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CALENDRIER du 29 août au 11 septembre 2016 Brussels, 26 August 2016 (Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine) Déplacements et visites

Lundi 29 août Mr in Olympia, Greece: delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the international conference 'Ancient Greece and the modern World'. Mr Maroš Šefčovič Banská Bystrica; Slovakia: takes part in the Slovak National Uprising Anniversary Ceremony. Mr in Riga, Latvia: delivers keynote speech at the 25th Baltic Sea Parliamentary Conference; participates in Baltic Ministerial Meeting on employment and social affairs. Mr receives Mr Euclid Tsakalotos, Minister of Finance, and Mr Giorgos Stathakis, Minister of Economy, Infrastructure, Shipping and Tourism of Greece, in Brussels. Mr in County Clare, Ireland: visits the Burren, including a farm visit. Ms Corina Creţu receives Mr Giorgos Stathakis, Minister of Economy, Infrastructure, Shipping and Tourism of Greece.

Mardi 30 août The College seminar (until 31/08) in Knokke-Heist, Belgium. President Jean-Claude Juncker receives Mr Donald Tusk, President of the European Council. Mr receives Mr Paavo Järvi, Maestro, Artistic Director of The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Chief Conductor of the NHK Symphony Orchestra. Mr meets Mr Heikki Malinen, CEO of Post of Finland. Mr receives Mr Gyula Molnár, President of the Hungarian (MSZP). Mr Pierre Moscovici participates in a panel discussion in the European Parliament for the launch of Mr Marcel Fratzscher's book "Struggle for a fair share - Why Germany is becoming ever more unequal", in Brussels. Mr Phil Hogan in Belfast, Northern Ireland: addresses the 67th Annual Meeting of the European Federation of Animal Science (EAAP). Ms Corina Creţu receives Mr Gyula Molnár, President of the Hungarian Socialist Party. Mr receives representatives of the Russell Group of Universities.

Mercredi 31 août Mr in Budapest, Hungary: meets Ms Tae Yoo, Senior Vice President of Corporate Affairs at Cisco Systems Inc.

Jeudi 1 septembre President Jean-Claude Juncker receives Mr Charles Michel, Prime Minister of Belgium. Mr Frans Timmermans in Syracuse, Italy: takes part in the Citizens' Dialogue. Ms in Potsdam, Germany: takes part in an Informal Ministerial Meeting of the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE). Mr Maroš Šefčovič and Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska receives entrepreneurs. Mr Maroš Šefčovič receives Mr Gyula Molnár, Chairman of the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP). Mr Jyrki Katainen andMr Günther Oettingerin Alpbach, Austria: deliver a keynote speech at Economic Forum. Mr Karmenu Vella receives Mr Filippo Segato, Secretary General of the Federation of Associations for Hunting and Conservation of the EU (FACE), Mr Joe Perici Calascione, President of the Federation of Hunting and Conservation of (FKNK), and Mr Lino Farrugia, Chief Executive Officer of FKNK. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis receives Mr Krzysztof Jurgiel, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland. Mr on official visit to Turkey (until 02/09). Ms receives Mr Michael Farrugia, Minister for the Family and Social Solidarity of Malta. Mr receives Mr Ali Sindi, Minister of Planning of Kurdistan Regional Government. Mr Christos Stylianides receives Ms Karen AbuZayd, UN Special Adviser on the Summit on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants. Ms Corina Creţu in Krakow, Poland (until 02/09): meets Mr Jerzy Kwieciński, Secretary of State, Ministry of Economic Development. Ms receives representatives of the Danish Management Society 'VL-Group'. Mr Carlos Moedas on official visit to Lisbon (until 02/09): meets with Mr António Costa, the Prime Minister of Portugal; gives a keynote speech at the Summer University of Social Democrat Party (PSD) in Castelo de Vide. He also gives a keynote speech at the Summer University of the CDS/PP (Popular Party) in Peniche, Portugal.

