Calendrier du lundi 14 novembre au dimanche 20 novembre 2022
(Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine)
Déplacements et visites
Lundi 14 novembre 2022
President Ursula von der Leyen in Denpasar, Indonesia (until 16/11): participates in the G20 Heads of State and Government Summit.
Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans is at COP 27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt leading the EU negotiating team (14-18/11), with the participation of Commissioners for Energy, Kadri Simson (14-16/11), Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Virginijus Sinkevičius (14-16/11), and Agriculture, Janusz Wojciechowski (12/11).
Mr Frans Timmermans in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, at COP27 (14-18/11): participates in the 1st high-level ministerial round table on pre-2030 ambition; participates in the 5th biennial high-level ministerial dialogue on climate finance; delivers opening remarks at the side event “Fuelling the energy transition: hydrogen partnerships to meet the 1.5° climate goal”; and discusses climate issues with youth in a COP dialogue.
Ms Margrethe Vestager participates as keynote speaker in a conversation on the Digital Services Act organised by with the World News community on Reddit; meets with Mr Fredrik Persson, President of BusinessEurope; receives Mr Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hungary.
Ms Vĕra Jourová in Prague, Czechia: speaks the Conference of Parliamentary Committees for Union Affairs (COSAC) meeting.
Ms Mariya Gabriel delivers a keynote speech, via pre-recorded video message, at the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) Symposium in Prague; receives a delegation of representatives from the American University of Europe-FON; hosts a dinner for the delegation participating in the High-level Dialogue between the EU and Türkiye on 15/11/2022, in Brussels.
Mr Nicolas Schmit in Bilbao, Spain: participates in the Healthy Workplaces Summit 2022, organised by EU-OSHA; meets with Ms Yolanda Diaz, Spain's Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labour and Social Economy; meets with Mr Jokin Bildarratz, Minister of Education in the Basque Government, and Mr Jorge Arevalo, Vice-Minister of Vocational Education and Training in the Basque Government
Mr Janusz Wojciechowski attends Polish National Independence Day celebration, organised by the Permanent Representation of Poland to the European Union.
Mr Thierry Breton delivers a keynote speech at the first general meeting of the Alliance for Zero Emission Aviation (AZEA), in Brussels; delivers a keynote speech at the launch event of the Transition Pathway for the Proximity and Social Economy Ecosystem, in Brussels.
Ms Elisa Ferreira receives with Mr Andrei Spînu, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Infrastructure and regional Development of Moldova.
Ms Elisa Ferreira in Santo Tirso, Portugal: meets with ‘ACIST'-Business and Industrial Association of Santo Tirso.
Ms Stella Kyriakides holds a videoconference call with Mr Marc Fesneau, Minister of Agriculture and and Food Sovereignty of France.
Ms Stella Kyriakides in Limassol, Cyprus: delivers a keynote speech at the European Cancer Leagues 42nd Annual Conference.
Mr Didier Reynders
Mr Janez Lenarčič receives Ms Deanne Criswell, Administrator of the US Federal Emergency Management Agency in ERCC.
Ms Kadri Simson in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, at COP27 (14-16/11): delivers keynote speeches on “Accelerating the green transition to power out of the energy crises”, “Energy efficiency as a valuable resource – boosting energy performance of the economy and renovating buildings”, “Accelerating solar energy: a ribbon at a time”, and “Fuelling the energy transition: Renewable hydrogen trade and partnerships for a carbon-free future” at the EU Pavilion; and attends the Capture and Storage (CCS) Institute's dinner on the road to net-zero emissions by mid-century.
Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, at COP27 (14-16/11): takes part in the Ministerial meeting on the 10 Point Plan for Nature Finance; delivers a keynote speech at the event ‘Approaches to assessment of damages to climate and environment' organized by Ukraine; meets with Mr Zac Goldsmith, Minister for Overseas Territories, Commonwealth, Energy, Climate and Environment of the United Kingdom; meets with Mr Matthew Samuda, Senator and Minister with responsibility for environment in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation of Jamaica; meets with Ms Therese Coffey, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs of the United Kingdom; and meets with Mr Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, Minister for Environment of Italy; meets with Mr Murat Kurum, Minister for Environment of Türkiye.
