CLDR/11/42

Bruxelles, le 9 décembre 2011

CALENDRIER du 12 au 18 décembre 2011

(Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine)

Activités des Institutions Déplacements et visites

Lundi 12 décembre TTE Council (12-13/12) Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO delivers speech at the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (Brussels) Plenary Session in the European Parliament (12-15/12, Strasbourg) Mr receives Mr Dam KRISTENSEN, Transport Minister of and Mr , Minister for Business and Ms speaks before Growth of Denmark the committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) (EP, Strasbourg) Mr Siim KALLAS meets with Mr Leo VARADKAR, Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport of Ireland Ms Maria DAMANAKI presents the new proposal of the European Maritime and Mr Janez POTOČNIK in London: participation in the Green Alliance Fisheries Funds (EMFF) to the PECH Resource Security Conference; bilateral meeting with UK Business Committee (EP, Strasbourg) Secretary Mr Vince CABLE MP (CBI Conference Centre); participation in the roundtable "Roadmap to a Resource Efficient Europe" and in Aldersgate Group parliamentary panel debate "Green policy in the midst of the debt crisis: what is the way forward for Europe" (UK Parliament, Westminster) Mr receives Mr Tendai BITI, Finance Minister of Zimbabwe Mr Andris PIEBALGS receives Mr Ilyas MOUSSA DAWALEH, Finance Minister of Djibouti M. participe au Forum des utilisateurs des services postaux (Charlemagne, Bruxelles) Ms receives Mr Staffan NILSSON, President of EESC Ms Androulla VASSILIOU visits Commission's interpretation (SCIC) directorate to meet the staff (CCAB) (Brussels) Mr receives Mr Nika GILAURI, Prime Minister of Georgia Mr Karel DE GUCHT receives Mr Vlad FILAT, Prime Minister of Moldova Mr in Copenhagen: meeting with Mr Bjarne CORYDON, Danish minister for Finance; meeting with Mr , Danish minister for European Affairs Mr Günther OETTINGER in Berlin: delivers a keynote speech at the presentation of two new studies on "The future of clean coal technologies and CCS” organised by the European Centre for Energy and Resource Security (EUCERS) and Central Europe Energy Partners (CEEP), delivers a speech at the 1st Villa- Vigoni Lecture Mr receives Mr Frank JENSEN, Lord Mayor of Copenhagen and President of EUROCITIES Mr Johannes HAHN attends the CEMR event "Governing in partnership: United to build a stronger Europe" (Charlemagne, Brussels) Ms participates in the Global Sustainability Panel (GSP) meeting (12-14/12, New York) Mr Štefan FÜLE participates in the Intergovernmental Conference with Iceland (Brussels) Mr Štefan FÜLE participates in an event of Carnegie Europe on "Ukrainian Identity - 20 years after Independence (Brussels) Ms Cecilia MALMSTRÖM receives Mr Neoklis SYLIKIOTIS, Cypriot Minister of Interior Mardi 13 décembre JHA Council (13-14/12) Ms gives keynote speech at the Business Meets Government conference organised by Capital Weekly Réunion de la Commission (Strasbourg) newspaper and the Council of Ministers of Bulgaria (Sofia) Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO Mr Johannes HAHN visits Greece (13-14/12): meetings with Mr presents the conclusions of the European Lucas PAPADEMOS, Prime Minister, Mr Evangelos VENIZELOS, Council (EP, Strasbourg) Vice-President of the Government and Minister of Finance, Mr Ms Maria DAMANAKI presents the Michalis CHRYSOHOIDIS, Minister for Regional Development and reform of the Common Fisheries Policy to Competitiveness and Mr George PAPACONSTANTINOU, Minister the S&D group (EP, Strasbourg) of Environment, Energy and Climate Change, and visits several regional projects; he will be accompanied by Mr Horst Mr Štefan FÜLE participates in the REICHENBACH, Head of the Task Force for Greece plenary session of the European Parliament on the review of the European Neighbourhood Policy (Strasbourg)

