- Weekly activities

CALENDRIER du 13 avril au 19 avril 2015 Brussels, 10 April 2015

(Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine)

Déplacements et visites

Lundi 13 avril President Jean-Claude Juncker meets with Mr Vítor Caldeira, President of the European Court of Auditors and with Mr Henri Grethen, European Court of Auditors’ Member Luxembourg. Mr reçoit M. Jean-Louis Nadal, Président de la Haute Autorité pour la transparence de la vie publique. Mr Frans Timmermans receives Mr Peter Faross, Secretary General of The European Association of Craft, Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (UEAPME). Ms attends the Informal Ministerial Meeting with Southern Partners on the future of the European Neighbourhood Policy, Barcelona, Spain. Mr receives Mr , Chairman and CEO of . Mr makes a European Semester country visit to Rome; meets Mr , Minister of Economy and Finance; Mr Giuliano Poletti, Minister of Labour, Mr Ignazio Visco, Governor of the Bank of Italy, and social partners. Mr Maroš Šefčovič gives an opening speech at the Renewable Energy Economy Forum 2015 organised by the German Association for Renewables (BEE); Hannover. Mr Maroš Šefčovič attends the Hannover Messe in . Mr receives social partners about the Investment Plan. Mr Jyrki Katainen receives the Confederation of European Paper Industries. Mr Jyrki Katainen participates in EP Committee on International Trade (INTA). Mr Jyrki Katainen delivers keynote speech at inaugural conference of EP intergroup. Mr Günther Oettinger participates in Hannover Messe in Germany: speaks at the policy reception of the German Engineering Association (Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau, VDMA) and Deutsche Messe on "Digital production – is Europe missing its opportunity?". Mr co-chairs the Informal Ministerial meeting with Southern ENP partners and in High Level meeting on Euro-Mediterranean Partnership and ENP review in Barcelona. Mr attends the 7th World Water Forum in Daegu and Gyeongbuk in the Republic of Korea. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete receives Mr Julio Rodriguez, Executive Vice President of Global Operations of . Mr in Riga (13-15/04). (13/04) visits the company Brivais Vilnis; meets representatives of local NGOs and Fisheries Advisory Council. (14/04) delivers speech at the Informal Environment Council. (15/04) attends the Informal Environment Council (joint meeting of the Environment and Energy ministers); delivers opening statement at the Green Bridge Forum. M. à : rencontre M. Wilfried Guerrand, membre du Conseil d'administration du groupe Hermès et M. Jean-Noël Tronc, Directeur Général de la SACEM. Mr Jonathan Hill delivers a speech at an event with the CEOs of SMEs organised by Eurochambres in Brussels. Ms receives the representatives from the European Construction Industry Federation. Ms Violeta Bulc receives Sir Graham Watson. Ms Violeta Bulc receives Members of the Slovenian National Parliament. Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska attends Hannover Messe in Germany:delivers a keynote speech at the Forum "Global Business and Markets", meets with Mrs Angela Merkel, German Chancellor and with Mr Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India. Ms Vĕra Jourová in , Germany: meets with Mr. Heiko Maas, Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection, Ms. Maria Böhmer, Minister of State and with Dr. Thomas de Maizière, Minister of Interior. Ms delivers a keynote speech "In Varietate Concordia” at Syddansk Universitet on nation states and nationalism in Odense, Denmark. Mr in Jordan: participates in the conference "Addressing shared challenges through Science Diplomacy: the case of the EU – Middle East regional cooperation".

