CLDR/11/10

Bruxelles, le 11 mars 2011

CALENDRIER du 14 au 20 mars 2011

(Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine)

Activités des Institutions Déplacements et visites

Lundi 14 mars Eurogroup Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO in Rome, accompanied by Mr Antonio TAJANI: Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO meets the Environment Council President of the Republic, Mr. Giorgio NAPOLITANO, Prime Minister Silvio BERLUSCONI and the Governor of the Banca d'Italia and Chairman of the Financial Stability Board, Mario DRAGHI. He will also receive a honorary doctorate at the LUISS university. Mrs Catherine ASHTON on official visit to Egypt (13-14/03) Mrs Catherine ASHTON participates at the G8 Foreign Ministers meeting in Paris (14-15/03) Mr Janez POTOČNIK meets with Mr Erik SOLHEIM, Norwegian Minister of the Environment and International Development (Justus Lipsius) Mr Janez POTOČNIK receives Mrs Karen ELLEMANN, Danish Minister of Environment Mr Janez POTOČNIK delivers a speech at the Award Ceremony of the European Mobility Week (Atomium -Bruxelles) M. Michel BARNIER reçoit Madeleine ALBRIGHT, diplomate américaine et ex-secrétaire d'État des Etats-Unis M. Michel BARNIER reçoit Larry FINK, Président et CEO de BlackRock M. Michel BARNIER rencontre Wolfgang SCHÄUBLE, Ministre des Finances allemand (Justus Lipsius) Mr. Algirdas ŠEMETA meets with Ms. Ingrida SIMONYTE, Lithuanian Minister for Finance Mr. Algirdas ŠEMETA meets with Mr. Mathias WISSMANN, President of Verband der Automobilindustrie (Hilton) Mr Karel DE GUCHT visits Kuala Lumpur : meets with Mr Datuk Seri Najib Tun RAZAK, Prime Minister of Malaysia; gives a keynote speech at a Public Lecture organised jointly with the European Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EUMCCI) and the Asian Strategic Leadership Institute (ASLI); meets with Mr Yang Berhormat Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Bin Abdul Aziz, Minister in the Prime Minister Department in charge of parliamentary affairs, and Members of Malaysia-EU Inter-Parliamentary Friendship Caucus; meets with Mr Dato' Sri Mustapa bin MOHAMED, Minister of International Trade and Industry of Malaysia Mr John DALLI receives Ms. Caroline SPELMAN - UK's State Secretary for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Mr Janusz LEWANDOWSKI receives Mr Miroslav KALOUSEK, Czech Minister of Finance Mr Janusz LEWANDOWSKI, Mr Günther OETTINGER and Mr. László ANDOR attend The European Government Business Relations Council, (so-called Ad Hoc Council) (Stanhope hotel) Mrs Kristalina GEORGIEVA visits Thailand : she visits EC funded projects in a refugee camp and meets with members of the Thai government (11-15/03) Mrs Connie HEDEGAARD receives Mr Erik SOLHEIM, Norwegian Minister of the Environment and International Development Mrs Connie HEDEGAARD meets with Mrs Karen ELLEMANN, Danish Minister of Environment (J.Lipsius building) Mr. László ANDOR delivers a speech at Prudential event on "Demography" (Cercle de Lorraine) Mrs Cecilia MALMSTRÖM receives the Swedish Parliament's Committee of Employment Mr Dacian CIOLOŞ in Germany: meeting with Mr Helmut BRUNNER, Bavarian Minister for Agriculture and Forestry (Munich); visit of a farm (Dachau); speech and debate at the conference "Bürokratieabbau in der GAP" (Munich) Mardi 15 mars College Meeting Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO delivers a keynote speech at the "Europe 2020 Summit" by the Lisbon Council (Residence ECOFIN Council Palace) Mr Antonio TAJANI delivers a speech at Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO participates at the plenary the Barents Raw Materials Seminar (EP) session with EESC (European Economic and Social Committee) Mr Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ participates in the Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO, Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA, Ms meeting of the Committee of Androulla VASSILIOU, Mr Günther OETTINGER and Mr Štefan Constitutional Affairs (EP) FÜLE receive the Prime Minister of Armenia, Tigran SARGSIAN Ms Androulla VASSILIOU attends the EP Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO receives the French Minister event organised by MEP Antigoni of Economy, Finance and Industry, Christine LAGARDE PAPADOPOULOU on "Ageism: Discrimination based on Age against Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA and Mr Janusz LEWANDOWSKI receive Young Europeans – Facts & Combating Mr Tonio FENECH, Maltese Minister of Finance Strategies" (EP) Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA receives Mr Altelo MATTEOLI, Italian Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN addresses Minister for Infrastructure and Transport the ITRE Committee (EP) Mr Antonio TAJANI gives a speech at the SME Finance Forum Mr Dacian CIOLOŞ in the Agriculture (Berlaymont building) Committee of the European Parliament (COMAGRI): debate on the Commission Mr Antonio TAJANI delivers a speech at the event "Renewable work programme for 2012 Energy Strategy for Europe - A Pan-European Platform Towards 2020" (Brussels, Solvay Library) Mr Janez POTOČNIK and Mrs Connie HEDEGAARD receive Mr Matthias WISSMANN, Chairman of VDA (German Automobile Manufacturer Association) Mr Janez POTOČNIK delivers a keynote speech at the 4th forum for the future of Agriculture, organised by ELO (European Landowners Organisation's yearly conference, Brussels) Mr. Michel BARNIER receives Angela EAGLE, United Kingdom's Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury M. Michel BARNIER participe à un débat sur le "Single Market Act" lors de la réunion plénière du Comité économique et social européen (Charlemagne) Ms Androulla VASSILIOU receives Professor Elie BARNAVI, Director of the Musée de l’Europe Mrs Maria DAMANAKI addresses the meeting of the Employers

