Calendrier du lundi 29 janvier 2024 au dimanche 4 février 2024

(Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine)

Déplacements et visites

 

Lundi 29 janvier 2024

President Ursula von der Leyen in Rome, Italy: participates in the Italy-Africa Summit. In Brussels: participates in the New Year's Reception hosted by the European People's Party.

Mr Valdis Dombrovskis participates in the Global Gateway Investors' Forum between Europe and Central Asia; meets Ms Katherine Tai, Trade Representative of the United States, in Washington DC.

Mr Maroš Šefčovič receives Mr Janez Potocnik, former Commissioner and Co-Chair of the International Resource Panel; receives Mr Adam Szłapka, Minister for the European Union of Poland; delivers a keynote speech at the 17th European Railway Award ceremony, organised by the Community of European Railway and Infrastructure Companies and the Association of the European Rail Supply Industry.

Mr Nicolas Schmit receives Ms María Chivite, President of Navarra and Chair of the Automotive Regions Alliance; attends the New Year's reception of the Austrian Trade Union Federation and the Austrian Chamber of Workers.

Mr Janusz Wojciechowski in Malta (until 30/01): meets with Mr Robert Abela, Prime Minister of Malta; attends a working dinner hosted by the Mr Anton Refalo, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Animal Rights of Malta; visits the Emmanuel Delicata Winery.

Ms Stella Kyriakides receives Mr Zoran Bahtijarević, chief medical officer of UEFA; receives representatives of EURORDIS; delivers a keynote speech to the Belgian Presidency event ‘Call to Care for Animal Welfare'.

Ms Helena Dalli, in Thessaloniki, Greece: joins the evening dinner with the Federation of Industries of Greece.

Ms Ylva Johansson hosts a videoconference call with Mr Maciej Kierwiński, Minister of the Interior and Administration of Poland.

Mr Janez Lenarčič in Chad (until 31/1): meets various regional and local representatives as well as EU humanitarian partner organisations, while visiting some of the humanitarian settings in the east and west of the country.

Ms Adina Vălean hosts a high-level working lunch at the Global gateway Investors Forum on Central Asia, in Brussels.

Mr Olivér Várhelyi receives Mr Marko Štucin, State Secretary for European Affairs of Slovenia; participates in Intergovernmental Conference with Montenegr.

Ms Iliana Ivanova in Sofia, Bulgaria: participates in the European Innovation Council Info Day, visits the Dronamics Global Limited facilities.

 

Mardi 30 janvier 2024

Ms Margrethe Vestager in Washington D.C., United States: participates in the EU-US Trade & Technology Council's joint roundtable with Ms Gina Raimondo, Commerce Secretary of the United States, and Mr Thierry Breton, on Legacy Semiconductor Supply Chain; participates in the EU-US Trade & Technology Council meeting; participates in a Fireside chat with Commerce Secretary of the United States Ms Gina Raimondo hosted by the Atlantic Council.

Mr Valdis Dombrovskis in Washington D.C., United States (until 31/01): participates in the US Chamber of Commerce event, titled ‘2024: A Make-or-Break Year for the International Rules-Based Order'; participates in the EU-US Trade & Technology Council meeting.

Mr Maroš Šefčovič receives Mr Juan Manuel Moreno, President of the Regional Government of Andalusia; receives a delegation from the EU Affairs Committee of the Irish Parliament; receives representatives from the Green 10 coalition of environmental organisations; receives Mr Mike Sabel, CEO of Venture Global LNG; receives Mr Iñigo Urkullu, President of the regional government of the Basque Country, Spain. 

Ms Vĕra Jourová speaks at FTxGoogle event: ‘A Collaborative Approach to AI Implementation and Regulation: Unlocking the benefits in a safe, responsible and competitive way'.

