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Top Margin 1 CLDR/11/38 Bruxelles, le 11 novembre 2011 CALENDRIER du 14 au 20 novembre 2011 (Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine) Activités des Institutions Déplacements et visites Lundi 14 novembre Foreign Affairs Council Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO delivers speech at the Gulbenkian Foundation (Paris) AGRIFISH Council (14-15/11) Mr Antonio TAJANI delivers the open speech at the National Mr John DALLI meets Mr Petr BENDL, Conference REACH Regulation in (Rome) Czech Minister for Agriculture, AGRI Council Mr Antonio TAJANI attends the ceremony Italy Awards to the Italian astronauts Mr Paolo NESPOLI and Mr Roberto VITTORI in Brussels. Mr Janez POTOČNIK receives Mr Brice LALONDE, Executive Coordinator UN - Conference in Sustainable Development (Rio+20) Mr Andris PIEBALGS receives Mr Elyor GANIEV, Vice Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan Mr John DALLI receives Mr Vlad FILAT, Prime Minister of Moldova Ms Maria DAMANAKI receives Mr Petr BENDL, Minister for agriculture of the Czech Republic Mr Štefan FÜLE receives Mr Villy SØVNDAL, Danish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Štefan FÜLE receives Mr Vlad FILAT, Moldovan Prime minister Mr Štefan FÜLE meets Mr Edgars RINKĒVIČS, Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs (Brussels) Mr László ANDOR opens the Stakeholder Conference on Flexicurity (Brussels) Mr László ANDOR participates in the plenary session of the International Labour Organisation's governing body (Geneva, Switzerland) Ms Cecilia MALMSTRÖM receives Mr Vlad FILAT, Moldova's Prime Minister Mardi 15 novembre General Affairs Council Ms Catherine ASHTON travels to Azerbaijan Réunion de la Commission (Strasbourg) M. Michel Barnier rencontre Mme Margrethe VESTAGER HANSEN, Ministre Danoise de l'Economie et de l'Intérieur Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO (Strasbourg) presents the Commission's Work Programme 2012 (EP, Strasbourg) Mr John DALLI meets members of the Agriculture Committee with regard to Sheep EID Technology (Strasbourg) Mr Algirdas SEMETA participates in the presentation of ECA's annual report 2010 Mr John DALLI meets with member of the Youth Leaders in (EP, Strasbourg) Diabetes followed by a visit to the Diabetes Pathway Exhibition (Strasbourg) Ms Connie HEDEGAARD participates in the European Parliament plenary debate Mme Maria DAMANAKI à Lisbonne: Congrès Relais et Châteaux: on the preparation of the climate change discours et remise du prix "Trophée de l'Environnement" conference in Durban (COP 17) (EP, Strasbourg) Mercredi 16 novembre Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO Ms Catherine ASHTON travels to Georgia and Armenia (16-17/11) speaks at the EP Plenary on the preparation of the December European Ms Viviane REDING participates in a luncheon on the Swiss Council (EP, Strasbourg) Federal System, source of Inspiration for collaboration between people within a framework of prosperity (Brussels) Mr Olli REHN at the EP debate on the European Semester and Economic Mr Siim KALLAS participates in French parliament’s Joint hearing Governance (Strasbourg) Committee on EU Affairs and Committee on Sustainable Development, Spatial and Regional Planning (Paris) Mr Andris PIEBALGS delivers the opening speech at the "Bonn2011 Conference: The Water Energy and Food Security Nexus – Solutions for the Green Economy" (Bonn) M. Michel BARNIER prononce un speech "EU Insurance Regulation – Challenges and Opportunities" à la conférence annuelle de l'EIOPA (European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority) (Francfort) Ms Androulla VASSILIOU attends the DG Interpretation Gala Schuman Trophy (Berlaymont, Brussels) Mr John DALLI in Düsseldorf: meets Ms Barbara STEFFENS, Minister of Health of the German Land North Rhine-Westphalia and attends the Medica Fair Ms Kristalina GEORGIEVA in Paris: delivers the opening address at the Conférence Nationale Humanitaire; meets with Mr Jean-Paul KIHL, Director General of French Civil Protection; meets with Mr Alain JUPPÉ, Minister for Foreign Affairs of France Mr Johannes HAHN meets Mr Gerhard DÖRFLER, Landeshauptmann for Austrian region of Kärnten, Klagenfurt (AT) Mr Johannes HAHN holds a speech in the framework of the 2nd Communal Forum (Velden, Austria) Mr Johannes HAHN participates in a podium discussion within the Open Days on „The university as an engine of internationalisation of a region" (Klagenfurt, Austria) Jeudi 17 novembre Ms Catherine ASHTON participates at the Permanent Partnership Council of the Foreign Ministers (Moscow, Russia) Ms Viviane REDING in Vienna (Austria): meets with Mr Morten KJAERUM Director of the Fundamental Rights Agency; delivers a speech at the European Law Institute; meets with Ms Maria FEKTER, Austrian Minister of Finance Mr Siim KALLAS visiting Tbilisi, Georgia: meetings with Mr Mikheil SAAKASHVILI, President, Mr Nikoloz GILAURI, Prime Minister and Ms Vera KOBALIA, Minister of Economy and Sustainable development as well as giving a public lecture