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CALENDRIER Du 1 Au 7 Juin 2015 Brussels, 29 May 2015 (Susceptible De Modifications En Cours De Semaine) European Commission - Weekly activities CALENDRIER du 1 au 7 juin 2015 Brussels, 29 May 2015 (Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine) Déplacements et visites Lundi 1 juin Informal Agrifish Council (01-02/06), Riga. President Jean-Claude Juncker meets with the Heads of the Commission Representations, in Luxembourg. President Jean-Claude Juncker meets with leaders of the European Roundtable of Industrialists, together with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President François Hollande, in Berlin. M. Frans Timmermans reçoit M. Yvan Biefnot, Président de l'Association Européenne de la Pensée Libre. Mr Frans Timmermans receives Ms Dunja Mijatovice, OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media. Mr Frans Timmermans receives Mr Hans de Boer, Chairman of VNO-NCW, and Mr Winand Quaedvlieg, Brusels Office Delegate of VNO-NCW. Ms Kristalina Georgieva receives Ms Anne-Marie Leroy, World Bank Senior Vice-President. Mr Andrus Ansip delivers a keynote speech at the European Digital Forum hosted by the Lisbon Council, in Brussels. Mr Maroš Šefčovič is on an Energy Union Tour in Riga, Latvia: meets with Ms Laimdota Straujuma, Prime Minister of the Republic of Latvia; meets with Mr Nils Ušakovs, Chairman of the Riga City Council; meets with Ms Dana Reizniece Ozola, Minister of Economics of the Republic of Latvia; participates in the Citizens Dialogue at the Riga Technical University; exchanges views with the Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs (COSAC) on "European Union Energy Policy: State of Play, Challenges and Opportunities". Mr Valdis Dombrovskis receives Mr Alain Berset, Swiss Federal Councillor. Mr Jyrki Katainen takes the Investment Plan roadshow to Latvia: meets with government, private sector and citizens; visits an electronics enterprise which has benefitted from EU funding; hosts a Citizens' Dialogue entitled Investment Plan for Europe: Financing and Benefits for Real Economy. Ms Cecilia Malmström in Riga: delivers a speech at the Conference of European Community Affairs Committees (COSAC) meeting. Mr Neven Mimica receives Mr Philippe Le Houérou, Vice-President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Mr Miguel Arias Cañete in Berlin: gives a keynote speech at the Eurelectric Annual Convention; gives a keynote speech at the conference on "The Consumer Powered Energy Transition". Mr Miguel Arias Cañete meets the Norwegian Parliament and participates in the EU-Norway Energy Ministerial Dialogue, in Oslo. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis participates at a conference on endocrine disruptors, in Brussels. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis receives Mr Alain Berset, Swiss Federal Councillor and Head of the Federal Department of Home Affairs. Mr Dimitris Avramopoulos is in Moritzburg, Germany, for the G6 of Interior Ministers. M. Pierre Moscovici participe à un débat au Comité économique et social européen (CESE) "Avancer vers des solutions nouvelles pour les ressources propres de l'UE", à Bruxelles. M. Pierre Moscovici rencontre M. Joost Van Iersel, Président de la section spécialisée «Union économique et monétaire, cohésion économique et sociale» du CESE, et M. Carmelo Cedrone, Vice- président de la section, à Bruxelles. M. Pierre Moscovici reçoit M. le Conseiller fédéral suisse Alain Berset, Chef du Département fédéral de l'intérieur. Mr Christos Stylianides in New York: meets with Mr Tony Lake, Executive Director of UNICEF; meets with Mr Jan Eliasson, UN Deputy Secretary-General; meets with Mr Stephen O'Brien, UN Under- Secretary-General and Emergency Response Coordinator; meets with Mr Jemilah Mahmood, Head of the World Humanitarian Summit Secretariat. Mr Phil Hogan in Riga for the Informal Council. Ms Vĕra Jourová speaks at the European Consumer Summit, in Brussels. Mr Tibor Navracsics is in Lausanne, Switzerland: meets with Mr Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee and Mr Michel Platini, President of the Union of European Football Associations – UEFA. Ms Margrethe Vestager participates in the inauguration of Copenhagen EU Office and Creo.DK's office, in Brussels. Mr Carlos Moedas is in Washington, USA: attends a meeting and delivers a speech on "EU Approach to Science Diplomacy" at the European Institute; meets with Mr Ernest Moniz, US Secretary of Energy, Mr France Cordova, Director of the National Science Foundation, Mr John Holdren, Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. Mardi 2 juin EU-US Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial meeting, in Riga (02-03/06). Ms Vĕra Jourová attends. President Jean-Claude Juncker receives Mr Felipe Gonzalez Marquez, former Prime Minister of Spain. President Jean-Claude Juncker receives Scottish First Minister, Ms Nicola Sturgeon. Mr Frans Timmermans hosts the Annual High Level Meeting