Vendredi 2 septembre President Jean-Claude Juncker in Berlin, Germany: meets Ms Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany. Mr Frans Timmermans on official visit to Italy. Ms Federica Mogherini in Bratislava, Slovakia (until 03/09): chairs the Informal Meeting of Ministers for Foreign Affairs (Gymnich). Mr Maroš Šefčovič in Kiev, Ukraine: meets Mr Andrii Parubii, Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada; meets Mr Volodymyr Groysman, Prime Minister of Ukraine. He also meets Mr Hennadii Zubko, Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, Minister of Regional Development, Building and Housing and Communal Services of Ukraine; and Mr Ihor Nasalyk, Minister for Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine. Mr Valdis Dombrovskis in Cernobbio, Italy: participates in the Ambrosetti Forum. Mr Günther Oettinger in Berlin, Germany: participates at Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) Berlin. Mr Karmenu Vella receives representatives from the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) for a High Level exchange on Ocean Governance and Sustainable Blue Economy. Mr Dimitris Avramopoulos on official visit to Turkey. Mr Phil Hogan receives Mr Frank van Lierde, Cargill Executive for Food & Bio-industrial Ingredients. Ms in Ljubljana, Slovenia: visits the "Jožef Stefan" Institute. Ms Vĕra Jourová in Prague, the Czech Republic: speaks at the Business Breakfast organised by the Institute for Politics and Society. Ms Corina Creţu in Krakow, Poland: participates in the high-level information session on the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) and gives a keynote speech on The Investment Plan for Europe and theEuropean Structural and Investment (ESI) Funds. Ms Margrethe Vestager in Copenhagen, Denmark:participates in Conference 'Responsible Tax and Global Competition'; gives a keynote speech at the Altinget conference. She also meets with members of the Danish Chamber of Commerce, and participates in the afternoon brief for Nyt Europa. Mr Carlos Moedas on official visit to Lisbon.

Samedi 3 septembre President Jean-Claude Juncker in Hangzhou, China: participates in the G20 Summit. Ms Federica Mogherini in Bratislava, Slovakia: chairs the Informal Meeting of Ministers for Foreign Affairs (Gymnich). Mr Günther Oettinger at Lago di Como, Italy: delivers a speech in the European House - Ambrosetti. Mr Günther Oettinger Venice, Italy: delivers a speech at Venice Film Festival.

Dimanche 4 septembre President Jean-Claude Juncker holds a joint press conference ahead of the beginning of the G20 Summit with Mr Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, in Hangzhou, China. Mr Pierre Moscovici in Hangzhou, China: takes part in the G20 summit.

Lundi 5 septembre M Frans Timmermans à Paris, France: rencontre M. Manuel Valls, Premier Ministre de la République française. M Frans Timmermans rencontre M. Bernard Cazeneuve, Ministre de l'Intérieur de la République française. Ms in Bonn, Germany: attends the ''Grand Bargain'' meeting of donors and aid agencies hosted by Germany and the International Council of Voluntary Agencies (ICVA). Mr Andrus Ansip receives a delegation of European Visual Artists (EVA). Mr Günther Oettinger meets Mr Cherno Jobatey, Editorial Director of ZDF and the Huffington Post, at the Digital-Life-Design (DLD) conference in Brussels. Mr Günther Oettinger receives Mr John Higgins, CEO of Digital Europe. Mr Günther Oettinger receives Mr Jan Müller, Chairman of Europeana Foundation. Ms Cecilia Malmström receives Mr Daniël Termont, Vice President of Eurocities. Ms Cecilia Malmström receives Ms Mary Mitchell O'Connor, Minister of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation of Ireland. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete in Valladolid, Spain: delivers a keynote speech at the event "Diario Jornadas del Norte de Castilla". Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis in Vilnius, Lithuania: participates in the High Level Expert Consultation on Sustainable Health Systems. Mr Phil Hogan in Cork, Ireland (until 06/09): participates in the Cork II European Conference on Rural Development. Elżbieta Bieńkowska receives Ms Mary MitchellO'Connor, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation of Ireland. Mr Tibor Navracsics holds a teleconference with Her Royal Highness Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands on UNESCO’s Global Alliance on Literacy and 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in Brussels. Mr Tibor Navracsics receives Mr Andreas Grossbauer, President of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, and Mr Harald Krumpöck, General Manager of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra. Ms Corina Creţu receives Mr Petru Sorin Bușe, Minister of Transport of Romania. Ms Corina Creţu receives Mr Ionuț Pucheanu, Mayor, and Mr Sorin Enache, Vice-mayor of Galați County in Romania. Ms Violeta Bulc in Podgorica, Montenegro: meets with Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Vujica Lazović and with the Minister of Transport and Maritime Affairs, Mr Ivan Brajović.

