European Commission - Weekly activities CALENDRIER du 7 au 13 septembre 2015 Brussels, 4 September 2015 CALENDRIER du 7 au 13 septembre 2015 (Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine) Déplacements et visites Lundi 7 septembre Agriculture and Fisheries Council, in Brussels. European Parliament plenary session, in Strasbourg (07-10/9). Mr Frans Timmermans receives Mr Étienne Davignon, former Member of the European Commission. Ms Federica Mogherini receives Mr Staffan de Mistura, UN Special Envoy for Syria; and Mr Pavlo Klimkin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. Mr Andrus Ansip delivers a keynote speech at Bruegel annual meeting, in Brussels. Ms Cecilia Malmström hosts the trilateral EU-Russia-Ukraine talks about the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, with Mr Pavlo Klimkin, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, and Mr Alexei Ulyukaev, Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation, in Brussels. She also receives Mr Oliver Paasch, Minister- President of the German speaking Community of Belgium; Mr Karl-Heinz Lambertz, President of the Parliament of the German speaking Community of Belgium; and Members of the Parliament of the German speaking Community of Belgium. Mr Neven Mimica receives Mr Philippe Dessoy, President of the European International Contractors; Mr Neven Mimica and Mr Christos Stylianides inaugurate the Exhibition "Beyond Ebola – helping children build their lives", in Brussels. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete in Papua New Guinea (7-11/09): participates in the 46th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting. Mr Karmenu Vella receives Mr Inger Andersen, Director General of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis receives Mr Urmas Kruuse, Minister of Rural Affairs of Estonia; Mr Jānis Dūklavs, Minister of Agriculture of Latvia; representatives of the Liaison Centre for the Meat Processing Industry in the European Union (CLITRAVI). Mr Dimitris Avramopoulos in an official visit to Traiskirchen, Austria. M. Pierre Moscovici participe aux consultations informelles ministérielles en vue de la Conférence sur le changement climatique COP21, à Paris. Mr Christos Stylianides meets Mr Bernard Cazeneuve, Minister of the Interior of France; Mr Laurent Fabius, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development of France, in Paris. Mr Phil Hogan receives Ms Eva Kjer Hansen, Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries of Denmark; Mr Urmas Kruuse, Minister of Rural Affairs of Estonia; and Mr Marek Sawicki, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland. Ms Violeta Bulc receives Mr Paschal Donohoe, Transport, Tourism and Sport of Ireland. Ms Vĕra Jourová in Reichenau, Austria: speaks at the 10th Summer School on European ICT and IP Law. Mr Carlos Moedas in Beijing, China: meets Mr Wan Gang, Chinese Minister of Science and Technology, and Mr Bai Chunli, President of the Chinese Academy of Science; delivers a speech at the Joint Conference "Promoting excellence through enhanced EU-China Researchers' Mobility and Cooperation", attends a working lunch with Mr Bai Chunli and speakers of this conference; meets Chinese innovation entrepreneurs and investors during his visit to the Innovation Workshop and Zhongguancun Innovation Street. Mardi 8 septembre College meeting, in Strasbourg President Jean-Claude Juncker attends the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament, in Strasbourg. Mr Günther Oettinger delivers a speech at the 'Der Verband Privater Rundfunk und Telemedien e.V.' (VPRT), in Berlin. Mr Christos Stylianides participates in the International Conference - Protection of victims of ethnic and religious violence in the Middle East, in Paris. Mr Carlos Moedas in Beijing, China: meets with Mr Xue Qikun, Vice-President of Tsinghua University, attends a round table discussion with the researchers of the Tsinghua University involved in EU- China cooperation projects; attends a working lunch with representatives of Chinese research and development industries, visits the Huawei's Executive Briefing Centre. Mercredi 9 septembre President Jean-Claude Juncker delivers his speech on the State of the Union in the Plenary of the European Parliament, in Strasbourg. Mr Andrus Ansip receives Mr Rupert Pearce, CEO of Inmarsat plc., Board Chairman of the EMEA Satellite Operators' Association (ESOA); and Mr Michel de Rosen, Chairman and CEO of Eutelsat Communications. Mr Jonathan Hill receives Mr Neeraj Sahai, President of Standard and Poor's Ratings Services. Mr Carlos Moedas in Dalian, China: attends the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2015; meets Mr Flemming Besenbacher, Chairman of the Carlsberg Foundation; co-chairs a roundtable "From lab to market"; participates in a panel discussion "Future proofing the Internet Economy"; meets with Mr Li Kequang, Premier of the