Calendrier du lundi 2 septembre 2024 au dimanche 8 septembre 2024

(Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine)

Déplacements et visites

Lundi 2 septembre 2024

President Ursula von der Leyen in Črna na Koroškem, Bled, Slovenia: together with Prime Minister Robert Golob, visits the reconstruction of the August 2023 flooded areas, and delivers a keynote speech at the Bled Strategic Forum.

Ms Margarethe Vestager meets with Dilhan Pillay Sandrasegara, CEO of Temasek Holdings.

Mr Janusz Wojciechowski in Cyprus (until 03/09): meets with Dr Maria Panayiotou, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment of Cyprus; meets with representatives of farmers' organisations; visits a farm and wastewater treatment plant.

Ms Kadri Simson in Windhoek, Namibia (until 05/09): participates in a networking event of the Namibian Green Hydrogen Association.

Mr Wopke Hoekstra in Eindhoven, the Netherlands: delivers a keynote at the opening of the Academic Year of the Eindhoven University of Technology.

Mardi 3 septembre 2024

Ms Věra Jourová in Venice, Italy (until 04/09): takes part in a panel discussion on the social impact of documentaries entitled ‘Unseen Leaders' organised by Think-Film and Impact Europe at the Venice Film Festival.

Mr Janusz Wojciechowski in Cyprus: participates in MED9 Agricultural Ministerial Meeting on 'The Threat of Drought to the Primary Sector in the Mediterranean Member States'.

Mr Thierry Breton receives Mr Ron Wyden, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance of the US.

Mr Janez Lenarčič meets Mr Jagan Chapagain, Secretary-General of the International Federation of Red Cross.

Ms Kadri Simson in Windhoek, Namibia: holds bilateral meetings with Ms Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, Vice President of Namibia; holds bilateral meetings with Ms Naita Hishoono, Executive Director of the Namibian Institute for Democracy (Democratic Participation); Mr Graham Hopwood, Executive Director of the Institute for Public Policy Research (Public Policy Research); Mr Nabot Mbeeli, Researcher at the Namibia Nature Foundation (Conservation and Research); Ms Tuwilika Shaimemanya and Ms Atushe Mubonenwa from the EU-NAM Youth Sounding Board; meets with Ms Tinne Van der Straeten, Minister of Energy of Belgium; with Dr. Tobias Bischof-Niemz, Director of Hyphen and Enertrag and Mr Giuseppe Surace, COO; with Mr Jerome Namaseb, CEO of Daures and Dr. Lutz-Heiner Otto, Business Development Manager; with Mr Roy Campe, Chief Technology Officer at CMB.Tech (Cleanergy), and Mr Eike Krafft, Group Director of Ohlthaver&List (O&L); with Mr Nicolas Lecomte, Regional Vice-President of Southern and East Africa at HDF Energy and Ms Tashiya Walenga, Project and Business Developer at HDF Energy; with Mr Paddy Padmanathan, Co-Founder & Vice Chairman of Zhero, and Dr. Grant Müller, Country Manager at Zhero; with Mr Johannes Michels, Managing Director of HyIron.

Mr Wopke Hoekstra receives Mr Wouter Koolmees, CEO of Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS).

Mercredi 4 septembre 2024

President Ursula von der Leyen participates in a press conference with Professor Peter Strohschneider on the outcome of the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of EU Agriculture.

Ms Věra Jourová in Venice, Italy: meets Alberto Barbera, the Artistic Director of the Cinema Department of La Biennale di Venezia; gives the opening remarks at the Ukrainian Day event, organised by the Venice Production Bridge; attends the premiere of the movie ‘Pisni zemli, shcho povilno horyt' (Songs of Slow Burning Earth) by Olha Zhurba, supported by the EU MEDIA programme at the Venice Film Festival.

Mr Johannes Hahn receives Mr Pierre Heilbronn, Special Envoy for Ukraine's Relief and Reconstruction of France.

