European Commission - Weekly activities Calendrier du lundi 19 juillet au dimanche 25 juillet 2021 Brussels, 16 July 2021 (Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine) Déplacements et visites Lundi 19 juillet 2021 President Ursula von der Leyen visits Czechia in relation to the recovery and resilience facility/NextGenerationEU and the national Recovery and Resilience Plan. President Ursula von der Leyen receives Mr Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Founder of Breakthrough Energy. Mr Frans Timmermans receives Mr Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Founder of Breakthrough Energy. Mr Valdis Dombrovskis participates in the First Trade Committee of EU-Vietnam FTA. Mr Valdis Dombrovskis receives Mr Franck Riester, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness of France. Mr Valdis Dombrovskis participates in the Women in Leadership conference on International Trade and Globalization in the wake of the sanitary crisis. Mr Valdis Dombrovskis receives Mr Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland. Mr Josep Borrell chairs the Belgrade-Pristina dialogue meeting. Mr Josep Borrell receives Mr Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Development Cooperation of Iceland. Maroš Šefčovič holds a videoconference call with Mr Simon Coveney, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence of Ireland. Maroš Šefčovič holds a videoconference call with Mr Jeffrey Donaldson, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party. Ms Věra Jourová in Prague, Czechia: on official visit in relation to the recovery and resilience facility/NextGenerationEU and the national Recovery and Resilience Plan. Ms Dubravka Šuica meets with Ms Judit Varga, Minister for Justice of Hungary, in Brussels. Mr Margaritis Schinas holds a videoconference call with Mr Sergej Sekulović, Minister for the Interior of Montenegro. Mr Johannes Hahn receives Ms Elisabeth Köstinger, Federal Minister for Agriculture, Regions and Tourism of Austria. Ms Mariya Gabriel in Ljubljana, Slovenia: participates in the Informal Meeting of Research Ministers. Mr Nicolas Schmit participates in an online Pact for Skills roundtable with representatives of the digital ecosystem in Europe. Mr Paolo Gentiloni receives Mr Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Founder of Breakthrough Energy. Mr Paolo Gentiloni participates in the General Assembly of the Italian Association of Foreign Banks. Mr Paolo Gentiloni holds a videoconference call with Mr Christian Sewing, President of the Association of German Banks Mr Janusz Wojciechowski holds a videoconference call with Mr Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland. Mr Thierry Breton receives Mr Franck Riester, Minister Delegate for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness of France. Mr Thierry Breton receives Mr Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Founder of Breakthrough Energy. Mr Thierry Breton receives Mr Patrice Caine, Chairman and CEO of Thales. Mr Thierry Breton holds a videoconference call with Mr Seamus O'Regan, Minister for Natural Resources of Canada. Mr Thierry Breton holds a videoconference call with high-level representatives of the digital ecosystem on digital skills. Ms Elisa Ferreira receives Mr Costas Kadis, Minister for Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment of Cyprus. Ms Elisa Ferreira holds a meeting via videoconference call with Mr Rimantas Šadžius, Member of the European Court of Auditors (ECA). Ms Stella Kyriakides receives Mr Bill Gates, Co-Chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Founder of Breakthrough Energy. M. Didier Reynders reçoit M. Frank Riester, Ministre chargé du Commerce extérieur et de l'Attractivité de France. Ms Adina Vălean holds a videoconference call with representatives of the European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS). Ms Adina Vălean holds a videoconference call with Mr Javier Sánchez-Prieto, CEO of Iberia. Ms Adina Vălean holds a videoconference call with Mr Joakim Reiter, External Affairs Director of Vodafone. Ms Kadri Simson holds a video conference call with Ms Tinne Van der Straeten, Minister for Energy of Belgium. Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius receives Ms Elisabeth Köstinger, Federal Minister of Austria. Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius receives Mr Franck Riester, Minister for Foreign Trade and Economic Attractiveness of France. Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius receives Mr Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland. Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius receives Mr DY Ould Zen, Minister for Fisheries and Maritime Economy of Mauritania. Mardi 20 juillet 2021 College Meeting Frans Timmermans in Slovenia: attends the informal Environment Council. Mr Frans Timmermans holds a videoconference call with Mr Alok Sharma, President of the Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26). Mr Josep Borrell receives Mr Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland. Maroš Šefčovič receives Mr Samuel Vlčan, Minister for Agriculture of Slovakia. Ms Dubravka Šuica meets via videoconference with Mr Tetsushi Sakamoto, Minister for Loneliness in Japan, in Brussels. Mr Johannes Hahn receives Mr Ignazio Cassis, Head of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs of Switzerland Mr Nicolas Schmit receives Mr Ivailo Kalfin, Director of Eurofound. Mr Nicolas Schmit participates in an online high-level workshop on platform work organised by Mr Hubertus Heil, Federal Minister for Labour and Social Affairs of Germany. Mr Janusz Wojciechowski receives Mr Samuel Vlčan, Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development of Slovakia. Mr Thierry Breton holds a videoconference call with Mr Todd Young, United States Senator for Indiana. Mr Thierry Breton holds a videoconference call with Mr Daniel Metzler, CEO of Isar Aerospace. Mr Thierry Breton holds a videoconference call with Mr Thomas Caulfield, CEO of GlobalFoundries. Mr Thierry Breton holds a videoconference call with Mr Tim Cook, CEO of Apple. Mr Thierry Breton in Grenoble, France: visits the CEA-Leti site; visits the STMicroelectronics site; and visits the Soitec site. Mr Didier Reynders participates via videoconference in the ‘Regulation of the Artificial Intelligence – Ethical and Fundamental Rights Aspects' conference, organised by the Slovenian Presidency. Ms Adina Vălean delivers a speech via videoconference at the Debating Europe event organised in Hessen, Germany. Mercredi 21 juillet 2021 Mr Paolo Gentiloni participates via videoconference in the ‘The European social model' event organised by The Portuguese Presidency. Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius participates in the G20 Informal Environment Ministerial Council. Jeudi 22 juillet 2021 Frans Timmermans in Italy (until 23/07): attends the G20 Climate and Energy Joint Ministerial Meeting;meets Mr John Kerry, Special Presidential Envoy for Climate from the United States; Ms Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of The United Nations Climate Change (UNFCCC); Mr Shinjiro Koizumi, Minister for the Environment of Japan; and Mr Abdulaziz Bin Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Minister for Energy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia . Mr Valdis Dombrovskis participates in the ECB Governing Council. Mr Valdis Dombrovskis participates in the Ottawa Group Ministerial Meeting on WTO reform. Mr Valdis Dombrovskis holds a videoconference call with Ms Katherine Tai, United States Trade Representative. Mr Valdis Dombrovskis holds a videoconference call with Mr Carlos Alberto Franco França, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Brazil. Mr Margaritis Schinas in Athens, Greece: meets with Mr Hans Kluge, Regional Director of the World Health Organization for Europe; participates in the International Conference on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health Status and Service Delivery Systems in the pan-European Region ; and holds a videoconference call with members of the interparliamentary assembly on Orthodoxy. Mr Johannes Hahn in Milan, Italy: meets with Mr Mario Monti, President of the Bocconi University; meets with Mr Beppe Sala, Mayor of Milan; performs a presentation of NGEU for investors. Mr Johannes Hahn in Rome, Italy: meets with Mr Daniele Franco, Minister for Economy and Finance of Italy. Mr Paolo Gentiloni holds a videoconference call with Mr Marcello Minenna, Director of the Italian Customs and Monopolies Agency. Mr Paolo Gentiloni holds a videoconference call with representatives of Unicredit and 30 CEOs. Mr Janusz Wojciechowski delivers a speech via videoconference at the event 'Beyond the Apple of Discord: Changing our Agri Culture', organised by Re-Imagine Europa (RIE). Ms Stella Kyriakides delivers a speech via videoconference at the 'Summit on actions required to address the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health and service delivery systems in the WHO European Region', organised by the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe. Ms Stella Kyriakides holds a videoconference call with representatives of the EU Scientific Advice Platform on COVID-19. Ms Stella Kyriakides holds a videoconference call with Mr Thomas J. Vilsack, United States Secretary of Agriculture. Mr Janez Lenarčič is attending the Informal meeting of Ministers for European Affairs in Slovenia. Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius in Naples, Italy: participates in the G20 Informal Environment Ministerial Council. Vendredi 23 juillet 2021 Frans Timmermans in Italy (until 23/07); meets Mr Maxim Reshetnikov, Minister for Economic Development of Russia; Mr Murat Kurum, Minister of Environment of Turkey. Mr Johannes