Calendrier du lundi 15 mars au 21 mars 2021
(Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine)
Déplacements et visites
Lundi 15 mars 2021
President Ursula von der Leyen delivers the opening speech at the 2021 Cooperation Days, via videoconference.
Mr Frans Timmermans holds a videoconference call with Mr Xie Zhenhua, special climate envoy of China.
Ms Margrethe Vestager participates via videoconference in the event ‘Declining competition: a transatlantic challenge'.
Ms Margrethe Vestager holds a videoconference call with Ms Rada Rodriguez, President of Orgalim.
Mr Maroš Šefčovič participates via videoconference in the online European Energy Forum event entitled ‘How to make Europe a leading force in sustainable batteries?'
Ms Vĕra Jourová holds a videoconference call with representatives of the National Union of Romanian Judges and Forum of Judges in Romania.
Ms Vĕra Jourová holds a videoconference call with representatives of civil society in Romania.
Mr Margaritis Schinas participates via videoconference in the ‘Jumbo Council': Informal videoconference of Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Ministers of Home Affairs.
Mr Margaritis Schinas participates via videoconference in a dialogue with students from the UCL Louvain university.
Ms Mariya Gabriel delivers a closing speech via videoconference, and announces the hackathon winner, at the European Youth Conference on ‘Participation of young people in political processes and decision-making locally, regionally, nationally and at European level' and a hackathon on youth digital participation.
Ms Mariya Gabriel delivers a keynote speech via videoconference at the Association of Young Scientists and the Association for International Social Development event on ‘Opportunities and mechanisms for the support of scientific organisations and workers'.
Ms Mariya Gabriel delivers a keynote speech via videoconference at an event of the School Education Gateway.
Ms Mariya Gabriel holds a videoconference call with Mr Martin Jetter, Senior Vice President and Chairman of the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM) Europe, to discuss issues connected to the Commission's research agenda, particularly in relation to the technology sector, as well as on forthcoming technological developments.
Mr Thierry Breton holds a videoconference call with Mr Jānis Vitenberg, Minister for Economics of Latvia.
Ms Elisa Ferreira delivers via videoconference a speech at the online conference: ‘Investment, digitalization and green financing – Portugal', hosted by Banco de Portugal and the European Investment Bank (EIB).
Ms Elisa Ferreira delivers via videoconference the closing speech at the online conference: ‘Novos Caminhos para o Emprego', hosted by Jornal de Notícias and Câmara Municipal de Vila Nova de Gaia.
Ms Elisa Ferreira receives Mr Virgil Popescu, Minister for Energy of Romania.
Mr Didier Reynders participates via videoconference in the European Consumer Summit 2021
Ms Jutta Urpilainen attends via videoconference a High-level side event of the Group of Friends for the elimination of violence against women and girls at the 65th session of the Commission on the Status of Women.
Ms Kadri Simson participates in the International Energy Agency (IEA) Roundtable meeting of the Global Commission on People-Centred Clean Energy Transitions.
Ms Kadri Simson holds via videoconference a meeting with representatives of the Estonian Fund for Nature.
Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius participates in a Roundtable on the EU biodiversity strategy by the ESCP Business School.
Ms Mairead McGuinness holds a videoconference call with Ms Janet Yellen, US Secretary of the Treasury.
Mardi 16 mars 2021
President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a keynote speech at the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue 2021, via videoconference.
Mr Frans Timmermans visits King Filip of Belgium.
Mr Frans Timmermans holds a videoconference call with representatives of the Roundtable for Europe's Energy Future (REEF).
Ms Margrethe Vestager meets Mr Virgil-Daniel Popescu, Minister for Energy of Romania, in Brussels.
Ms Margrethe Vestager participates via videoconference in the Nordic Ministers Council.
Ms Margrethe Vestager holds a videoconference call with Mr Daniele Franco, Minister for Economy and Finance of Italy, Mr Giancarlo Giorgetti, Minister for Economic Development of Italy, and Mr Enrico Giovannini, Minister for Infrastructures and Transport of Italy.
Mr Valdis Dombrovskis receives Mr Irakli Garibashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia.
Mr Josep Borrell chairs the EU-Georgia Association Council.
Ms Vĕra Jourová holds a videoconference call with Mr Florin Cîțu, Prime Minister of Romania.
Ms Vĕra Jourová holds a videoconference call with members of the Parliament of Romania.
Ms Vĕra Jourová speaks via videoconference at an on-line event ‘Women's empowerment in the UN and G20 agendas: policies to support female talents and leadership and to counter gender based violence'.
