- Weekly activities

CALENDRIER du 7 au 13 décembre 2015 Brussels, 4 December 2015 (Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine)

Déplacements et visites Lundi 7 décembre Eurogroup, in Brussels. President Jean-Claude Juncker receives Mr Arsenij Yatsenyuk, Prime Minister of Ukraine. President Jean-Claude Juncker hosts a working lunch meeting with Mr Mario Draghi, President of the European Central Bank. President Jean-Claude Juncker receives Mr Adrian Hasler, Prime Minister of Liechtenstein. President Jean-Claude Juncker participates in the "Friedenslicht" ceremony, in Brussels. Mr receives Mr Yves Leterme, Secretary-General of The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance. Mr Frans Timmermans receives Mr Pier Carlo Padoan, Minister of Economy and Finance of Italy. Ms and Mr participate in the EU - Ukraine Association Council, in Brussels. Ms Federica Mogherini receives Mr Edward Nalbandian, Foreign Minister of Armenia, followed by the launch of the negotiations on new EU-Armenia Agreement. Ms in Sofia, , to take part in the conference: "Yes! to the Bulgarian economy. European Bulgaria – stability and growth". Mr meets with Mr Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, in Brussels. Mr Valdis Dombrovskis meets with Ms Claudia-Ana Costea, Minister of Labour and Social Affairs of Romania, in Brussels. Mr Johannes Hahn presents the European Neighbourhood Policy review at the CEPS (Centre for European Policy Studies), in Brussels. Mr Johannes Hahn receives Mr Nikola Poposki, Foreign Minister of the former Yugoslav of Macedonia. Ms Cecilia Malmström in Amsterdam, The Netherlands: delivers a keynote address at the high-level conference on EU and Sustainability in Global Value Chains; meets with Mr Eberhard Van der Laan, Mayor of Amsterdam; meets with Ms Kajsa Ollongren, Deputy Mayor, and with Members of the City Council. Mr attends Energy Day of COP21, in Paris. Mr participates in the conference on Maritime Spatial Planning and Environment, in Brussels. Mr Karmenu Vella receives Mr Alain Paul Lebeaupin, the Apostolic nuncio to the . Mr in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina: attends the EU-Western Balkans Ministerial Forum on Justice and Home Affairs. Ms attends the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO). Ms Marianne Thyssen receives Mr George Katrougolos, Greek Minister of Labour of Greece. Mr receives Ms Anca Dragu, Finance Minister of Romania. Mr Pierre Moscovici meets with Mr Hans Jörg Schelling, Finance Minister of Austria, in Brussels. Mr in : delivers a speech at the Waterford Institute of Technology, in Waterford; delivers a keynote speech at the European Movement, in Dublin; meets with Board Irish Agricultural Trust, in Dublin. Ms Vĕra Jourová meets with Ms Ellen Trane Nørby, Minister for Children, Education and Gender Equality of , in Brussels. Ms Vĕra Jourová meets with Ms Claudia Ana Costea, Minister of Labour, Family, Social Protection and Elderly of Romania, in Brussels. Ms Margrethe Vestager in Copenhagen: meets with Ms Lizette Risgaard, President of the Danish Confederation of Trade Unions; meets with Ms , Leader of the Danish Social ; speaks at the conference organised by Danish municipalities organisation "Local Government Denmark". Mr delivers a keynote speech at the opening of the 7th European Innovation Summit at the , in Brussels. Mr Carlos Moedas receives Prof. Enrico Giovannini, Professor from University of Rome Tor Vergata, to discuss the final report on the follow-up to Rio +20.

