European Commission - Commissioners' weekly activities CALENDRIER du 24 au 30 novembre 2014 Brussels, 21 November 2014 Déplacements et visites Lundi 24 novembre European Parliament plenary session, Strasbourg (24-27/11) Mr Karmenu Vella receives the Green 10 Directors Mr Christos Stylianides and Mr Tibor Navracsics receive Mr Costas Kadis, Minister of Education and Culture of Cyprus Mr Tibor Navracsics receives Ms Dace Melbarde, Minister of Culture of Latvia Mr Tibor Navracsics receives Mr Vezhdi Rashidov, Minister of Culture of Bulgaria Mardi 25 novembre College meeting EYCS Council President Juncker is granted an audience with His Holiness, Pope Francis, Strasbourg Mr Neven Mimica participates in the EU-China Development Dialogue in China Mercredi 26 novembre Mr Andrus Ansip receives the CEOs of the European Retail Round Table Mr Maroš Šefčovič travels to Kazakhstan to participate at the meeting of the Energy Charter and to Azerbaijan to meet the President and members of the government on the Southern Gas Corridor (26- 28/11) Mr Neven Mimica participatesin the EU-China Development Dialogue in China. He meets Gao Hucheng, Minister of Commerce and Wang Chao, Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs in Beijing Mr Pierre Moscovici meets with French mayors at 97ème Congrès des Maires & Présidents d’intercommunalités de France, concluding remarks: "Europe : la nouvelle voix des élus locaux", Paris, France Mr Christos Stylianides delivers the closing address at the Annual Conference of the European Commission and its humanitarian partners, Brussels Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska receives a group of CEOs of the European Retail Round Table Ms Margrethe Vestager receives Ms Urve Palo, Estonian Minister for Economic Affairs and Infrastructure Jeudi 27 novembre TTE Council Ms Federica Mogherini and Dimitris Avrampolous participate in the 4th Euro-African Ministerial Conference on Migration and Development, Rabat Process, Rome, Italy Ms Federica Mogherini participates in the Informal joint meeting of EU Foreign and Home Affairs Ministers Ms Federica Mogherini opens the 4th Euro-African Ministerial Conference on Migration and Development, Rabat Process, Rome Mr Andrus Ansip receives Ms Axelle Lemaire, French Deputy Minister for Digital Affairs Mr Johannes Hahn on official visit to Ukraine Ms Cecilia Malmström in Stockholm: meets with the Swedish Government; meets with food producers Mr Neven Mimica participates in the EU-China Development Dialogue in China. He meets with Wang Weiguang, President of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Hu Huaibang, Chairman of China Development Bank (CDB) in Beijing. He gives a speech at the Opening Ceremony of 2014 EU China High Level Cultural Forum entitled "Towards Post-2015 World" as well at the China International Development and Research Network (CIDRN) in Beijing. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete receives the Swedish Energy Minister, Mr Ibrahim Baylan Mr Karmenu Vella participates in Maritime Spatial Planning Conference in Venice 1Mr Jonathan Hill receives Mr Wim Mijs, Chief Executive of the European Banking Federation Ms Vĕra Jourová in Berlin: meets with Mr Thomas de Maizière, Minister of the Interior; Mr Heiko Maas, Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection; Ms Manuela Schwesig, Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth Mr Tibor Navracsics meets with Ms Najat Vallaud-Belkacem, Minister of Education of France, Paris Ms Margrethe Vestager receives Mr Henrik Sass Larsen, Danish Minister for Business and Growth Ms Margrethe Vestager receives Ms Ioana Petrescu, Romanian Minister of Public Finance Mr Carlos Moedas on an official visit to Berlin: meets with Ms Johanna Wanka, Federal Minister of Education and Research and Mr Georg Schütte, State Secretary of Germany;meets with Mr Kaufmann, former Chairman of the Bundestag Committee for Education, Research and Technological Impact Assessment and Ms. Lips, Chairman of the Bundestag Committee for Education, Research and Technological Impact Assessment;meets with Mr Neugebauer, President of Fraunhofer Gesellschaft; meets with Mr Matthias Kleiner, President Leibniz-Gemeinschaft; gives welcome speech at Leibniz Gemeinschaft event. Vendredi 28 novembre Mr Frans Timmermans receives representatives of the European Federation of Journalists Ms Federica Mogherini opens the 4th Euro-African Ministerial Conference on Migration and Development, Khartoum Process, Rome, Italy Mr Jyrki Katainen in Stockholm: meets with Mr Mikael Damberg, Minister for Minister for Enterprise and Innovation; meets with Swedish Trade Union leaders Mr Johannes Hahn on official visit to Ukraine Mr Neven Mimica participatesin the EU-China Development Dialogue in China. He meets Xu Xianping, Vice Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) in Beijing Mr Christos Stylianides receives Mr Marios Demetriades, Minister of Communications and Works of Cyprus Mr Tibor Navracsics visits the European Institute of Technology, Budapest Samedi 29 novembre Mr Neven Mimica participates in the "Sommet de la Francophonie" in Dakar, Senegal. He meets a number of African Heads of State (Benin, Burundi, Chad, Congo, Ivory Coast, Niger, Senegal, Togo) in bilateral meetings (29-30/11) Dimanche 30 novembre Prévisions du mois de décembre: 01/12 EPSCO (Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council) 03/12 TTE (Transport, telecommunications and energy) 04-05/12 COMPET (Competitiveness Council) 04-05/12 JHA (Justice and Home Affairs Council) 09/12 ECOFIN (Economic and Financial Council) 09/12 TTE (Transport, telecommunications and energy) 11/12 EPSCO (Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council) 12/12 FAC (Foreign Affairs Council) 12/12 EYCS (Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council) 15/12 FAC (Foreign Affairs Council), Brussels 15-16/12 AGRIFISH (Agriculture and Fisheries Council) 15-18/12 European Parliament plenary session, Strasbourg 16/12 GAC (General Affairs Council) 17/12 ENVI (Environment Council), Brussels 18-19/12 European Council (Brussels) Permanence DG COMM le WE du 22 au 23 novembre: Enrico Brivio, +32 (0) 460 756 172 Permanence RAPID - GSM: +32 (0) 498 982 748 Service Audiovisuel, planning studio – tél. : +32 (0)2/295 21 23 CLDR/14/2047 General public inquiries: Europe Direct by phone 00 800 67 89 10 11 or by email.