Calendrier du lundi 16 mai au dimanche 22 mai 2022

(Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine)

Déplacements et visites

 

Lundi 16 mai 2022

Frans Timmermans holds a videoconference call with Mr Xie Zhenhua, Special Envoy for Climate Change of China; meets with Mr Mircea Geoană, NATO Deputy Secretary General.

Ms Magrethe Vestager in Paris, France: participates in the meeting of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council.

Mr Josep Borrell participates in the EU-Canada Joint Ministerial Committee

Ms Vĕra Jourová in, Hradec Kralov, Czechia: speaks at ISSS/V4DIS 2022 Conference

Ms Dubravka Šuica participates via videoconference in the event Berlin Demography Days 2022, organised by Population Europe.

Mr Maroš Šefčovič receives Mr Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine. 

Mr Margaritis Schinas in Loutraki, Greece: delivers a speech at the Annual Conference of AIACE.

Mr Margaritis Schinas receives Mr Dmytro Kuleba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

Mr Johannes Hahn, in Japan and in the Republic of Korea (until 19/05): meets with government representatives and investors to present the NextGenerationEU Funding Strategy.

Mr Nicolas Schmit in Marrakech, Morocco (until 18/05): meets with Dr Younes Sekkouri, Minister for economic inclusion, small businesses, employment and skills of Morocco; meets with Mr Nayef Stetieh, Minister of Labour of Jordan; meets with Mr Nasser Kamel, Secretary General of the Union for the Mediterranean; visits the EU-funded project ‘B@bouche'.

Mr Paolo Gentiloni receives Mr Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine; receives Ms Gita Gopinath, First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund.

Mr Janusz Wojciechowski in Warsaw, Poland: participates in a high-level meeting with Mr Mykola Solsky, Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine; Mr Henryk Kowalczyk, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland; and Mr Thomas Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture of the United States; participates in field visit to Stare Święcice.

Ms Elisa Ferreira meets with Mr Ivan Paladina, Minister for Physical Planning, Construction and State Assets of Croatia.

Ms Stella Kyriakides holds a videoconference call with representatives of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology; delivers a speech via videoconference at the event ‘Addressing Cardiovascular Health in a Changed and Changing World', organised by Friends of Europe and the European Alliance for Cardiovascular Health

Mr Didier Reynders receives Mr Dmytro Kuleba, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

Ms Helena Dalli in Valletta, Malta: meets with Mr Byron Camilleri, Minister for Home Affairs, National Security and Equality as well as Ms Rebecca Buttigieg, Parliamentary Secretary for Equality.

Ms Helena Dalli delivers a keynote speech via videoconference at the IDAHOBIT 2022 event ‘National Action Plans on LGBTIQ Equality: How do they contribute to equality in the EU?' organised by the European Parliament's LGBTI Intergroup; delivers a keynote speech via videoconference at the Phiren Amenca International Network's discussion with 30 young Roma advocates.

Ms Ylva Johansson receives Dr Michael Spindelegger, Director General of International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD); receives Mr Vít Rakušan, Minister of Interior of Czechia.

Mr Janez Lenarčič participates virtually as a Keynote Speaker in the Bucharest Leaders' Summit on ‘The enduring power of solidarity'; participates at the opening of the photo exhibition ‘Black Butterflies: The Burned Pieces of Life' on Ukraine war at the Permanent Representation of the Czech Republic to the EU; receives Mr. Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine.

Ms Adina-Ioana Vălean in Berlin, Germany (until 17/05): meets with Mr Richard Lutz, CEO of Deutsche Bahn; participates in a joint meeting with the Transport and EU Affairs Committees of the Bundestag; participates in a Citizen's Dialogue titled ‘Future of Mobility. Obstacles and Opportunities'.

Mr Olivér Várhelyi receives Mr Dmytro Kuleba, Foreign Minister of Ukraine; meets Ms Roberta Metsola, European Parliament President.

Ms Jutta Urpilainen participates virtually in the 5th Global Conference on the Elimination of Child Labour; participates in an exchange about Afghanistan with the European Parliament's Committee on Development (DEVE).

Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius in Copenhagen, Denmark (until 17/05): meets with Mr Rasmus Prehn, Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries; meets with representatives of the fishery sector; visits Sæby Fiske-Industri, as well as a nature restoration project around Råbjerg Mose financed by the LIFE funding programme for environment and climate.

Ms Mairead McGuinness in Dublin, Ireland: delivers a speech at the event ‘Toward a Digital Euro' organised by the National College of Ireland; participates via videoconference in the launch of ‘Fintech Challenge for Ukraine: Deploying digital and financial technologies to help Ukrainians withstand Russian aggression and rebuild the country', organised by ‘the European Digital Finance Association in cooperation with the Ukrainian Association of Fintech and Innovative Companies, and financed by the European Commission (DG FISMA).

 

Mardi 17 mai 2022

President Ursula von der Leyen receives Ms Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury of the United States.

Frans Timmermans reçoit M. Jean Rottner, président de la région française Grand Est ; reçoit M. Claude Turmes, ministre luxembourgeois de l'énergie ; reçoit Mme Anke Rehlinger, ministre-président du Land de la Sarre (Allemagne) ; donne une conférence sur « Le changement climatique : défis, solutions et diplomatie de l'UE » à l'université KU Leuven, à Louvain, en Belgique ; prononce un discours d'ouverture lors de la célébration du 60e anniversaire du Bureau européen des unions de consommateurs (BEUC), à Bruxelles.

Ms Magrethe Vestager meets with Mr Mark Gitenstein, Ambassador of the USA to the EU.

Ms Vĕra Jourová meets via video conference with Ms Andrea Jelinek, Chair of the European Data Protection Board

Ms Dubravka Šuica receives a group of experts on deliberative democracy from the Federation for Innovation in Democracy Europe (FIDE).

Mr Margaritis Schinas participates via videoconference in an open discussion with students from the 2nd General High School of Katerinis; participates via videoconference in an open discussion with students from the 4th General High School of Serres; delivers a keynote speech at the Chapel for Europe Conference.

Ms Mariya Gabriel delivers an opening speech at the Tech.eu Summit, in Brussels; participates in the launch event of the Joint Pilot Action on ‘Innovation Strategies for Sustainability', in Brussels; delivers a closing speech at the Conference on Hydrogen, in Brussels.

Mr Nicolas Schmit à Marrakech, au Maroc : participe à la conférence « Emploi et employabilité des plus vulnérables, en particulier des jeunes et des femmes » dans le cadre de la 5e réunion ministérielle de l'Union pour la Méditerranée sur l'emploi et le travail ; s'entretient avec M. Mohamed Saafan, ministre égyptien de la main-d'œuvre ; s'entretient avec le Dr Bärbel Kofler, secrétaire d'État parlementaire allemande pour la coopération économique et le développement ; rencontre avec M. Xavier Matheu, directeur de la Fondation européenne pour la formation.

Mr Paolo Gentiloni receives Mr Maurizio Gardini, President, Mr Mauro Lusetti, Vice-President, and Mr Giovanni Schiavone, Vice-President of Legacoop (Lega Nazionale delle Cooperative e Mutue); meets with the EU Executive Directors of the World Bank Group; participates in the session of the Brussels Economic Forum 2022: ‘The macroeconomics of the green – and security – transition' organised by the European Commission.

Mr Janusz Wojciechowski in Lusaka, Zambia (until 19/05): meets Mr Hakainde Hichilema, President of Zambia.

Mr Thierry Breton receives Mr Lorenzo Guerini, Minister for Defence of Italy.

Ms Elisa Ferreira delivers the keynote address at the Conference ‘Rethinking local development strategies in light of COVID-19'

Ms Stella Kyriakides holds a videoconference call with representatives of the Scientific Advice Platform on COVID-19.

Mr Didier Reynders receives Ms Jutta Gurkmann, Executive Director of the Federation of German Consumer organisations; participates in the General Assembly of BEUC (European Consumers organisation)

Ms Ylva Johansson in New York, US: gives an address at the International Migration Review Forum (IMRF) Roundtable Two and the Plenary & Opening Segment of IMRF.

