European Commission - Weekly activities

CALENDRIER du 4 au 10 avril 2016 Brussels, 1 April 2016 (Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine) Déplacements et visites Lundi 04 avril President Jean-Claude Juncker delivers a speech at the memorial ceremony for Mr , former Minister for Foreign Affairs of , in . President Jean-Claude Juncker receives Mr Kyra Dreher, Mr Fabian Paagman and Mr Jean-Luc Treutenaere, Co-Presidents of the European and International Booksellers Federation, in Brussels. Ms Federica Mogherini receives Ms Atifete Jahjaga, President of Kosovo. Ms Federica Mogherini receives Mr Pasquale Valentini, Minister for Foreign and Political Affairs, Tourism and Relations with the Public Utilities State Corporation of San Marino. Ms Federica Mogherini receives Mr Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Ms Federica Mogherini attends the EU-UNODC High-Level event to mark 10 years of the partnership between the and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), in Brussels. Ms Kristalina Georgieva in Berlin: speaks at the conference "Asylum and Migration in the European Union". Mr Maroš Šefčovič and Mr Karmenu Vella in The Hague, The Netherlands: Mr Šefčovič delivers a speech and Mr Vella participates at the Inter-Parliamentary meeting, organised by the Dutch Parliament, on Energy, Innovation and Circular Economy. Mr Jyrki Katainen receives Mr Ari Kaperi, Chief Risk Officer of Nordea. Mr Günther Oettinger in Dortmund, Germany: delivers a speech at the Conference "Wirtschaft trifft Politik". Ms Cecilia Malmström receives Mr Guillaume Long, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of Ecuador; Mr Diego Aulestia, Minister of Foreign Trade of Ecuador; Mr Eduardo Egas, Minister of Industry and Productivity of Ecuador; Mr Patricio Rivera, Minister of Economic Policies Coordination of Ecuador; and Mr Diego Martinez, General Manager of the Central Bank of Ecuador. Ms Cecilia Malmström receives Mr Thomas Lembong, Minister of Trade of Indonesia. Mr Neven Mimica in Sudan (until 06/04): holds a number of bilateral meetings. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete in Berlin, Germany: meets with Mr Uwe Corsepius, Head of the European Policy Division in the , and Mr Lars-Hendrik Röller, Head of the Economic, Financial and Energy Policy Division in the German Chancellery and Personal Representative of the Federal Chancellor for the G7/G20 Summits; meets with Ms Barbara Hendricks, Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety of Germany. Mr Karmenu Vella in The Hague, the Netherlands: participates in the Inter-Parliamentary meeting on Energy and Circular Economy organised by the Dutch Parliament. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis receives representatives of the European Crop Protection Association. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis receives representatives of the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC). Mr Dimitris Avramopoulos on official visit to Turkey. M. Pierre Moscovici à Paris, France: rencontre M. François Hollande, Président de la République française. M. Pierre Moscovici à Paris, France: participe au Dialogue Citoyen "Parlons d'Europe" organisé par La Maison de l’Europe de Paris et le Centre d’Information Europe Direct Paris. Mr Christos Stylianides receives Mr Ismael Ould Cheikh Ahmed, United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen. Mr Jonathan Hill meets with Mr Wim Mijs, Chief Executive of the European Banking Federation. Mr Jonathan Hill meets with Mr Tihomir Kamenov, Chairman of the Commercial League National Pharma Center Inc. Ms Vĕra Jourová in the Czech Republic: speaks at the 2016 Visegrad Four for Developing Information Society Conference. Ms Corina Creţu receives Ms Nikolina Angelkova, Minister of Tourism of Bulgaria. Ms Corina Creţu receives Mr Francesco Rocca, President of the Italian Red Cross. Mr Carlos Moedas in Amsterdam, The Netherlands: meets with Mr Martin Stratmann, President of the Max Planck Society; delivers a keynote speech at the Dutch Presidency's Open Science Conference on open access to scientific publications and hosts the launch of an Open Science Policy Platform; visits the NEMO Science Centre.

