Calendrier du lundi 13 décembre au dimanche 19 décembre 2021

(Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine)

Déplacements et visites

Lundi 13 décembre 2021

President Ursula von der Leyen receives Mr Manfred Weber, Ms Iratxe García-Pérez and Mr Stéphane Séjourné, Chairs of the European People's Party Group, the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats and the Renew Europe Groups in the European Parliament.

Ms Margrethe Vestager holds a videoconference call with Mr Claude Turmes, Minister for Energy and Spatial Planning of Luxembourg.

Mr Josep Borrell chairs the Foreign Affairs Council; participates in an informal breakfast with Dr Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, convened by the Benelux Union Presidency; receives Mr Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Qatar.

Ms Vĕra Jourová speaks via videoconference at the International IDEA's webinar on ‘The State of Democracy in Europe 2021 Report: Countering Democratic Backsliding - Conversation with Democracy Defenders'; receives Ms Anna Lührmann, European Minister of State of Germany; meets via videoconference with Polish judges and lawyers.

Ms Dubravka Šuica in Madrid, Spain: meets with Ms Teresa Ribera Rodríguez, Third Vice-President of the Government of Spain and Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge; participates in the high-level closing ceremony of Dialogues on the Future of Europe (COFE/Spain 2050); participates in the ‘Lectio Magistralis' opening ceremony in the context of the XXXII Edition of the Master in European Union Law of the Carlos III University.

Mr Margaritis Schinas participates via videoconference in a Conference on Migration organised by the Hellenic Parliament.

Ms Mariya Gabriel participates via videoconference in the Commission for Social Policy, Education, Employment, Research and Culture (SEDEC)'s meeting on ‘Promoting European values through education and culture'.

Mr Paolo Gentiloni participates via videoconference in the G7 Finance and Central Bank Governors meeting.

Mr Janusz Wojciechowski receives Mr Kęstutis Navickas, Minister for Agriculture of Lithuania; meets Mr Adrian Chesnoiu, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Romania, in Brussels; meets Mr Luis Planas Puchades, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food of Spain, in Brussels; meets Mr Cem Özdemir, Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture of Germany, in Brussels.

Ms Stella Kyriakides delivers a speech via videoconference at the final conference of the Joint Action on the Innovative Partnership for Action Against Cancer (IPAAC).

Mr Olivér Várhelyi participates in the Launch Event on the Eastern Partnership (EaP) vaccine sharing.

Ms Mairead McGuinness in Luxembourg: meets His Royal Highness the Grand Duke of Luxembourg; meets with Mr Pierre Gramegna, Minister of Finance; meets with Mr Claude Turmes, Minister for Energy and Spatial Planning; participates in an exchange of views with Members of the Parliament's Bureau, the Committee for European and Foreign Affairs and the Committee for Finance and Budget; meets with Mr Werner Hoyer, President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), and with Mr Ambroise Fayolle, Mr Kris Peeters and Mr Thomas Östros, EIB Vice-Presidents; visits the Luxembourg House of Financial Technology (LHoFT); visits the Luxembourg Stock Exchange; meets with the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF).

Mardi 14 décembre 2021

College Meeting

Mr Josep Borrell receives Mr Nana Akudo-Addo, President of Ghana.

Ms Dubravka Šuica holds a videoconference call with Mr. Mark Bowman, Vice-President of the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development. 

Mr Didier Reynders participates via videoconference in the Webit Global Impact Week. 

Ms Jutta Urpilainen meets Mr Nana Akufo Addo, President of Ghana, in Strasbourg.

Ms Mairead McGuinness receives Mr Nana Akufo-Addo, President of the Republic of Ghana.

Mercredi 15 décembre 2021

President Ursula von der Leyen participates in the EP plenary on European Council preparations and EU response to COVID-19 global resurgence; participates in the Eastern Partnership Summit.

Mr Frans Timmermans holds a videoconference call with Mr Alok Sharma, President of COP26.

Mr Josep Borrell participates in the Eastern Partnership Summit.

