CLDR/11/32

Bruxelles, le 23 septembre 2011

CALENDRIER du 26 septembre au 2 octobre 2011

(Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine)

Activités des Institutions Déplacements et visites

Lundi 26 septembre Foreign Affairs Council – Ministers for Ms Viviane REDING receives Ms Monique GOYENS, Director Trade General of the European Consumers' Organisation 26-29/09 plenary Ms Viviane REDING meets with European Business Schools and session (Strasbourg) Executive Women on Boards (Brussels) Ms Viviane REDING receives Mr Wojciech WIEWIÓROWSKI, Polish Data Protection Supervisor Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA gives a speech on "Nuevo Ciclo politico en Europa, Espana y Catalune" (ESADE, Monsterio Sant Benet de Bages, Barcelona) Mr Janez POTOČNIK receives Mr Nichi VENDOLA, President of Regione Puglia and rapporteur of the Committee of the Regions on Water Management Mr Janez POTOČNIK participates in the annual meeting on the NGO'S part of the Environment Forum Project (Brussels) Ms Androulla VASSILIOU in Warsaw: takes part at the Marie Curie Researchers Symposium "SCIENCE-Passion, Mission, Responsibilities"; joint press conference with Polish Minister Barbara Kudrycka; visits the Copernicus Science Centre; Meets with the authorities and students of the College of Europe in Natolin; gives a press conference on the European Day of Languages at the College of Europe in Natolin Mr John DALLI attends and holds speech at the Oman Healthcare Expansion Summit (26-27/09, Muscat, Oman) Mr Günther OETTINGER in : gives a keynote speech at the Energiepolitischen Dialog and meets with Mr Oliver WOLFF, President of the Verband Deutscher Verkehrsunternehmen (VDV) (Berlin); delivers a speech at the Energie Effizienz Symposium (Stuttgart) Mrs Connie HEDEGAARD in London to attend Al Gore Chief Executive Officer sustainable summit (26-27/09) Mr László ANDOR participates to the G20 Labour-Employment Ministers' Meeting (26-27/9, Paris) Mardi 27 septembre Réunion de la Commission (Strasbourg) Ms Neelie KROES in Nairobi, Kenya (27-29/9): attends Internet Governance Forum and delivers keynote speech, visits schools, hospital training institutes and other locations to see impact of digital technologies Ms Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN meets Minister-President (MP) Stanislaw TILLICH, State Chancellery of (Strasbourg) Mr Johannes HAHN meets Mr Stanislaw TILLICH, Minister President of Sachsen (Strasbourg) Mercredi 28 septembre Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO attends the celebration of the delivers the State of the Union speech in 70th anniversary of the Chairman of the High Level Group on the European Parliament (Strasbourg) reducing the administrative burdens for EU, Mr (Munich) Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding with Turkey in the Ms Catherine ASHTON in Tunisia (28-29/9) to co-chair the EU- presence of Mr Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ and Tunisia Task Force Meeting Turkish EU Minister and Chief Negotiator Mr. Egemen BAĞIS in the European Ms Kristalina GEORGIEVA delivers a "closing speech" at the 7th Parliament European Congress on Civil Protection and Disaster Management (Bonn, Germany)