Mardi 05 avril President Jean-Claude Juncker receives members of the Committee on EU Affairs of the German . President Jean-Claude Juncker receives Mr Gehard Schröder, former . President Jean-Claude Juncker has a working lunch meeting with Mr Donald Tusk, President of the , and Mr , President of the . President Jean-Claude Juncker receives Mr , Minister of Transport and Digital Infrastructure of Germany. Mr Frans Timmermans on official visit to Poland. Ms Federica Mogherini receives Mr Ismael Ould Cheikh Ahmed, United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen. Ms Federica Mogherini receives Mr Mahamat Salef Annadif, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Mali and Head of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA). Ms Federica Mogherini receives Mr Stefano Bonaccini, President of Emilia-Romagna and member of the Democratic Party of . Mr Andrus Ansip delivers an opening speech at DigitalEurope Conference, in Brussels. Mr Andrus Ansip delivers a speech at the S&D Digital Europe Working Group, in Brussels. Mr Valdis Dombrovskis receives Mr Vitālijs Gavrilovs, President of Employers' Confederation of Latvia. Mr Jyrki Katainen participates in the Politico Playbook Breakfast to discuss boosting growth and competitiveness in the European Union, in Brussels. Mr Jyrki Katainen participates in a roundtable event hosted by Invest Europe, in Brussels. Mr Günther Oettinger attends a roundtable on Digitisation of Banking, in Brussels. Mr Günther Oettinger in Ludwigsburg, Germany: delivers a speech at the International Forum on Sustainability (CSR Forum). Ms Cecilia Malmström participates in a roundtable of the American European Community Association (AECA). Mr Miguel Arias Cañete receives Ms Montserrat Mir Roca, Confederal Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC), and Mr Benjamin Denis, Special Advisor at the ETUC. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete receives Mr Matthias Warning, Managing Director at Nord Stream AG, and Mr Gerhard Schröder, Chairman of the Shareholders’ Committee of Nord Stream AG and former Chancellor of Germany. Mr Karmenu Vella delivers an opening speech at the event on "Blue Growth calls under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF)", in Brussels. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis receives Ms Michèle Delaunay, Member of the Parliament of France and President of "Alliance contre le tabac" (French coalition against Tobacco). Ms Corina Creţu and Mr Dimitris Avramopoulos participate in a roundtable meeting "How to strengthen the integration of migration in urban context?," with Mr Eberhard Van der Laan, Mayor of Amsterdam; Mr Giorgos Kaminis, Mayor of Athens; Ms Ada Colau Ballano, Mayor of Barcelona; Mr Daniël Termont, Mayor of Ghent; Ms Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh, Mayor of Malmö; Ms Ritva Viljanen, Vice Mayor of Helsinki; Mr Thomas Fabian, Vice Mayor of Leipzig; Ms Colombe Brossel, Vice Mayor of Paris; and Ms Hella Dunger-Löper, State Secretary, Representative of the Land of Berlin to the German Federal Government, in Brussels. Ms Marianne Thyssen, Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska and Ms Corina Creţu deliver speeches at the high- level conference "Attracting investment in tourism", in Brussels. M. Pierre Moscovici à Paris, France: rencontre M. Philippe Wahl, Président Général du Groupe La Poste. Mr Pierre Moscovici receives Ms , Member of the German Bundestag and Secretary General of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Mr Christos Stylianides receives Mr PhilGuy, Managing Director, and Mr Ben Drew, of Tangent Link Ltd. Mr Phil Hogan receives Mr Janez Potočnik, former European Commissioner for the Environment; Mr Corrado Pirzio-Biroli, Executive Chairman of the Rural Investment Support for Europe (RISE) Foundation and Chairman of the Consultative Committee of the European Landowners Organization (ELO); and Mr Allan Buckwell, Emeritus Professor and Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP). Mr Phil Hogan participates at the Farm Europe Conference debate on "CAP – Paving the way for a sustainable growth for the EU". Mr Phil Hogan receives Ms Kersti Kaljulaid and Mr Phil Wynn Owen, Members of the European Court of Auditors. Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska delivers an opening speech at the SME Round Table at the European Economic and Social Committee, in Brussels. Mr Carlos Moedas receives Mr Martin Curley, Vice President of Intel.

