Calendrier du lundi 13 mars au dimanche 19 mars 2023
(Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine)
Déplacements et visites
Lundi 13 mars 2023
President Ursula von der Leyen meets with Ms Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament; receives Ms Terry Reintke and Mr Philippe Lamberts, Co-Chairs of the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament; meets with 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.
M. Frans Timmermans reçoit M. Bruno Le Maire, ministre français de l'économie et des finances.
Ms Margrethe Vestager in Santiago, Chile: attends a breakfast with leading federations, government and business associations on digital issues; meets with Mr Nicolas Grau, Minister for Economy of Colombia; meets with Ms Ana Lya Uriarte, Minister Secretariat of the Presidency; attends a lunch with members of the Committee of the Senate about Future Challenges, Science, Technology and Innovation.
Mr Valdis Dombrovskis meets with Mr Bruno Le Maire, Minister of Finance and Economy of France.
Ms Vĕra Jourová in Prague, Czechia: meets with Russian independent journalists, with Mr Jamie Fly, President and CEO of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and with Ms Lenka Černá, CEO of Economia.
Mr Nicolas Schmit in Luxembourg: participates in an event organised by the Independent Luxembourg Trade Union Confederation (OGBL) and the Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP), entitled: ‘It is time for a strong social Europe'.
Mme Elisa Ferreira au Luxembourg : s'adresse à la Chambre des députés ; visite le projet « Greenhouses to reduce CO2 on Roofs » (GROOF) à Bettembourg, avec Mme Corinne Cahen, Ministre de la Famille et de l'Intégration et à la Grande région ; et avec M. Claude Turmes, ministre de l'Énergie et de l'Aménagement du territoire ; rencontre M. Claude Turmes, ministre de l'Énergie et de l'Aménagement du territoire ; rencontre la communauté portugaise et lusophone, avec M. Pedro Sousa e Abreu, ambassadeur du Portugal au Luxembourg ; et tient un dialogue citoyen avec des jeunes et le grand public.
Ms Stella Kyriakides receives Mr Iakovos Keravnos; Minister for Finance of Cyprus; delivers a speech at the event ‘Revision of the EU general pharmaceutical legislation - Addressing challenges, seizing opportunities', co-organised by the European Health Forum Gastein and the Federal Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection of Austria.
Ms Ylva Johansson meets with Mr Gideon Maltz, Tent CEO and Ms Karin Heri, the Country Director for Sweden at the TENT Partnership for Refugees.
M. Virginijus Sinkevičius à Strasbourg : participle au débat ‘This is Europe' au Parlement Européen avec M. Gitanas Nausėda, Président de la république de Lituanie.
Ms Mairead McGuinness meets with Ms Nadia Calviño, First Deputy Prime Minister of Spain and Minister for Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation; meets with Ms Stephanie Lose, the new Minister for Economic Affairs of Denmark – in the margins of the Eurogroup and ECOFIN meetings of 13-14 March.
Mardi 14 mars 2023
College Meeting in Strasbourg
Ms Margrethe Vestager in Bogotá, Colombia: meets with Mr Saul Kattan, Presidential Adviser on digitalisation of Colombia; participates in the launch of the EU-Latin America and the Caribbean Digital Alliance and the EU-Colombia Digital Package; meets with Ms Sandra Urrutia, Minister for Information and Communication Technologies; meets with Ministers for Information and Communication Technologies of the Latin American and the Caribbean regions.
Mr Valdis Dombrovskis receives Mr Giancarlo Giorgetti, Minister of Economy and Finance of Italy.
Mr Paolo Gentiloni delivers a video message at the conference ‘Il Soft Power dell'Italia' organised by the Soft Power Club.
Ms Stella Kyriakides receives with Mr Orazio Schillaci, Minister for Health of Italy.
Mercredi 15 mars 2023
President Ursula von der Leyen in Strasbourg: participates in the EP plenary debate in preparation of the European Council meeting of 23-24 March 2023.