Mardi 8 décembre Economic and Financial Affairs Council, in Brussels. Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council, in Brussels. President Jean-Claude Juncker receives Mr Carsten Kengeter, CEO of Deutsche Börse. President Jean-Claude Juncker hosts a working lunch meeting with European Council President, Mr Donald Tusk. President Jean-Claude Juncker receives Mr Kenneth Clarke, Member of Parliament for Rushcliffe. President Jean-Claude Juncker receives Ms Laura Boldrini, President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies. Mr Frans Timmermans receives Mr Eberhard van der Laan, Mayor of Amsterdam. Mr Frans Timmermans receives Ms Laura Boldrini, President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies. Mr Frans Timmermans inaugurates the European Jewish Community Centre's 'Eurochanukah' at the Berlaymont building, in Brussels. Ms Federica Mogherini travels to The Hague, The Netherlands, to meet Mr Bert Koenders, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Nertherlands, and to attend a conference at The Hague Institute for Global Justice. Ms Kristalina Georgieva meets with Mr Dušan Mramor, Finance Minister of Slovenia, in Brussels. Ms Kristalina Georgieva takes part in the high-level conference "Which future for the European Budget?" organised by Egmont, Royal Institute for International Relations, in Brussels. Mr delivers a speech at the opening session of the high-level conference "Protecting on-line privacy by enhancing IT Security and EU IT capabilities" at the European Parliament, in Brussels. Mr Maroš Šefčovič participates in the Climate conference COP21 in Paris: LPAA (Lima-Paris Action Agenda) events "Cities and Regions", "Business" and "Innovation", as well as the events on "Covenant of Mayors" and "Central African Forestry". Mr Valdis Dombrovskis meets with Ms Anca Dragu, Minister of Finance of Romania, in Brussels. Mr Günther Oettinger receives Mr Michael Peters, CEO of Euronews. Mr Johannes Hahn meets with the Presidents of the Serbian and Kosovo chambers of commerce, in Brussels. Mr Johannes Hahn receives Mr Yves Leterme, Secretary-General of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance. Mr Johannes Hahn receives Mr Miroslav Lajčák, Minister of Foreign Affairs of . Mr Johannes Hahn receives the three members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Mr Dragan Čović, Mr Mladen Ivanić, Mr Bakir Izetbegović. Ms Cecilia Malmström participates in the Transatlantic Policy Network Roundtable on TTIP, in Brussels. Mr Neven Mimica receives Mr Igor Slobodnik, Slovak Deputy Minister for Foreign and European Affairs. Mr Neven Mimica opens the meeting on Article 96 consultations with Burundi, in Brussels. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete in Paris (04-11/12) to participate in COP21: holds a number of bilateral meetings at ministerial level; attends the event on "Path of China's National Carbon Market Construction" (08/12). Mr Karmenu Vella receives representatives of the Cruise Lines International Association. Mr Karmenu Vella delivers a speech at the European Policy Center on Circular Economy Strategy, in Brussels. Mr receives representatives of the European Biopharmaceutical Enterprises (EBE). Mr Pierre Moscovici signs the EU-San Marino Agreement on the automatic exchange of financial account information on behalf of the EU, along with Mr Pierre Gramegna, Minister for Finance of Luxembourg and President of the Council of the European Union, and Ms Antonella Benedettini, Ambassador, Head of Mission of San Marino, in Brussels. Mr Phil Hogan in London, the United Kingdom: meets with Ms Liz Truss, British Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; delivers a keynote speech at the conference "A sustainable Food Future – Production, Supply and Consumption"; addresses the AgriFood Committee of the British Ireland Chamber of Commerce. Mr Jonathan Hill meets with Mr Wolfgang Schaüble, Minister of Finance of Germany, in Brussels. Ms participates in a Twitter chat on the Aviation Strategy. Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska receives representatives of the Polish pharmaceutical sector. Ms Vĕra Jourová in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina: attends the EU-Western Balkans Ministerial Forum on Justice and Home Affairs; meets with Mr Nikola Selaković, Minister of Justice of Serbia. Mr delivers a speech at the conference on the role of Sport in the social inclusion of the refugees, organised by the Sports Intergroup of the European Parliament, in Brussels. Mr Tibor Navracsics and Ms Corina Creţu speak at the 7th European Innovation Summit at the European Parliament, in Brussels. Ms Corina Creţu receives Mr Mario Oliverio, President of Calabria Region. Ms Corina Creţu receives Mr Eberhard van der Laan, Mayor of Amsterdam. Ms Margrethe Vestager speaks at the conference "Digital Single Market – What's in it for us?" organised by the European Commission and other partners, in Copenhagen. Ms Margrethe Vestager receives Ms Stine Bosse, chairman of The Danish European Movement. Ms Margrethe Vestager meets with the Social Democrat group from South Jutland, in Brussels. Mr Carlos Moedas delivers an opening speech at the Maternal and Newborn Health Conference hosted by DG RTD, in Brussels. Mr Carlos Moedas receives Mr Vitor Caldeira, President of the Court of Auditors. Mr Carlos Moedas participates the COP21 Climate Conference and delivers a speech at the EU flagship Event ’Research and Innovation: our energy for a low-carbon future’, in Paris.