Mardi 6 septembre Mr Frans Timmermans receives Mr Francesco Starace, Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of ENEL. Mr Maroš Šefčovič in Bratislava, Slovakia: gives a keynote speech at the Flagship conference "Transition to a green economy" of the Ministry of Environment during the Slovak Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Mr Maroš Šefčovič in Bratislava, Slovakia: attends the EurActiv stakeholder stocktaking meeting on the State of the Energy Union. Mr Günther Oettinger in delivers a speech at the CERTU-EU Conference, in Brussels. Mr Günther Oettinger receives Mr Vittorio Colao, CEO of Vodafone. Mr Günther Oettinger receives a delegation of the European Producers Club (EPC). Mr Günther Oettinger delivers a keynote speech on Industry 4.0 at the celebration of 150 years for the Association for Technical Inspection (TÜV). Ms Cecilia Malmström receives representatives from the Federation of Swedish Farmers (LRF) and the European Dairy Association (EDA). Mr Miguel Arias Cañete in Madrid, Spain:meets Mr Pedro Miras Salamanca, Chairman of CORES. Mr Karmenu Vella in Bratislava, Slovakia: participates in the conference 'Transition to Green Economy'; site visit to Devínska Kobyla, under the LIFE Project Natura2000. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis inKrynica, Poland: participates in the 26th Economic Forum, including delivering a keynote speech at the opening of the Healthcare Forum. Mr Tibor Navracsics in Florence, Italy: participates in a debate “Generation what? Europe for young people, young people for a new Europe”, organised by the in Italy. Ms Corina Creţu receives Mr Michiel Rijsberman, Regional Minister for the Province of Flevoland, Netherlands. Ms Violeta Bulc in Belgrade, Serbia: meets with Ms Zorana Mihajlović, Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure. Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska delivers a speech at the stakeholder conference 'What problems, what solutions for service providers who want to go cross-border?' on the Services Package, in Brussels. Mr Tibor Navracsics in Florence, Italy: delivers a speech at the Event "Generation what debate Europe for young people, young people for a new Europe" organised by the Italian Democratic Party, with the participation of Ms Stefania Giannini, Minister of Education, University and Research of Italy and Mr Matteo Renzi, President of the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic. Ms Margrethe Vestager receives Mr Lars Aagaard, CEO of the Danish Energy Association. Ms Margrethe Vestager receives Mr Jörg Leichtfried, Minister for Transport, Innovation and Technology of Austria. Mr Carlos Moedas in Oslo, Norway: delivers a speech at the 2016 Kavli Prize award ceremony; meets Mr Torbjørn Røe Isaksen, Minister for Education and Research of Norway; as well as Mr Tord Lien, Minister of Petroleum and Energy of Norway.

Mercredi 7 septembre College meeting President Jean-Claude Juncker receives Mr , President of the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats in the European Parliament (S&D Group). President Jean-Claude Juncker receives Mr Romano Prodi, former President of the European Commission and former Prime Minister of Italy. M Frans Timmermans receives Mr Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees. M Frans Timmermans participates in a public debate with Mr David Miliband, President and Chief Executive Officer of the International Rescue Committee, on Europe and the Global Refugee Crisis. Ms Kristalina Georgieva attends the Inter-institutional Conference on the Future Financing of the European Union, in Brussels. Ms Kristalina Georgieva receives Mr Filipo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Mr Maroš Šefčovič gives a keynote speech on "A Fully-Integrated Energy Market – the Key to Europe’s Competitiveness" organised by the German Economic Council (Wirtschaftsrat der CDU eV), in Brussels. Mr Maroš Šefčovič gives a keynote speech at the Bruegel Annual Meeting on EU Energy Policies, in Brussels. Mr Günther Oettinger receives representatives of the Italian parliament. Mr Günther Oettinger delivers a speech at the Orgalime debate ‘Digitising European Industry: Reaping the full benefits of a Digital Single Market’, in Brussels. Ms Cecilia Malmström receives Mr Kai Mykkäsen, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development of Finland. Ms Cecilia Malmström receives representatives from the Swedish Trade Federation (Svensk Handel). Mr receives Mr Kai Mykkänen, Minister for Foreign Trade and Development of Finland. Mr Dimitris Avramopoulos receives Mr Rob Bertholee, Head of the Counter-Terrorism Group and Director-General of the General Intelligence and Security Service of the Netherlands. Mr Dimitris Avramopoulos receives Mr David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee (IRC). Mr Dimitris Avramopoulos receives Mr Mohamed Hassad, Minister of Interior of Morocco. Ms Marianne Thyssen receives Mr Paul Magnette, Minister-President of the Wallonia Region of Belgium. Mr Christos Stylianides receives Mr Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees. Ms Corina Creţu gives a speech at the Danube Transport Day in the European Parliament. Ms Margrethe Vestager receives Mr Anders Ladefoged, Brussels representative of the Confederation of Danish Industry (DI).