2 Group of the European Economic and Social Council (EESC) Mrs Maria DAMANAKI receives representatives of the European Fisheries Technology Platform Mr Günther OETTINGER receives Mr Matthias MACHNIG, State Secretary at the Federal Environment Ministry Mr Günther OETTINGER delivers a speech at the Europa- Ausschusses of the Hessischen Landtages (Brussels) Mr Johannes HAHN receives Mr Raffaele FITTO, Italian Minister for Regional Affairs Mr Johannes HAHN launches the event on Reference Framework for Sustainable Cities (Brussels) Mrs Connie HEDEGAARD receives Ms Patricia ESPINOSA, Mexican Minister of Foreign Affairs Mrs Connie HEDEGAARD receives Mr Todd STERN, US special Envoy for Climate Change for a bilateral meeting Mr Štefan FÜLE receives Mr Marian LUPU, President of the Moldovan Parliament Mr Štefan FÜLE hosts a press conference announcing the 2011 Spring tour of the Youth Orchestra (Berlaymont Piazza) Mr. László ANDOR delivers opening remarks at the film release of "The Cave" (EP) Mrs Cecilia MALMSTRÖM delivers a speech at the SALAR (Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions) Conference (Committee of the Regions, Brussels) Mr Dacian CIOLOŞ delivers the opening speech at the Fourth Forum on the Future of Agriculture: CAP renewal for Better Farming Conference (Square, Brussels) Mr Dacian CIOLOŞ receives Mr David NABARRO, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Food Security and Nutrition Mercredi 16 mars Ms Androulla VASSILIOU meets the Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO receives the Minister of Friends of EIT Group (EP) Foreign Affairs of México, Patricia Espinosa CANTELLANO Mr Štefan FÜLE attends the Committee Mr Antonio TAJANI in Madrid (16-17/03): meets with Mrs on Foreign Affairs at the European Esperanza AGUIRRE, President of the Comunidad Autonoma Parliament Madrid; Mr Miguel SEBASTIAN, Minister of Industry, Tourism and Trade; Mr Juan ROSELL, President of the CEOE; meeting with Mr. László ANDOR delivers a speech at the CEOE Industrial Commission and Tourism Commission the CEEMET-EFM Roundtable (European Forum for Manufacturing) on Ms Androulla VASSILIOU gives the opening speech at the Clear "Employment, Health, Safety & Writing Conference (CHARL-Mansholt Room) Manufacturing' (EP) Mr Karel DE GUCHT visits Sydney (16-17/03): meets with Senator Michael FORSHAW, Chairman of Trade / Foreign Affairs Committee of the Australian Senate; meets with Mr Craig EMERSON, Minister for Trade of Australia Mrs Maria DAMANAKI receives Mr Dimitris ELIADES, Cypriot Minister for Agriculture, Natural Resources and Environment Mr Johannes HAHN receives Mrs Cheryl GILLAN, Welsh Secretary of State Mr Johannes HAHN receives high-level delegation from the World Bank Mrs Connie HEDEGAARD delivers a speech at the opening of the High Level panels of EWEA (European Wind Energy Association) 2011annual event (Brussels Exhibition Centre) Mr Štefan FÜLE receives Dr. Jafar HASSAN, Minister of Planning