Mardi 14 avril Informal Environment Council (14-15/04) President Jean-Claude Juncker receives Ms Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Minister-President of the Saarland and members of the Saarland regional government. President Jean-Claude Juncker receives Mr Milo Đukanović, Prime Minister of Montenegro President Jean-Claude Juncker receives Mr Jean-Claude Trichet, former President of the . Mr Frans Timmermans receives Mr Ton Heerts, Chairman of the Dutch Federation of Trade Unions (FNV) and Ms Catelene Passchier, Vice-Chair of the FNV. Mr Frans Timmermans receives representatives of the Forum of Jewish Organisations of Flanders (FJO – Forum der Joodse Organisaties). Ms Federica Mogherini in Lübeck, Germany: visits Willy Brandt House with Mr Frank-Walter Steinmeier, German Minister for Foreign Affairs and Mr , French Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development; attends discussion with students; attends G7 Ministerial meeting. Ms attends the official opening of the exhibition "The Saga of the Thracian Kings - Archaeological Discoveries in Bulgaria" in the Louvre, Paris. Mr Andrus Ansip speaks at a policy dialogue on transforming traditional businesses and creating jobs at the European Policy Centre. Mr Andrus Ansip participates in the meeting of the Working Group of the Internal Market and Consumer Protection Committee on the Digital Single Market in Brussels. Mr Andrus Ansip receives Mr Edgar Berger, Chairman and CEO, International Music Entertainment, Mr Stu Bergen President, International Warner Recorded Music, Mr Richard Constant General Counsel, Universal Music Group International, Ms Frances Moore CEO, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), Ms Olivia Regnier, Director European Office and European Regional Counsel, International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI). Mr Jyrki Katainen at the Investment Plan roadshow in the Netherlands: meets with Mr Bert Koenders, Foreign Minister; Mr Mark Rutte, Prime-Minister and Mr , Finance Minister as well as the provinces, business leaders, students and stakeholders. Mr Günther Oettinger participates in Hannover Messe in Germany: speaks at the event "Industry 4.0 - Made in Germany" along with Mr. Sigmar Gabriel, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy, and Prof. Dr. Johanna Wanka, Federal Ministry of Education and Research, and representatives of the industry; delivers a keynote speech 'Europe's Future is Digital'; meets with representatives of the industry, start-ups and research: Dr. Andreas Gruchow, Member of the Management Board of Deutsche Messe; Prof. Dr. Peter Gutzmer, Vice-President and CEO of Schaeffler; Mr. Thies Hofmann, Vice President of Business Development at Konux; Mr. Hermann Lertes, owner and CEO of H. Lertes GmbH & Co; Mr. Bernd Leukert, Member of the Executive Board of SAP; Mr. Daniel Siegel, founder of EliSE; Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Wahlster, Director and CEO of the German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI); Lucas Wintjes, Senior Vice PresidentSales and Industry Sector Management Factory Automation at Bosch Rexroth.During the day, Mr Oettinger also visits different stands, notably of the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, H2FC European Infrastructure Project, OWL Clustermanagement, , T-Systems, , Weidmüller, Endress+Hauser, ABB. Mr Johannes Hahn co-chairs the Informal Ministerial meeting with Southern ENP partners and in High Level meeting on Euro-Mediterranean Partnership and ENP review and attends a breakfast meeting hosted by CIDOB in Barcelona. Ms Cecilia Malmström receives Members of the Slovenian Parliament. Ms Cecilia Malmström receives Mr José Manuel González-Páramo, EU chairman of the TransAtlantic Business Dialogue (TABD). Mr Neven Mimica attends the 7th World Water Forum in Daegu and Gyeongbuk in the Republic of Korea. M. Pierre Moscovici reçoit M. Branko Grčić, vice-Premier Ministre Croate, Ministre du Développement Régional et des Fonds Européens et M. Boris Lalovac, Ministre des finances croate. M. Pierre Moscovici reçoit une délégation du groupe parlementaire SPD du Bundestag. M. Pierre Moscovici reçoit M. Patrick Kron, président-directeur général du groupe Alstom. M. Pierre Moscovici reçoit M. Anton Hofreiter, co-président du groupe parlementaire des Verts au Bundestag. M. Pierre Moscovici reçoit M. Jean-Dominique Senard, Président du groupe Michelin. Mr Jonathan Hill receives Mr Mihály Varga, Hungarian Finance Minister. Ms Violeta Bulc receives the representatives from the European Association with tolled motorways, bridges and tunnels. Ms Violeta Bulc receives Mr James Hogan, CEO of Etihad. Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska meets with Mr Krzysztof Kurzydłowski, Professor at the Warsaw University of Technology. Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska receives Mr Patrcik Kron, CEO of Alstom. Ms Vĕra Jourová in Berlin: meets with the Consumer Federation, with the Federation of German Industries, with Ms. Manuela Schwesig, the Minister for Family, Elderly, Women and Youth and with Dr. Meyer-Landrut, the Head of the European Policy Division in the German Chancellery Mr announces the winners of EU Prize for Literature 2015 at London Book Fair, London.

