European Commission - Weekly activities

Calendrier du 25 janvier au 31 janvier 2021 , 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 . 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 , Deputy Prime Minister and Mr Bujar Osmani, Minister for Foreign Affairs of . 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 , 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 . 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 Mediterranean Shipping Company SA. Mr Olivér Várhelyi receives Mr Nikos Christodoulides, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Cyprus. Ms Jutta Urpilainen launches via videoconference the Youth Sounding Board at a virtual event. Ms Jutta Urpilainen holds a videoconference call with Mr Ville Skinnari, Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade of Finland. Ms Jutta Urpilainen holds a videoconference call with Ms Damilola Ogunbiyi, CEO and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All. Ms Kadri Simson delivers via videoconference call a keynote speech at the Vilnius GreenTech Forum 2021. Ms Kadri Simson delivers via videoconference call a keynote speech at the Jutarnji list Conference ENERGETIKA 2021 ‘Green Transition Management'. Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius participates via videoconference call in the BlueInvest Day 2021. Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius delivers a keynote speech via videoconference call at the World Federation of Engineering Organizations (WFEO), Young Engineers/Future Leaders (YEFL) and European Young Engineers (EYE) joint Webinar on Water Reuse for a Sustainable Industry: ‘Challenges and Opportunities in a Circular Economy'. Ms Mairead McGuinness holds a videoconference call with members of the European Financial Services Round Table. Ms Mairead McGuinness holds a videoconference call with representatives of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).

Mercredi 27 janvier 2021 College Meeting President Ursula von der Leyen chairs the Steering Board of the Recovery and Resilience Task Force. Mr Frans Timmermans holds a videoconference call with Mr Jan Plagge, President of IFOAM Organics Europe. Mr Frans Timmermans receives Mr Luuk Van Middelaar, political theorist and historian, to discuss European outlook 2021. Ms Margrethe Vestager participates via videoconference call in the meeting organised by D9+ (ministerial group of digitally advanced EU countries) on Europe's competitiveness. Ms Margrethe Vestager holds videoconference call with Mr Bruno Le Maire, Minister for Economy, Finance and Recovery of France and Mr Stefano Patuanelli, Minister for Economic Development of Italy. Mr Josep Borrell holds a videoconference call with Mr José Manuel Durão Barroso, former President of the European Commission. Ms Vĕra Jourová receives Mr Michael O'Flaherty, Director of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights. Ms Vĕra Jourová speaks via videoconference at the Renew Europe Roundtable on the Eastern Partnership. Ms Dubravka Šuica participates via videoconference call in a dialogue for European recovery with the Federation of Catholic Family Associations in Europe (FAFCE). Mr Margaritis Schinas participates via videoconference in the International Holocaust Remembrance Day commemoration ceremony organised by the European Jewish Association. Mr Thierry Breton, together with Ms Kadri Simson, takes part in a videoconference with CEOs of solar technology industries in the ‘European Solar Initiative CEO Meeting'. Mr Didier Reynders holds a videoconference call with Mr Jamie Iannone, CEO of eBay. Mr Didier Reynders participates via videoconference in the 14th edition of the Computers, Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP) international conference. Ms Adina Vălean holds a videoconference call with members of the board of Airports Council International (ACI) Europe. Ms Adina Vălean delivers a speech via videoconference on the occasion of the International Holocaust Remembrance Day, organised by the European Jewish Association. Mr Olivér Várhelyi holds a video conference call with Mr , Prime Minister of North Macedonia. Ms Kadri Simson delivers via videoconference call a keynote speech in a panel session on ‘Accelerating Clean Energy Transitions' at the World Economic Forum Davos Agenda Week. Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius participates via videoconference call in the World Economic Forum Davos Agenda Weekon ‘Building a Net-Zero, Nature-Positive Economy'. Ms Mairead McGuinness participates via videoconference in a leadership panel on ‘Financing the “Net-Zero” Transition' organised by the World Economic Forum Davos Agenda Week.