Mercredi 14 décembre Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO Ms meets with Ms Paola SEVERINO, Italian delivers speech on the conclusions of Justice Minister (Brussels) Polish Presidency (EP, Strasbourg) Ms Viviane REDING meets with Hungarian Minister Mr Tibor Ms Catherine ASHTON participates at NAVRACSICS (Brussels) the EU-Russia dinner Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA gives a speech on "Completion of the Single Euro European Payments Area: cards and innovative means of payment" at European Payments Council plenary meeting (Brussels) Mr Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ meets Danish Minister for European Affairs Mr Nicolai WAMMEN bilaterally (Strasbourg) M. Michel BARNIER participe à la réunion ministérielle de l'OMC (14-15/12, Genève) Mr Algirdas ŠEMETA meets with Mr Bjarne CORYDON, Danish Finance Minister (Strasbourg) Mr Karel DE GUCHT participates in the Eighth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (14-17/12, Geneva) Ms Maria DAMANAKI presents the new proposal of the European Maritime and Fisheries Funds (EMFF) to the Sectoral Social Dialogue Committee for Sea Fisheries Ms Maria DAMANAKI receives Ms Laimdota STRAUJUMA, Latvian Minister for Agriculture Ms Maria DAMANAKI receives Ms , Danish Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Ms Kristalina GEORGIEVA delivers a speech at the Consolidated Appeals Process: Humanitarian Appeal 2012 for Somalia organized by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (Geneva) Ms Kristalina GEORGIEVA receives Mr Matan VILNAI, Israeli

2 Minister of Homefront Defense Jeudi 15 décembre EU-Russia Summit Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO delivers speech at the EU Development Days (Warsaw) AGRIFISH Council (15-16/12) Ms Viviane REDING signs a Memorandum of Understanding with, Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA attends the Dražen BOŠNJAKOVIC, Justice Minister of the of Croatia discussion and vote on the Annual Report on EU Competition Policy (EP, Ms Viviane REDING receives representatives of Churches Strasbourg) Ms Viviane REDING participates in a conference on European Mr Janez POTOČNIK participates in the Contract Law organised by the American European Community CoR plenary session and the European Association (Brussels) Green Capital Handover Ceremony from Hamburg (EGC 2011) to Vitoria-Gasteiz Mr Janez POTOČNIK participates in the launch of Eco-Innovation (EGC 2012) (EP, Brussels) Action Plan (Berlaymont, Brussels) Mr Andris PIEBALGS in Warsaw for the European Development Days; meets with Mr Anote TONG, President of Kiribati; meets with Mrs Rebecca GRYNSPAN, Associate Administrator of United Nations Development Programme; meets with Mrs Roza I. OTUNBAEVA, President of Kyrgyz Republic; meets with Mr Mahamadou ISSOUFOU, President of the Republic of Niger; meets with Mr Michel MARTELLY, President of the Republic of Haiti; delivers a speech on the High Level panel on Modernising European Development Policy Ms Androulla VASSILIOU visits Cyprus (15-18/12). On 15/12 in Nicosia: visits the Rizokarpaso school and meets President Dimitris CHRISTOFIAS. On 16/12 in Nicosia: gives a press conference on "Erasmus for All" at the Commission Representation office and attends the Cyprus Peace-Players fund-raising gala dinner Mr receives Mr Claudio BASSETTI, President of the European Sleep Research Society Mr John DALLI receives Mr Bertil HEERINK, Director General of COLIPA (The European Cosmetics Association) Mr John DALLI receives Mr Kasper RORSTED, Chief Executive Officer of Henkel AG Ms Connie HEDEGAARD meets with Mr Nicolai WAMMEN, Danish Minister for European Affairs, with Ms , Danish Minister for the Environment and with Mr , Danish Minister for Energy, Climate and Buildings (Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Copenhagen) Mr László ANDOR receives Mr Giuseppe PORCARO, Secretary- General of the European Youth Forum Ms Cecilia MALMSTRÖM receives Mr Matan VILNAI, Israeli Minister of Homefront Defence Vendredi 16 décembre General Affairs Council M. Michel BARNIER reçoit M. Steven MAIJOOR, Président de ESMA (Autorité européenne des valeurs mobilières) Mr Karel DE GUCHT signs the bilateral agreement between the European Union and Russia for Russia's accession to the World Trade Organisation (Geneva) Mr Johannes HAHN receives Ms Annie LÖÖF, Swedish Minister for Enterprise Mr Dacian CIOLOŞ at World Trade Organisation Ministerial Conference (16-17/12, Geneva) Samedi 17 décembre

Dimanche 18 décembre

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Prévisions du mois de décembre 2011 19/12 – ENVI Council

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