Mercredi 9 décembre Informal meeting of Ministers for Development Cooperation, in Luxembourg. College meeting, in Brussels. President Jean-Claude Juncker receives Ms Katrin Göring-Eckardt, Co-chair of the German Green Parliamentary Group. Ms Federica Mogherini receives the three members of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina Mr Dragan Čović, Mr Mladen Ivanić, Mr Bakir Izetbegović. Ms Federica Mogherini and Mr Johannes Hahn attend the conference "European Future of Bosnia- Herzegovina - 20 years after Dayton-Paris Peace Agreement", in Brussels. Ms Federica Mogherini chairs the Commissioners Group on External Action meeting, in Brussels. Ms Federica Mogherini participates in the closing ceremony of the European year of development, in Luxembourg. Ms Kristalina Georgieva in Geneva, Switzerland: takes part in the 32nd International Conference of the Red Cross and Red Crescent "Bridging International Humanitarian and Development Finance". Mr Maroš Šefčovič gives a keynote speech at the annual reception of the European Energy Storage Association, in Brussels. Mr Valdis Dombrovskis represents the College of Commissioners at the official programme for the inauguration of the new President of Argentina, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Mr and Mr Günther Oettinger speak at the 7th European Innovation Summit at the European Parliament, in Brussels. Mr Günther Oettinger receives Mr Carsten Kengeter, CEO of Deutsche Börse. Mr Günther Oettinger delivers a keynote speech at the event of German trade union, Verdi, in Brussels. Mr Günther Oettinger presents the Copyright Reform to the European Parliament legal affairs committee, in Brussels. Mr Johannes Hahn receives Mr Yassine Brahim, Minister of International Cooperation of Tunisia. Mr Neven Mimica attends the European Year for Development closing ceremony, in Luxembourg. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis receives representatives of the European Livestock and Meat Trades Union (UECBV). Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis delivers speech at the 10 year anniversary of the MEPs against Cancer group at the European Parliament, in Brussels. Mr Pierre Moscovici receives Mr Jens Spahn, Member of the Bundestag, Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU). M. Pierre Moscovici rencontre M. Manuel Valls, Premier Ministre de la République française, à Paris. Mr Phil Hogan delivers a speech at the seminar on "The 2013 reform of the Common Agricultural Policy: implications for the enlargement countries" at the European Parliament, in Brussels. Ms Vĕra Jourová meets Mr Max Schrems, founder of "Europe vs ". Mr Tibor Navarcsics delivers a speech at the EPP group hearing on the Erasmus+ programme. Mr Tibor Navracsics receives Mr Hiroshi Hase, Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan.

Jeudi 10 décembre Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council, in Brussels (10-11/12). President Jean-Claude Juncker hosts a working lunch meeting with Mr Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of The Netherlands. President Jean-Claude Juncker receives Mr Ingo Kramer, Head of the Confederation of German Employers' Associations (BDA). Mr Frans Timmermans receives Mr Michael Froman, United States Trade Representative. Mr Frans Timmermans receives Mr Winfried Kretschmann, Minister-President of Baden- Württemberg, Ms Malu Dreyer, Minister President of Rhineland-Palatinate and Mr Reiner Haselhoff, Prime Minister of Sachsen-Anhalt. Mr Frans Timmermans receives Mr Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands. Ms Federica Mogherini attends the informal Development council, in Luxembourg. Mr Andrus Ansip in Berlin: delivers a keynote speech at Bitkom Hub conference; meets with the founders of "How do we get more European Unicorns" and speaks at a Citizens' Dialogue. Mr Jyrki Katainen receives Mr Juha Marttila and Mr Philipp zu Guttenberg from CEPF (Confédération Européenne des Propriétaires Forestiers). Mr Johannes Hahn on official visit to Belgrade, Serbia. Ms Cecilia Malmström receives Mr Karen Chshmaritian, Armenian Minister of Economy. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis in Sofia, Bulgaria: meets with Mr Petar Moskov, Bulgarian Minister of Health; meets with Ms Meglena Kuneva, Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister for European Policies Coordination and Institutional Affairs; attends the official ceremony for the signature of the Agreement for the Development of the Gas Interconnector between Greece and Bulgaria; meets with Mr Bojidar Loukarsky, Bulgarian Minister of Economy; meets with the Bulgarian Parliamentary Committees on Health, and Agriculture and Food; meets with Ms Desislava Taneva, Bulgarian Minister of Agriculture and Food. Mr Pierre Moscovici receives Mr Yassine Brahim, Minister of Development, Investment and International Cooperation of Tunisia. Mr Phil Hogan receives Mr Michael Froman, United States Trade Representative. Mr Phil Hogan receives Mr Mark von Pentz, President of the Agriculture and Turf Division Europe, CIS, Asia, Africa and the Global Tractor Platform at Deere & Company. Mr Jonathan Hill receives Mr Carlos Torres Vila, Chief Operating Officer of BBVA. Ms Violeta Bulc receives Mr Ivaylo Moskovski, Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications of Bulgaria. Ms Violeta Bulc receives Mr Andrzej Adamczyk, Minister of Infrastructure and Development of . Ms Violeta Bulc receives Mr Gagik Beglaryan, Minister of Transport and Communications of Armenia. Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska receives Mr Michael Froman, United States Trade Representative. Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska signs the COSME Armenia agreement, in Brussels. Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska takes part in the Autonomous driving demonstration event, organised by the Forum for Mobility and Society at the airport of Munich. Ms Vĕra Jourová delivers a keynote speech at the 6th Annual European Data Protection and Privacy Conference, in Brussels. Ms Vĕra Jourová receives Ms Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin, Chairman of the Art. 29 Working Party. Mr Tibor Navarcsics participates in the Ministerial Conference on Digital Skills, in Brussels. Ms Corina Creţu in Bucharest, Romania: opens the INFORM Network (Community network of Regional Policy communication officers) meeting. Mr Carlos Moedas is in Stockholm, Sweden (10-11/12). On 10/12: attends the Nobel Prize Award Ceremony.