Mr Štefan FÜLE in Tunis (Tunisia, 28-29/09): meets Mr Ben ACHOUR, President of Tunisia's Higher Political Reform Commission, and Mr Kamel JENDOUBI (28/09), President of the Independent High Authority for the Elections; participates in the first meeting of the EU-Tunisia Task Force (28-29/09) Ms Cecilia MALMSTRÖM meets with Mr Egemen BAĞIŞ, EU Affairs Minister in Turkey (Strasbourg) Ms Cecilia MALMSTRÖM meets with the Delegation to the EU- Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee (Strasbourg) Jeudi 29 septembre 29-30/09 Eastern Partnership Summit Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO delivers an opening speech of (Warsaw, ) the academic year 2011-2012 at the College of Europe Natolin (Warsaw) Mr Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ in Bratislava, : delivers a speech at the European Forum on Secure Energy Supply Mr Janez POTOČNIK visits Berlin/ region (29-30/09). 29/09: speech at the International Conference "Green Markets - World of Sustainable Products" (Umweltbundesamt). 30/09: meeting with German Parliament, Members of the Committees on the EU Affairs and on the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety; Bilateral with Environment Minister Norbert RÖTTGEN; visit of a Natura 2000 site "Galgenberge" (Land Brandenburg)) with State Secretary Ms Ursula HEINEN-ESSER (journalists are welcome) Ms Androulla VASSILIOU receives the European Teachers' Asssociation (AEDE), headed by its President Prof. Silvano MARSEGLIA and its Secretary General Mr Jean-Claude GONON Ms Kristalina GEORGIEVA in Bulgaria: opens the Sustainability Forum in Sofia and gives speech titled "Europe 2020: Strategy for an Intelligent, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth" in Sofia; holds lecture and meets students at the American University in Blagoevgrad Mr Günther OETTINGER attends the Internal Market Conference organised by DG ENERGY (Brussels) Mr Günther OETTINGER in Kiev: attends Conference "Ukraine-EU: Towards the Single Energy Market" Mr Johannes HAHN receives Mr Peter GYÖRKÖS, Ambassador of to the EU Ms Connie HEDEGAARD receives Irish Ministers on LULUCF Ms Connie HEDEGAARD receives a delegation of the World Future Council Mrs Connie HEDEGAARD receives Mr Paul DICKINSON, Chief Executive Officer of the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Mr László ANDOR visits Warsaw (29-30/9): participates in the

2 conference "Territorial Dimension of the European Social Fund" (29/09) and to the opening session of Conference "Europe of Active Citizens" (30/09) Mr Dacian CIOLOŞ opens the photo exhibition organised by the European Council of Young Farmers (CEJA): "Putting a face to food and farming" (Berlaymont, Brussels) Vendredi 30 septembre Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA gives a speech at the high level conference attends the plenary session of the on the Reform of State Aid rules on Services of General Economic Eastern Partnership Summit (Warsaw) Interest (College of Europe, Brugge) Competitiveness Council Mr Siim KALLAS receives representatives from 16 volunteer organisations from Estonia Eastern Partnership Business Forum (Sopot, Poland) Ms Androulla VASSILIOU receives Professor Nuno CRATO, Portuguese Minister of Education and Science Ms Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN receives Mr. Nuno CRATO, Portuguese Minister of Education, Higher Education and Science, and Professor Leonor PARREIRA, Portuguese Secretary of State for Science Ms Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN receives Mr Jyri HÄKÄMIES, Finnish Minister of Economic Affairs Mr Johannes HAHN attends and holds keynote speech at the Assembly of European Regions (AER) (Brussels) Ms Connie HEDEGAARD in Aarhus (Denmark): participation in the Conference of Peripheral and Maritime Regions; intervention at Aarhus Statsgymnasium; intervention at citizens' meeting in Hammel (Favrskov Kommune); intervention at Aarhus University Samedi 1er octobre Mr László ANDOR participe au European Job Days avec SAR la Princesse Mathilde et M. Benoît CEREXHE, Ministre bruxellois de l'Economie et de l'Emploi (Bruxelles) Dimanche 2 octobre

Prévisions du mois d'octobre 2011 3/10 – EPSCO Council (Luxembourg) 3/10 – Eurogroup (Luxembourg) 4/10 – ECOFIN Council (Luxembourg) 6/10 – TTE Council - Transport (Luxembourg) 10/10 – ENVI Council (Luxembourg) 10-11/10 – Foreign Affairs Council (Luxembourg) 17-18/10 – EUROPEAN COUNCIL 20-21/10 - AGRIFISH Council (Luxembourg) 27-28/10 – JHA Council (Luxembourg)

Prévisions du mois d'octobre 2011 7/11 – Eurogroup Council 8/11 – ECOFIN Council 14/11 – Foreign Affairs Council 14-15/11 – AGRIFISH Council

3 15/11 – General Affairs Council 18/11 – ECOFIN Council – Budget 24/11 – TTE Council – Energy 28-29/11 – EYCS Council 29/11 – Eurogroup 30/11 – ECOFIN Council

Prévisions du mois d'octobre 2011 1/12 – Foreign Affairs Council 1-2/12 – EPSCO Council 5/12 – General Affairs Council 5-6/12 – COMPET Council 9/12 – European Council 12-13/12 – TTE Council 13-14/12 – JHA Council 15-16/12 – AGRIFISH Council 16/12 – Foreign Affairs Council (poss.) 16/12 – General Affairs Council (poss.) 19/12 – ENVI Council

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