Mr Janez Lenarčič, in Marseille, France, participates in civil protection DOMINO exercise and at the meeting of the EU Directors- General for Civil Protection.

Ms Adina-Ioana Vălean in Berlin, Germany (16-17 May): meets with Mr Volker Wissing, Federal Minister for Transport.

 Mr Olivér Várhelyi in Paris, France: holds bilateral meetings and speaks at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) High-Level Conference on South East Europe (SEE): Human Capital Flight - Shaping the Future together

Ms Jutta Urpilainen receives EU Executive Directors of the World Bank Group (WBG); receives representatives of Business Finland and Academy of Finland (Suomen Akatemia); receives the board of the Confederation of the Finnish Industries; holds a remote meeting with Emmaus International, Emmaus Europe and Emmaus France; holds a call with Mr Ahmed Shide, Finance Minister of Ethiopia

Ms Kadri Simson delivers a keynote speech, via videoconference, at the 7th Clean energy for EU islands forum.

Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius in Copenhagen, Denmark; meets with Members of the European Affairs and of the Environment and Food Committees, of the Parliament (Folketinget), followed by a talk with young environmental activists; meets Ms Lea Wermelin, Minister for Environment; visits the European Environment Agency (EEA) and the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES).

Ms Mairead McGuinness holds a videoconference with  Mr Constantinos Petrides, Minister of Finance of Cyprus;  receives Mr Kristo Käärmann, co-founder and CEO of Wise.

 

Mercredi 18 mai 2022

College Meeting

President Ursula von der Leyen participates in the Leaders' Summit on offshore wind in the North Sea, hosted by Ms Mette Frederiksen, Prime Minister of Denmark

Mr Josep Borrell meets Maia Sandu, President of Moldova; participates in EU-Armenia Partnership Council

Ms Magrethe Vestager meets with Mr Mykhailo Fedorov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Digital Transformation of Ukraine;meets with Mr Robbert Dijkgraaf, Minister for Research, Innovation and Education of the Netherlands; meets with Mr Brad Smith, Vice Chairman and President of Microsoft; meets with mayors and municipal directors from the region of Central Denmark.

Ms Vĕra Jourová receives Mr Brad Smith, President of Microsoft.

Ms Mariya Gabriel in Delft, the Netherlands: on official visit.

Mr Nicolas Schmit in Marrakech, Morocco: attends the 5th Union for the Mediterranean Ministerial Meeting on Employment and Labour.

Mr Paolo Gentiloni in Bonn, Germany (until 20/05): participates in the meeting of the G7 finance ministers and central bank governors.

Mr Janusz Wojciechowski in Lusaka, Zambia: delivers an address at the opening ceremony of the EU-Zambia Economic Forum; meets Mr Chipoka Mulenga, Minister of Commerce, Trade and Industry of Zambia; attends a presentation by ENTERPRISE Companies; participates in field visits to the Mthunzhi children centre and the Zambia Medicines and Medical Supplies Agency.

Mr Thierry Breton receives Mr Bozhidar Bozhanov, Minister for Electronic Government of Bulgaria; reçoit M. Pierre Moscovici, Premier président de la Cour des comptes en France; holds a videoconference call with Mr Iñigo Ucín, President of Mondragón Corporation.

Ms Elisa Ferreira in Martinique, France (18-19 May): participates in the Ministerial Conference of European Outermost Regions and holds bilateral meetings with the Presidents of the outermost regions; meets with Mr Angel Victor Torres, President of the government of the Canaries; participates in a Field visit on the theme of waste, renewables, youth, economic development; participates in a videoconference with youth from the Roadtrip programme; delivers a keynote speech at the Plenary of the Conference to present the new strategy for outermost regions; participates in the round table discussion on the application of art 349 - health and economic recovery; meets with Mr Serge Letchimy, President of the Regional Council of Martinique; meets with Mr Ari Chalus, President of the Guadeloupe Region; meets with Mr Pedro Faria e Castro, Regional Under Secretary of the Presidency of the Azores.

Ms Helena Dalli hosts a meeting with Mr Robertus Henricus Dijkgraaf, Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science.

