Two days to go till we welcome GSEU consortium members and stakeholders to the first #GSEU Day in Brussels. An exciting time for the project as we look at how we support policy making at EU and national level. #GeologicalServiceForEurope #GeologyForSociety Www.geologicalservice.eu

Dr Hans Bruyninckx, executive director of @EUEnvironment at @EuroGeoSurveys 50th Anniversary- towards a #sustainable #Europe: systemic thinking and the #science #policy interface. #geologicalserviceforEurope #GSEU

Renata Barros of @GSBelgium doing a sterling job as Master of Ceremonies. @EuroGeoSurveys 50th Anniversary celebration - towards a #geologicalserviceforEurope #GSEU

Dr Nicola Francesco Dotti, senior policy officer for the #green and #digital #transition moderates the next panel. @EuroGeoSurveys 50th Anniversary

Panel discussion on partnering in Europe, creating centres of #excellence as we work towards a #geological service for #Europe. #GSEU #geologicalserviceforEurope @EuroGeoSurveys

Cecile Billaux @CecileBillaux, speaks on the need to build #strategic #partnerships to support #sustainable minerals value chains with #African countries. @EuroGeoSurveys 50th!

Peter Handley, head of unit for #energy intensive industries, #rawmaterials at DG-GROW, #EuropeanUnion on the need for partnerships in raw material value chains. #GSEU #geologicalserviceforEurope

Professor Ezzoura Errami, Dean of faculty at Université Cadi Ayyad and president of AAWG @Geoscientists speaks on the role of #collaboration by international organisations in creating a #sustainable #future. #GSEU #geologicalserviceforEurope. @EuroGeoSurveys 50th Anniversary

Dario Liguti, Director of #sustainable #energy at @UNECE - keynote speaker at @EuroGeoSurveys 50th Anniversary celebration. Promoting pan-European #economic #integration- 56 member states in Europe, N America and Asia

#UNESCO and @PanAfGeo - a fantastic collaboration. @EuroGeoSurveys 50th Anniversary in #brussels

“A world at peace could not be a world without #science” @unescoEARTH at @EuroGeoSurveys 50th Anniversary celebrations

Dr Ozlem Adiyaman Lopes, senior programme manager for @unescoEARTH - “international #scientific #collaboration has become a must” speaking on #GSEU #geologicalserviceforEurope at the 50th Anniversary celebration for @EuroGeoSurveys

Professor Dr Ralph Watzel, president of @EuroGeoSurveys on 50 years of EGS - a success story that encourages us to cope with future challenges as we move towards a #geologicalserviceforEurope #GSEU @Geo_ERA

H E Albert Muchanga, commissioner for #trade and #industry for the @_AfricanUnion congratulates @EuroGeoSurveys on 50 years of #geoscience particularly the @PanAfGeo project

Philippe Varin, chair of the World Materials Forum discusses critical #rawmaterials in the context of #EU sovereignty

Kerstin Jorna, Director General of DG-GROW congratulates @EuroGeoSurveys on 50 years of #geoscience in #Europe and thanks them for their efforts in the field of #geology

Ladislav Miko, advisor to the Minister of #Environment in #CzechRepublic describes their expectations for #GSEU #geologicalserviceforEurope at the @EuroGeoSurveys 50th Anniversary conference

Celebrating 50 years of #geoscience in Europe. Congratulations @EuroGeoSurveys for leading us to the wonderful #collaborative #community that we are today!

Our esteemed panel answer questions on how a #geological service for #Europe could solve some of the challenges facing society. #GSEU #geologicalserviceforEurope