Ms Margrethe Vestager in Bogotá, Colombia: meets with representatives of the telecommunications and digital private sector; meets with Mr Jose Antonio Ocampo, Minister for Finance of Colombia; delivers a keynote speech at the IV Forum EU-Colombia on ‘Green, Just and Digital European investments for sustainable and inclusive growth. The Total Peace', organised by Fundación Euroamerica.
Mr Valdis Dombrovskis meets via videoconference with Mr Jurin Laksanawisit, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Commerce of Thailand.
Mme Vĕra Jourová s'entretient, par vidéoconférence, avec M. Werner Hoyer, président de la Banque européenne d'investissement.
Mr Margaritis Schinas receives the President of Castille and Léon, Alfonso Fernandez Manueco.
Mme Mariya Gabriel à Strasbourg : prononce un discours de clôture lors de la réunion du PPE avec les parlements nationaux ; visite la Fondation Adèle de Glaubitz.
Ms Mariya Gabriel participates, via videoconference, in the ‘European collaborative cloud on cultural heritage' event; holds a videoconference call with Ms Karian Markides, President and CEO of the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST).
Mr Paolo Gentiloni delivers a video message at the conference ‘Il Soft Power dell'Italia' organised by the Soft Power Club.
Ms Ylva Johansson in Belgrade, Serbia (untill17/03): meets with Government officials.
Ms Kadri Simson delivers a statement on ‘Accelerating joint European action for more affordable and sustainable energy', at the Consumers International Clean Energy Conference - Empowering Consumers through the Transition, via videoconference.
Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius participates in the Green10 meeting, in Brussels.
Ms Mairead McGuinness in Strasbourg, France: meets with Mr Bill Browder, CEO and co-founder of Hermitage Capital Management.
Jeudi 16 mars 2023
College Meeting
Ms Margrethe Vestager in São Paulo, Brazil: participates in a round table discussion with representatives of the Brazilian Government and Industry: ‘Digital Transformation in the EU and Brazil – where we are and how we can advance on this path together'; meets with Mr Tarcísio de Freitas, Governor of São Paulo.
Mr Valdis Dombrovskis receives Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
M. Margaritis Schinas participe à un échange de vues, par vidéoconférence, avec la Commission des affaires européennes de l'Assemblée nationale française.
Ms Mariya Gabriel in Koper, Slovenia: participates in the 20th solemn academy event of the University of Primorska.
Ms Mariya Gabriel delivers a keynote speech, via pre-recorded video message, at the ‘Business Lady Excellence 2023' event.
M. Nicolas Schmit participe à l'évènement : « 6ème édition du village des initiatives du Fonds Social Européen » organisé par M. Olivier Dussopt, ministre du Travail, du Plein emploi et de l'Insertion de la France, et Mme Carole Delga, Présidente de la Région Occitanie et de « Régions de France ».
Mr Paolo Gentiloni receives Ms Fabiola Gianotti, Director General of CERN (European Organisation for Nuclear Research); receives Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO).
M. Janusz Wojciechowski reçoit Mme Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, directrice générale de l'Organisation mondiale du commerce (OMC).
M. Thierry Breton reçoit Mme Fabiola Gianotti, directrice générale de l'Organisation européenne pour la recherche nucléaire (CERN) ; s'entretient par visioconférence avec M. Daniel Ek, PDG de Spotify ; s'entretient par visioconférence avec M. Nicolas Hieronymus, PDG du groupe L'Oréal.
Ms Elisa Ferreira in Turin, Italy (until 17/3): delivers the opening speeches at the Cities Forum, the biennial event organised by the European Commission, and launch the European Urban Initiative; meets with Mr Stefano Lo Russo, Mayor of Torino, and with Mr Daniel Leca, Mayor of Udi/Loise and Vice President of the Council of the Hauts de France (France); and visits several Cohesion Policy funded projects.