Mardi 15 novembre 2022
President Ursula von der Leyen in Denpasar, Indonesia (until 18/11): participates in the G20 Heads of State and Government Summit.
Mr Frans Timmermans in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, at COP27 (14-18/11): delivers a statement at the opening high-level plenary segment; participates in the European Parliament side event 'The Fit for 55 package: new opportunities for multilateral cooperation in terms of global decarbonisation, adaptation and loss & damage'; and delivers keynote remarks at the high-level EU-Africa ministerial meeting on sustainable energy for all.
Ms Margrethe Vestager meets via videoconference with Mr Pierre Moscovici, First President of the Cour des comptes of France; meets with Mr Luigi Ferraris, CEO of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane; meets with Ms Emilija Stojmenova Duh, Minister for Digital Transformation of Slovenia; meets with Mr Mustafa Varank, Minister of Industry and Technology of Turkey.
Ms Vĕra Jourová receives Mr Jan Lipavsky, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic; receives Mr Krum Zarkov, Minister of Justice of Bulgaria.
Ms Dubravka Šuica delivers a speech at the Missing Children Europe's 20th Anniversary Award Ceremony ‘Reflections on the role of the European Institutions in improving prevention and responses for children who go missing'.
Mr Johannes Hahn receives Mr Friedrich Merz, Federal Chairman of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany.
Ms Mariya Gabriel participates in the High-level Dialogue with Türkiye on European Partnerships, in Brussels; delivers an opening speech at the 52nd CIFE lunchtime debate on ‘The EU Strategy for Strengthening the European Dimension in Higher Education and Research', in Brussels; receives Mr Silvio Kutić, founder and CEO of Infobip, Croatia's first unicorn; receives a delegation of the ‘Hebros Rowing Club'.
Mr Nicolas Schmit in San Sebastian, Spain: participates in the 2022 Forum on Vocational Excellence; meets with Mr Iñigo Urkullu, President (Lehendakari) of the Basque Country; visits the Tknika Vocational Excellence centre ; visits Danobat Group, a machine tool company which promotes social initiatives in the community.
Mr Paolo Gentiloni in Bali, Indonesia (15-16/11): participates in the G20 Summit.
Mr Janusz Wojciechowski speaks via videoconference at the 16th Annual Working Meeting of the Ministers of Agriculture from South Eastern Europe; speaks via videoconference at the Public Forum ‘Small Peasant and Farming Households under the War and During Post-War Reconstruction of Ukraine', organised by several Ukrainian civil society organisations, national and foreign academic institutions, and the FAO Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia.
Ms Elisa Ferreira participates online in the opening of the Third Joint EU Cohesion Policy Conference; receives Mr José Manuel Bolieiro, President of the Regional Government of Azores; receives Mr Ben Issa Ousseni President of the Mayotte Region; receives Mr Ángel TORRES, President of the Canary Islands.
Mr Didier Reynders participates in the High-level EU-China-US trilateral Product Safety Summit; receives Mr. Cameron F. Kerry, former Secretary of the Department of Commerce of the United States.
Ms Helena Dalli holds a meeting with Ms Emilija Stojmenova Duh, Minister responsible for the Digital Transformation of Slovenia.
Mr Janez Lenarčič receives Ms Diana Jane, State Secretary for Development and Humanitarian Aid of Sweden; receives Mr Zheenbek Kulubaev, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Kyrgyzstan; participates in European Youth Debate (EYD 2022) - Political Dialogue.
Ms Adina Vălean hosts the Ministerial Council of the Transport Community; receives Mr Andrei Spinu, Vice Prime Minister of Moldova.
Mr Olivér Várhelyi on mission to Georgia (until 16/11).
Ms Jutta Urpilainen visits Budapest, Hungary.
Ms Kadri Simson in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, at COP27 (14-16/11): delivers an opening speech; meets with Ms Jennifer Granholm, Secretary for Energy of the United States; participates in a panel discussion on 'Delivering Clean Energy at a time of climate crises – Energy security and Climate change'; participates in panel discussions on 'REPower Europe Now' at the Swedish Pavilion and on 'Energy security and climate action' at the German Pavilion; participates in the 2nd United Nations Climate and Clean Air Ministerial meeting of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition.
Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, at COP27 (14-16/11): participates in the Ministerial meeting on the International Drought Resilience Alliance; meets with Ms Elisabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Director of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD); meets with Mr Shri Bhupender Yadav, Minister for Environment of India; meets with Mr Franz Tattenbach Capra, Minister for Environment of Costa Rica; meets with Ms Maisa Rojas, Minister for Environment of Chile; and meets with Ms Monica Medina, Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs of the United States.
Ms Mairead McGuinness delivers a pre-recorded keynote speech at the 7th Annual Conference 2022 of the European Payment Institutions Federation (EPIF) ‘Making the seamless payments experience a reality'; delivers the opening address, via videoconference at the Green Finance Forum ‘ Green Europe - now more than ever?' organised during the 25 edition of the Euro Finance Week (EFW).
Mercredi 16 novembre 2022
College Meeting
President Ursula von der Leyen in Denpasar, Indonesia (until 18/11): participates in the G20 Heads of State and Government Summit.
Mr Frans Timmermans in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, at COP27 (14-18/11): announces together with Commissioner Simson an EU-Egypt Hydrogen Partnership; joins the launch of the 'Nexus on water, food and energy' (NWFE) initiative; participates in the side event 'EU Innovation Fund – The role of clean tech funding for net zero'; and delivers opening remarks at the ministerial side event 'Team Europe Initiative (TEI) on climate change adaptation and resilience in Africa'.
Mr Valdis Dombrovskis participates in the IX Trade Committee Meeting, EU-Colombia-Peru-Ecuador Trade Agreement.
Ms Margrethe Vestager delivers a keynote speech at the European Business Summit.
Ms Margrethe Vestager in Madrid, Spain: receives the Xataka Legend Award.
Mr Josep Borrell in Kazakhstan: meets with Mukhtar Tileuberdi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Ms Vĕra Jourová receives Ms Bärbel Bas, President of German Bundestag; visits Politico News Room; receives Mr Volker Wissing, Federal Minister of Digital Affairs and Transport of Germany.
Ms Mariya Gabriel delivers a keynote speech at the European Cancer Summit, in Brussels; participates in the seminar: ‘Culture and Creativity as a means to Well-being', in Brussels; participates in the 9th high-level EPP group conference on the Western Balkans, in Brussels.
Mr Janusz Wojciechowski receives representatives from the European Association of Sugar Manufacturers.
Mr Nicolas Schmit participates in the inaugural European Employment and Social Rights Forum in Brussels, which focuses on the “Social Dimension of the Green Transition” and celebrates the 5th anniversary of the European Pillar of Social Rights.
Mr Thierry Breton delivers a keynote speech at the 9th annual high-level conference of the European Innovation Partnership on Raw Materials, in Brussels; participates in the annual event of the Strategic Dialogue for the Automotive Sector in Baden-Württemberg, in Brussels; holds a videoconference call with Ms Micky Adriaansens, Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Policy of the Netherlands; receives Mr Paolo Cerruti, co-founder and COO of Northvolt.
Ms Elisa Ferreira participates in the Annual Conference of the Outermost Regions in Brussels; receives Mr Jean-François Carenco, Minister for Overseas of France.
Mr Didier Reynders receives Mr Ed Gillespie, Senior Executive Vice President External and Legislative Affairs at AT&T; gives the opening speech in an event organised by Victim Support Europe (VSE) – ‘Vision for a revised Victims' Rights Directive - Shaping Victim Support Together'; participates via videoconference in the International media law symposium 2022 ‘ZOOM' organised by Deutsche Welle; participates in the 30th anniversary event of European Advertising Standards Alliance (EASA); participates in the European Evening organised by the German Bar Association; participates via videoconference in the IAPP Data Protection Congress.
Ms Helena Dalli delivers a keynote speech via videoconference at the European Employment and Social Rights Forum.
Ms Ylva Johansson gives an address at a high-level event ‘How can we use technology to ensure safety for children online' in the framework of the first Tech Awareness Week hosted by the European Parliament.