Mercredi 15 avril College meeting European Parliament plenary session (Brussels) Informal Energy Council (15-16/04) President Jean-Claude Juncker and the College receive the Spanish King Felipe VI. Ms Federica Mogherini attends G7 Ministerial meeting in Lübeck, Germany. Mr Andrus Ansip receives the Board of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Mr Valdis Dombrovskis attends the Governing Council of European Central Bank in Frankfurt, Germany. Mr Jyrki Katainen participates in a Committee of the Regions conference on the Investment Plan. Mr Jyrki Katainen receives CEOs from German Insurance companies. Mr Johannes Hahn receives Mr. Ales Bialiatski, Chairman of Human Rights Centre Viasna and Vice- President of FIDH Belarus, receives Mr Milo Đukanović, Prime Minister of Montenegro and speaks at the conference on ‘How to Stabilize the Economy of Ukraine and Put it on a Sustainable Growth Trajectory’ organised by The Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies, Brussels. Ms Cecilia Malmström in Paris: meets the Prime Minister of , Mr ; participates in the citizen dialogue "Parlons d'Europe" (Centre d'études européennes de ); meets theChief of Staff of , Mr Jean-Pierre Jouyet; visits the Assemblée Nationale; meets the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development, Mr Laurent Fabius; visits an SME. Mr Neven Mimica attends the World Bank and International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings in Washington DC. Mr meets with Mr Nicos Anastasiadis, President of the Republic of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus. Mr Jonathan Hill receives Mr Patrick Odier, President of the Swiss Bankers' Association. Mr Jonathan Hill receives Mr Alexander Erdland, President of the German insurers' association (GDV). Mr Jonathan Hill gives a keynote speech at the British Bankers' Association Reception, Brussels. Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska receivesrepresentatives of the Flemish Government. Mr Tibor Navracsics gives a speech and hands over the European Heritage Label Award with Ms Silvia COSTA, Chair of Committee on Culture and Education of the EP, at the Ceremony, Brussels Solvay Library. Ms Corina Creţu in Romania: visits EU-funded projects and meets with Mr Ioan Rus, Romanian Minister of Transport. Mr Carlos Moedas receivesProf. Wolfgang Schuerer, Chairman of the Foundation Lindau Nobel Laureate. Mr Carlos Moedas receives Mr Paulo Moniz, Vice-Rector of the Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI).