Jeudi 28 janvier 2021 President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a keynote speech at the ‘Urban Future with a Purpose' Webinar, hosted by Ms Lídia Pereira, Member of the European Parliament, via videoconference. Mr Frans Timmermans holds a videoconference call with Mr Luca Visentini, General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). Mr Frans Timmermans holds a videoconference call with representatives of trade unions from Central and Eastern Europe. Mr Frans Timmermans participates via videoconference call in the online conference ‘Zukunftsfähig im Sinne des Green Deals? Die EU-Agrarreform auf dem Prüfstand', organised by Die Grünen/EFA in the European Parliament. Ms Margrethe Vestager in Copenhagen, Denmark: meets with Mr Brian Mikkelsen, CEO of the Danish Chamber of Commerce; and meets with Mr Lars Sandahl Sørensen, CEO of the Confederation of Danish Industries. Ms Margrethe Vestager receives Ms Nadia Calviño, Vice-President and Minister for Economy and Digital Transformation of Spain. Mr Valdis Dombrovskis receives Ms Nadia Calviño, Vice-President and Minister for the Economy and Digital Transformation of Spain. Mr Maroš Šefčovič delivers via videoconference call a speech at the online conference ‘Batteries from Finland – the Way to Low Carbon Future'. Ms Vĕra Jourová speaks via videoconference at the event ‘Why Think Tanks Matter in Times of Crisis'. Mr Margaritis Schinas receives Ms Nadia Calviño, Vice-President and Minister for the Economy and Digital Transformation of Spain. Mr Johannes Hahn participates in a videoconference call with Mr Naser Nuredini, Minister for Environment and Physical Planning of North Macedonia. Mr Johannes Hahn receives Ms Nadia Calviño, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation of Spain. Ms Mariya Gabriel delivers a keynote speech via videoconference on ‘The impact of robots on society', at the Conference on Robotics. Ms Mariya Gabriel holds a videoconference call with Youth European Forum representatives. Mr Nicolas Schmit holds a videoconference call with Mr Michael O'Flaherty, Director of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights. Mr Nicolas Schmit holds a videoconference call with Mr Frank Vandenbroucke, Minister for Social Affairs and Health of Belgium. Mr Nicolas Schmit holds a videoconference call with representatives of the Red Cross. Mr Nicolas Schmit holds a videoconference call with representatives of the European Trade Union Confederation. Mr Nicolas Schmit holds a videoconference call with representatives of Le Cercle des Européens. Mr Paolo Gentiloni delivers introductory remarks via videoconference at the webinar on ‘Role of fiscal policy in mitigating the economic effects of COVID-19 pandemic'. Mr Paolo Gentiloni receives Ms Nadia Calviño, Vice-President and Minister for the Economy and Digital Transformation of Spain. Mr Janusz Wojciechowski holds a videoconference call with Mr Jože Podgoršek, Minister for Agriculture, Forestry and Food of Slovenia. Mr Janusz Wojciechowski holds a videoconference call with Mr Julien Denormandie, Minister for Agriculture and Food of France. Ms Elisa Ferreira delivers via videoconference call a speech at the 5th Annual Forum of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR). Ms Stella Kyriakides holds a videoconference call with Mr Thomas Östros, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank. Ms Stella Kyriakides holds a videoconference call with representatives of the European Reference Networks on Rare Diseases. Mr Didier Reynders holds a videoconference call with Mr Vincent Van Quickenborne, Minister for Justice of Belgium. Mr Didier Reynders holds a videoconference call with Ms Helen McEntee, Minister for Justice of Ireland. Mr Didier Reynders holds a videoconference call with Ms Sam Tanson, Minister for Justice of Luxembourg. Ms Jutta Urpilainen holds a videoconference call with Mr Luis Gallegos-Chiriboga, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Human Mobility of Ecuador. Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius participates via videoconference call in the (Seas, Rivers, Islands and Coastal Areas) SEArica Blue Economy Conference. Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius holds via videoconference call a meeting with European Cocoa Association representatives. Ms Mairead McGuinness delivers a keynote speech at the web event ‘Ireland and the EU: The Outlook for 2021' organised by the Irish Business and Employers Confederation. Ms Mairead McGuinness holds a videoconference call with representatives of the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA) and Alternative Credit Council (ACC). Ms Mairead McGuinness holds a videoconference call with representatives of the Conseil de coopération économique.

Vendredi 29 janvier 2021 Mr Frans Timmermans participates via videoconference call in the Davos Session on Boosting Europe's Green Transition. Mr Valdis Dombrovskis participates via videoconference in the ‘Davos Dialogues: Fixing the International Trade System (Eastern Hemisphere)'. Mr Valdis Dombrovskis participates via videoconference in the Informal WTO Ministerial Gathering. Mr Valdis Dombrovskis participates via videoconference in the ‘Davos Dialogues: Building on Europe's Edge in the Green Transition'. Mr Maroš Šefčovič delivers via videoconference call a keynote speech at the conference ‘What future for European robotics', organised by the Joint Research Centre. Ms Vĕra Jourová speaks via videoconference at the meeting of the European cooperation network on elections. Mr Johannes Hahn in Vienna, Austria: meets with Mr Alexander Schallenberg, Federal Minister for European and International Affairs of Austria; meets with Mr Wolfgang Sobotka, President of the Austrian National Council; meets with Mr Gottfried Haber, Vice Governor of the Österreichische Nationalbank; meets with Mr Christoph Grabenwarter, President of the Austrian Constitutional Court; and meets with Mr Ewald Nowotny, President of the Austrian Society for European Politics. Ms Mariya Gabriel delivers a keynote speech via videoconference at the presentation of awards for the national ranking Digital-Teach Blogs Bulgaria. Ms Mariya Gabriel holds a videoconference call with the Board of Directors of the American Chamber of Commerce in Lithuania. Ms Mariya Gabriel holds a videoconference call with trade association for the nuclear energy industry in Europe (FORATOM) representatives. Ms Mariya Gabriel holds a videoconference call with Mr Darin Madjarov, creator of the site Ucha.se. Mr Paolo Gentiloni participates via videoconference in a seminar organised by the Italian National Council for Economics and Labour (CNEL) and Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore. Ms Stella Kyriakides speaks at the webinar on ‘Building a European Health Union for stronger EU preparedness and response for health crises,' organised by the European Commission. Ms Stella Kyriakides holds a videoconference call with Ministers of Health of the European People's Party. Ms Stella Kyriakides holds a videoconference call with the G7 Health Ministers. Ms Kadri Simson delivers a speech via videoconference call at the opening ceremony of the LNG terminal Krk in Croatia. Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius delivers via videoconference call a speech at the Danish Clean Air Summit. Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius holds via videoconference call a Citizens Dialogue in Austria.

Dimanche 31 janvier 2021 President Ursula von der Leyen meets the CEOs of the pharmaceutical companies with which the Commission has signed Advance Purchase Agreements. Mr Paolo Gentiloni participates via videoconference in the closing event of Half of it.

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