Ms Vĕra Jourová speaks via videoconference at the event of the Center for Strategic and International Studies on the EU-U.S. Digital Cooperation.

Mr Johannes Hahn participates in a videoconference call with Olivier Dussopt, Minister Delegate for Public Accounts, attached to the Minister of the Economy, Finance and the Recovery of France.

Ms Mariya Gabriel delivers a welcome speech via videoconference at the launch of the European Year of Youth 2022; delivers a keynote speech via videoconference at the Valencia Digital Summit; delivers a keynote speech via videoconference at the Education Department of the Spanish Embassy in Bulgaria, on the Conference on the Future of Europe; holds a videoconference call with Mr Mark Boris Andrijanič, Minister without portfolio responsible for Digital Transformation of Slovenia.

Nicolas Schmit intervient via visioconférence lors de la séance plénière du Conseil économique, social et environnemental français.

Mr Janusz Wojciechowski holds a videoconference call with Mr Jari Leppä, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry of Finland.

Mr Olivér Várhelyi receives Mr Mher Grigoryan, Deputy Prime Minister of Armenia; receives Ms Maia Sandu, President of the Republic of Moldova.

Ms Jutta Urpilainen receives Ms Emanuela del Re, Special Representative for the Sahel; receives Mr Danilo Turk, President of Club de Madrid, and Mr Yves Leterme, Member of Club de Madrid.

Ms Kadri Simson delivers a keynote speech at the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas Annual Conference on Infrastructure for a Hydrogen and Decarbonised Gas Market, via videoconference.

Jeudi 16 décembre 2021

President Ursula von der Leyen participates in the meeting of the European Council.

Mr Frans Timmermans participates at the high-level kick-off of the Zero Pollution Stakeholder Platform, via videoconference.

Ms Margrethe Vestager attends the pre-summit meeting organised by Renew Europe, in Brussels.

Mr Valdis Dombrovskis participates via videoconference in the European Central Bank Governing Council.

Mr Margaritis Schinas in Athens, Greece : participates to the Argo Awards Ceremony ; delivers a keynote speech at the 30th Panhellenic Thoracic Congress.

Mr Nicolas Schmit participates in the Commission's launch event on the Social Economy Action Plan.

Mr Janusz Wojciechowski holds a videoconference call with representatives of the European Environmental Bureau, BirdLife, and the WWF.

Mr Thierry Breton holds a videoconference call with Mr Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Minister for Digital Governance of Greece.

Ms Stella Kyriakides holds a videoconference call with the G7 Health Ministers.

Mr Didier Reynders in Washington, D.C. (USA): participates in the EU-US Ministerial meeting.

Ms Ylva Johansson in Washington, USA: gives an address at the EU – U.S. Justice and Home Affairs Ministerial Meeting; gives an address at the event ‘Confronting the Ransomware Threat - Transatlantic Opportunities and Challenges' hosted by the German Marshall Fund (GMF).

Mr Olivér Várhelyi participates in the hybrid Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) Week 2021 Conference; holds a video conference call with Ms Mirjana Spojlaric, Assistant Administrator of UNDP and Director of the UNDP Regional Bureau for Europe and the CIS.

Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius in Vilnius, Lithuania; participates in the high-level kick-off of the Zero Pollution Stakeholder Platform, via videoconference.

Vendredi 17 décembre 2021

Mr Valdis Dombrovskis participates in the European Council on Foreign Relations event: ‘Europe's answer to economic warfare: The EU's anti-coercion instrument'.

Ms Vĕra Jourová meets via videoconference with Mr Éric Dupond-Moretti, Minister of Justice of France.

Ms Dubravka Šuica in Zagreb, Croatia: participates in a Dialogue with the Croatian Youth on the Conference on the Future of Europe.

Ms Kadri Simson in Vilnius, Lithuania: participates in the conference on marine environmental protection, via videoconference.

Mr Margaritis Schinas in Athens, Greece: participates in the Argo Awards Ceremony; delivers a keynote speech at the 30th Panhellenic Thoracic Congress.

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