Jeudi 8 septembre President Jean-Claude Juncker gives a speech at the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament. Ms Kristalina Georgieva participates in the European Movement International (EMI)’s breakfast briefing for high-ranking stakeholders ahead of the Inter-institutional Conference on the Future Financing of the European Union, in Brussels Ms Kristalina Georgieva delivers a keynote speech at the Inter-institutional Conference on the Future Financing of the European Union, in Brussels. Mr Andrus Ansip in Dublin Ireland: meets Mr Enda Kenny, Taoiseach, Prime Minister; Mr Dara Murphy, Minister of State for European Affairs, Data Protection and EU Digital Single Market. He also meets with representatives of the Oireachtas (Parliamentary) Committee on Communications, Climate Change and Natural Resources. Mr Ansip participates in a roundtable-meeting with industry representatives and attends a YouTube presentation and Facebook presentation. Mr Maroš Šefčovič in Budapest, Hungary: attends the high level group ministerial meeting on Central and South Eastern Europe Gas Connectivity (CESEC). Mr Günther Oettinger delivers a keynote speech at the Association for Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies (VDE)/Infineon Technologies AG event 'Cybersecurity and Europe’s role in the era of digitalisation', in Brussels. Ms Cecilia Malmström delivers a speech at the "Women in Trade Network Event", hosted by the World Customs Organization (WCO), in Brussels. Ms Cecilia Malmström receives Mr Steven Ciobo, Minister for Trade and Investment of Australia. Mr Neven Mimica, and Mr Christos Stylianides receive Mr David Miliband, President of the International Rescue Committee (IRC). Mr Neven Mimica receives Ms Tanja Gönner, Chair of GIZ Management Board. Mr Karmenu Vella receives Mr Rupert Howes, Chief Executive of the Marine Stewardship Council (MSC). Mr Karmenu Vella, and Mr Phil Hogan receive Mr Aziz Akhannouch, Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries of Morocco. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis in Sofia, Bulgaria (until 09/09): meets Ms Desislava Taneva, Minister of Agriculture and Food of Bulgaria; participates in a Ministerial Conference on Lumpy Skin Disease. Mr Dimitris Avramopoulos in Athens, Greece: meets with Mr Alexis Tsipras, Prime Minister of the Hellenic Republic. Ms Marianne Thyssen in Warsaw, Poland: meets Mr Jarosław Obremski, Deputy Chairman of the Foreign and European Union Affairs Committee of the Senate of Poland; with representatives of the Polish trade unions; meets with representatives of the Polish employers' organisations. She also meets Ms Elżbieta Rafalska, Minister of Family, Labour and Social Policy. Mr Christos Stylianides receives Mr Wolfgang Jamann, Secretary General and CEO of CARE International. Mr Phil Hogan receives Mr Robert Volut, President of the Liaison Centre for the Meat Processing Industry in the European Union (CLITRAVI). Mr Phil Hogan receivesrepresentatives from the European Environmental Bureau (EEB), BirdLife, and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). Mr Tibor Navracsics in Krynica Zdrój, Poland: delivers a speech at the Plenary Session "What kind of Solidarity does Europe need" of the 26th Economic Forum; takes part in the discussion panel "Culture and Creative Industries - Growth Potential for the Economies of CEE Countries"; participates in the Economic Forum of Young Leaders. Ms Corina Creţu receives Mr Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, President of the European Research Council. Ms Corina Creţu receives Ms Gabriela Firea, Mayor of Bucharest, Romania. Mr Carlos Moedas receives Mr Frank Treppe, President of the European Association of Research and Technology Organisations (EARTO).

