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Calendrier Du 25 Janvier Au 31 Janvier 2021 European Commission - Weekly activities Calendrier du 25 janvier au 31 janvier 2021 Brussels, 22 January 2021 Calendrier du 25 janvier au 31 janvier 2021 (Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine) Déplacements et visites Lundi 25 janvier 2021 Mr Frans Timmermans participates via videoconference call in the Climate Adaptation Summit 2021. Mr Frans Timmermans participates in the event on ‘Making housing a human right for all: progressive ideas for the future', organised by the PES (European Social Party) Group in the Committee of the Regions. Mr Frans Timmermans receives Ms Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris. Ms Margrethe Vestager holds a videoconference call with Mr Michał Kurtyka, Minister for Climate and Environment of Poland. Ms Margrethe Vestager holds a videoconference call with Mr Thomas Bellut, Director General of ZDF, German Television. Ms Margrethe Vestager holds a videoconference with Mr Leo Varadkar, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment of Ireland. Ms Margrethe Vestager holds a videoconference call with Mr Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google. Mr Valdis Dombrovskis receives Mr Nikos Dendias, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece. Mr Valdis Dombrovskis receives Ms Arancha González Laya, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Spain. Mr Maroš Šefčovič receives Ms Arancha González Laya, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Spain. Ms Vĕra Jourová holds a videoconference call with Lithuanian judiciary representatives Ms Vĕra Jourová holds a videoconference call with Ms Inés Arrimadas, Leader of the Spanish Citizens Party (Ciudadanos). Mr Margaritis Schinas participates via videoconference in an interview with students from Den Haag University. Mr Margaritis Schinas participates via videoconference in the International Holocaust Remembrance Day 2021 event jointly hosted by the European Commission & the European Jewish Congress. Mr Margaritis Schinas receives Mr Nikos Dendias, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece. Mr Nicolas Schmit holds a videoconference call with representatives of Business Europe. Mr Nicolas Schmit participates via videoconference in the opening of the first Plenary Session of the newly formed Economic and Social Council of Bulgaria. Mr Nicolas Schmit holds a videoconference call with Mr Andreas Schleicher, OECD Director for the Directorate of Education and Skills. Mr Thierry Breton receives Ms Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris. Ms Elisa Ferreira receives Ms Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris. Ms Stella Kyriakides holds a videoconference call with Mr Julien Denormandie, Minister for Agriculture and Food of France. Ms Stella Kyriakides holds a videoconference call with Mr Hans Kluge, Regional Director for Europe of the World Health Organization. Mr Didier Reynders participates via videoconference in a debate on Rule of Law mechanism at the Central European University (CEU) Democracy Institute. Mr Didier Reynders holds a videoconference call with representatives of business organisations and NGOs to discuss Green Pledges. Ms Ylva Johansson delivers via videoconference a speech at the EU Internet Forum Ministerial meeting. Mr Janez Lenarčič receives Mr Nikola Dimitrov, Deputy Prime Minister and Mr Bujar Osmani, Minister for Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia. Mr Janez Lenarčič receives Mr Pekka Haavisto, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland. Ms Adina Vălean delivers a speech via videoconference at the European Railway Award 2021 ceremony, organised by the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies (CER) and the Association of the European Rail Supply Industry (UNIFE). Mr Olivér Várhelyi receives Mr Nikos Dendias, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece. Mr Olivér Várhelyi receives Mr Gabrielius Landsbergis, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Lithuania. Mr Olivér Várhelyi meets Mr Nikos Dendias, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Greece. Ms Jutta Urpilainen holds a videoconference call with Ms Miriam Holstein, CEO of Bayer Nordic Region. Ms Kadri Simson in Tallinn, Estonia: holds a meeting with representatives of the Estonian Association of Media Enterprises (EML); and meets Mr Madis Toomsalu, CEO of LHV Group AS. Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius holds a videoconference call with Mr Ian Gorst, Minister for External Relations of the State of Jersey, United Kingdom. Ms Mairead McGuinness holds a videoconference call with Mr Michael O'Flaherty, Director of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights. Ms Mairead McGuinness holds a videoconference call with Mr Jan-Olof Jacke, Director-General of the Confederation of Swedish Enterprise and Mr Jacob Wallenberg, Chairman of Investor AB. Mardi 26 janvier 2021 President Ursula von der Leyen delivers the special address ‘State of the World' at the Davos Agenda Week, via videoconference. Mr Frans Timmermans holds a videoconference call with CEOs of the Steel Industry. Mr Frans Timmermans participates via videoconference call in the ‘Sustaining the momentum' session of the Climate Adaptation Summit 2021. Mr Valdis Dombrovskis holds a videoconference call with representatives of the European Grouping of Societies of Authors and Composers. Mr Josep Borrell receives Mr Nikola Dimitrov, Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs of North Macedonia and Mr Bujar Osmani, Minister for Foreign Affairs of North Macedonia. Mr Josep Borrell receives Mr Nikos Christodoulides, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cyprus. Mr Josep Borrell holds a videoconference call with Mr Ernesto Araújo, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Brazil. Mr Maroš Šefčovič holds a videoconference call with Mr Luca Visentini, General Secretary of The European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). Mr Maroš Šefčovič receives Ms Karoline Edtstadler, Federal Minister for the EU and Constitution of Austria. Ms Vĕra Jourová receives Ms Karoline Edtstadler, Federal Minister for the EU and Constitution of Austria. Ms Dubravka Šuica holds a videoconference call with Mr Alberto Núñez Feijóo, President of the Regional Government of Galicia, Spain, on demographic change. Ms Dubravka Šuica receives Ms Karoline Edtstadler, Federal Minister for the EU and Constitution of Austria. Ms Dubravka Šuica holds a videoconference call with Mr Jean-Michel Jarre, author and composer, and a delegation from the cultural sector. Mr Margaritis Schinas receives Ms Karoline Edtstadler, Federal Minister for the EU and Constitution of Austria. Mr Margaritis Schinas participates via videoconference in a meeting with the European Authors Societies (GESAC). Mr Margaritis Schinas receives Mr Nikos Christodoulides, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cyprus. Ms Mariya Gabriel holds a videoconference call with Ms Henriette Fore, Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Ms Mariya Gabriel holds a videoconference call with a delegation from the Young Universities for the Future of Europe (YUFE). Ms Mariya Gabriel holds a videoconference call with a delegation from the European Grouping of Societies of Authors and Composers (GESAC). Mr Nicolas Schmit participates via videoconference in the European Economic and Social Committee's webinar on the Action Plan to implement the European Pillar of Social Rights and the Social Summit in Porto. Mr Nicolas Schmit holds a videoconference call with Mr Jean-Michel Jarre, author and composer, and the European Grouping of Societies of Authors and Composers. Mr Paolo Gentiloni delivers opening remarks via videoconference in a webinar for national trade union representatives on the EU economic response to coronavirus. Mr Paolo Gentiloni holds a videoconference call with Jean-Michel Jarre, author and composer, and a delegation from the cultural and creative sectors. Mr Janusz Wojciechowski holds a videoconference call with Mr Kęstutis Navickas, Minister for Agriculture of Lithuania. Mr Thierry Breton receives Ms Karoline Edtstadler, Federal Minister for the EU and Constitution of Austria. Mr Thierry Breton holds a videoconference call with Ms Ludivine Dedonder, Minister for Defence of Belgium. Mr Thierry Breton holds a videoconference call with a high-level delegation headed by Mr Jean- Michel Jarre, French author and composer. Ms Stella Kyriakides participates via videoconference in a virtual high-level stakeholder event for the launch of the ‘Code of Conduct for Responsible Business and Marketing Practices,' organised by the European Commission. Mr Didier Reynders holds a videoconference call with Ms Ana Paula Zacarias, Secretary of State in charge of European Affairs of Portugal. Mr Didier Reynders participates via videoconference in the Plenary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE). Mr Didier Reynders participates via videoconference in a discussion on ‘Sous-traitants et responsables des traitements' organised by DPO News. Ms Helena Dalli receives Ms Sarah Schlitz, State Secretary for Gender Equality, Equal Opportunities and Diversity of Belgium. Ms Helena Dalli holds a videoconference call with Ms Carlien Scheele, Director of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) Ms Ylva Johansson holds a videoconference call with Mr Christos Christou, President of Médecins Sans Frontières. Ms Ylva Johansson participates via videoconference in a discussion at the launch of the Google Safety Engineering Center for Content Responsibility together with Mr Kent Walker, Senior Vice President for Global Affairs and Chief Legal Officer at Google & YouTube. Ms Adina Vălean holds a videoconference call with Mr Vassilios Demetriades, Shipping Deputy Minister to the President of Cyprus. Ms Adina Vălean holds a videoconference call with Mr Diego Aponte, Group President of the
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