State Council of the People's Republic of China. Jeudi 10 septembre President Jean-Claude Juncker receives Mr Michel Platini, President of the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA); hosts a working lunch with the Permanent Representatives of the Member States; and receives Charles Michel, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Belgium. Ms Federica Mogherini receives Mr Taïeb Baccouche, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Tunisia, in Brussels. She also opens the 5th edition of the Renzo Imbeni Summer School, in Modena, Italy. Mr Andrus Ansip receives the Code Week Ambassadors, and Mr Jochen Hummel, CEO ESTeam and Chairman LT-Innovate. Mr Maroš Šefčovič in Bratislava: participates in the Round Table discussion at the French-Slovak Chamber of Commerce; meets with Mr Andrej Kiska, President of the Slovak Republic. Mr Günther Oettinger delivers a keynote speech at the Public Broadcasters International Conference - PBI 2015, and meets with the representatives of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), in Munich. Mr Johannes Hahn receives Mr Josip Grubeša, Minister of Justice of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Mr Mato Jozić, Minister of Justice of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina; Mr Anton Kasipović, Minister of Justice of Republika Rrspka, Bosnia and Herzegovina; Mr Safet Pizović, President of the Brčko District Judicial Commission, in Brussels. Mr Neven Mimica receives representatives of the Swedish Committee on Foreign Affairs. Mr Karmenu Vella receives Pelagic Freezer Associations. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis in Bucharest, Romania: attends the Citizens Dialogue. Ms Marianne Thyssen in the Hague, the Netherlands: delivers a keynote speech at World Pension Summit 2015. M. Pierre Moscovici déjeune avec M. Jacques Attali, à l'occasion de l'inauguration de l'exposition "2050: Une brève histoire de l’avenir". Mr Christos Stylianides launches an EU Aid Volunteers event, in Brussels. Mr Phil Hogan in an official visit to Stockholm, Sweden. Mr Jonathan Hill in Luxembourg (10-12/09): delivers a keynote speech at the Eurofi Financial Forum 2015; meets with Mr Jean Lemierre, Chairman of BNP Paribas Group; Mr Spencer Lake, Global Head of Financing at HSBC Bank and Chairman of the International Capital Market Association; and Mr Douglas Flint, Group Chairman of HSBC Holdings plc.; and Mr Gunter Dunkel, President of the Association of German Public Banks (VÖB). Ms Violeta Bulc receives Mr Hans Christian Schmidt, Minister for Transport and Building of Denmark. Ms Margrethe Vestager in Rome: participates in the parliamentary hearing with representatives of the European and industry committees of the Chamber of Deputies and the Italian Senate; holds bilateral meetings with: Mr Sandro Gozi, Undersecretary of State and Deputy Secretary to the Prime Minister of Italy for European Affairs; Ms Federica Guidi, Minister for Economic Development; Mr Carlo Padoan, Minister of Economy and Finances; Mr Ignazio Visco, Governor of Bank of Italy; and Mr Fabio Panetta, Deputy Director-General of Bank of Italy. She also meets with Mr Giovanni Pitruzzella, Chairman of the Italian Competition Authority. Mr Carlos Moedas in Dalian, China: meets with Mr Koji Omi, founder and Chairman of the Science and Technology in Society (STS); participates in a panel discussion on Partnering in Science; meets Mr Li Tie, Director General of China Centre for Urban Development; meets Mr Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman of the World Economic Forum, and Mr Arnaud Bernaert, Senior Director of Global Health and Healthcare of the World Economic Forum. Vendredi 11 septembre Informal Meeting of Ministers of Economic and Financial Affairs, in Luxembourg. Mme Kristalina Georgieva reçoit M. Paul Dujardin, Directeur du Palais des Beaux-Arts. Mr Andrus Ansip in Tallin, Estonia: meets with Mr Taavi Rõivas, Prime Minister of Estonia; and participates in a meeting on financial technology at LHV Bank. Mr Jyrki Katainen delivers a speech "Progress report on the implementation of the Investment Plan for Europe" at the European Investment Bank, in Luxembourg. Mr Johannes Hahn in Kiev, Ukraine: participates in the 12th Annual Meeting of the Yalta European Strategy. Ms Cecilia Malmström in Malmö, Sweden: delivers a lecture at the Anna Lindh Academy. She also meets in Copenhagen, Denmark: with Mr Kristian Jensen, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Denmark; with representatives of the Danish Parliament Committees for European Affairs and for Business, Growth and Export; and attends the Public Meeting on TTIP. Mr Karmenu Vella in London, the U.K.: opens the Wallasea nature reserve. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis receives representatives of the European Meat Network. Mr Jonathan Hill in Luxembourg (10-12/09): attends Informal meeting