Ms Dubravka Šuica receives Mr Peter Kaiser, Governor of Carinthia, Austria; receives Mr Pere Aragonès, President of the Government of Catalonia, Spain; receives Mr Iñigo Urkullu, President of the regional government of the Basque Country, Spain; attends the New Year's Reception organised by the Permanent Representation of Croatia to the European Union; receives Mr Ivan Anusic, Minister of Defence and Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia.

Mr Johannes Hahn receives Mr Peter Kaiser, Governor of Carinthia, Austria.

Mr Nicolas Schmit receives Mr Yves Leterme, chair of the European Platform on Combatting Homelessness; meets with representatives from Luxembourg's business federation, FEDIL; attends the Belgian Presidency's high-level conference on mental health and work, in Brussels.

Mr Paolo Gentiloni receives Mr Pere Aragonès, President of the Government of Catalonia, Spain.

Mr Janusz Wojciechowski in Malta: meets with Mr Ian Borg, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade of Malta; takes helicopter tour of Malta's farmland; visits Magro Brothers Food Ltd and Tuta Agritourism.

Ms Elisa Ferreira receives Ms María Chivite, President of Navarre, Spain and President of the Alliance of Automotive Regions; receives Mr Pere Aragonès, President of the Government of Catalonia, Spain; receives Mr Lehendakari Iñigo Urkullu, President of the regional government of the Basque Country, Spain; attends the presentation of the book ‘Crisis in the Portuguese Economy: from 1910 to 2022' of the Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos at the library ‘La Petite Portugaise' in Brussels.

Ms Stella Kyriakides receives representatives of Childhood Cancer International Europe; receives the Board of Directors of the Panhellenic Association of Women with Breast Cancer Alma Zois; delivers a keynote speech at the Belgian Presidency conference on Mental Health and Work; receives representatives of the Bulgarian Association for Patient's Defence; receives Ms Stella Mastora, President of the European Breast Cancer Coalition.

Ms Helena Dalli, in Thessaloniki, Greece: visits the Protection Center for Roma Minors ‘Faros tou Kosmou'; visits the ‘WenCoop' energy community; participates and delivers a keynote speech at the event ‘Toward a Society of Gender Equality: What Needs to Change in Greece Today'.

Ms Ylva Johansson hosts a visitor group from the Swedish Riksdag; meets with Mr Josip Brkić, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia Herzegovina.

Mr Janez Lenarčič in Chad: meets Mr Mahamat Idriss Déby Itno, President and Chairman of the Transitional Military Council; meets Mr Succès Masra, Prime Minister; meets regional and local representatives, as well as EU humanitarian partner organisations. 

Ms Adina Vălean participates in the panel discussion at the European Defence Agency (EDA) Conference; receives Mr Óscar Puente Santiago, Minister for Transport and Sustainable Mobility of Spain.

Mr Olivér Várhelyi receives Mr. Youssef Absi, Patriarch of Antioch and of All the East, of Alexandria and of Jerusalem of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church; receives Mr Petro Poroshenko, former President of Ukraine; receives Mr Josip Brkić, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Ms Kadri Simson in Brussels: delivers a keynote speech at the joint EFTA-ESA Conference on Carbon Capture and Storage in EEA; meets with Mr Terje Aasland, Minister for Energy of Norway.

M. Virginijus Sinkevičius reçoit M. Alain Rousset, Président de la Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Ms Mairead McGuinness at the European Parliament and Council joint public hearing for hosting the seat of the Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA); delivers a keynote speech at the online 8th  Annual FinTech and Regulation Conference by Afore Consulting.

Ms Iliana Ivanova delivers a keynote speech at the Erasmus+ Sports Info Day event, organised by the European Commission and the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, in Brussels; receives the Spanish Roller Hockey Federation.

Mr Wopke Hoekstra receives representatives of European SMEs for a dialogue on climate policy; receives Mr Callanan, Minister for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance of the United Kingdom.

