- Weekly activities

CALENDRIER du 27 avril au 3 mai 2015 Brussels, 24 April 2015 (Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine)

Déplacements et visites Lundi 27 avril Plenary Session (27-30/04, Strasbourg). President Jean-Claude Juncker, Mr and Mr Maroš Šefčovič in Kyiv, Ukraine. President Jean-Claude Juncker, Ms and Mr Johannes Hahn participate in the EU – Ukraine Summit, Kyiv. Mr Maroš Šefčovič meets with Mr Volodymyr Demchyshyn, Minister of Energy and Coal Industry, Kyiv. Mr attends the 'Koningsdagreceptie' of the Permanent Representation of the Netherlands to the EU. Ms Federica Mogherini together with UNSG Ban Ki-moon and Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on board the Navy ship San Gusto off the coast of Sicily. Ms receives the Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Tomislav Donchev. Mr in Strasbourg to exchange views on Digital Single Market with the Committee on Culture and Education of the European Parliament. Mr visits Luxembourg as part of the Investment Plan for Europe: meets with Mr Xavier Bettel, Prime Minister and Mr Werner Hoyer, President of the European Investment Bank; participates in a round table discussion and engages in a debate with university students. Mr receives Mrs Helen Clark, UNDP Administrator. Mr Neven Mimica and Mr receive Mr Achim Steiner, UNEP executive director. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete meets with members of the Confederación Española de Organizaciones Empresariales (CEOE) - OFICEMEN, ACOGEN, SERNAUTO, AEGE, AEFYT and CONFEMETAL, in Madrid. Mr Jonathan Hill gives a keynote speech at the Joint conference of the European Commission and the European Central Bank: European Financial Integration and Stability (Charlemagne Building, Brussels). Ms receives representatives of BlaBlaCar. Ms Violeta Bulc receives Mr Arnaud de David Beauregard, President of CLEPA, the European association of automotive suppliers. Ms Violeta Bulc and Mr receive Mr Fabrice Brégier, President and CEO of Airbus. Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska in Katowice in : meets with the Board of Silesia Region. Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska participates in Business Round Table organised byEU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation, Brussels. She delivers a keynote speech and meets with Japanese business representatives. Mr is in Riga to attend the 5th ASEM Education Ministers' Meeting. Ms Margrethe Vestager meets with Ms Karen Haekkerup, CEO of the Danish Agriculture and Food Council, in Copenhagen. Mr Carlos Moedas receives Mr Michael Mabe, CEO of the International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical publishers (STM). Mr Carlos Moedas receives Professor Ian Chubb, Australia's Chief Scientific Advisor.

Mardi 28 avril College meeting, Strasbourg. President Jean-Claude Juncker, Mr Maroš Šefčovič, Mr and Mr Johannes Hahn in Kyiv, Ukraine. President Jean-Claude Juncker gives the opening speech at the International Reform Conference. Mr Maroš Šefčovič participates in the Energy Panel of the Conference. He also meets with Mr Pavlo Klimkin, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Andriy Kobolev, CEO of Naftogaz and Mr Ihor Prokopiv, President of Ukrtransgaz (UTG). Mr Valdis Dombrovskis delivers a keynote speech at the Reform Conference. He also meets with parliament speaker Mr Volodymyr Hroysman and parliamentary fractions, as well as with Mr Jerome Vacher, IMF Resident Representative. Mr Johannes Hahn participates in thePanel “Business Climate and Investment Opportunities in Ukraine”at theInternational Support for Ukraine Conference. President Jean-Claude Juncker, Mr Frans Timmermans, Mr Jyrki Katainen, Ms Vĕra Jourová and Ms Margrethe Vestager meet with the Prime Minister of Romania, Mr Victor Ponta, in Strasbourg. Ms Federica Mogherini travels to New York and Washington, United States. Ms Kristalina Georgieva meets with Ms Valerie Amos, Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator at the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, Strasbourg. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete, Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska and Mr Carlos Moedas meet with Mr Jeff Immelt, Chairman & CEO of General Electric Company, Strasbourg. Ms Vĕra Jourová meets with Mr Ard van der Steur, Minister of Security and Justice of Netherlands, in Strasbourg.