3 and International Cooperation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Mrs Cecilia MALMSTRÖM receives Jörg-Uwe HAHN, Hessian Minister for Justice and European Affairs Mr. László ANDOR delivers a speech at the "Launch of Social Innovation Europe Initiative" (Théâtre Vaudeville) Jeudi 17 mars Agriculture and Fisheries Council (17- Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO speaks at the Social Innovation 18/03) conference (Crown Plaza) Mme Viviane REDING reçoit M. Miroslav STANKOVIC, Président du Comité Tzigane Européen-ROM-Gitans Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA reçoit les présidents de la Maison européenne des pouvoirs locaux français Mr Antonio TAJANI in Madrid (16-17/03): meets with Mr. Jose BLANCO, Minister of Public Works Mr Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ in Germany, Berlin: meeting with Dr. , President of the German ; meeting with the Committee on the Affairs of the European Union Mr Janez POTOČNIK receives Mrs Sirkka-Liisa ANTTILA, Finnish Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Mr Janez POTOČNIK receives Mrs Mercedes BRESSO, Président of the Committee of Regions Mr Andris PIEBALGS receives Ms Hilde JOHNSON, executive director of United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Mr Michel BARNIER visits Japan (17-19/03). Key items on the agenda are financial services and the opening up of public procurement markets. In Tokyo, he meets the Minister for Financial Services and Postal Reform, Mr Shozaburo Jimi (tbc) and the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, Mr Akihiro Ohata (tbc). The Commissioner will also meet a number of business and financial services leaders in Japan and deliver a speech at the 12th Roundtable on capital market in Asia, organised by OECD/ADBI in Tokyo. Ms Androulla VASSILIOU gives an opening speech at the Knowledge and Innovation Communities (KICs) Worshop (CHARL) Ms Androulla VASSILIOU receives the Deputy Director General of ENA, Mr Jean-François CHARPENTIER Ms Androulla VASSILIOU gives the opening speech at the 15th SCIC-Universities Conference (CHARL) Mr. Algirdas ŠEMETA receives Mr. Tigran SARGSYANA, Prime Minister of Armenia Mr Karel DE GUCHT visits Sydney: gives a public address to the Australia-European business community at a meeting hosted by the European-Australian Business Council (EABC) Mr John DALLI meets members of NGOs, EFSA, EuropaBio and the EP for a GMO Risk Assessment (Brussels) Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN delivers closing address at the launch event for the 'Social Innovation Europe' Initiative (Brussels) Mrs Maria DAMANAKI in Berlin: speech on the future of the Common Fisheries Policy: “Zukunft der Fischereipolitik“ (EC Representation); meeting with Mr , German Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs and Deputy Federal Chancellor; speech at the International conference on Artic Marine Science (Federal Foreign Office) Mrs Connie HEDEGAARD participates in the Stakeholders'

4 conference on 2050 Roadmap (Charl.building) Mrs Connie HEDEGAARD participates in a meeting "EU Coordination in the World Bank and WB Cooperation with the European Institutions" with the World Bank EU Executive Directors on the occasion of their Eighth annual visit (Berl, R.Schuman room) Mr Štefan FÜLE receives Mr Tomislav NIKOLIĆ, President of the Serbian Progressive Party Mr. László ANDOR participates to the launch of the Social Innovation Europe Initiative (Crowne Plaza Hotel) Mr. László ANDOR delivers the opening speech at Industrial Relations in Europe 2010 Report launch (Hotel Bloom) Mr. László ANDOR delivers the closing speech at Agora Conference "A bridge to the future: European VET policy 2002 to 2010" Mr. László ANDOR opens the "Danube photo exhibition" (President Gallery) Mrs Cecilia MALMSTRÖM meets with the Council of Europe's Group of Eminent Persons (Brussels) Mr Dacian CIOLOŞ meets, in the margins of the Council, with: Mr Miroslav NAYDENOV, Bulgarian Minister for Agriculture and Food; Mr Valeriu TABÁRÁ, Romanian Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development; Ms Sirkka-Liisa ANTTILA, Finnish Minister for Agriculture and Forestry; Ms , German Minister for Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection. Vendredi 18 mars Mrs Viviane REDING delivers a speech Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO receives Honoris Causa from at the Conference "Is the Lisbon Treaty the University of Ghent (Ghent) delivering for citizens?" organised by the European Ombudsman (EP, Brussels) Mr. Olli REHN attends the meeting of the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) (Frankfurt) Mr Janez POTOČNIK participates in the inauguration of "Station d'épuration de Brumagne" (Brumagne, near Namur) Mr Andris PIEBALGS in Riga: meets with Latvian Members of Parliament of the Foreign Affairs and European Affairs Committees, (Parliament of Latvia); meets with President of Latvia Mr Valdis ZATLERS; pronounces a lecture on Development Cooperation at the University of Latvia Ms Androulla VASSILIOU gives a speech at the 20th Seminar of Greek Teachers of the BENELUX (van Maerlant) Mr. Algirdas ŠEMETA in Vienna. He delivers a speech on the "EU fiscal policy 2010", meets with Members of the Austrian Parliament and with representatives of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce Mr Karel DE GUCHT visits Christchurch: represents the European Union at the national memorial service in Christchurch with Mr John KEY, Prime-Minister of New Zealand and senior New Zealand ministers Mrs Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN delivers keynote speech at Hungarian Presidency Conference 'Discovery research neuropsychiatry: depression, anxiety and schizophrenia in focus' (Budapest) Mrs Kristalina GEORGIEVA receives the Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Jordan, Mr Jafar HASSAN Mr Štefan FÜLE gives a keynote speech at the EU Foreign Policy Seminar (Madrid) Samedi 19 mars