Mr Janusz Wojciechowski in Bialystok, Poland: attends the 21st International Dairy Community Forum.

Ms Kadri Simson in Windhoek, Namibia: holds a meeting with Mr Tom Alweendo, Minister of Mines and Energy of Namibia; holds a meeting with Dr. Mahmoud Mustafa Kamal Esmat, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy of Egypt; participates in the Global African Hydrogen Summit's panel discussion on "Delivering Africa's Energy Transition Through The Development Of The Global Energy Map".

Ms Iliana Ivanova in Luxembourg: meets with Mr Tony Murphy, President of the European Court of Auditors.

Jeudi 5 septembre 2024

Ms Margarethe Vestager in Florence, Italy (until 06/09): participates in the International Bar Association 28th Annual Competition Conference.

Mr Janusz Wojciechowski in Tashkent, Uzbekistan (until 06/09): participates in the International Forum of Landlocked Developing Countries on Food Security and the Sustainable Development Goals; meets with Mr Ibrohim Abdurahmonov, Minister of Agriculture of Uzbekistan and Mr Alisher Shukurov, Deputy Minister of Agriculture of Uzbekistan; meets with Mr Hakimzoda Qurbon, Minister of Agriculture of Tajikistan.

Mr Didier Reynders in Vilnius, Lithuania: participates in the Informal Conference of the Ministers of Justice of the Council of Europe.

Ms Kadri Simson in Windhoek, Namibia: holds a meeting with Mr Obeth Kandjoze, Director General of the National Planning Commission and Chairman of the Green Hydrogen Council; meets with the following representatives of Hyphen: Dr. Tobias Bischof-Niemz, Hyphen Director and Director of Enertrag (controlling shareholder of Hyphen), Mr Marco Raffinetti, CEO, Mr Giuseppe Surace, COO, Mr Toni Beukes, Head of ESG, Mr Patrick Stein-Kaempfe, Project Director.

Ms Kadri Simson participates the Global African Hydrogen Summit's Ministerial panel discussion on “Africa's Hydrogen & Clean Energy Frontiers: The Industry's next major opportunities”.

Mr Wopke Hoekstra in The Hague, the Netherlands (until 06/09): meets with Mr Eddy van Hijum, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Social Affairs and Employment; meets with Ms Mona Keijzer, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Housing and Spatial Planning.

Vendredi 6 septembre 2024

Ms Margarethe Vestager in Florence, Italy: participates in the International Bar Association 28th Annual Competition Conference; in Denmark: participates in Charityfestival in Broløkke Herregård.

Mr Johannes Hahn in Vienna, Austria: meets with Mr Alexander Schallenberg, Federal Minister for European and International Affairs of Austria.

Mr Paolo Gentiloni in Cernobbio, Italy: participates in the Forum Ambrosetti.

Mr Janusz Wojciechowski in Tashkent, Uzbekistan: meets with Mr Jamshid Khodjaev, Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan; meets with Mr Shukhrat Ganiev, Presidential Adviser on agricultural development; visits a farm in Tashkent region.

Mr Janez Lenarčič Lenarčič in Vilnius, Lithuania: meet Ms Agnė Bilotaitė, Minister for Interior of Lithuania; participates in the Regional Civil Protection Forum; participates in the Vilnius Conference.

Mr Wopke Hoekstra in The Hague, the Netherlands: meets with Ms Fleur Agema, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Health, Welfare and Sport; meets with Ms Sophie Hermans, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Climate Policy and Green Growth.

Samedi 7 septembre 2024

Mr Margaritis Schinas in Thessaloniki, Greece: participates in the Thessaloniki International Fair (TIF); inaugurates the EC ATH REP kiosk and delivers a keynote speech on Education & Social Inclusion at the TIF.

Mr Paolo Gentiloni in Cernobbio, Italy: participates in the Forum Ambrosetti.

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