Mercredi 06 avril College meeting President Jean-Claude Juncker receives Ms Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO. President Jean-Claude Juncker delivers the closing speech at the European Political Strategy Centre (EPSC)'s High-Level Conference “Europe as an Investment Destination”, in Brussels. Ms Federica Mogherini attends S&D Group Conference on Africa at the European Parliament, in Brussels. Ms Kristalina Georgieva delivers a keynote speech at a stakeholders event "Awareness Raising Event on the Financial Regulation Revision 2016", in Brussels. Mr Maroš Šefčovič participates in a public event on "Energy Union and the Need for Integrated Energy Solutions" with energy industry stakeholders, in Brussels. Mr Maroš Šefčovič participates in the Conference "Nord Stream2: "Energy Union at the Crossroads"", in Brussels. Mr Jyrki Katainen participates in the European Political Strategy Centre conference on investment. Mr Jyrki Katainen receives Mr Matti Pennanen, Mayor of Oulu (Finland). Mr Günther Oettinger delivers a speech at the Science and Technology Options Assessment (STOA) Workshop on Quantum Technologies for Europe, in Brussels. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete receives Mr Joaquín Gay de Montellá, President of Foment del Treball Nacional. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete participates in the signing ceremony of the Grant Agreement for the MidCat energy project. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete receives Mr Baudilio Tomé Muguruza, Member of the European Court of Auditors. Mr Karmenu Vella on official visit to Algeria (until 08/04). Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis participates in the Joint Meeting of the High Level Group and Platform on Diet, Physical Activity and Health, in Brussels. Mr Dimitris Avramopoulos participates in the opening of the European Migration Forum, in Brussels. Mr Phil Hogan receives Mr Enrico Rossini, President of the Italian Region of Tuscany. Mr Jonathan Hill in London, the (until 07/04): attends TheCityUK Advisory Council meeting. Mr Tibor Navracsics in , Germany: speaks at the closing ceremony of the European Health and Fitness Forum. Ms Corina Creţu delivers a speech at an event on the International Roma Day in the European Parliament, in Brussels.

Jeudi 07 avril President Jean-Claude Juncker receives General Michail Kostarakos, Chairman of the EU Military Committee. Ms Federica Mogherini, Mr Andrus Ansip, Mr Valdis Dombrovskis, Mr Neven Mimica, Ms Marianne Thyssen, Ms Violeta Bulc, Mr Christos Stylianides in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: participate in the 8th College-to-College Meeting between the European Commission and the African Union Commission. Ms Kristalina Georgieva receives Ms Liliana Pavlova, Minister of Regional Development and Public Works of Bulgaria. Mr Johannes Hahn on official visit to Tunisia. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete in Paris, France: meets with Ms Segolène Royal, Minister of the Environment, Energy and Marine Affairs of France, responsible for International Climate Relations. Mr Karmenu Vella in Algeria: holds a series of bilateral meetings including with Mr Boudjema Talai, Minister for Transport; and with Mr Sid Ahmed Ferroukhi, Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis in Portugal: meets with Mr Adalberto Campos Fernandes, Minister of Health of Portugal; attends a ceremony at the Parliament of Portugal in honour of Mr António Arnaut (founder of the Portuguese Health System), in the presence of Mr António Costa, Prime Minister of Portugal. M. Pierre Moscovici reçoit M. Hervé Bourrier, Directeur général d’Arcelor Mittal France. Mr Pierre Moscovici receives Mr Wilhelm Molterer, Managing Director for the European Fund for Strategic Investments. Mr Phil Hogan in Paris, France (until 08/04): participates in the Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development (OECD) Agriculture Ministerial Meeting; meets with Mr José Calzada Rovirosa, Secretary of Agriculture of Mexico; meets with Mr Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food of Canada; meets with Mr Carlos Furche Guajardo, Minister of Agriculture of Chile. Mr Jonathan Hill in London, the United Kingdom (until 07/04): meets with Mr Dominic Johnson, CEO of Somerset Capital Management; meets with Ms Sharon White, Chief Executive of Ofcom. Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska in Romania: meets with Mr Dacian Cioloș, Prime Minister; Mr Costin Borc, Vice Prime Minister; with Representatives of Business Coalition; and visits the Extreme Light Infrastructure in Măgurele. Mr Tibor Navracsics in Amsterdam, the Netherlands: delivers a keynote speech and takes part in the high-level debate on tackling radicalisation at the EU Youth Conference organised by the Dutch Presidency of the Council of the European Union (alongside Mr Martin van Rijn, Deputy Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport, and Ms Silvia Costa, Chair of the Committee on Culture and Education in the European Parliament). Ms Corina Creţu in Hungary: meets with Mr János Lázár, Minister of the Prime Minister's Office and Mr Balázs Rákossy, Secretary of State, responsible for EU developments; visits the National Parliament; visits an EU-funded project, the Liszt Ferenc Music Academy. Ms Margrethe Vestager in the United States of America: meets with Mr Jacob J. Lew, US Secretary of the Treasury; meets with Mr Michael Froman, United States Trade Representative; meets with Senator Orrin Hatch, Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, and Senator Rob Portman; meets with Senator Ron Wyden, Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Committee; meets with Mr Mark Berry, Chairman of the Commerce Commission New Zealand; meets with Mr William J. Baer, Assistant Attorney General of the Department of Justice; speaks at event by the Women's Competition Network (WCN).