Jeudi 16 avril President Jean-Claude Juncker receives Honorary Senator award in the European Senate, Düsseldorf-Neuss. Ms Federica Mogherini attends Global Conference on CyberSpace 2015, The Hague. Ms Kristalina Georgieva meets the winners of this year's Juvenes Translatores award at a Special Award ceremony in Brussels, Belgium. Mr Valdis Dombrovskis visits Washington and Boston, USA (16-20/04): attends the IMF and World Bank Spring meeting, gives a speech at the Atlantic Council and participate in G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting; has bilateral meetings with Ms , Managing Director of the IMF, Mrs Janet L. Yellen, Chair of the US Federal Reserve, and Mrs Natalie Jaresko, Ukrainian Finance Minister and Mr Ivaras Abromavichus, Ukraine's Minister of Economic Development and Trade. (20/04) gives a lecture at Harvard University’s Center for European Studies. Mr Jyrki Katainen at the Investment Plan roadshow in Bulgaria: meets Mr Boyko Borissov, Prime Minister; Mr Rosen Plevneliev, President; Mr Tomislav Donchev, Deputy Prime Minister; Mr Bojidar Lukarski, Minister of Economy and as well as business leaders, investors, MPs and students. Mr Johannes Hahn on the official visit to Belarus (16-17/04). Ms Cecilia Malmström receives Ms Mari Kiviniemi, Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD. Ms Cecilia Malmström receives Ms Monica Mæland, Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry. Mr Neven Mimica attends the World Bank and International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings in Washington DC. Mr Karmenu Vella delivers keynote speech at the Ocean Energy Forum (Hotel Crown Plaza, Brussels). Mr Karmenu Vella attends the conference "The Atlantic our Shared Resource – Making the Vision Reality" (Palais d'Egmont, Brussels). Mr Karmenu Vella receives members of the German Parliament. Mr en Maroc (16-17/04): rencontre Mr Abdelillah BENKIRANE, Chef du Gouvernement, Mr Salaheddine MEZOUAR, Ministre des Affaires étrangères et de la coopération, Mr Anis BIROU, Ministre des Marocains résidant à l'étranger et des affaires de la Migration, Mr Mohamed HASSAD, Ministre de l'Intérieur; lance aussi le programme "Intégration des migrants" au Ministère des Finances. Mr Pierre Moscovici in Washington (16-19/04): participates in a Public roundtable organised by the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) on the theme 'The recovery in Europe – the way ', delivers a speech at the World Bank / EIB conference on Climate Finance and has bilateral meetings. Mr Christos Stylianides in Belgrade, Serbia: meets Mr Aleksandar Vucic, Prime Minister; Mr Nebojša Stefanović, Minister of Internal Affairs; Mrs Jadranka Joksimović, Minister and Mr Relief Marko Blagojević, Director of the Office for Reconstruction and Flood. Mr Christos Stylianides Belgrade, Serbia: visits the Emergency Centre and attends the ceremony for Serbia's entry into the EU Civil Protection Mechanism. Mr Jonathan Hill receives Mr John Rishton, CEO of Rolls Royce. Mr Jonathan Hill receives Mr Michael Meehan, CEO of Global Reporting Initiative. Mr Jonathan Hill delivers a speech at the event organised by the Centre for European Reform, London. Ms Violeta Bulc in Madrid, Spain: meets with Ms Ana Pastor, Minister for Public Works, visits with Mrs Inés Ayala Sender, MEP; Mr Luis De Grandes; Mr Izaskun Bilbao, MEP and Mrs Tania Gonzáles Peñas, MEP; and with Mr Íñigo Méndez de Vigo, Secretary of State for European Affairs. Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska receivesMrs Monica Mæland, Norwegian Minister of Trade and Industry. Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska meets with representatives of THALES: Mr Serge Adrian, Senior Vice- President; Mr Pawel Piotrowski, Country Director Thales Poland and Mr Marc Cathelineau, Senior Vice- President EU-NATO-UN. Mr Andrus Ansip and Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska co-chair a roundtable discussion on cross-border parcel delivery with chief executives of national postal operators. Ms Vĕra Jourová receives Mr Selakovic, Serbian Minister of Justice Mr Tibor Navracsics gives a lecture as guest lecturer about the European Commission at Corvinus University, Budapest. Ms Margrethe Vestager in Washington DC, USA (16-17/04): participates in the American Bar Association Antitrust Section's 2015 Spring Meeting; meets with Ms Edith Ramirez, Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission; meets with Mr J. Baer, Assistant Attorney General of the Department of Justice William; meets with Mr Michael Lee, Senator and Chairman of the Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee; delivers speech on “Competition policy in the EU: Outlook and recent developments in antitrust” at the Peterson Institute for International Economics; meets with Ms Amy Klobuchar, Senator and Ranking Member of the Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee. Mr Carlos Moedas delivers an opening speech at the conference "The Atlantic – a Shared Resource: making the vision reality", Palais d'Egmont, Brussels. Mr Carlos Moedas delivers the keynote speech at the European University Association's conference, Antwerp.

