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European Commission - Weekly activities Calendrier du 8 juin au 14 juin 2020 Brussels, 5 June 2020 (Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine) Déplacements et visites Lundi 8 juin 2020 President Ursula von der Leyen holds a videoconference call with Mr Charles Michel, President of the European Council. Mr Valdis Dombrovskis holds a videoconference call with Mr Gitanas Nausėda, President of Lithuania. Mr Nicolas Schmit takes holds a videoconference call with Mr Alain Dehaze, CEO of the Adecco Group. M. Nicolas Schmit participe dans une vidéoconférence avec M. Hugues Sibille du Labo de l'ESS,M. Louis Gallois et M. Laurent Granguillaume, dirigeants de l'expérience française de Territoire Zéro chômeur. Mr Thierry Breton holds a videoconference call with Mr Lakshmi N. Mittal, CEO of ArcelorMittal. Ms Elisa Ferreira holds a videoconference call with representatives of the Confederation of Portuguese Farmers (CAP). Mr Didier Reynders addresses an online event on human rights and environmental due diligence organised by the International Federation for Human Rights (Fédération internationale des Droits de l'Homme – FIDH). M. Didier Reynders participe à un webinar sur l'Etat de droit organisé par la Conférence du Jeune barreau. Mr Janez Lenarčič in The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) (until 9/10): participates in the Humanitarian Air Bridge mission to the DRC with Mr Jean-Yves Le Drian, Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France and Mr Philippe Goffin, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence of Belgium; meets His Excellency Félix Tshisekedi, President of the DRC and Mr Sylvestre Ilunga, Prime Minister of the DRC; and meets Mr Jean-Jacques Muyembe, National Coordinator of the response against the COVID-19 pandemic in the DRC. Ms Jutta Urpilainen holds a videoconference call with Mr Gerd Müller, Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany. Ms Jutta Urpilainen holds a videoconference call with Ms Anne-Marie Trevelyan, Secretary of State for International Development of the United Kingdom. Mardi 9 juin 2020 Mr Frans Timmermans holds a videoconference call with CEOs of the Waste Management and Recycling Industries. Mr Frans Timmermans participate in a debate with Land Use and Food Policy Intergroup representatives. Ms Margrethe Vestager participates in the online World Economic Forum Europe & Eurasia Regional Action Group. Mr Josep Borrell holds a videoconference call with Ms Henrietta Fore, Executive Director of Unicef. Ms Vĕra Jourová holds a video conference call with Mr Ronald Gidwitz, US Ambassador to Belgium and acting US ambassador to the EU. Ms Vĕra Jourová holds a video conference call with Ms Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube and Mr Matt Brittin, President of EMEA Business & Operations of Google. Ms Mariya Gabriel holds a videoconference call with European Society for Paediatric Oncology representatives. Ms Mariya Gabriel holds a videoconference call with Mr Tilo Gerlach, President of AEPO-ARTIS (Association of European Performers' Organisations), Mr Dominick Luquer, General Secretary of International Federation of Actors (FIA), Mr Benoit Machuel, General Secretary of International Federation of Musicians (FIM) and Mr Nacho García Vega, President of the International Artist Organisation of Music (IAO). Ms Mariya Gabriel holds a videoconference call with Mr Brad Smith, President of Microsoft. Mr Nicolas Schmit holds a videoconference call with Mr Christoph Leitl, President of Eurochambres. Mr Nicolas Schmit gives a speech at the General Assembly of Eurochambres. Mr Nicolas Schmit takes part in a videoconference call with European associations of Vocational Education and Training (VET) providers (VET4U2). Mr Nicolas Schmit takes part in a videoconference call with the Joint Committee of the Nordic Social Democratic Labour Movement (SAMAK) high level working group, headed by Ms Tytti Tuppurainen, Minister for European affairs of Finland. Mr Janusz Wojciechowski participates in a webinar with representatives of civil dialogue groups on the Farm to Fork Strategy. Mr Thierry Breton holds a videoconference call with Mr Rodolphe Belmer, Director-General of Eutelsat. Mr Thierry Breton holds a videoconference call with Member States on the Single Market Enforcement Task Force (SMET). Mr Thierry Breton holds a videoconference call with Mr Kevin Mayer, CEO of TikTok. Ms Stella Kyriakides holds a videoconference call with representatives of FoodDrinkEurope. Ms Stella Kyriakides delivers a keynote speech at the virtual Delphi Economic Forum 2020. Ms Helena Dalli holds a videoconference call with the representatives of the European Centre of Employers and Enterprises providing Public Services and Services of general interest (CEEP). Ms Ylva Johansson participates in a webinar co-organised