CALENDRIER Du 14 Au 20 Décembre 2015
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European Commission - Weekly activities CALENDRIER du 14 au 20 décembre 2015 Brussels, 11 December 2015 (Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine) Déplacements et visites Lundi 14 décembre Agriculture and Fisheries Council, in Brussels (14-15/12). European Parliament plenary session, in Strasbourg (14-17/12). President Jean-Claude Juncker meets with Mr Jean-Pierre Raffarin, former Prime Minister, President of the Committee for Foreign Affairs, Defence and Military forces at the French Senate, in Strasbourg. Ms Federica Mogherini and Mr Johannes Hahn participate in the EU-Morocco Association Council, in Brussels. Ms Kristalina Georgieva travels to Athens, Greece, to sign an agreement with the UNHCR, represented by Assistant High Commissioner for Operations, Mr George Okoth-Obbo, and together with Mr. Ioannis Mouzalas, Greece's Alternate Minister of Interior and Administrative Reconstruction responsible for Migration Policy. Mr Gunther Oettinger participates in the Federal Party Congress CDU, in Karlsruhe. Mr Johannes Hahn participates in the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on Turkey, in Brussels. Mr Johannes Hahn participates in the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on Serbia, in Brussels. Mr Karmenu Vella meets with Mr Martijn van Dam, Dutch Minister for Agriculture, in the margins of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council, in Brussels. Mr Karmenu Vella meets with Mr Marek Gróbarczyk, Polish Minister for Maritime Affairs, in the margins of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council, in Brussels. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis in Vilnius, Lithuania: attends official ceremony of the opening in Lithuania (sole owner of an LNG terminal in the Baltics), of two new power interconnections - Litpol Link and NordBalt. Mr Dimitris Avramopoulos meets with Mr Angelino Alfano, Minister of the Interior of Italy. Ms Marianne Thyssen receives Mr Pim van Ballekom, Vice President of the European Investment Bank. Mr Pierre Moscovici is in The Hague: meets with Mr Jeroen Dijsselbloem, President of the Eurogroup, and with Mr Eric Wiebes, State Secretary for Finance of The Netherlands. Mr Phil Hogan meets with Mr Krzysztof Jurgiel, Polish Minister of Agriculture, in the margins of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council, in Brussels. Mr Phil Hogan meets with Mr Luís Capoulas Santos, Portuguese Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Development, in the margins of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council, in Brussels. Ms Violeta Bulc receives Ms Fang Liu, Secretary-General of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). Ms Margrethe Vestager receives Ms Monique Goyens, CEO of BEUC. Mr Carlos Moedas meets with research organisations, companies, and other stakeholders ( including representatives of EARTO, EUREC, EIT, Nextury Ventures, the South Eastern European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association as well as the Carnegie Mellon and Católica-Lisbon universities) to discuss the European Innovation Council, in Brussels. Mr Carlos Moedas receives Ms Margarida Marques, Portuguese State Secretary of European Affairs. Mr Carlos Moedas meets with Mr Francisco Marin, Director General of The Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology (CDTI), in Brussels. Mardi 15 décembre College meeting, in Strasbourg. General Affairs Council, in Brussels. Foreign Affairs Council "Trade", in Brussels. President Jean-Claude Juncker addresses the European Parliament Plenary in Strasbourg on the Eurozone recommendation and on the completion of Europe’s Economic and Monetary Union. President Jean-Claude Juncker meets with Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Roman Catholic Church, in Strasbourg. Mr Frans Timmermans meets with Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Roman Catholic Church, in Strasbourg. Mr Gunther Oettinger delivers the opening speech at World summit information society (UN), in New York. Ms Cecilia Malmström and Mr Phil Hogan in Nairobi, Kenya, for the WTO 10th Ministerial Conference (until 17/12). On 15/12, Ms Cecilia Malmström meets with Mr Mauro Vieira, Brazilian Minister of Foreign Affairs; meets with Mr Roberto Azevedo, Director-General of the World Trade Organization; meets with Ms Amina Mohamed, Kenyan Foreign Affairs & International Trade Cabinet Secretary. Mr Phil Hogan meets with Mr Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Ms Violeta Bulc meets with Mr Pierre Cardo, Chairman of the French Autorité de régulation des activités ferroviaires et routières (ARAFER), in Strasbourg. Mercredi 16 décembre Environment Council, in Brussels. President Jean-Claude Juncker addresses the European Parliament Plenary in Strasbourg on the preparation of the European Council of 17-18 December. President Jean-Claude Juncker meets with Mr Petro Poroshenko, Ukrainian President, together with European Council President Donald Tusk. Mr Maroš Šefčovič receives Mr Elyor Ganiev, Minister of Foreign Economic Relations, Investments and Trade of the Republic of Uzbekistan. Mr Karmenu Vella meets with Mr Richard Brabec, Czech Minister of the Environment, in the margins of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council, in Brussels. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis delivers a speech on 'Preventing and addressing chronic diseases - a Commission priority' in the Chronic Diseases Conference, in the Charlemagne building, in Brussels. Ms Cecilia Malmström and Mr Phil Hogan in Nairobi, Kenya, for the WTO 10th Ministerial Conference (until 17/12). On 16/12, Ms Cecilia Malmström delivers a speech at the Plenary Session; meets with Mr Motoo Hayashi, Japanese Minister of Economy, Trade & Industry; meets with Ms Chrystia Freeland, Canadian Minister for International Trade; meets with Ms Nirmala Sitharaman, Indian Minister of State for Commerce and Industry; meets with Mr Tofail Ahmed, Bangladesh Minster for Commerce. Together with Mr Phil Hogan, Ms Malmström also meets with Mr Andrew Robb, Australian Minister for Trade and Investment. Mr Phil Hogan meets with Mr Hidemichi Sato, Japanese Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, and visits IBAR African Union Livestock Facility premises. Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska in Kourou, French Guiana (16-17/12) on the occasion of the launch of two Galileo satellites on 17 December. On 16/12: visits the Guiana Space Center. Mr Carlos Moedas is in Paris, France: meets with Prof. Jean-François Bach, President of the Academy of Sciences, and holds a meeting with the National Academy of Medicine; attends the Award ceremony for the "Etoiles de l'Europe" awarded by the French secretariat of higher education and research, at the campus of the International University of Paris. Jeudi 17 décembre European Council, in Brussels (17-18/12). President Jean-Claude Juncker participates in the EPP summit ahead of the European Council, in Brussels. Mr Frans Timmermans receives Mr Sandro Gozi, State Secretary for European Affairs of Italy. Mr Dimitris Avramopoulos in Berlin: adresses the German Bundesrat and the Committee on Internal Affairs of the German Bundestag; takes part in the Citizen's Dialogue; meets with Mr Joachim Gauck, President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Mr Thomas de Maizière, Minister of the Interior of Germany, and Mr Peter Altmaier, Head of the German Chancellery and Federal Minister for Special Affairs. Ms Marianne Thyssen receives Ms Jetta Klijnsma, State Secretary for Social Affairs and Employment of the Netherlands. M. Pierre Moscovici reçoit des représentants des associations d'éditeurs belges de presse quotidienne et de magazines. M. Pierre Moscovici reçoit M. Elio Di Rupo, Président du Parti socialiste Belge. Ms Cecilia Malmström and Mr Phil Hogan in Nairobi, Kenya, for the WTO 10th Ministerial Conference (until 17/12). On 17/12, Ms Cecilia Malmström meets with Mr Joshua Setipa, Lesotho Minister for Trade and Industry; meets with Mr Thomas Lembong, Indonesian Minister of Trade. Ms Violeta Bulc receives representatives from the European Transport Workers' Federation. Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska in French Guiana (16-17/12). On 17/12: visits the Galileo control center and ground station to attend the launch of two Galileo satellites. Ms Vĕra Jourová speaks at the 9th EU-Israel Seminar on Combating Racism, Xenophobia and Anti- Semitism, in Brussels. Vendredi 18 décembre Mr Frans Timmermans receives Mr Dacian Ciolos, Prime Minister of Romania. Mr Johannes Hahn is on official visit to Stockholm, Sweden. 11:00 Mr Karmenu Vella receives Ms Sherry Ayitey, Ghanaian Minister of Fisheries and Aquaculture Development. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis in Vilnius, Lithuania: presents the Annual Growth Survey 2016 in the Committee on European Affairs of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania; meets with Mr Saulius Skvernelis, Lithuanian Minister of the Interior to discuss refugees' issues; meets with members of Vilnius city Municipality. Mr Christos Stylianides attends advanced consultation meetings ahead of the World Humanitarian Summit 2016, in Istanbul, Turkey (18-19/12). Mr Tibor Navracsics is in Budapest: meets with Ms Judit Czunyiné Bertalan, Minister of State for Public Education of Hungary. Ms Margrethe Vestager in Copenhagen: meets with Mr Troels Lund Poulsen, Minister for Business and Growth; meets with Mr Morten Østergaard, Leader of the Danish Social Liberal Party; meets with Mr Uffe Elbæk, Leader of the Alternative Party; meets with Mr Jarl Frijs-Madsen, Associated Partner at the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies; meets with Ms Eva Berneke, Chief Executive Officer of KMD.