Ms Dubravka Šuica addresses members of the Federal Committee for European Affairs of the Belgian Parliament (joint Committee of Members of the House, the Senate and the European Parliament) on the Conference on the Future of Europe, in Brussels.
Ms Dubravka Šuica participates via videoconference call as speaker and panellist to discuss the role of citizens in policymaking at an event organised by the Bürgerrat Deutschland hosted by the ZEIT foundation and the Bosch foundation.
Mr Margaritis Schinas participates via videoconference in an open discussion with the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE).
Mr Johannes Hahn participates via videoconference in the European Data Conference on Reference Data and Semantics (ENDORSE).
Ms Mariya Gabriel holds a videoconference call with Mr Stefan Kaufmann, Innovation Commissioner for Green Hydrogen at the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, on Green Hydrogen.
Ms Mariya Gabriel holds a videoconference call with the Board of Directors of CESAER, European association of universities of science and technology, on the European Bauhaus, the transformation agenda for higher education, and the involvement and engagement of university associations in the governance and implementation of the European Research Area and the European Education Area.
Ms Mariya Gabriel holds a videoconference call with Mr Bernd Scholz-Reiter, President of the Young European Research Universities (YERUN), to present their new strategy for 2021-2025.
Ms Mariya Gabriel holds a videoconference call with representatives of the Association for International Sport for All (TAFISA) Board of Directors and the TAFISA Europe Steering Committee, on traditional sport and games.
Mr Nicolas Schmit participates in a high-level conference on apprenticeships organised by the European Commission and the International Labour Organization.
Mr Nicolas Schmit participates via videoconference, together with Mr Thierry Breton, in a skills roundtable with the textile industry,
Mr Janusz Wojciechowski holds a videoconference call with Ms Reineke Hameleers, CEO of the Eurogroup for Animals.
Mr Janusz Wojciechowski delivers the opening address via videoconference at the event ‘Will the European Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) deliver for society?', organised by the Forum for the Future of Agriculture.
Mr Thierry Breton holds a videoconference call with high-level representatives of the European Tyre and Rubber Manufacturers' Association (ETRMA).
Mr Thierry Breton holds a videoconference call with Mr André Sincennes, President and Managing Director of RHEA Group.
Mr Didier Reynders participates via videoconference in the Informal Ministerial meeting for Consumer Protection.
Ms Helena Dalli attends via videoconference call an EU Breakfast meeting with the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Ms Helena Dalli attends via videoconference call a Ministerial round table on Creating an enabling an environment for women's full and effective participation and decision-making in public life organised by the UN Commission on the Status of Women.
Ms Ylva Johansson holds a videoconference call with the European Green Party on the New Pact on Migration and Asylum.
Mr Olivér Várhelyi participates in the EU-Georgia Association Council.
Mr Olivér Várhelyi receives Mr Irakli Garibashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia.
Mr Olivér Várhelyi receives Mr Miroslav Lajčák, European Union Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and the Western Balkans.
Mr Olivér Várhelyi receives Mr Kairat Abdrakhmanov, High Commissioner on National Minorities of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE).
Ms Jutta Urpilainen attends via videoconference a seminar on ‘The EU Green Deal in EU Development Cooperation and External Relations', organised by Sweden.
Ms Kadri Simson delivers via videoconference a keynote speech at the virtual Energy Storage Systems conference 202.
Ms Kadri Simson receives Mr Virgil Popescu, Minister for Energy of Romania.
Ms Kadri Simson participates in the 7th Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue in the session ‘Game on' for transatlantic renewable aspirations.
Ms Mairead McGuinness speaks via videoconference at a St Patrick's Day event organised by IBEC.
Ms Mairead McGuinness delivers a keynote address at the FIA Boca Futures Industry Conference 2021.
Mercredi 17 mars 2021
College Meeting
President Ursula von der Leyen chairs the Steering Board of the Recovery and Resilience Task Force.
Ms Margrethe Vestager delivers via videoconference a speech to an event organised by Mr Pilar del Castillo, Chair of the European Internet Forum.
Mr Josep Borrell receives Mr Dritan Abazović, Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro.
Ms Vĕra Jourová holds a videoconference call with Ms Anna-Maja Henriksson, Minister for Justice of Finland.
Ms Vĕra Jourová speaks via videoconference at an on-line event On the Path to Economic Justice and Rights: Working towards Women's Economic Empowerment.
Mr Margaritis Schinas participates via videoconference in the COMECE General Assembly.
Mr Paolo Gentiloni holds a videoconference call with Ms Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund.