Mr Janez Lenarčič  participates at the ministerial meeting Global Food Security Call to Action, hosted by the US and chaired by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in New York, United States.

Mr Olivér Várhelyi receives Mr Irakli Garibashvili, Georgian Prime Minster H.E.; receives Ms Maia Sandu, President of the Republic of Moldova, participates in the EU-Armenia Partnership Council.

Ms Jutta Urpilainen participates in G7 Development Ministers' meeting in Berlin, Germany

Ms Kadri Simson delivers a keynote speech, via videoconference, at the BEUC H2020 STEP Project's closing event ‘Helping consumers out of energy poverty one STEP at a time'.

Ms Kadri Simson in Esbjerg, Denmark: participates in the North Sea Summit.

Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius participates in the 3rd High Level Roundtable on chemicals, via videoconference; holds a meeting, via videoconference call, with Mr Steven Guilbeault, Minister for Environment and Climate Change of Canada; attends the Natura 2000 Award Ceremony, on the Berlaymont Plazza, in Brussels.

Ms Mairead McGuinness receives Mr Sebastian Siemiatkowski, co-founder and CEO of Klarna AB.

 

Jeudi 19 mai 2022

Frans Timmermans in Estonia (until 20/05): meets with Mr Alar Karis, President of Estonia; meets with parliamentarians at the Estonian Parliament; participates in a roundtable with Ms Katri Raik, Mayor of Narva, and key local businesses and stakeholders; visits the Ragn Sells project; and meets with the members of the Youth Climate Assembly.

Mr Josep Borrell meets Mr Garibashvili, PM Georgia; meets with Mr Abazović, PM Montenegro.

Ms Magrethe Vestager in Vienna, Austria: attends the acceptance ceremony of the Joseph A. Schumpeter Prize.

Ms Vĕra Jourová receives Mr Bozhidar Bozhanov, Minister of Electronic Government of Bulgaria; receives Mr Nick Clegg, President for Global Affairs at Meta Platforms.

Ms Mariya Gabriel in Cluj, Romania: on official visit.

Mr Nicolas Schmit à Paris : visite l'école de la deuxième chance ; rencontre le Secours populaire français ;  rencontre des étudiants de Solidaribus ; participe à l'évènement organisé par INCO sur l'économie sociale et solidaire « Impact² » avec Mme Anne Hidalgo, maire de Paris, et M. Nicolas Hazard, fondateur de l'INCO ; participates via videoconference in the European Vocational Skills Week organised by the European Commission; participates online at the European Vocational Skills Week event organised by SMEUnited : ‘Youth and skilled workforce'.

Mr Maroš Šefčovič in Paris, France: participates in the EU Startup Prize Award Ceremony.

Mr Paolo Gentiloni delivers a video message for the event ‘IMPOSSIBILE 2022' organised by Save the Children.

Mr Janusz Wojciechowski in Lusaka, Zambia: meets Mr Albert Muchanga, Commissioner for Trade and Industry of the African Union; participates in bilateral meetings with Mr Reuben Mtolo Phiri, Minister of Agriculture of Zambia; Mr Makozo Chikote, Minister of Fisheries and Livestock of Zambia; and Mr Situmbeko Musokotwane, Minister of Finance and National Planning of Zambia.

Mr Thierry Breton receives Mr Mykhailo Fedorov, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Digital Transformation of Ukraine; receives Mr Nick Clegg, President of Global Affairs at Meta; holds a videoconference call with Mr Winfried Kretschmann, Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg.

Ms Elisa Ferreira in Martinique, France (18-19 May): meets with Ms Huguette Bello, President of La Réunion Region; participates in a round table discussion on the application of art 349 - youth and ecological transition; meets with Mr Gabrielle Serville, President of the Assembly of French Guiana; meets with Mr Ben Issa Ousseni, President of the Department Council of Mayotte; meets with Mr Jorge Carvalho, regional secretary for Education, Science and Technology of Madeira.

Ms Stella Kyriakides in Berlin, Germany (until 20/05): attends the meeting of the G7 Health Ministers, hosted by the German Presidency of the G7.