 

Mercredi 31 janvier 2024

College Meeting

President Ursula von der Leyen co-hosts the Val Duchesse Social Partners' Summit, with Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo for the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the EU; hosts the European ceremony of honour for Jacques Delors, in presence of Ms Elisa Ferreira, Mr Olivér Várhelyi, Mr Wopke Hoekstra.

Ms Margrethe Vestager in Washington D.C., United States: participates in the Transatlantic Green Marketplace stakeholder event; participates in a joint meeting with Executive Vice-President Mr Valdis Dombrovskis and Ms Janet Yellen, Treasury Secretary of the United States; participates in a joint discussion hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, with Executive Vice-President Mr Valdis Dombrovskis, on the EU's Economic Security Package.

Mr Valdis Dombrovskis in Washington D.C., United States: participates in the Transatlantic Initiative on Sustainable Trade stakeholder event.

Mr Maroš Šefčovič receives Mr Nicola Beer, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank.

Ms Dubravka Šuica receives Ms Hadja Lahbib, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belgium, European Affairs, Foreign Trade and in charge of Federal Cultural Institutions; receives Ms Mirjam Bikker, Christian Union President and a member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, and Ms Carola Schouten, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Poverty Policy, Participation and Pensions of the Netherlands.

Ms Vĕra Jourová speaks at Renew Women Network's event: ‘Women Shaping the EU'; speaks at the European Parliament's Conference of Presidents on fight against disinformation in the context of the EP elections.

Mr Johannes Hahn receives Ms Nadia Calviño, President of the European Investment Bank.

Mr Nicolas Schmit attends a conference organised by the S&D Group in the European Parliament: ‘Right to disconnect: no time to waste!'; attends the Social Partners Summit at Val Duchesse; attends the event organised by EFFAT at the European Parliament: ‘Towards a fairer CAP for working people'.

Mr Paolo Gentiloni receives Ms Nadia Calviño, President of the European Investment Bank.

Mr Janusz Wojciechowski receives the marshals of regions represented by the European Conservatives and Reformists Group; receives Mr Marc Fesneau, Minister of Agriculture and Food of France.

Ms Stella Kyriakides hosts the High-Level World Cancer Day event ‘Europe's Beating Cancer Plan: Joining Forces'.

Mr Janez Lenarčič in Chad: meets regional and local representatives, as well as EU humanitarian partner organisations. 

Ms Adina Vălean gives a speech at the Conference ‘Europe and the Alps'; meets with Mr Luigi Ferraris, CEO of Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane; meets with Mr Marco Troncone, CEO of Aeroporti di Roma.

Mr Olivér Várhelyi participates in the New Year's Reception of President Metsola.

Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius receives Mr Pascal Lamy, President Emeritus of the Delors Institute.

Ms Mairead McGuinness meets with members of Chambers Ireland; delivers a speech at Ibec's Outlook 2024 event.

 

Jeudi 1er février 2024

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

Mr Valdis Dombrovskis participates via videoconference in the Ottawa Group Ministerial Meeting; receives Mr Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of ASEAN. 

Ms Dubravka Šuica in Dubrovnik, Croatia: attends the ceremonial session of the City Council of the City of Dubrovnik and the opening of the Feast of St. Blaise, organised by the City of Dubrovnik.

Mr Maroš Šefčovič receives Ms Katherine Tai, Trade Representative of the United States.

Ms Vĕra Jourová in Prague, Czechia: meets with Jan Souček, Director general of the Czech TV and with Josef Baxa, President of the Constitutional Court of Czechia.

Mr Nicolas Schmit meets with Mr Romano Prodi, former Prime Minister of Italy; receives representatives from the European Builders Confederation; receives Ms Conny Helder, minister for Long Term Care and Sport of the Netherlands.

Mr Thierry Breton delivers a keynote speech at the ‘Friends of Europe in Conversation with Commissioner Breton' event; receives Ms Zaritsa Dinkova, Minister for Tourism of Bulgaria; holds a videoconference call with Mr François-Philippe Champagne, Minister for Innovation, Science and Industry of Canada.

