- Weekly activities

CALENDRIER du 16 au 22 février 2015 Brussels, 13 February 2015 (Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine) Déplacements et visites Lundi 16 février President Jean-Claude Juncker receives Mr , Chairman and CEO of Group and former French Minister of Economy, Finance and Industry. Mr attends a meeting on the Future of Europe at Vereniging Voor Internationale Relaties, Brussels. Mr Frans Timmermans in (16-17/2):On 16/2, hemeets with Mr Sacha Reingewirtz, Président de l'UEJF (union des étudiants juifs de ) and Mr Gilles Clavreul, Préfet interministériel en charge de la lutte contre le racisme et l'antisémitisme; meets with Mr Rachid Sekkour, Maire-Adjoint de Vandoeuvre and Président de l'UJEC (Association de Jeunes Musulmans - Union des Jeunes pour l'Education et la Culture); participates in the Citizens' Dialogue 'Let's Speak About Europe' with Ms Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris; attends a dinner organised by CGPME. Ms travels to Madrid, Spain. Ms meets with Mr Philippe Le Houérou, Vice President of the EBRD, Brussels. Mr receives Mr Luis Jorge Romero, Director General of the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), Mr Simon Hicks, ETSI General Assembly Chairman and Mrs Margot Dor, ETSI Director Partnerships & EU Affairs. Mr Andrus Ansip receives CEOs of the European Competitive Telecommunications Association. Mr Maroš Šefčovič meets with Mr. Robert Fico, Prime Minister of Slovakia, Bratislava. Ms Cecilia Malmström in London: delivers speeches at the King's College and at the Information Office in the UK. Mr receives Mr Marc Noel, International Development and Finance Manager of Cooperatives Europe. Mr receives the Minister of Agriculture and Sea of Portugal, Ms Assunção Cristas, and the Secretary of State for Maritime Affairs of Portugal, Mr Manuel Pinto Abreu. Mr receives the Minister of Agriculture and Sea of Portugal, Ms Assunção Cristas. M. reçoit M. Gilles Carrez et Mme Valérie Rabault, respectivement président et rapporteure générale de la commission des finances de l'Assemblée nationale française et Mme Michèle André et M. Albéric de Montgolfier, respectivement présidente et rapporteur général de la commission des finances du Sénat français. Mr is in Senegal (Dakar) and Mali (Bamako). Ms in Ljubljana, Slovenia: meets with Mr Peter Gašperšič, Minister of Infrastructure; meets with Ms Alenka Smerkolj, Minister of Development, Strategic Projects and Cohesion. Mr visits the USA on 16-19 February (Washington, D.C. and Crystal City, Virgina). Ms Vĕra Jourová receives Non-governmental organisations on Equal Treatment legislative. Ms Corina Creţu participates in the Conference of the Romanian Villages Association, Bucharest.

Mardi 17 février Ecofin Council Mr Frans Timmermans in Paris (16-17/2): On 17/2, he meets with Mr Thierry Mandon, Secrétaire d'Etat à la Réforme de l'Etat et de la simplification; meets with Mr Robert Badinter, ancien garde des sceaux, Président de Corpus Consultants; meets with Mr , Ministre des affaires étrangères et du développement international; meets with Mr Angel Gurria, Secretary General of the OECD; meets with the European Affairs Committees of the French National Assembly and Senate; meets with Mr , Prime Minister of France, meets with Mr Bernard Cazeneuve, Minister of the Interior of France. Ms Federica Mogherini travels to Lisbon, Portugal. Ms Kristalina Georgieva receives Mr Carl Dolan, Director of Transparency International's EU office. Mr Andrus Ansip speaks at the Centre for European Policy Studies in Brussels on "Building a digital space and society for Europe: the challenges ahead". Mr Maroš Šefčovič gives a keynote speech at the European Energy Network Conference in Bratislava. Mr attends the Extraordinary Meeting of the Board of Governors of the EIB. Mr visits the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Mr Neven Mimica receives Mr Jerzi Pominaowski, Executive Director of the European Endowment for Democracy. Mr Neven Mimica and Mr Miguel Arias Cañete receive Mr Kandeh Yumkella, Under Secretary General of the United Nations and Special Representative for Sustainable Energy for all. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete gives a keynote speech at the 2015 Energy Productivity Summit, Residence Palace, Brussels. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete receives Mr Mario Armero, Executive Vicepresident of ANFAC and Mr. José Luis Lopez-Schummer, President of ANFAC and President of Mercedes-Benz Spain. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete receives representatives from Spanish Green Growth Group. Mr Karmenu Vella and Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis receive the President of the European Economic and Social Committee, Mr Henri Malosse. Mr Karmenu Vella receives the Secretary of State of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland, Mr Kazimierz Florian Plocke. Mr Pierre Moscovici receives Mr , Minister of Finance of Cyprus. Mr Christos Stylianides is on official visit to Mali. Mr Phil Hogan visits the USA on 16-19 February (Washington, D.C. and Crystal City, Virgina). On 17/2, he meets with Mr. Keith Hansen, World Bank Vice President for Global Practices, and Mr. Juergen Voegele, Director for Agriculture at the World Bank. Ms Violeta Bulc receives representatives from Business Europe. Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska is on a visit in Madrid, Spain. On 17/02, she meets Mr José Manuel Soria,Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism of Spain and Mr JavierBello, Mayor of Alcalá de Henares. She alsoparticipates in the III Ministerial conference of friends of industry. Mr receives Mr Robert Ashcroft, CEO and Frances Lowe, Head of policy and public affairs at PRS for Music. Mr Tibor Navracsics receives Mr László Baranyai, Vice President of the .