on “Using Transport to link the EU and its Eastern Neighbours” Ms Neelie KROES participates in Ministerial eGovernment Conference (Poznań, Poland) Mr Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ participates in the sixth Ministerial eGovernment Conference, "Borderless eGovernment Services for Europeans" in (17-18/11, Poznan, Poland) M. Michel BARNIER prononce un discours à la 'Journée de l'Assurance' (Berlin) M. Michel BARNIER rencontre M. Wolfgang SCHAUBLE, Ministre allemand des finances, dans le cadre de la Journée de l'Assurance 2 (Berlin) M. Michel BARNIER reçoit Mme Oda Helen SLETNES, Présidente de l'EFTA (European Free Trade Association) Surveillance Authority M. Michel BARNIER reçoit M. Claude KREMER, Président d'EFAMA (European Fund and Asset Management Association) Mr Karel DE GUCHT and Mr Štefan FÜLE meet Mr Egemen BAGIS, Turkish Minister for EU Affairs and Mr Zafer ÇAGLAYAN, Turkish Minister of Economy at the Quadripartite Meeting (Istanbul, Turkey) Mr John DALLI receives Mr Francisco RIVADENEIRA, Vice Minister of Trade or Ecuador Ms Kristalina GEORGIEVA receives Mr Sergei SHOYGU, Minister of Emergency Situations of Russia Ms Kristalina GEORGIEVA meets with Mr Craig FUGATE, Administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (Brussels) Mr Johannes HAHN attends the "Danube Rectors' Conference" at the University of Natural Resources and Life Science (Vienna) Mr Johannes HAHN visits Portugal (17-18/11) and has meetings with members and representatives of the government Ms Connie HEDEGAARD participates in the Major Economies Forum on Energy and Climate (MEF) meeting (Washington D.C.) Mr Štefan FÜLE participates in the Euromed Summit of Economic and Social Councils and Similar Institutions (Istanbul) Mr Štefan FÜLE meets Mr Ali BABACAN, Turkish Deputy Prime Minister (Istanbul) Mr László ANDOR participates in the Euro Platform for Roma Inclusion (Brussels) Mr Dacian CIOLOŞ at the Copa-Cogeca's Innovation Prize for Woman Farmers award ceremony (Brussels) Vendredi 18 novembre Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO, Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA and Mr Michel BARNIER deliver speeches and Mr László ANDOR participates as a panellist at the Social Business Initiative Conference "Together to create new growth" (Charlemagne building, Brussels) Ms Viviane REDING in Washington (18-21/11): participates in the EU-US Ministerial Meeting Ms Androulla VASSILIOU at the Cultural Summit in Avignon; delivers a speech and attends the workshop "Creation, Digitisation, and Distribution of Works in the Digital Era" (Palais des Papes, Avignon) Mr Karel DE GUCHT and Mr Štefan FÜLE meet Mr Mehmet ŞIMŞEK, Turkish Minister of Finance at the Conference of the Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists of Turkey (Istanbul, Turkey) Mr John DALLI attends the European Commission's Better Training for Safer Food initiative (BTSF) (Malta) Ms Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN in Copenhagen: meets with the European Affairs and Science and Research Committee of the Danish Parliament; meets with Mr Nicolai WAMMEN, Danish Minister for European Affairs; meets with Mr Morten ØSTERGAARD KRISTENSEN, Danish Minister for Science, Innovation and Higher Education; delivers keynote address at DTU Technical University of Denmark (Lyngby);visits MindLab and 3 meets with Mr Christian BASON, Director of Innovation (Copenhagen) Ms Kristalina GEORGIEVA in Belgrade: delivers the opening address at Ministerial Conference on the Harmonisation of the Regional Activities in Prevention of Natural and Man-made Disasters Mr Johannes HAHN in Portugal: attends and holds key note speech at the Conference "Europe 2011 - European Funds and Regional Development" (Lisbon); visits an SME with innovative profile (Porto); meets Mr Rui RIO, Mayor of Porto and Prof. Valente DE OLIVEIRA, President of the Municipal Council (Porto) Mr Štefan FÜLE participates in the Conference of the Confederation of Businessmen and Industrialists of Turkey (Istanbul) Ms Cecilia MALMSTRÖM delivers a speech at the AmCham luncheon event on "Smart Borders and Immigration" (Brussels) M. Dacian CIOLOŞ à Rome: rencontre M. Saverio ROMANO, Ministre de l'agriculture; rencontre des représentants des confédérations agricoles, débat avec les des comités agriculture des deux chambres du Parlement italien sur la réforme de la Politique Commune Agricole Samedi 19 novembre Ms Neelie KROES delivers speech to Forum d'Avignon 2011 (Avignon, France) Mr Andris PIEBALGS attends to the VVD Congress on European development policy (Noordwijk) Dimanche 20 novembre Prévisions du mois de novembre 2011 24/11 – TTE Council – Energy 28-29/11 – EYCS Council 29/11 – Eurogroup 30/11 – ECOFIN Council Prévisions du mois de décembre 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 4 Permanence DG COMM le WE du 12 au 13 novembre: Michael JENNINGS : +32 (0) 498 986 880 Permanence RAPID – GSM: +32 (0) 498 982 748 Service Audiovisuel, planning studio – tél. : +32 (0) 2/295 21 23 5 .
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