Ms Elisa Ferreira receives Mr Jorge Azcón, President of the Region of Aragón, Spain; receives Mr Carlos Mazón, President of the Region of Valencia, Spain.

Ms Stella Kyriakides receives Dr. Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe; delivers introductory remarks at the strategic dialogue between WHO Europe and the European Commission; receives Ms Amy Pope, Director General of the International Organization for Migration.

Ms Ylva Johansson in Vilnius, Lithuania: gives an address at the ‘Women in Law Enforcement' conference; meets with Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė.

Mr Janez Lenarčič receives Mr Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations; receives Mr Tim Watts, Assistant Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia.

Ms Kadri Simson in Chişinău, Moldova: meets with Mr Victor Parlicov, Minister for Energy.

Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius delivers a keynote speech at the College of Europe on ‘Negotiation and decision-making in the European Union', in Bruges, Belgium.

Ms Mairead McGuinness receives Ms Verena Ross, Chair of the European Securities and Markets Authorities; receives Mr Eamon Gilmore, EU Special Representative for Human Rights; delivers a speech at the 21st Annual European Financial Services Conference on ‘Financing Europe: Investment that Supports Society'.

Ms Iliana Ivanova receives Mr Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.

Mr Wopke Hoekstra in Brussels: receives Mr Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations; delivers a speech at the ‘EU Pacific Day' in the European Parliament.

 

Vendredi 2 février 2024

Mr Valdis Dombrovskis in Riga, Latvia: meets Ms Inga Bērziņa, Minister for Environmental Protection and Regional Development of Latvia; meets Mr Viktors Valainis, Minister of Economy of Latvia.

Mr Maroš Šefčovič co-chairs the roundtable on accelerating the green and energy transitions at the Third Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum; receives Ms Kao Kim Hourn, Secretary-General of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations; chairs a roundtable with the associations of energy intensive industries to discuss the EU Energy Platform;  receives Ms Mohamed Uvais Mohamed Ali Sabry, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka. 

Ms Dubravka Šuica in Dubrovnik, Croatia: attends the ceremonial session of the City Council of the City of Dubrovnik and the opening of the Feast of St. Blaise, organised by the City of Dubrovnik.

Ms Vĕra Jourová in Brno, Czechia: meets with Jan Grolich, President of South Moravia Region, visits Masaryk University and South Moravian Innovation Centre.

Mr Nicolas Schmit in Nicosia, Cyprus: meets Mr Yiannis Panayiotou, Minister of Labour and Social Insurance; speaks at an event on Social Europe; meets national social partners; visits EU-funded social projects.

Mr Paolo Gentiloni participates in the Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum – Roundtable Session: ‘Shared Prosperity, Economic Resilience and Investments'.

Mr Janusz Wojciechowski in Warsaw, Poland: attends the Polish Beef Sector Forum.

Ms Elisa Ferreira in Porto, Portugal: delivers the Keynote address at the Conference of the Chambers of Commerce and Industry of Atlantic Arc Commission.

Mr Janez Lenarčič receives Mr Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Indonesia; receives Mr Hasan Mahmud, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bangladesh; receives Ms Amy Pope, Director General of the International Organization for Migration.

Mr Olivér Várhelyi receives Ms Amy Pope, Director General of the International Organization for Migration.

Ms Kadri Simson in Chişinău, Moldova: participates in the EU-Moldova High-Level Energy Dialogue; meets with Prime Minister Dorin Recean.

Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius in Lyon, France: delivers a speech at the Congress of the European Greens.

 

Ms Iliana Ivanova meets with EU Missions Chairs and Mission Managers, in Brussels.

 

Samedi 3 février 2024

Mr Janusz Wojciechowski in Krasiczyn, Poland: attends the Europe of the Carpathians International Conference.

 

 

 

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