by the Antalya Diplomacy Forum and the International Centre for Migration Policy Development on ‘The Situation of Refugees and Other Displaced People during the Pandemic: The need for International Cooperation'. Mr Janez Lenarčič in The Democratic Republic of Congo: meets Mr Carly Nzanzu, Governor of the North Kivu province. Mr Olivér Várhelyi holds a videconference call with Mr Christoph Leitl, President of EUROCHAMBRES. Mr Olivér Várhelyi participates with Mr David Harris, CEO of the American Jewish Committee, in a webinar on the EU neighbourhood policy and transatlantic relations. Ms Jutta Urpilainen holds a videoconference call with representatives of Caritas Europa. Ms Jutta Urpilainen holds a videoconference call with Ms Winnie Byanyima, Executive Director of the UN Joint Programme on HIV and AIDS (UNAIDS). Ms Ylva Johansson participates in the online Techarenan Challenge (Stockholm) event. Mercredi 10 juin 2020 College Meeting Mr Josep Borrell holds a videoconference call with Mr Benjamin Gantz, Minister for Defence of Israel. Mr Margaritis Schinas delivers a keynote speech at the Delphi Economic Forum 2020. Mr Nicolas Schmit gives a speech to the Committee on Education of the Deutscher Industrie- und Handelskammertag (DIHK). Mr Paolo Gentiloni participates in the OECD Ministerial Roundtable videoconference. Mr Thierry Breton holds a videoconference call with Mr Christophe Deloire, Secretary General of Reporters Without Borders. Mr Thierry Breton participates in the Virtual European Business Summit meeting. Ms Stella Kyriakides participates in the High-Level Digital Meetup on Head and Neck Oncology, organised by the Croatian Society for Head and Neck Tumors. Mr Didier Reynders participates in the Virtual European Business Summit meeting Ms Helena Dalli delivers a speech at the online conference on ‘The Pandemic within the Pandemic - A Virtual Briefing on Access to Justice for Global Survivors of Sexual and Gender-based Violence during COVID-19' co-hosted by Rise, Nadia's Initiative, and the Mission of Argentina and the European Union Delegation to the United Nations. Mr Olivér Várhelyi holds a videoconference call with Mr Qu Dongyu, Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). Jeudi 11 juin 2020 Mr Frans Timmermans holds a videoconference call with Green 10 NGOs representatives and with the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic). Ms Margrethe Vestager participates in the videoconference call hosted by the Open Society European Policy Institute (OSEPI) with key civil society actors working on digital matters. Ms Margrethe Vestager delivers key note speech at the online Cyber Security Summer Hub. Ms Margrethe Vestager delivers a keynote speech at the webinar for Altinget's Political Summer meeting. Mr Josep Borrell chairs the Eastern Partnership ministerial videoconference with Mr Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Armenia, with Mr Elmar Mammadyarov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Azerbaijan, with Mr Vladimir Makei, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus, with Mr David Zalkaliani, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia, with Mr Oleg ȚULEA, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration of Moldovoa, and with Mr Kuleba Dmytro, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. Mr Maroš Šefčovič receives Mr Pascal Lamy, former Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) and President Emeritus of the Jacques Delors Institute. Ms Vĕra Jourová holds a video conference call with members of the World Economic Forum's Media, Entertainment and Culture Industry Action Group. Mr Margaritis Schinas holds, together with Mr Nicolas Schmit, a virtual meeting with BusinessEurope, CEEP, ETUC and SMEUnited. Ms Mariya Gabriel holds a videoconference call with Mr Franck Riester, Minister for Culture of France. Ms Mariya Gabriel holds a videoconference call with Hydrogen Europe representatives on the European Green Deal. Ms Mariya Gabriel participates in the ‘Webit Virtual - The Thought Leadership Network' as special guest and speaker. Ms Mariya Gabriel holds a videoconference call with H.E. Sarah Mbi Enow Anyang, Commissioner for Human Resources, Science and Technology of the African Union Commission. Mr Nicolas Schmit gives the opening speech at the event ‘Upskilling Studio 2020 - How to upskill in response to a rapidly changing environment' organised by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology. M. Nicolas Schmit participe à une vidéoconférence avec M. Bernard Lahure, Gérant d'Ecotransfaire, et Mme Aline Muller, CEO du Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER). Mr Janusz Wojciechowski participates in a videoconference call with representatives of the Institute of Agricultural Economy on the situation regarding agriculture and COVID-19. Mr
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