Mercredi 29 avril President Jean-Claude Juncker addresses the plenary for the debriefing of the European Council, Strasbourg. President Jean-Claude Juncker receives a Delegation of the EU-Japan Business Round Table. M. Frans Timmermans, M. et Mme Elżbieta Bieńkowska reçoivent M. Emmanuel Macron, Ministre de l'Économie, de l'Industrie et du Numérique de la France. Ms Federica Mogherini visits Washington, US. Mr Andrus Ansip in Stockholm (29-30/04): On 29/04, Mr Andrus Ansip attends a dinner organised by the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, together with senior executives from Swedish companies as well as senior representatives from academia and government agencies. Mr Maroš Šefčovič in Turkmenistan: pays official visit and meets with Mr Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, President of Turkmenistan and members of his government, in Ashgabat. Mr Jyrki Katainen participates in the second political trilogue for the Regulation for a European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) as part of the Investment Plan for Europe. Mr Johannes Hahn on official visit to Tunisia. Mr Neven Mimica takes part in a lunch debate on lessons learned from the fight against Polio and Ebola, in Strasbourg. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete receives Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Stakeholders (Ginger Group, ZEP, Bellona, Global CCS Institute). Mr Pierre Moscovici delivers a keynote speech at the FEE Tax Day 2015, organised by the Federation of European Accountants on the theme "The future of tax policy: a matter for society as a whole". Mr in Norway: attends "Harborex", a civil protection exercise; meets with Mr Børge Brende, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Norway. Ms Violeta Bulc in Riga (29-30 April): official visit to attend the Third ASEM Transport Ministers' Meeting. Ms Vĕra Jourová receives Ms Bernadette Ségol, General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation. Mr Tibor Navracsics is in Luxembourg. Ms Margrethe Vestager receives the French Minister of Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs, Mr Emmanuel Macron. Mr Carlos Moedas participates at the EUROFORES breakfast debate, Strasbourg. Mr Carlos Moedas in the Netherlands. He will attend the official government meeting on R&I landscape and meet with Amsterdam Mayor, Mr Van der Laan.

Jeudi 30 avril President Jean-Claude Juncker receives the President of Croatia, Ms Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic. President Jean-Claude Juncker receives Mr Joachim Bitterlich, former Counsellor of Helmut Kohl. President Jean-Claude Juncker receives Mr Gilles de Kerchove, European Counter-Terrorism Coordinator. Mr Frans Timmermans and Mr Karmenu Vella receive Mr Johannes Teyssen, President of Eurelectric, and Mr Hans Ten Berge, Secretary General of Eurelectric. Ms Federica Mogherini travels to Ottawa, Canada. Ms Kristalina Georgieva receives Mr Vidar Helgesen, Norwegian Minister of EU/EEA Affairs. Mr Andrus Ansip in Stockholm (29-30/04). On 30/04, Mr Andrus Ansip takes part in a conference on "Digital future of the EU – engine of the European competitiveness". Mr Maroš Šefčovič in Turkmenistan. Mr Günther Oettinger receives a delegation from the European Federation of Journalists. Mr Johannes Hahn on official visit to Tunisia. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete receives Mr Pablo Ayesa Pascual, Director General of CENER (Centro Nacional de Energías Renovables). Mr Jonathan Hill receives Mr Andreas J. Zehnder, Managing Director of the European Federation of Building Societies. Mr Tibor Navracsics delivers a speech at the European Youth Work Convention, Brussels. Mr Tibor Navracsics receives Mr David G. Horner, President of The American College of Greece, Brussels. Ms Margrethe Vestager meets in bilateral meetings Mr , leader of the Danish People's Party and Ms , chairman of the Danish Socialist People's Party, in Copenhagen. Mr Carlos Moedas in the Netherlands. He will visit the Rijskmuseum, attend the round table discussion on Open Science at the Royal academy of science, take part in an open discussion with State Secretary Sander Dekker at the University of Amsterdam, and visit the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam Medical University Centre.

Vendredi 1 mai Mr Maroš Šefčovič in Turkmenistan. Mr in Kilkenny, : participates in the ICT-agricultural conference; participates in the opening of the Glanbia Ingredients Ireland's Butter Plant.

Samedi 2 mai

Dimanche 3 mai

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 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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