Ms Helena Dalli à Paris: participate à la 4e édition du Prix de la start-up européenne de la mobilité; prononce un discours d'ouverture par vidéo-conférence lors de l'évenement « SheDecides+5 ».

Mr Janez Lenarčič participates in the UN Security Council Open Debate on Conflict and Food Security in New York, United States.

Mr Olivér Várhelyi in Sofia, Bulgaria: holds bilateral meetings with Bulgarian government

Ms Jutta Urpilainen participates in G7 Development Ministers' meeting in Berlin, Germany

Ms Kadri Simson receives representatives of the Gas Distributors for Sustainability (GD4S) association; receives representatives of Covenant of Mayors Europe to discuss RePowerEU.

 Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius in Ravenna, Italy (19-20 May): participates in the European Maritime Day; meets with Mr Enrico Giovannini, Minister for Sustainable Infrastructures and Mobility; visits the Port Canal by the Coast Guard boat; visits the Environment, Energy and Sea Research Center of Ravenna Technopole; visits the CESTHA, Experimental Center for the Protection of Habitats; visits the special art mosaic exhibition for the Europe Maritime Day, EMD-Oceandipity; attends the signature of the Blue School Charter; attends a short ceremony in front of a planted tree and visits the UNESCO site San Vitale.

Ms Mairead McGuinness participates via videoconference in a panel discussion: ‘What roles for Banks in the European recovery' in an event organised by the French Banking Federation (FBF) as part of the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union; delivers a pre-recorded speech at an event celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the European Association of CCP (Central Counterparties) Clearing Houses (EACH).

 

Vendredi 20 mai 2022

Frans Timmermans in Estonia : meets with stakeholders to discuss forestry and land use; meets with Ms Kaja Kallas, Prime Minister of Estonia; and participates in a roundtable with the Green Policy Steering Committee of the Estonian government, and in a roundtable with CEOs of Estonian digital and green start-ups.

Ms Magrethe Vestager participates via videoconference in the Toulouse School of Economics' common good summit.

Ms Vĕra Jourová in Brno, Czechia: speaks at the conference organized by Czech association Lípa.

Mr Margaritis Schinas in Geneva, Switzerland: meets with Mr Guy Ryder, International Labour Organisation Director General; participates in the Latsis Conference on Migration organised by the University of Geneva.

Mr Johannes Hahn in Croatia (until 21/05): meets with Andrej Plenković, Prime Minister of Croatia; visits EU-funded projects.

Ms Mariya Gabriel delivers a keynote speech, via videoconference, at the ‘LERU's 20th Anniversary' event.

Mr Nicolas Schmit receives Mr Wolfgang Katzian, President of the Austrian Trade Union Federation; participates in the event: ‘The new world of work' organised by the Ambrosetti Forum.

Ms Stella Kyriakides in Berlin, Germany: attends the meeting of the G7 Health Ministers, hosted by the German Presidency of the G7.

Mr Didier Reynders in Turin, Italy: participate in the 132nd session of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe

Ms Helena Dalli hosts a meeting with Mr Ib Petersen, Deputy Director of UNFPA; hosts a meeting with Ms Sima Sami Iskandar Bahous, Executive Director of UNWomen.

Ms Kadri Simson delivers a keynote speech, via videoconference, at the annual networking conference ENE 2022; delivers a keynote speech at the PV-IPCEI (Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEI) pre-launching event, organized by the European PV manufacturing industry, in Brussels.

Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius in Ravenna, Italy (19-20 May): participates in the European Maritime Day; visits the Reef Check Italia association-Ravenna office; visits the Marineria of Cervia.

Ms Mairead McGuinness holds a videoconference with representatives of CFO Network; receives Mr Pablo Hernández de Cos, Governor of the Spanish Central Bank – Banco de España.

 

Samedi 21 mai 2022

Mr Johannes Hahn in Croatia: visits EU-funded projects.

 

Dimanche 22 mai 2022

Mr Margaritis Schinas in Davos, Switzerland: delivers an Opening speech at the Greek House Davos of the World Economic Forum.  

 

 

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