in Italy. The dialogue tour with the member states on the Energy Union project will take the vice-president of the Commission, Maros Sefcovic, to Italy on Thursday 3 and Friday 4 December, for meetings with the Italian authorities and representatives of the energy sector. On Thursday, Sefcovic will meet the minister for economic development, Federica Guidi, and the CEOs of the Italian energy companies ENI and TERNA. He will also take part in a parliamentary hearing with the committees for industry, the environment and European affairs of the Chamber of Deputies and the Italian Senate. In addition, Sefcovic will address an event organised by Confindustria and will take part in dialogue with the citizens alongside the Italian minister for the environment, Gian Luca Galletti. On Friday, Sefcovic will meet the head of Italian diplomacy, Paolo Gentiloni, the president of the Italian gas and electricity regulatory authority, and industry representatives. He will also attend a conference arranged by the Istituto Affari Internazionali. (EH)