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CLDR/09/18 Bruxelles, le 15 mai 2009 CALENDRIER du 18 au 31 mai 2009 (susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine) Activités des Institutions Déplacements et visites Lundi 18 mai Conseil "Affaires générales et relations Mrs Margot WALLSTRÖM receives Mr Murray MCCULLY, extérieures" (CAGRE) (18-19) Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand Réunion du Conseil d'association UE - Mr Jacques BARROT receives Mr Vygaudas UŠACKAS, Israël (18-19) Lithuanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Réunion du Conseil de stabilisation et Mr Joe BORG addresses the Seychelles Forum (Mahe Island, d'association UE – Albanie Seychelles) EU - New Zealand Ministerial Troika Mr Janez POTOČNIK receives Mr Diego LÓPEZ GARRIDO, Spanish State Secretary for European Affairs Mr Ján FIGEL' in Brazil (17-20): meets Mr Joao SILVA FERREIRA, Brazilian Minister of Culture and Signature of Joint Declaration on Culture; meets Mr Fernando HADDAD, Brazilian Minister of Education and Signature of Joint Declaration; gives a courtesy call to Minister Luiz Soares DULCI, Secretary General of the Presidency in charge of Youth ; meets Mr Y. David WEITMAN, Member of the Board and Founder of Ten Yad Beit Yaacov School; meets Mr Carlos Alberto VOGT, Secretary of Higher Education and Presidents of the State Universities UNESP, UNICAMP and USP; meets Mr Joao SAYAD, Secretary of Culture of the Government of the State of Sao Paulo; visits the Pinacoteca Museum from Sao Paulo Mr Olli REHN meets Mrs Tarja HALONEN, President of the Republic of Finland (Mäntyniemi, Finland) Mrs Mariann FISCHER BOEL in China (18-22): launch of "Tasty Europe" promotional week (18, Shanghai). Inauguration of the 10th SIAL Food & Beverage trade show (19, Shanghai). Speech at the China-EU agro-food business summit (20, Beijing) and at the Beijing Agricultural University (21, Beijing). Meetings with leading members of the Chinese government, including Vice Premier HUI LIANGYU, Agriculture Minister SUN ZHENGCAI, Minister WANG YONG of the Chinese General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) and Vice-minister of Commerce GAO HUCHENG; press conferences (Shanghai and Beijing) (22) Mr Vladimír ŠPIDLA participates in a conference on flexicurity in the Belgian Parliament (Brussels) Mr Andris PIEBALGS visits Australia (18-21) Mardi 19 mai Réunion des directeurs politiques UE - Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO participates in the European Irak (Troïka) Maritime Day celebrations + press conference (Rome) 47th meeting of the EC - Turkey Mr Joe BORG in Rome for the European Maritime Day Association Council celebrations (19-20): closing speech at the European Cruise Council Conference; Opening speech of the plenary session "Progress of the European Integrated Maritime Policy"; Ministerial Panel on the Integrated Maritime Policy in the Mediterranean Sea Basin; panel discussion "Contribution of Maritime Clusters to Competitiveness and Regional Development"; closing speech; joint press conference with Mr Altero MATTEOLI, Italian Minister of Infrastructures and Transport (20) Mrs Margot WALLSTRÖM receives Mr Sten TOLGFORS, Swedish Minister of Defense Mrs Margot WALLSTRÖM and Mrs Benita FERRERO- WALDNER receive Hon. Ranil WICKREMESINGHE, Chairman of the United National Party of Sri Lanka Mrs Margot WALLSTRÖM speaks at the Belgium Junior Chamber of Commerce Mr Jacques BARROT delivers a keynote speech at the Stakeholders Conference on Data protection (Brussels) Mr Stavros DIMAS addresses keynote speech on climate change to The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Mr Janez POTOČNIK intervenes on the EU Research policy and on the International Cooperation Strategy at the INT. Section (Section for the Single Market, Production and Consumption) of the EESC, followed by a presentation of the draft opinion on A strategic European framework for international science and technology cooperation by the rapporteur Mr Gerd WOLF (EESC) M. Louis MICHEL participe à la remise du Prix International Roi Baudouin pour le Développement (Palais Royal) Mrs Benita FERRERO-WALDNER addresses the Friends of Europe Conference Europe and China (Bibliothèque Solvay) Mr Vladimír ŠPIDLA opens a vernissage of Czech art as part of Mini Gallery 2009 "Through Czech Eyes" (BERL) Ms Catherine ASHTON participates in the OECD book launch on 'International trade: Free, Fair and Open?" (Vrije Universiteit, Brussels) Ms Catherine ASHTON receives Mr Jonas GAHR STØRE, Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs M. Leonard ORBAN visits London (19-20): "An Insider's View of the European Commission" Talk to 32 young diplomats and the "Diplomatic Magazine"; school visit (Woodside High