Vendredi 17 avril Ms Kristalina Georgieva receives MsNathalie Loiseau, director of France's Ecole Nationale d'Administration. Ms Kristalina Georgieva receives Mr Jean-Pierre Bourguinon, President of the European Research Council. Mr Andrus Ansip participates in the Global Conference on CyberSpace 2015 in The Hague, Netherlands. Mr Jyrki Katainen at the Investment Plan roadshow in Hungary: meets Mr Viktor Orbán, Prime Minister and members of the Hungarian National Assembly's Committee on European Affairs and the Committee on Economics, as well as SMEs, investors, NGOs, research institutes and students. Mr Günther Oettinger speaks on the occasion on 'Energy meets Digital' ofthe Europa Forum Lech in Austria. Ms Cecilia Malmström in Maastricht, the Netherlands: delivers speech "EU Trade Policy: Why should European Citizens care?" at the Jean Monnet Lecture, organised by the Maastricht University (Crowne Plaza Hotel) Mr Neven Mimica attends the World Bank and with Mr Pierre Moscovici participate in International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings in Washington DC. Mr Karmenu Vella receives the representatives from the environmental NGOs Green 10. Mr Christos Stylianides in Zagreb, Croatia: visits the Parliament of Croatia, meets with, Mrs Kolinda Grabar Kitarović, President of Croatia and Mrs Vesna Pusić, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Mr Christos Stylianides in Gunja, Croatia: visits a site of the 2014 floods to see recovery and rehabilitation projects. Mr and Mr Carlos Moedas in Ireland: take part in the round table discussion in Glanbia, visit the Teagasc Food & Research Centre, Moorepark and the O'Brien Centre for Science, University College Dublin (UCD), Belfield. Mr Jonathan Hill delivers a speech at a Reuters Newsmaker Event, London. Mr Jonathan Hill meets Mr Terry Scuoler, CEO of the Manufacturers' Organisation (EEF). Ms Violeta Bulc in Madrid, Spain: participates at the "Forum Nueva Economía", meets with the representatives of the of the Joint Committee for the EU and Committee for Public Works of the Spanish Parliament and the Spanish Senate; meets with representatives of enterprises in different transport sectors, CEOE transport council Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska participates at the conference: "I have a right – citizen on the EU internal market" in Wrocław, Poland. Mr Tibor Navracsics and MrJyrki Katainen at the Investment plan Road-Show, Budapest, Hungary. Ms Margrethe Vestager in Washington DC, USA (16-17/04): participates in the American Bar Association Enforcers Roundtable on enforcement priorities from leading antitrust authorities in the world; participates in Roundtable on banking reform at the Peterson Institute for International Economics.

Samedi 18 avril Mr Neven Mimica attends the World Bank and with Mr Pierre Moscovici participate in International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings in Washington DC. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete meets Mr Todd D. Stern, the United States Special Envoy for Climate Change in Washington DC. Ms Violeta Bulc attends the Global Show for General Aviation in Friedrichshafen, Germany.

Dimanche 19 avril Mr Neven Mimica attends the World Bank and International Monetary Fund Spring Meetings in Washington DC. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete participates at the Major Economies Forum (MEF) on Energy and Climate, Washington DC. Ms Margrethe Vestager delivers keynote speech on transition from Minister to Commissioner at the Danish Seamen’s Church in New York, USA.

Prévisions du mois d'avril: 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 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 27/05 European Parliament plenary session (Brussels) 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) 24/06 European Parliament plenary session (Brussels) 25-26/06 European Council

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