Mercredi 18 février Informal meeting of Ministers for Defence (18-19/2). Meeting of the College of Commissioners. President Jean-Claude Juncker addresses the plenary in the European Economic and Social Committee, Brussels. President Jean-Claude Juncker receives the President of the Movement of French companies (MEDEF), Mr Pierre Gattaz. Ms Federica Mogherini participates in the informal Meeting of EU defence ministers, Riga, Latvia. Mr Maroš Šefčovič receives Mr Viliam Páleník, Member of the European Economic and Social Committee. Mr Maroš Šefčovič receives Ms. Mary Robinson, UN Special Envoy for Climate Change. Mr visits London on 18 and 19 February and attends the conference ''Growth and long term financing of the European Economy'. Mr Johannes Hahn visits Kosovo. Mr Karmenu Vella receives the President of the Council of Ibiza, Mr Vincent Serra. Mr Pierre Moscovici receives Mr , Minister of Finance of Malta. Mr Christos Stylianides is on official visit to Mali. Mr Phil Hogan visits the USA on 16-19 February (Washington, D.C. and Crystal City, Virgina). On 18/2 meets with US Agriculture Secretary, Mr Tom Vilsack. Mr Jonathan Hill receives Mr Giuseppe Vegas, Chairman of Italian Securities and Exchange Commission. Mr Jonathan Hill receives Mr Thomas Richter, Member of the Executive Board of German Investment Funds Association. Mr Jonathan Hill receives Mr Bernard Spitz, President of French Federation of Insurance Companies. Mr Tibor Navracsics attends the Celebrationof the 40th Anniversary of China-EUDiplomatic Ties on the Occasion of the Chinese New Year and delivers opening speech at the at Chinese New Year Event at Théâtre National de la Communauté Française, Brussels. Ms Corina Creţu receives Mr Günther Platter, Governor of Tyrol.

Jeudi 19 février President Jean-Claude Juncker receives the Prime Minister of Albania, Mr Edi Rama. Mr Frans Timmermans receives Ms Marit Maij, Member of Parliament of the Netherlands. Ms Federica Mogherini attends the White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism, Washington. Mr Andrus Ansip receives Mr Henri Malosse, President of the European Economic and Social Committee. Mr Maroš Šefčovič receives Mr Rokas Masiulis, Minister of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania. Mr Maroš Šefčovič and Mr Miguel Arias Cañete receive Mr Jean-Bernard Lévy, Chairman and CEO of EDF Group. Mr Maroš Šefčovič receives Mr. Urban Rusnák, the Energy Charter Secretary General. Mr Günther Oettinger organises a roundtable on copyright with stakeholders (angle of the discussion: text and data mining). Mr Johannes Hahn visits Ukraine. Mr Neven Mimica receives Mr Ramos Horta,Nobel Peace Laureate. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete receives delegation from the Energy Intensive Industries. Mr Karmenu Vella in Morocco: delivers speech at the Halieutis Fair. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis receives the Executive Director of the European Federation of Neurological Associations, Ms Donna Walsh, and the President of the Pain Alliance Europe, Mr Joop van Griensven. M. Pierre Moscovici reçoit M. Jean-Bernard Levy, Président du groupe Électricité de France (EDF). Mr Phil Hogan visits the USA on 16-19 February (Washington, D.C. and Crystal City, Virgina). On 19/2 he gives a speech together with US Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack at the Agriculture Outlook Conference in Crystal City, Virgina. He also meets with US Trade Representative Ambassador, Mr Michael Froman. Ms Violeta Bulc in Antwerp, Belgium: visits the Port of Antwerp; meets with representatives from the European Community Ship owners' Associations (ECSA). Ms Vĕra Jourová receives the Dutch Minister of Security and Justice, Mr Ivo Opstelten. Ms Corina Creţu receives Ms Violeta Alexandru, Director of the Institute of Public Policy of Bucharest.