Vendredi 11 décembre President Jean-Claude Juncker participates in a working lunch meeting with Mr Lars Løkke Rasmussen, Prime Minister of Denmark, at the European Council. President Jean-Claude Juncker receives Mrs Allan Larsson, former Finance Minister of Sweden. Ms Federica Mogherini chairs the first Association Council with Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Brussels. Mr Johannes Hahn also attends. Ms Kristalina Georgieva on an official visit to Prague, the : meets with Mr Bohuslav Sobotka, Prime Minister; meets with Mr Andrej Babiš, First Deputy Prime Minister for the Economics, Minister of Finance; delivers a keynote speech at the EPP Group Bureau Meeting as well as a speech on the "Short and medium challenges on EU Budget" in the University of Economics in Prague. Mr Johannes Hahn attends the Stocktaking Conference Reform Agenda on Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Brussels. Ms Cecilia Malmström meets with Mr Michael Froman, US Trade Representative, in Brussels. Mr Karmenu Vella receives Mr Petar Ivanovic, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Montenegro. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis receives Mr Petar Ivanovic, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Montenegro. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis receives Mr Alain Paul Lebeaupin, the Apostolic nuncio to the European Union. Mr Dimitris Avramopoulos in Rome: attends a hearing with Constitutional Affairs and European Affairs Committees of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Senate; meets with Ms Anna Finocchiaro, Chair of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs of the Senate, and Mr Andrea Mazziotti, Chair of the Committee on Constitutional Affairs of the Chamber of Deputies; participates in the plenary session "Med Migration – beyond the Security Approach: Rethinking Migration Policies in the Mediterranean". M. Pierre Moscovici à Paris: rencontre M. Manuel Lafont Rapnouil, Directeur du bureau Paris de l'ECFR (European Council on Foreign Relations); prononce un discours et participe à la conférence "La fiscalité internationale et européenne: vers un changement de paradigme" organisée par la Présidence Luxembourgeoise du Conseil de l'Union Européenne à l'OCDE. Mr meets with the Presidents of the Development Committees of National EU Parliaments and the European Parliament, in Luxembourg. Mr Jonathan Hill receives Mr Scott O'Malia, CEO of the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) and board of directors of ISDA. Ms Vĕra Jourová and Mr Tibor Navracsics in Pilsen, Czech Republic to attend the closing ceremony of Pilsen 2015 European Capital of Culture. Ms Corina Creţu in Sofia, Bulgaria: meets with Mr Rosen Plevneliev, President of the Republic of Bulgaria. Mr Carlos Moedas is in Stockholm, Sweden (10-11/12). On 11/12: meets with the Confederation of Swedish Enterprises and the Wallenberg Foundation.

Samedi 12 décembre Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis in Vilnius, (12-13/12). On 12/12: attends a historical conference dedicated to The Great Seimas of Vilnius 110 years' anniversary. Mr Christos Stylianides addresses the European People's Party 18th Annual Interreligious Dialogue Conference, in Prague.

Dimanche 13 décembre

Prévisions du mois de décembre: 14-15/12 Agriculture and Fisheries Council, in Brussels 14-17/12 European Parliament plenary session, in Strasbourg 15/12 General Affairs Council, in Brussels 15/12 Foreign Affairs Council "Trade", in Brussels 16/12 Environment Council, in Brussels 17-18/12 European Council, in Brussels

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