Ms Stella Kyriakides in Riga, Latvia (until 17/3): meets with Mr Didzis Šmits, Minister for Agriculture.
M. Janez Lenarčič reçoit S.E. M. Harjit Sajjan, ministre du développement international du Canada ; reçoit M. Filippo Grandi, Haut commissaire des Nations Unies pour les réfugiés.
Ms Kadri Simson receives Mr Lars Aagaard, Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities of Denmark.
Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius meets with Mr Māris Sprindžuks, Minister for Environment of Latvia; with Mr Mark Harbers, Minister for Infrastructure and Water Management of the Netherlands; with Mr Espen Barth Eide, Minister for Climate and Environment of Norway; with Ms Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), and delivers a speech at the New European Bauhaus launch event, in Brussels.
Vendredi 17 mars 2023
Ms Margrethe Vestager in Brasilia, Brazil: meets with Mr Geraldo Alckmin, Vice-President of Brazil; meets with Mr Juscelino Filho, Minister for Communications; meets with Ms Luciana Santos, Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation; attends the opening session of the event ‘Investment Map Brazil-EU'.
Mr Valdis Dombrovskis in Riga, Latvia: participates in the conference titled ‘The Baltic-Nordic EU Conversations 2023' organised by the Latvian Institute of International Affairs; meets with Mr Andris Sprūds, Chairman of the European Affairs Committee of the Parliament of Latvia; meets with Mr Māris Sprindžuks, Minister for Environmental Protection and Regional Development of Latvia.
M. Maroš Šefčovič s'entretient par vidéoconférence avec M. Claudio Descalzi, directeur général d'Eni.
Mme Vĕra Jourová rencontre les organisateurs de l'initiative citoyenne européenne « Save cruelty free cosmetics » ; elle reçoit des représentants de la société civile pour discuter du paquet « Défense de la démocratie ».
Ms Mariya Gabriel in Izola, Slovenia: participates in the European Network of Innovative Higher Education Institutions (ENIHEI) roundtable on: ‘How can universities support innovative Europe?'.
Mr Paolo Gentiloni participates in a virtual conference entitled: ‘Festival Euromediterraneo dell'economia', organised by the City Council of Naples and Il Quotidiano del Sud.
Mr Janusz Wojciechowski in Warsaw, Poland; meets with representatives of the Polish pig farming and breeding sector (Polsus and Polpig);
Mr Janusz Wojciechowski in Łódź Voivodeship, Poland; meets with representatives of local farmers.
Mr Thierry Breton delivers a keynote speech at the first annual conference of the European Commission's Legal Service on: ‘Internet and platforms regulation under the Digital Markets Act and the Digital Services Act', in Brussels; delivers a keynote speech at the European Citizenship Initiative (ECI) ‘Save cruelty free cosmetics' meeting, in Brussels; receives Ms Laurence Boone, Secretary of State for European Affairs of France.
Ms Elisa Ferreira in Italy: Ms Elisa Ferreira meets with Mr Alberto Cirio, President of Piedmont Region, and with the Managing Authority of Piedmont; participates in a High-level debate event with European Mayors in the scope of the Cities Forum.
Ms Stella Kyriakides in Riga, Latvia: meets with Ms Līga Menģelsone, Minister for Health; visits the Children's Clinical University Hospital.
Mr Janez Lenarčič receives Mr Lotay Tshering, Prime Minister of Bhutan; visits the Emergency Response Coordination Centre with H.E Mr Álvaro Leyva Durán, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia and H.E. Mr Juan Carlos Holguin, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ecuador; participates in the ‘2023 International Conference in Solidarity with Venezuelan Refugees and Migrants and their Host Countries and Communities'; receives H.E. Mr Álvaro Leyva Durán, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Colombia; receives H.E. Mr Juan Carlos Holguin, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ecuador.
Samedi 18 mars 2023
Ms Vĕra Jourová speaks at the conference ‘The Future is Digital: Getting up to Speed for the Digital World'.
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