of Philosophical and Non-Confessional Organisations. Mr Frans Timmermans receives Ms Louma Albik, President of SB Overseas. Ms Federica Mogherini in Paris:participates in the Second Ministerial Meeting of the Small Group of the Global Coalition to counter Dae'sh; meets with Mr Nasser Judeh, Jordan Foreign Minister. Ms Kristalina Georgieva takes part in the meeting of the High Level Group on Own Resources, in Brussels. Mr Andrus Ansip receives Mr Reinhard Zinkann, President of European Committee of Domestic Equipment Manufacturers (CECED). Mr Maroš Šefčovič gives a keynote speech at Cities Forum 2015 "An urban agenda for Europe", in Brussels. Mr Maroš Šefčovič receives Mr Jean-Pol Poncelet, Director-General of Foratom. Mr Maroš Šefčovič meets with Mr John Abbott, Shell Executive Director for Europe, in Brussels. Mr Maroš Šefčovič gives a speech at the Politico event "Driving the energy transition: what role for the carbon price?", in Brussels. Mr Jyrki Katainen takes the Investment Plan roadshow to Estonia: meets with government, private sector, National Parliament and citizens; visits Skype Technologies OÜ and meets with its CEO, Mr Andrus Järg; participates in a public debate entitled European economy today with Prime Minister Taavi Rõivas. Mr Günther Oettinger meets with the Schleswig-Holstein state government, in Brussels. Mr Johannes Hahn visits the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Ms Cecilia Malmström in Berlin: participates in a panel discussion at the Dialogforum II on TTIP; meets with Mr Michael Froman, US Trade Representative, and Mr Sigmar Gabriel, Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy and Vice Chancellor of Germany. Mr Neven Mimica in Portugal: participates in a public event on Financing for Development in Lisbon; meets with Mr Luís Campos Ferreira, Secretary of State of Portugal. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete visits a Hydro Power plant in Bergen, Norway. Mr Karmenu Vella receives Mr Robert Habeck, Minister of the German Bundesland Schleswig Holstein, for Energy Transition, Environment, Agriculture and Rural Districts. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis receives Mr Chris Fearne, Maltese Parliamentary Secretary for Health. Ms Marianne Thyssen delivers a speech at "Alliance for Youth" employment initiative at the European Parliament, in Brussels. Ms Marianne Thyssen receives Mr Nicolas Schmit, Luxembourg Minister for Employment. M. Pierre Moscovici rencontre M. François Hollande, Président de la République française, à Paris. Mr Christos Stylianides represents the European Commission at the high-level commemorative conference on the occasion of the 65th anniversary event of UNRWA (the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East), in Brussels. Mr Phil Hogan in Riga for the Informal Agrifish Council. Mr Jonathan Hill receives Mr Lars Rohde, Governor of the Danish Central Bank. Mr Jonathan Hill receives Mr Thomas Leysen, Chairman of KBC Board and Mr Johan Thijs, CEO of KBC Group. Mr Jonathan Hill participates in the European Private Equity and Venture Capital conference, in Brussels. Mr Jonathan Hill receives Mr Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland. Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska receives representatives of United Technologies Corporation: Mr Philippe Delpech, Chief Operating Officer, Intercontinental Operations for UTC Building and Industrial Systems, and Mr Thomas Reynaert, President of United technologies international operations Europe. Mr Tibor Navracsics receives Ms Bernadette Ségol, Secretary General of the European Trade Union Confederation. Mr Tibor Navracsics delivers a speech at the launch event of the sport week communication campaign, in Berlaymont. M. Tibor Navracsics reçoit Mgr Alain Paul Lebeaupin, Nonce apostolique auprès de l'Union Européenne à Bruxelles. Ms Corina Creţu participates in the European CITIES Forum, in Brussels. Ms Margrethe Vestager receives Ms Catherine A. Novelli, US Under Secretary of State. Mr Carlos Moedas is in Boston, USA: attends a meeting and visits Sanofi-Genzyme, takes part in a working lunch with Boston BIO Centre and visits the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) SENSEable City Lab. Mercredi 3 juin College meeting EU-US Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial meeting, in Riga (02-03/06). Mr Dimitris Avramopoulos attends. OECD Ministerial Council Meeting, in Paris (03-04/06). Mr Miguel Arias Cañete and Mr Pierre Moscovici attend. President Jean-Claude Juncker participates in the Opening Ceremony of the European Development Days (EDDs), in Brussels. Ms Cecilia Malmström delivers a speech. Mr Neven Mimica also attends and holds a bilateral meeting with Ms Melinda Gates, Gates Foundation. President Jean-Claude Juncker receives Mr Alexis Tsipras, Prime Minister of Greece. Mr Frans Timmermans gives the opening address at European Green Week, in Brussels. Mr
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