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Top Margin 1 CLDR/12/20 Bruxelles, le 1er juin 2012 CALENDRIER du 4 au 10 juin 2012 (Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine) Activités des Institutions Déplacements et visites Lundi 4 juin EU-Russia Summit (St. Petersburg) Mr Siim KALLAS receives Mr Paavo LIPPONEN, Former Prime Minister of Finland Informal AGRI Council (4-5/6, Kolding, Denmark) Mr Janez POTOČNIK receives Prof. Donald DINGWEL, Secretary General of the European Research Council (ERC) Mr Olli REHN receives Mr Pierre MOSCOVICI, French Minister of Finance Mr Olli REHN receives Mr Jyrki KATAINEN, Prime Minister of Finland Mr Andris PIEBALGS in Malta: meeting with Mr Tonio BORG, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs; attendance of the Eurelectric Annual Convention and Conference Mr Andris PIEBALGS in Cyprus (4-5/6). On 4/6: meeting with Mr Andreas MAVROYIANNIS, Deputy Minister for European Affairs. On 5/6: meeting with Dr Erato KOZAKOU-MARCOULLIS, Minister of Foreign Affairs; meeting with Chairman and Members of the House Standing Committee; meeting with President Demetris CHRISTOFIAS; meeting with Mr George GEORGHIOU, Permanent Secretary of the Planning Bureau M. Michel BARNIER reçoit M. Pierre MOSCOVICI, Ministre français de l'Économie, des Finances et du Commerce extérieur Official visit of Ms Androulla VASSILIOU to Portugal. Meets with Mr Nuno CRATO, Minister for Education & Science, Mr João QUEIRÓ, Secretary of State for Higher Education and Ms Isabel LEITE, Secretary of State for Basic and Secondary Education; meets with Mr Francisco José VIEGAS, Secretary of State for Culture Mr Karel DE GUCHT meets Mr Michael FROMAN, the Deputy Assistant to US President Barack Obama and Deputy National Security Adviser for International Economic Affairs (Washington, USA) Mr John DALLI in Portugal (4-6/6). On 4/6: meets Mr Paulo MACEDO, Portuguese Minister of Health, and attends the 53rd Annual General Meeting of GIRP (The European Association of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers). On 5/6: meets Mr Paulo MACEDO, Portuguese Minister of Health, and attends the 53rd Annual General Meeting of GIRP (The European Association of Pharmaceutical Wholesalers) Ms Maria DAMANAKI at the opening ceremony of the exhibition Posidonia 2012 (Athens) Mr Johannes HAHN in Italy: meets Mr Fabrizio BARCA, Minister for Territorial Cohesion, meets representatives from diverse institutions, universities, business and students of "R&D and innovation" Ms Connie HEDEGAARD on official mission to Malta: keynote speech at Eurelectric Annual Conference (Hilton Hotel Malta) Mr László ANDOR at High Level public launch of the joint OECD project 'Job s potential of a shift towards low carbon economy" (Brussels) Mr László ANDOR receives Mr Yves LETERME, OECD Deputy Secretary-General Ms Cecilia MALMSTRÖM meets with Minister Maggie De Block (Brussels) Ms Cecilia MALMSTRÖM receives Mr Grigol VASHADZE, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Georgia Mardi 5 juin M. Michel BARNIER intervient au 16ème Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO receives Mr Volker KAUDER, Sommet des Présidents des Groupes President of CDU (Christian Democratic Union of Germany) parlementaires PPE au sein des Parlements nationaux de l'Union Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO receives Mr Frank-Walter européenne et du Parlement européen STEINMEIER, President of SPD (Social Democratic Party of (PE, Bruxelles) Germany) Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO receives Mr Nicos ANASTASSIADIS, President of DISY (Democratic Rally Party of Cyprus) Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO receives Mr Philippe DOUST- BLAZY, UN Special Enovy for innovative financing solutions Ms Catherine ASHTON travels to Pakistan (5-6/6): meets with women of civil society; meets with the Prime Minister HE Syed Yousaf RAZA GILANI; participates at the Launch of EU-Pakistan Strategic Dialogue; meets with Leaders of the Parliamentary Opposition; meets with Foreign Minister HE Ms Hina RABBANI KHAR Mr Siim KALLAS receives a delegation of the EU Affairs Committee of the Finnish Parliament Mr Siim KALLAS receives Mr Matti LIEVONEN, Neste Oil CEO Mr Janez POTOČNIK participates in the Resource Efficiency Transition Platform meeting (Berlaymont, Brussels) Mr Olli REHN at the High-Level Conference on Latvia's EC-IMF supported economic programme "Against the Odds: Lessons From the Recovery in the Baltics" (Riga) M. Michel BARNIER participe à la 1ère réunion du Groupe d'Experts sur l'Entrepreunariat Social (Charlemagne, Bruxelles) M. Michel BARNIER reçoit M. Frank-Walter STEINMEIER, Président du groupe SPD au Bundestag Ms Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN receives Mr Juan Tomás HERNANI, Secretary General for Innovation at ESS Sweden (European Spallation Source) Ms Maria DAMANAKI receives Mr Frédéric CUVILLIER, French Minister for Transports and Maritime Economy Mr Günther OETTINGER receives delegation of the European Australia Business