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COMMISSION EUROPEENNE

Bruxelles, le 23 novembre 2012

CALENDRIER du 26 novembre au 2 décembre 2012

(Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine)

Activités des Institutions Déplacements et visites

Lundi 26 novembre Eurogroup Ms in 26-27/11 Education, Youth, Culture Ms receives Zoltán BALOG, Minister of and Sport Council (EYCS) Human Resources of Hungary Ms meets with Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA participates in the Privacy Platform Irish Minister for Education, Mr "Competition and Privacy in Markets of Data" () Ruairi QUINNN, in the margins of the Mr in Morocco (26-27/11). On 26/11: Education, Youth, Culture and Sport meeting with Mr Abdelilah BENKIRANE, Prime Minister of Council (EYCS) Morocco, and several ministers (Rabat). On 27/11: High Level meeting "Business opportunities between and Morocco" (Casablanca) Mr Janez POTOČNIK delivers speech at joint EC-EU Presidency Conference on the Water Blueprint (Nicosia, Cyprus) Mr and Ms receive Ms Justine GREENING, UK International Development Secretary of State Mr receives the Foreign Minister of Norway, Mr Espen Barth EIDE Ms meets with Mr Dimitris KARAVELLAS, Director of WWF () Ms Kristalina GEORGIEVA attends the launch of "Hidden Lives –raising awareness of Urban Refugees" (Les Halles, St Gery, Brussels) Mr Günther H. OETTINGER receives representative of the European Atomic forum (FORATOM) Mr Günther H. OETTINGER delivers a speech and hands out prizes at the 2nd European Award Ceremony of "u4energy" - the European school competition on energy efficiency Mr Günther H. OETTINGER receives Mr Johannes REMMEL, Minister for Climate Protection, Environment, Agriculture, Nature Conservation and Consumer Protection of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia Mr Günther H. OETTINGER attends the European Energy Award Mr receives Mr Constantinos YIORKADJIS, Mayor of Nicosia Ms on official mission to Prague (26-

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27/11) Mr Štefan FÜLE on official visit to Zagreb, Croatia, to participate in the European Economic and Social Committee's Fourth Western Balkan Civil Society Forum: meets Mr Ivo JOSIPOVIĆ, Croatia's President, Mr Zoran MILANOVIĆ, Croatia's Prime Minister, Mr , Croatia's Deputy Prime Minister, and Mr Josip LEKO President of Croatia's Parliament Mr László ANDOR participates in the "Conference on social innovation and social policy experimentation" (Brussels) Ms Cecilia MALMSTRÖM attends the launch of the European Financial Coalition against Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Online Mr Dacian CIOLOŞ in Vienna: speech at the conference "Einladung 50. Jahre GAP - Österreichs Agrarmärkte: Erfolg durch Wandel"; meeting with Mr Nikolaus BERLAKOVICH, Austrian Federal Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management Mardi 27 novembre Ms Androulla VASSILIOU meets with Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO hosts meeting with Irish Minister of State for Sport, philosophical and non-confessional organisations under the Michael RING, in the margins of the motto "Intergenerational Solidarity: Setting the Parameters Education, Youth, Culture and Sport for Tomorrow's Society in Europe", co-chaired by Mr Council (EYCS) , President of the European Council and Mr László SURJÁN, Vice-President of the European Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO Parliament (followed by a joint press conference) receives Mr Staffan NILSSON, President of the European Economic Ms Catherine ASHTON in Kyrgyzstan for the EU-Central and Social Committee Asia Ministerial Meeting and bilateral visit Ms Viviane REDING delivers keynote speech on Women Quota's at the Federation of German Industries Mr receives Mr Tim CLARK, President, and Mr Andrew PARKER, Senior Vice-President, Emirates Airline Mr Siim KALLAS delivers keynote speech and closing remarks at the Transport Business Summit (Brussels) Ms delivers speech to ECTA (European Competitive Telecommunications Association) (Brussels) M. à Paris: rencontre avec l'Association des Journalistes Economiques et Financiers; rencontre avec M. Guillaume PEPY, Président de la SNCF; prononce le discours de clôture à la conférence "Concurrence, Compétitivité et Réciprocité", organisée par le MEDEF/ESSEC/Linklaters Ms Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN addresses the Brussels- based diplomatic corps on the new communication on enhancing cooperation internationally in the fields of research, innovation and science (Brussels) Ms Kristalina GEORGIEVA attends the launch of the photo exhibition "' tsunami - Hope and Recovery" in Brussels (Berlaymont) Mr Günther H. OETTINGER in : attends the 23rd