Vendredi 08 avril Ms Federica Mogherini in Jakarta, Indonesia: meets with Mr Retno Marsudi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Indonesia; Mr Le Luong Minh, Secretary General of ASEAN; and with the ASEAN Committee of Permanent Representatives. Mr Maroš Šefčovič in Florence, Italy: delivers a speech on "The External Dimension of the Energy Union", at the Florence School of Regulation. Mr Valdis Dombrovskis, Mr Neven Mimica, Ms Marianne Thyssen, and Mr Christos Stylianides in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: on field visits. Ms Cecilia Malmström receives Mr Nin Novoa, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete in Madrid, Spain: meets with Mr Borja Prado Eulate, Chairman of Endesa; meets with Mr Aniceto Zaragoza Ramírez, Director General of Oficemen. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis in Portugal: holds a series of bilateral meetings including with Mr Luís Manuel Capoulas Santos, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development of Portugal; with Mr António Vitorino, former European Commissioner for Justice and Home Affairs; and with Mr Luís Gardete Correia, President of the Portuguese Diabetes Association (APDP); participates in a Citizens' dialogue dedicated to the World Health Day; attends a hearing of the Parliamentary Committees on Health, European Affairs and Agriculture. M. Pierre Moscovici à Paris, France: rencontre M. Pierre-René Lemas, Directeur général du groupe Caisse des Dépôts . Mr Phil Hogan in Paris, France: participates in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Agriculture Ministerial Meeting. Mr Jonathan Hill in Oxford, the United Kingdom: attends the Königswinter Conference. Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska in Romania: participates with Mr Costin Borc, Vice Prime Minister, in the conference "Improving the business environment"; meets with Ms Anca Dragu, Minister of Finance and with Ms Aura Răducu, Minister of European Funds. Ms Vĕra Jourová in Bulgaria: meets with Mr Boyko Borissov, Prime Minister; with Ms Meglena Kuneva, Deputy Prime Minister for European Policies Coordination and Institutional Affairs and Minister of Education and Science; with Mr Ivaylo Kalfin, Deputy Prime Minister for Demographic and Social Policies and Minister of Labor and Social Policy; with Ms Ekaterina Zaharieva, Minister of Justice; with Mr Sotir Tsatsarov, the Prosecutor General; with the Union of Judges and with the Head of the Commission. Ms Corina Creţu in Hungary: visits the EU-funded projects: "Development of Infrastructure of Regular Mammography Screening in Hódmezővásárhely, Szentes and Arad" and the "ELI-ALPS" laser technology research facility. Ms Margrethe Vestager in the United States of America: attends the American Bar Association (ABA) Spring Meeting. Mr Carlos Moedas presents the European Capital of Innovation Award (JMB) at the Committee of the Regions, in Brussels.

Samedi 09 avril Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis participates in the Standing Committee of European Doctors (CPME) Board meeting and General Assembly, in Brussels.

Dimanche 10 avril Ms Federica Mogherini in Japan (until 11/04): attends the G7 Foreign Ministers Meeting. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete in Amsterdam, The Netherlands: meets with Mr Jorge Seguro Sanches, Secretary of State for Energy of Portugal.

Prévisions du mois d'avril: 11-12/04 Agriculture and Fisheries Council, in . 11-14/04 European Parliament plenary session, in Strasbourg. 18-19/04 Foreign Affairs Council, in Luxembourg. 21/04 Justice and Home Affairs Council, in Luxembourg. 27-28/04 European Parliament plenary session, in Brussels.

Prévisions du mois de mai: 09-12/05 European Parliament plenary session, in Strasbourg. 10/05 Agriculture and Fisheries Council, in Brussels. 12-13/05 Foreign Affairs Council, in Brussels. 17/05 Eurogroup, in Brussels. 23/05 Foreign Affairs Council, in Brussels. 24/05 General Affairs Council, in Brussels. 25/05 Economic and Financial Affairs Council, in Brussels. 25-26/05 European Parliament plenary session, in Brussels. 26-27/05 Competitiveness Council, in Brussels. 30-31/05 Education, Youth, Culture and Sports Council, in Brussels.

Prévisions du mois de juin: 06-07/06 Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council, in Luxembourg. 06-09/06 European Parliament plenary session, in Strasbourg. 09-10/06 Justice and Home Affairs Council, in Luxembourg. 13/06 Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council, in Luxembourg. 16/06 Eurogroup, in Brussels. 22-23/06 European Parliament plenary session, in Brussels. 23-24/06 European Council, in Brussels.

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