Mr Janusz Wojciechowski holds a videoconference call with representatives of Friends of the Earth Europe.
Mr Thierry Breton delivers a keynote speech via videoconference at the European Space Agency (ESA) Council meeting.
Ms Helena Dalli delivers via videoconference call a keynote speech at the UN Commission on the Status of Women's Side event on the socioeconomic consequences of Covid.
Ms Helena Dalli delivers via videoconference call a keynote speech at the ‘Digital Gender Gaps and Opportunities: Fostering equal participation and ending violence against women in a connected age' high level event.
Mr Olivér Várhelyi receives Mr Dritan Abazović, Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro.
Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius participates in the Consumer Industries Action Group virtual CEO meeting on Enabling a Climate Positive Future, organised by the World Economic Forum.
Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius participates via videoconference in the online meeting with representatives of the ‘Public Diplomacy Platform' NGO.
Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius receives Mr Dritan Abazović, Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro.
Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius participates via videoconference in the meeting with the Environment Ministers and the Green 10 NGOs, organised by the Portuguese Presidency.
Ms Mairead McGuinness holds a videoconference call with Mr Nick Clegg, Global Vice President of Facebook and Ms Aura Salla, Head of EU Affairs of Facebook.
Jeudi 18 mars 2021
President Ursula von der Leyen delivers the Opening Speech at the European Innovation Council Launch Ceremony, via videoconference.
Mr Frans Timmermans participates in a videoconference call with Ministers from the Green Growth Group.
Mr Frans Timmermans holds a videoconference call with members of the CEO Alliance for Europe's Recovery, Reform and Resilience.
Mr Josep Borrell in Rome, Italy: meets with Mr Luigi Di Maio, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Italy; meets with Mr Lorenzo Guerini, Minister for Defence of Italy; visits the Headquarters of EUNAVFOR MED Operation IRINI.
Mr Maroš Šefčovič holds a videoconference call with the EU Executive Directors of the International Monetary Fund.
Ms Vĕra Jourová receives Mr Dritan Abazović, Deputy Prime Minister of Montenegro
Ms Vĕra Jourová holds a videoconference call with Czech Regional Governors.
Ms Vĕra Jourová speaks via videoconference at the FP Virtual Dialogue on How to Stop Fake News.
Ms Dubravka Šuica holds a videoconference call with Mr Markus Beyrer, Director General of Business Europe, to discuss the Conference on the Future of Europe.
Ms Dubravka Šuica participates via videoconference call in the European Affairs Committee of the French National Assembly high-level debate on ‘Europe urgency, Europe hope', organised in cooperation with the Jacques Delors institute and the Robert Schuman Foundation.
Mr Margaritis Schinas participates via videoconference in the 4th European Cybersecurity Forum.
Mr Margaritis Schinas participates via videoconference in an open discussion with the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA).
Ms Mariya Gabriel delivers an opening speech via videoconference at the launch of the European Innovation Council (EIC).
Ms Mariya Gabriel participates via videoconference in the Education Roundtable for Albania, to discuss new initiatives for education in Albania.
Mr Nicolas Schmit holds a videoconference call with Ms Nadia Calviño, Vice-President and Minister for Economy and Digitalisation of Spain.
Mr Paolo Gentiloni holds a videoconference call with EU Executive Directors of the International Monetary Fund.
Mr Paolo Gentiloni delivers a keynote address at the InvestEU launch event organised by DG ECFIN.
Ms Elisa Ferreira delivers via videoconference a speech at the online meeting of the EU Capitals Mayors.
Ms Stella Kyriakides holds a videoconference call with the EU Scientific Advice Platform on COVID-19.
Mr Didier Reynders holds a discussion via videoconference with representatives of Cercle Europe, Justice et Droits on the digitalisation of justice.
Mr Didier Reynders holds a videoconference call with Ms Claudia Saller, Director General of the European Coalition for Corporate Justice.
Mr Didier Reynders holds a videoconference call with Mr Michael Punke, Vice President for Global Public Policy of Amazon and with Ms Barbara Scarafia, General Counsel of Amazon Europe.
Mr Didier Reynders participates via videoconference in the launch of the Protocol in Spain to fight illegal hate speech.
Mr Didier Reynders participates via videoconference in the European Forum for Urban Security (Efus)'s General Assembly and Annual Conference.
Mr Didier Reynders participates via videoconference in the 4th European Cybersecurity Forum – CYBERSEC Brussels Leaders' Foresight.
Ms Ylva Johansson holds a videoconference call with Ms Mariana Vieira da Silva, Minister of State for the Presidency of Portugal.
