According to ECR members Jakub Chełstowski and Roberto Ciambetti, who participated in the High-Level Conference: "What “Fit for 55" means for National Energy and Climate Plans", this legislative package unveiled by the European Commission should not overburden individual regions that would subsequently lead to an increase in energy poverty.

​The Marshal of the Silesia region, Mr Chełstowski, called for the solutions proposed under the 'Fit for 55' to take into account the "interests of the economies of all Member States and of individual regions, including the Silesia region". The ECR member cautioned against the "Fit for 55 package" happening at the "expense of the poorest citizens" - “We want to have a prosperous society living in an environmentally neutral economy. No one should be left behind and we should address the social dimension of the package."

The Marshal continued to give the example of his own region's challenges in transitioning towards climate neutrality including the transition to a new economic model, a change in the manufacturing structure, development of the energy sector, as well as the need to create direct and indirect new jobs and to maintain existing jobs.

The conference, organised by the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), focussed on the PlanUp project that has assessed National Energy & Climate Plans in five Member States (Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Spain) throughout their development to support rapid decarbonisation in Europe. On this project, which collects best practices and assesses their level of replicability, Mr Ciambetti, who also serves as President of the Veneto Regional Council, described it as "the pragmatic approach that we need, not one-size-fits-all measures, but best practices being shared between cities and regions".

The event took place online on 28 June.