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Meeting of the Energy Charter Conference and Ministerial conference Mr Johannes HAHN in Regensburg, (27-28/11): participates in the First Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region; meets Mr Horst SEEHOFER, Minister President of the German state of Mr Štefan FÜLE on official visit to Sarajevo, Bosnia- Herzegovina, for the Second Meeting of the High-level Dialogue on the Accession Process with Bosnia and Herzegovina Mr László ANDOR delivers a speech at EUROFOUND- SOLIDAR Joint Conference "Active Inclusion & Social Innovation" (Brussels) Ms Cecilia MALMSTRÖM receives Mr Nikola POPOSKI, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Macedonia Mr Dacian CIOLOŞ receives representatives of COPA- COGECA (wine) Mercredi 28 novembre 28-29/11 Agriculture and Fisheries Ms Catherine ASHTON in Uzbekistan Council (AGRI-FISH) Ms Viviane REDING attends a Roundtable Debate at a Ms Maria DAMANAKI and Mr Dacian Conference on the future development of the European CIOLOŞ meet with Mr Co VERDAAS, Union Minister for Agriculture of The Ms Viviane REDING delivers speech on "Regions and cities Netherlands, in the margins of the ready for the European Year 2013: Citizens's- Agenda Agriculture and Fisheries Council going local" (Brussels) (AGRI-FISH) Mr Antonio TAJANI in Tunisia: participates in the

conferences "Carrefour d’Affaires et de Technologies 2012 – CAT 2012" and "L’emploi des jeunes en Tunisie et dans la région MENA" organised by the ONUDI; meets the Prime

Minister of Tunisia, Mr Hamadi JEBALI, and several ministers (Tunis) Mr Michel BARNIER participates in the Conference on the Future of Europe (Palais d'Egmont, Brussels) Mr Michel BARNIER receives Mr Martin J. GRUENBERG, Acting Chairman of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation M. Michel BARNIER participe à la Conférence "Europe et Défense" (Bruxelles) Ms Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN receives the Irish Business Employers Confederation (IBEC) and the Executive Council of PharmaChemical Ireland (Brussels) Ms Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN receives Mr Horst HIPPLER, President, German Rectors’ Conference (Brussels) Mr Günther H. OETTINGER delivers a speech at the "Frankfurt Gas Forum" Ms Connie HEDEGAARD meets with Mr Evan THORNLEY, CEO of Better Place (Brussels)