Vendredi 9 septembre President Jean-Claude Juncker has a working lunch with the Committee of Permanent Representatives in the European Union. M Frans Timmermans in Leiden, the Netherlands: participates in a roundtable discussion 'Towards a Realistic Foreign Policy', hosted by Mr Han ten Broeke, Member of the Dutch Parliament. M Frans Timmermans in Amsterdam, the Netherlands: delivers a keynote speech at the BKB Lezing. Ms Kristalina Georgieva receives Mr David Harris, CEO of the American Jewish Committee. Mr Andrus Ansip delivers a keynote speech at the 'Borderless Cyber Conference', in Brussels. Mr Günther Oettinger in Vienna, Austria: delivers a speech at the Foreign Policy and United Nations Association of Austria. Mr Günther Oettinger in Linz, Austria: delivers a speech at Ars Electronica. Ms Cecilia Malmström in Tallinn, Estonia: holds a series of meetings including with Mr Taavi Rõivas, Prime Minister of Estonia; with Ms Marina Kaljurand, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia; and with the chairpersons of the European Union Affairs Committees of the National Parliaments of Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete in Budapest, Hungary: gives a keynote speech at the Conference of the High Level Group on Central and South Eastern Europe Gas Connectivity (CESEC). Mr Dimitris Avramopoulos receives Mr David Harris, CEO of the American Jewish Advocacy (AJC). Ms Marianne Thyssen receives MsMyriam El Khomri, Minister of Labour, Employment, Vocational Training and Social Dialogue of France. Mr Christos Stylianides (until 11/09) in Thessaloniki, Greece: visits the EU Pavilion at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) together with Mr Ioannis Mouzalas, Alternate Minister of Immigration Policy. Mr Phil Hogan in Prague, the Czech Republic: holds a series of meetings, including with Mr Bohuslav Sobotka, Prime Minister of the Czech Republic; with Mr Marian Jurečka, Minister of Agriculture; with representatives of the EU and Agriculture Committees of the Chamber of Deputies, and the Senate of the Parliament. He also meets with representatives of the Czech agricultural non-governmental organisations. Ms Violeta Bulc in Copenhagen, Denmark: meets with Mr Hans Christian Schmidt, Minister for Transport and Building; participates in the Citizens Dialogue; visits Øresund Fixed Link. Ms Vĕra Jourová receives Mr David Harris, Chief Executive Officer of the American Jewish Committee (AJC). Ms Margrethe Vestager in Copenhagen, Denmark: meets Mr Soren Pape Poulsen, party leader of the Danish Conservative Party; gives a keynote speech in the Copenhagen Business School; gives keynote speech on data protection at the Youth Summit; gives a keynote speech at the conference 'Data Control – monopoly or individual control' of Data Ethics. She also participates in the Citizens Dialogue at the Roskilde library. Mr Carlos Moedas receives Mr Roland Strauss, Managing Director of Knowledge4Innovation.

Samedi 10 septembre Mr Tibor Navracsics in Košice, Slovakia, will launch the Official Opening of the European Week of Sport 2016; holds a Citizens' Dialogue event focusing on "Education and culture - fostering growth and jobs" with the participation of Mr Peter Plavčan, Minister of Education, Science, Research and Sport of the Slovak Republic. Mr Christos Stylianides (until 11/09) in Thessaloniki, Greece: visits the EU Pavilion at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) together with Mr Ioannis Mouzalas, Alternate Minister of Immigration Policy.

Dimanche 11 septembre Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis inKobe, Japan (until 12/09): participates in the G7 Health Ministers Meeting; meets Ms Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO); meets Mr Jimmy Kolker, Assistant Secretary for Global Affairs (ASGA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). He also meets Mr Yasuhisa Shiozaki, Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan. Mr Christos Stylianides in Thessaloniki, Greece: visits the EU Pavilion at the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF) together with Mr Ioannis Mouzalas, Alternate Minister of Immigration Policy.

Prévisions du mois de septembre: 02-03/09 Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers, in Bratislava. 04-05/09 G20 Leaders Summit in Hangzhou, China. 09/09 Eurogroup, in Bratislava. 09-10/09 Informal meeting of economic and financial affairs ministers, in Bratislava. 11-13/09 Informal meeting of agriculture ministers, in Bratislava. 12-14/09 European Parliament plenary session, 14/09 State of the Union address by President Jean- Claude Juncker, in Strasbourg. 16/09 Informal meeting of the 27 Heads of State or Government, in Bratislava. 20/09 General Affairs Council, in Brussels. 22-23/09 Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers, in Bratislava. 26-27/09 Informal meeting of defence ministers, in Bratislava. 29/09 Competitiveness Council, in Brussels.

Prévisions du mois d'octobre: 03-04/10 Informal meeting of employment, social policy and health ministers, in Bratislava. 05/10 Brussels Conference on Afghanistan, in Brussels. 10/10 Eurogroup, in Luxembourg. 10-11/10 Agriculture and Fisheries Council, in Luxembourg. 11/10 Economic and Financial Affairs Council, in Luxembourg. 13-14/10 Justice and Home Affairs Council, in Luxembourg. 17/10 Environment Council, in Luxembourg. 17/10 Foreign Affairs Council, in Luxembourg. 18/10 General Affairs Council, in Luxembourg. 20-21/10 European Council, in Brussels.

Prévisions du mois de novembre: 07/11 Eurogoup, in Brussels. 08/11 Economic and Financial Affairs Council, in Brussels. 11/11 Foreign Affairs Council, in Brussels. 14-15/11 Agriculture and Fisheries Council, in Brussels. 14-15/11 Foreign Affairs Council, in Brussels. 15-16/11 General Affairs Council, in Brussels. 16/11 Economic and Financial Affairs Council, in Brussels. 21-22/11 Education, Youth, Culture and Sports Council, in Brussels. 28/11 Foreign Affairs Council, in Brussels. 28-29/11 Competitiveness Council, in Brussels.

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