Vendredi 20 février Mr Frans Timmermans in Madrid: meets with the Joint Committee for the European Union of the Spanish Parliament; meets with Mr Inigo Mendez de Vigo, Secretary of State for EU Affairs of Spain. Mr Karmenu Vella is on official visit to Madrid (20-21/2). Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis is on official visit to Madrid (20-22/02). M. Pierre Moscovici à Paris: rencontre M. Michel Combes, Directeur général du groupe Alcatel- Lucent; rencontre M. Louis Schweitzer, Commissaire général à l'Investissement. Mr Jonathan Hill in London: meets with Mr Winfried Bischoff, Chairman of the UK and Ireland Financial Reporting Council; meets with Sir David Walker, Chairman of Barclays and Mr Antony Jenkins, Chief Executive of Barclays. Ms Violeta Bulc in Warsaw, Poland: meets with Parliamentary Committee chairs; meets with Ms Maria Wasiak, Minister of Infrastructure and Development; meets with representatives of "Partnership for Road Safety". Mr Tibor Navracsics delivers a speech on TTIP at a plenary session of the Hungarian National Parliament in Budapest. Ms Vĕra Jourová receives the French Ombudsman, Mr Jacques Toubon. Ms in Copenhagen: delivers a speech at PA's Executive seminar 2015 and meets Mr Lars Lokke Rasmussen, Leader of the Venstre Party.

Samedi 21 février

Dimanche 22 février

Prévisions du mois de mars: 02-03/03 Competitiveness Council 03/03 High-Level Conference on Ebola 05/03 TTE (Energy) Council 06/03 Environment Council 09/03 EPSCO Council 09/03 Eurogroup 10/03 Ecofin Council 12-13/03 JHA Council 13/03 TTE (Transport) Council 16/03 Foreign Affairs Council 16/03 Agrifish Council 17/03 General Affairs Council 19-20/03 European Council 26-27/03 Informal Competitiveness Council

Prévisions du mois d'avril: 14-15/04 Informal Environment Council 15-16/04 Informal Energy Council 20/04 Foreign Affairs Council (Luxembourg) 20/04 Agrifish Council (Luxembourg) 20-22/04 Informal Epsco Council 21/04 General Affairs Council (Luxembourg) 24-25/04 Informal Ecofin Council 27-30/04 European Parliament Plenary Session (Strasbourg) Prévisions du mois de mai: 07/05 Foreign Affairs (Trade) Council 08/05 Foreign Affairs (Defence) Council 11/05 Eurogroup 12/05 Ecofin Council 18/05 Foreign Affairs Council 18/05 EYCS (Education and Youth) Council 18/05 EYCS (Culture and Sport) Council 18-21/05 European Parliament Plenary Session (Strasbourg) 21-22/05 Eastern Partnership Summit 26/05 Foreign Affairs (Development) Council 28-29/05 Competitiveness Council 31/05 Informal Agrifish Council

Prévisions du mois de juin: 01-02/06 Informal Agrifish Council 08/06 TTE (Energy) Council (Luxembourg) 08-11/06 European Parliament Plenary Session (Strasbourg) 09-10/06 Informal Cohesion Council 10-11/06 EU-CELAC Summit 11/06 TTE (Transport) Council (Luxembourg) 12/06 TTE (Telecommunications) (Luxembourg) 15-16/06 JHA Council (Luxembourg) 15/06 Environment Council (Luxembourg) 16/06 Agrifish Council (Luxembourg) 18/06 Epsco (Employment) Council (Luxembourg) 18/06 Eurogroup 19/06 Ecofin Council (Luxembourg) 22/06 Foreign Affairs Council (Luxembourg) 23/06 General Affairs Council (Luxembourg) 25-26/06 European Council

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