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Jeudi 29 novembre Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO receives Ms Christine attends the plenary session of the LIEBERKNECHT, Minister-President of the state of Thuringia Committee of the Regions Ms Catherine ASHTON in Tajikistan Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) (Trade) Mr Siim KALLAS delivers keynote speech at the Future Transport Fuels 2012 Conference (Brussels) Mr Siim KALLAS delivers keynote speech at the TEN-T Days Event (Brussels) Ms Neelie KROES delivers keynote speech to annual conference of European CIO Association (Brussels) Mr Janez POTOČNIK participates in the European Green Capital Handover Ceremony 2012-2013 (Brussels) Mr Janez POTOČNIK participates in the 2012 EMAS Award Ceremony (Brussels) Mr Andris PIEBALGS receives Mr Stéphane ARTANO, President of OCTA Mr Andris PIEBALGS receives Mr Hasan MAHMUD, Minister of Environment and Forest of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh M. Michel BARNIER à Berlin: il rencontre M. Wolfgang SCHÄUBLE, Ministre des Finances, M. Philipp RÖSLER, Ministre de l'Economie et de la Technologie, M. , Président du et M. René PROBST, Chef du Secrétariat de la Commission Finances; il rencontre également l’Association allemande des industries de l’énergie et des eaux et l’Association des entreprises communales; il intervient devant la Commission Finances du Bundestag et prononce un discours à la Conférence du Conseil économique de l'Union chrétienne-démocrate sur la stabilité des finances Ms Androulla VASSILIOU in Beijing, (29/11-1/12). On 29/11: attends a joint gala evening of EU Film festivals (1st Online Film Festival and 5th EU Film Festival); gives a press conference. On 30/11: meets Minister of Education, Mr YUAN Guiren; attends the High level People to People Dialogue and meets State Councilor Ms Liu YANDONG and Mr CAI WU, Minister of Culture; attends a working lunch dialogue on the final report of the expert group on culture and external relations, dedicated to China in 2012, and meets EU Ambassadors; meets Minister of Chinese State Administration for Radio, Film and Television (SARFT), Mr CAI Fuchao; attends the closing ceremony of the EU-China Year of Inter-Cultural Dialogue with the adoption of a Joint Declaration on EU-China cultural cooperation and gives a press conference; meets Minister of Culture Mr CAI Wu. On 1/12: attends a demonstration of classes in five languages (Campus of Beijing Foreign Studies University); meets the Vice Minister of Education, Mr HAO Ping; attends the opening of the Multilingualism conference (Campus of Beijing Foreign Studies University; delivers a keynote address; meets Beijing Campus Dean Mr XU Dingbo and

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future CEIBS Dean Mr Hellmut SCHÜTTE and visits the Campus; delivers a keynote speech on "Education and Employment" to Chinese students and other Beijing based University guests at CEIBS campus and gives a press conference Ms Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN visits University College Dublin (UCD) Centre for Cybersecurity and Cybercrime Investigation, and meets with Mr Hugh BRADY, President of UCD (Dublin) Ms Kristalina GEORGIEVA delivers a speech at "The Future of the European Union and the Role of the Regions: EU current challenges and lessons learned from overcoming crises" (Committee of the Regions, Brussels) Ms Kristalina GEORGIEVA receives Ms Lilianne PLOUMEN, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of The Netherlands Mr Günther H. OETTINGER attends the "EU-OPEC Round- Table on offshore safety" Ms Connie HEDEGAARD participates in the Rethink Business conference (Horsens, Denmark) Ms Connie HEDEGAARD participates in the European Pension Funds Awards Seminar (Copenhagen, Denmark) Mr Štefan FÜLE participates in the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (Stockholm, Sweden) Mr László ANDOR launches the Eurofound's 3rd European Quality of Life Survey (Silken Hotel, Brussels) Mr László ANDOR participates in the closing plenary of Enterprise 2020 Summit (Bozar Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels) Vendredi 30 novembre Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO on official visit to Moldova (with Mr Štefan FÜLE) and Armenia (30/11-1/12) Ms Catherine ASHTON in Kazakhstan Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA participates in the Aspen China Trialogue International Workshop "China, Europe, : the global adjustment" (Rome) M. Michel BARNIER à Beyrouth (30/11-2/12) Mr Karel DE GUCHT participates in the Hamburg Chamber of Commerce's "China meets Europe" Summit (Hamburg, Germany) Ms Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN delivers keynote address at the Gold Medals Ceremony of the Royal Irish Academy (Dublin) Mr László ANDOR participates in a Citizen's dialogue on European employment policies (Naples) Samedi 1 décembre

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Dimanche 2 décembre

Prévisions du mois de décembre 2012 3/12 Transport, Telecoms and Energy Council (TTE) (Energy) 3/12 Eurogroup 4/12 Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) 6/12 Justice and Home Affairs Council (JHA) 6-7/12 Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) 10/12 Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) 10-11/12 Competitiveness Council (COMPET) 10-13/12 Plenary Meeting (Strasbourg) 11/12 General Affairs Council (GAC) 13-14/12 European Council 17/12 Environment Council (ENVI) 18-20/12 Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRI-FISH) 20-21/12 Transport, Telecoms and Energy Council (TTE) (Transport and Telecoms)

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