Mr Janez Lenarčič receives Ms Charlotte Slente, Secretary General of Danish Refugee Council (DRC).
Ms Adina Vălean receives Mr Volker Wissing, Federal Minister for Digital and Transport of Germany; meets, via videoconference, with Mr Alexander Vlaskamp, CEO of MAN Truck & Bus; delivers the opening remarks at the ICE Event.
Ms Kadri Simson in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, at COP27 (14-16/11): announces together with Executive Vice-President Timmermans an EU-Egypt Hydrogen Partnership; gives opening remarks at the 'The Clean Energy Transition as a Solution for Climate Action and Biodiversity' roundtable at the Wind and Solar Pavilion; meets with Mr Diego Pardow, Minister for Energy of Chile; meets with Mr Chris Bowen, Minister for Climate Change and Energy of Australia.
Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius in el-Sheikh, Egypt, at COP27 (14-16/11): participates in the High Level Event on Biodiversity, in the High Level Event on Energy/Water Nexus and in the High Level Dinner of the Friends of Ocean and Climate; meets with Mr James Shaw, Minister for Climate and Biodiversity of New Zealand; meets with Mr Wilbert Gabriel Rozas Beltrán, Minister for Environment of Peru,; meets with Ms Tamar Zandberg, Minister for Environment of Israel; meets with Mr Steven Guilbeault, Minister for Environment of Canada; meets with Ms Yasmine Fouad, Minister for Environment of Egypt; meets with Mr Hani Sewilam, Minister for Water of Egypt; and meets with Mr Mohammed Hassan Abdullahi, Minister for Environment of Nigeria.
Ms Mairead McGuinness receives Mr François Masquelier, Chair, and a delegation of Senior Managers from companies member of the European Association of Corporate Treasurers (EACT).
Jeudi 17 novembre 2022
Mr Frans Timmermans in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, at COP27 (14-18/11): delivers opening remarks at the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy side event on energy transition; and participates in the Global Methane Pledge ministerial.
Ms Margrethe Vestager in Madrid, Spain: visits digitalisation projects co-funded by Next Generation EU; delivers a keynote speech at the EnlightED 2022 Conference, organised by Fundación Telefónica, IE University and South Summit; delivers a keynote speech at the IE Business Leadership Forum; visits the IE University campus and meets students.
Mr Josep Borrell in Kazakhstan: meets with Mr Kassym-Jomart Tokaïev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan; meets with Mukhtar Tileuberdi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan; in Uzbekistan: meets with Mr Vladimir Norov, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan; co-chairs the EU-Central Asia Ministerial meeting and holds a joint press conference with Mr Vladimir Norov, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
Ms Vĕra Jourová in Mainz, Germany: speaks at the 4th Content Convention Mainz and visits headquarter of ZDF.
Ms Dubravka Šuica delivers a pre-recorded speech for the OECD Ministerial meeting in Luxembourg on ‘Building Trust and Reinforcing Democracy'.
Mr Margaritis Schinas in Dubai, UAE: delivers a keynote speech at the 2022 Global Citizen Forum Annual Summit; meets with the Youth Circle.
Mr Johannes Hahn receives Ms Bärbel Bas, President of the German Bundestag.
Ms Mariya Gabriel in Helsinki, Finland: on official visit.
Mr Nicolas Schmit in Leipzig, Germany: participates in the first political meeting of the Automotive Regions Alliance; meets with Mr Michael Kretschmer, Minister President of Saxony; visits the Porsche factory in Leipzig; visits the European Social Fund project VDI - GaraGe gGmbH (g-a-r-a-g-e.com) together with Mr Martin Dulig, State Minister for Economy, Labour and Transport of Saxony.
Mr Thierry Breton delivers a keynote speech at the high-level conference: ‘The Unitary Patent System, a game changer for innovation in Europe', in Brussels.
Ms Elisa Ferreira in Évora, Portugal: addresses the INFORM network for Cohesion Policy; participates in the 2022 RegioStars Awards Ceremony.
Ms Stella Kyriakides holds a videoconference call with representatives of the MEP Cross-Party Alliance and the PKU Community.