Council (EABC) Mr Johannes HAHN in Hungary: meets Dr Tibor NAVRACSICS, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Justice and Public Administration, meets Mr Zoltan BALO, Minister of State for Social Inclusion, meets Mrs Lászlóné NÉMETH, Minister of National Development, meets Dr János MARTONYI, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and attends and holds keynote speech at the High Level 2 Conference on the MFF Mr Štefan FÜLE launches the informal Eastern Partnership Dialogues with the six Eastern European partner countries in Chisinau (Moldova) Mr László ANDOR will meet with the executive committee of ETUC (Brussels) Mercredi 6 juin Commission meeting Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO receives Mr Brigi RAFIN, Prime Minister of Niger Ms Connie HEDEGAARD meets with Mr Martin SCHULZ, President of the Mr Siim KALLAS receives Mr Roland WERNER, Committee of the European Parliament (EP, Brussels) Regions Rapporteur on the Airport Package Mr Janez POTOČNIK participates in the High Level Group CARS 21 meeting (Berlaymont, Brussels) Mr Olli REHN at the 2012 IIF Spring Membership Meeting (Copenhagen) Mr Andris PIEBALGS receives Mr Brigi RAFINI, Prime Minister of the Republic of Niger Mr Andris PIEBALGS attends the Friends of Europe Development Policy Forum roundtable M. Michel BARNIER reçoit M. Olivier PIOU, PDG de Gemalto (world leader in digital security) Mr John DALLI attends the 4th meeting of the Commissioners' Group on Industrial Policy (Berlaymont, Brussels) Mr John DALLI receives Mr Nickolas REINHARDT, Senior Policy Advisor and Chair of International Financial and Regulatory Affairs Ms Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN delivers keynote address at 'Oceans of Tomorrow 2013' Information Day (Brussels) Ms Kristalina GEORGIEVA receives Mr Brigi RAFINI, Prime Minister of Niger Mr Günther OETTINGER attends the meeting of the High Level Group CARS21 Ms Connie HEDEGAARD receives a delegation of the European Australian Business Council Ms Connie HEDEGAARD receives Mr Matthias WISSMANN, President of the VDA, Germany's car industry association Mr Štefan FÜLE participates in the EU-Croatia Stabilisation and Association Council (Brussels) Mr Štefan FÜLE participates in the official presentation of the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMED) Yearbook (Brussels) Mr Štefan FÜLE meets Mr Karim GHELLAB, Speaker of the Lower House of the Moroccan Parliament (Brussels) M. Dacian CIOLOŞ à Paris: discours au Congrès Mondial de la Viande Jeudi 7 juin Meeting of Justice and Home Affairs Ms Catherine ASHTON travels to Turkey: participates at the Global (JHA) (7-8/6, Luxembourg) Counter-Terrorism Forum and at the EU-Turkey Political Dialogue at Ministerial level Meeting of Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council Ms Viviane REDING in Luxembourg (7-8/6). On 8/6: meets with Ms (TTE) (7-8/6, Luxembourg) Christiane TAUBIRA, French Minister of Justice Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO Mr Siim KALLAS meets with Mr Ole SOHN, Danish Minister for participates at the Conference of Transport (Luxembourg) Presidents (EP, Brussels) Mr Janez POTOČNIK receives Mr Peter ALTMAIER, German 3 Minister of the Environment Mr Janez POTOČNIK receives the directors of GREEN 10 (group of Leading Environment NGOs active at EU level) M. Michel BARNIER est à Copenhague. Il visite le Lycée français "Prins Henrik's Skole". Il rencontre les membres du Nykredit Management et intervient devant les membres de la Société danoise des analystes financiers. Il prononce également un discours à la "2012 Institute of International Finance's (IIF) Spring Membership Meeting" Mr John DALLI attends the 48th General Annual Assembly of AESGP (Association of the European Self-Medication Industry) and meets Mr Hans Regen AUER, President of AESGP (Nice) Ms Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN in Belfast: meets with Mr Willie HAY, MLA, Speaker of the Northern Ireland Assembly; meets with Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly Business Trust, Members of the Parliamentary Committee for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, and the Committee of the Office of the First Minister and Deputy First Minister; visits 'Titanic Belfast', and delivers keynote speech at the 'Collaborate to Innovate' Conference; meets with Ms Arlene FOSTER, MLA, Northern Ireland Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Investment, and Members of the Northern Ireland Executive Sub-Committee on the Economy; meets with First Minister Peter ROBINSON, MLA, and Deputy First Minister Martin McGUINNESS, MLA; visits Bombardier Aerospace where she meets Mr Michael J RYAN, Vice-President and General Manager, and Mr Alec McRITCHIE, Head of Communications, and is given a tour of the Northern Ireland Advanced Composites & Engineering Centre (NIACE); visits the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute and meets Ms. Michelle O'Neill, MLA, Northern Ireland Minister for
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