School, Tottenham); speech "Multilingualism: a policy for uniting Europeans" at the London School of Economics (19). Visit to Lambeth Academy with students; participation in a brief language lesson experience (Business German/Chinese); meeting with students and key stakeholders; Round Table discussion on EN linguists (translators and interpreters) shortage at University of Westminster (20) Mercredi 20 mai Sommet UE – Chine (Troïka) (Prague) Mrs Margot WALLSTRÖM in Warsaw: meets with Mr Bronislaw KOMOROWSKI, President of the Sejm; participates in a panel discussion on "Women and European politics"; meets students at the Warsaw School of Economics Mr Günter VERHEUGEN attends the European Maritime Day Stakeholders Conference (Rome) 2 Mr Antonio TAJANI participates in the Ministerial panel on the Integrated Maritime Policy in the Mediterranean Sea Basin during the European Maritime Day (Rome) Jeudi 21 mai G7 Development ministers meeting (21- 23, Pescara) EU – Russia Summit (21-22, Chabarovsk) Vendredi 22 mai Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA participates in the seminar "Towards a new financial system: reviving the global economy" held by the Aspen Institute (Venice) Mr Ján FIGEL' attends the Conference Sport and Law (Bratislava) Samedi 23 mai EU – South Korea Summit (Seoul) Dimanche 24 mai G8 Energy Ministers meeting (24-25, Mrs Benita FERRERO-WALDNER visits Thailand Rome) 9th ASEM Foreign Ministers meeting (Hanoi) World Business Summit on Climate Change (24-26, Copenhagen) Lundi 25 mai Réunion ministérielle UE - Birmanie Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO in Copenhagen: participates (Troïka) (Hanoï, Viêt Nam) in the Worl Business Summit on Climate Change; receives "European of the Year" award from the Danish-European Conseil "Agriculture et pêche" movement Mrs Margot WALLSTRÖM receives Ms Virginija LANGBAKK, Director of the EU Gender Equality Institute Mr Jacques BARROT has Joint VIP Corner with Mr F. HERBERT, Head of Missing Children Europe on the occasion of the International Missing Children's Day (Brussels) Mr Stavros DIMAS participates in MEF (Major Emitters Forum) (25-26, Paris) Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA in Madrid: speeches at the conference 'La crisis económica vista deste el Exterior' held by the Fundaction Alternativas, at the Conference of the Family Enterprise Institute and participation in the conference 'Europa y la alternativasz a la císis económica mundial' held by the UGT and the Escuela Julian Besteiro Mr Janez POTOČNIK in Slovenia: participates in the Microsoft NT Conference (Portoroz) and in the "University colloqium" of the University of Primorska (Koper) Mr Olli REHN in Italy: meets Cardinal Tarcisio BERTONE and Monsignor Dominique MAMBERTI (Vatican, Holy See); meets Foreign Minister Franco FRATTINI (Rome) 3 Mrs Neelie KROES delivers a speech at the Joint ECB-DNB Retail Payments Conference (Frankfurt) Mr Vladimír ŠPIDLA participates in the Presidency Conference on Care and Protection of Senior Citizens The Dignity and Hazard of Elderly + Press conference (Prague) Mr Vladimír ŠPIDLA meets German Labour Minister, Mr Olaf SCHOLZ Mardi 26 mai Annual meeting of the Commission with Mrs Margot WALLSTRÖM participates in the Structured the European Court of Auditors (BERL Dialogue with the Committee of the Regions 13th floor) Mr Jacques BARROT attends the CION European Affairs at the Mrs Margot WALLSTRÖM launches the National Assembly (Paris) new web portal on EU affairs related news, PressEurop Mr Antonio TAJANI in Genoa: holds an opening speech at the 26th IAPH World Port Conference; holds a closing speech for the round table "Transports and efficient logistics" during the conference "Priority Project 24 - A link between two seas"; holsd a closing speech for the minister's meeting "How governments can help during the conference "Priority Project 24 - A link between two seas" Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA meets the European Executive Directors of the IMF (Brussels) Mr Janez POTOČNIK delivers keynote address "sustainable development: a challenge for European research" at the opening session of the conference on sustainable development (CHARL) Mr Ján FIGEL' receives the Auditor Morten Louis LEVYSOHN Mr Ján FIGEL' takes part in the IFRI (Institut français des relations internationales) lunch debate "Mobility, higher education and the Bologna Process" Mrs Neelie KROES delivers a speech at the EU Sky Talk (Vienna, Austria) Mrs Mariann FISCHER BOEL receives Mr Jakub ŠEBESTA, new Czeck Agriculture Minister Mr Andris PIEBALGS delivers a speech at the Eurelectric and Eurogas conference on "Can Europe Finance secure and clean Energy in the future?" 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