Mr Didier Reynders gives the opening speech of the European Consumer Day 2022; participates in the European Business Summit (EBS) – ‘Towards a greener, more integrated and secure union'; participates in a conference organised by the Belgian Federation of Enterprises (FEB-VBO).
Ms Helena Dalli delivers a keynote speech via videoconference at the 21st Leadership & Human Resource Management Conference; delivers a keynote speech via videoconference at the STEM Women Congress.
Ms Ylva Johansson in Wiesbaden, Germany (until 18/11): participates in the G7 Interior and Security Ministers meeting.
Mr Olivér Várhelyi on mission to Rome, Italy.
Ms Jutta Urpilainen receives Mr Jean-François Carenco, Minister Delegate for Overseas Territories of France.
Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius gives a presentation, via videoconference, on the European Commission Working Programme to the Parliament of Lithuania; meets with representatives of the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic); meets with representatives of the Spanish National Federation of Fishermen Association (NFFA); meets, via videoconference, with representatives of the Clean Cities Campaign and Transport & Environment.
Ms Mairead McGuinness speaks at the AFME anniversary event Five years tracking the progress of CMU: 'The long road to Capital Markets Union - how much progress have we made?'; receives Ms Adaire Fox-Martin, President of Google Cloud International; delivers a keynote speech at the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA)‘s Investment Management Forum.
Vendredi 18 novembre 2022
President Ursula von der Leyen in Manama, Bahrain: delivers a keynote address at the IISS Manama Dialogue 2022.
Mr Frans Timmermans in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, at COP27 (14-18/11): delivers a statement at the COP27 closing plenary.
Ms Margrethe Vestager in Madrid, Spain: meets with Mr José Manuel Albares, Minister for Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation of Spain; meets with Ms Nadia Calviño, First Vice-President of the Government of Spain and Minister for the Economy and Digital.
Mr Josep Borrell in Samarkand, Uzbekistan: meets with Mr Shavkat Mirziyoyev, President of the Republic of Uzbekistan; participates in the ‘Samarkand EU-Central Asia Connectivity Conference: Global Gateway‘; meets with Mr Kulubaev Zheenbek Moldokanovich, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Kyrgyz Republic; meets with Mr Sirojiddin Muhriddin, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Tajikistan; meets with Mr Rashid Meredov, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkmenistan.
Ms Dubravka Šuica delivers a pre-recorded speech for the Balkan Economic Forum.
Ms Mariya Gabriel in Barcelona, Spain: on official visit.
Mr Nicolas Schmit in Görlitz, Kreba-Neudorf and Boxberg, Germany: meets with Mr Octavian Ursu, Mayor of Görlitz; Mr Thomas G. Schmidt, State Minister for Regional Development of Saxony; visits Denk Mal: Unser Erbe – Deine Zukunft (plsn.eu); visits Brüder-Grimm Grundschule and holds a citizens' dialogue with local representatives and stakeholders; visits the lignite mining area; meets with representatives of LEAG.
Mr Janusz Wojciechowski speaks via videoconference at online debate on the ‘Green transformation of Polish agriculture', organised by the Gdansk Institute for Market Economics and Civic Congress.
Ms Elisa Ferreira in Lisbon, Portugal: delivers a keynote speech at the Conference on the importance of an anti-fraude culture organised by the General Public Prosecutor's Office of Portugal.
Mr Didier Reynders receives Mr Bill Shorten, Minister for Government Services and Minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme of Australia.
Mr Janez Lenarčič in Albania, Tirana: will sign the agreement with Albania to join the UCPM; will meet with Mr Edi Rama, Prime Minister; will meet Mr Niko Peleshi, Minister of Defence in charge of civil protection.
Ms Mairead McGuinness in Dundalk, Ireland: delivers a keynote speech at the event ‘A FinTech Future: Building on Ireland's Potential ‘hosted by Mr Colm Markey, MEP.
Samedi 19 novembre 2022
Mr Josep Borrell in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
Ms Mariya Gabriel delivers a keynote speech, via pre-recorded video message, at the ‘FIVA General Assembly Sofia 2022'.
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