5 Mr Antonio TAJANI delivers a speech at the CONFCOMMERCIO forum on Trade, Tourism and Services within the framework of the Strategy Europe 2020 (Cernobbio, Italy) Mr Karel DE GUCHT visits Auckland: meets with Mr Phil GOFF, former Trade Minister and Leader of the Opposition; meets with Mr Timothy John GROSER, Minister of Trade of New Zealand Dimanche 20 mars Trade Ministers informal meeting Mr Janez POTOČNIK participates in the "Tree planting" event on (Brussels) the occasion of 20 Anniversary of Slovenia's independence (Oettingen) Mr Michel BARNIER visits China. Key items on the agenda are financial services, the opening up of public procurement markets and intellectual property rights. In Beijjing, he meets the Minister of Finance, Mr XIE Xuren (tbc), Governor ZHOU Xiaochuan, People's Bank of China, Chairman LIU Mingkang, China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC), Chairman SHANG Fulin, China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) and Chairman WU Dingfu, China Insurance Regulatory Commission (CIRC), The Commissioner will also meet a number of business and financial services leaders in China. Mrs Maria DAMANAKI in Greece: meeting with associations of small scale fishermen of Peloponnese and Greek islands (Leonidio)

Prévisions du mois de mars 2011

21/03 – General Affairs Council 21/03 – Foreign Affairs Council 23-24/03 – European Parliament mini plenary session (Brussels) 24-25/03 – European Council 24-26/03 – Environment Informal Council (Budapest and Gödöllő) 27-29/03 - Education, Youth and Culture Informal Council (Budapest and Gödöllő) 31/03 - Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Transport) 31/03 – 01/04 - Demography / family policy Ministers informal meeting (Budapest and Gödöllő)

Prévisions du mois d'avril 2011

31/03 – 01/04 - Demography / family policy Ministers informal meeting (Budapest and Gödöllő) 04-07/04 - European Parliament plenary session 04-05//04 – Health Ministers Informal meeting (Budapest and Gödöllő) 07/04 – ECOFIN Informal (Budapest and Gödöllő) 11-12/04 – Justice and Home Affairs Council (Luxembourg) 11- 13/04 – Competition Ministers informal meeting (Budapest and Gödöllő) 14-15/03 – Agriculture and Fisheries Council 18/04 – General Affairs Council (Luxembourg) 18/04 – Foreign Affairs Council (Luxembourg)

Prévisions du mois de mai 2011

02-03/05 – Energy Ministers informal meeting (Budapest and Gödöllő)

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Prévisions du mois de juin 2011

05-05/06 – European Parliament plenary session 06-07/06 – EPSCO Council (Luxembourg) 09-10/06 – Justice and Home Affairs Council (Luxembourg) 10/06 - Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Energy) (Luxembourg) 14/06 – Eurogroup (Luxembourg) 15/06 – ECOFIN (Luxembourg) 16/06 - Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Transport) (Luxembourg) 17/06 – Environment Council (Luxembourg) 20/06 – General Affairs Council (Luxembourg) 20/06 – Foreign Affairs Council (Luxembourg) 22-23/06 – European Parliament mini plenary session (Brussels) 24/06 – European Council 27-28/06 – Agriculture and Fisheries Council (Luxembourg)

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