Ms Ylva Johansson holds a videoconference call with Mr Kent Walker, Senior Vice President, Global Affairs and Chief Legal Officer of Google.
Ms Jutta Urpilainen delivers a keynote speech via videoconference at the ‘Thriving Democracy - EU Action and Partnerships to Sustain Democracy' seminar, organised by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Democracy Network 21, the European Partnership for Democracy (EPD), and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA).
Ms Jutta Urpilainen holds a videoconference call with EU Executive Directors of the International Monetary Fund.
Ms Jutta Urpilainen holds a videoconference call with EU Executive Directors of the World Bank.
Ms Mairead McGuinness holds a videoconference call with Mr Christian König, Managing Director of the European Federation of Building Societies.
Vendredi 19 mars 2021
President Ursula von der Leyen Leyen meets the EPP Group Young Members Network, via videoconference.
Mr Frans Timmermans holds an online keynote speech at the Designing Europe seminar organised by ESCP Business School on the state of the EU and the European Green Deal.
Mr Frans Timmermans participates via videoconference call in the ‘Your Europe, Your Say' event, organised by the European Economic and Social Committee.
Mr Frans Timmermans participates via videoconference call in the Energy Transitions Conference, organised by Chatham House.
Ms Margrethe Vestager participates via videoconference in a webinar on the Digital Services Act organised by Danish trade union Djøf.
Ms Margrethe Vestager participates via videoconference in the virtual edition of the SXSW 2021 conference's session on ‘Forging a New Social Contract for Big Tech'.
Mr Valdis Dombrovskis participates via videoconference in an event with Italian stakeholders on the EU Trade Policy Review.
Mr Valdis Dombrovskis holds a videoconference call with Mr Andres Sutt, Minister for Entrepreneurship and Information Technology of Estonia.
Mr Josep Borrell participates via videoconference in the Sahel Ministerial meeting.
Mr Josep Borrell in Sicily, Italy: visits the Sigonella Air base, the flagship FGS Berlin and the Forward Logistic Site (FLS) of EUNAVFOR MED Operation IRINI.
Ms Vĕra Jourová speaks via videoconference at the virtual European Anti-Racism Summit.
Mr Johannes Hahn in Vienna, Austria: meets with Mr Alexander Schallenberg, Federal Minister for European and International Affairs of Austria.
Mr Johannes Hahn in Eisenstadt, Austria: meets with Mr Hans Peter Doskozil, Governor of Burgenland, Austria.
Ms Mariya Gabriel participates in a digital visit of Science Po Lille and delivers via videoconference a keynote speech to international students, on Europe's growth, including research and teaching methods, as well as Erasmus mobility.
Ms Mariya Gabriel delivers a keynote speech via videoconference at the launch event for the new Erasmus+ programme, on the European perspective and the Commission's expectations for the Erasmus+ programme in 2021.
Ms Mariya Gabriel delivers a keynote speech via videoconference at an event organised by the Department of Legal Sciences of the University of Economics Varna.
Ms Mariya Gabriel in Sofia, Bulgaria: meets with Ms Antoaneta Stefanova, a Bulgarian chess grandmaster and Women's World Champion from 2004 to 2006, on the role of chess in education; and participates in the ‘Wonders of Bulgaria' ceremony.
Mr Paolo Gentiloni holds a videoconference call with EU Executive Directors of the World Bank.
Ms Elisa Ferreira delivers via videoconference a speech at the online event ‘Mobilising the European Green Recovery: Cities and Communities Driving Climate Action', organised by Bloomberg.
Ms Stella Kyriakides holds a videoconference call with the members of the European Affairs Committee of the Parliament of Denmark.
Ms Stella Kyriakides holds a videoconference call with Mr Irakli Garibashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia.
Mr Didier Reynders holds a videoconference call with Mr Manuel Muñiz, Secretary of State for Global Spain.
Ms Helena Dalli delivers via videoconference call a keynote speech at the European Anti-Racism Summit.
Mr Olivér Várhelyi attends via videoconference the 126th Plenary Session of the Venice Commission.
Ms Kadri Simson meets via videoconference Mr Stefan Kaufmann, Innovation Commissioner for Green Hydrogen at the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) of Germany.
Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius participates via videoconference in a meeting with the Konrad Adenauer Foundation's fellowship group.
Ms Mairead McGuinness holds a videoconference call with Mr Nicolai Wammen, Minister for Finance of Denmark.
Ms Mairead McGuinness holds a videoconference call with Mr Bharat Masrani, Group President and CEO of TD Bank Group.
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