Calendar of Commissioners weekly activities Week 09 March 15 March MONDAY 09 MARCH European Parliament plenary session, Strasbourg (9-12/3). EPSCO Council. Mr Frans Timmermans receives Mr Pier Carlo Padoan, Minister of Economy and Finances of Italy. Mr Frans Timmermans receives Mr Jan Pieter Hendrik Donner, Vice-President of the Council of State (Raad van State) of the Netherlands. Ms Federica Mogherini travels to New York. Ms Kristalina Georgieva delivers a keynote speech at the 20th Anniversary of the National Trust EcoFund in Sofia, Bulgaria. Mr Andrus Ansip receives the Board of Directors of EDiMA, European trade association representing online platforms. Mr Maroš Šefčovič receives Ms Annemie Turtelboom - Vice minister-president and Flemish minister of Finances, Budget and Energy. Mr Maroš Šefčovič receives Mr Natig Aliyev, Minister of Energy of Azerbaijan. Mr Jyrki Katainen receives a delegation from the European Round Table for Industrialists. Mr Günther Oettinger and Mr Carlos Moedas deliver keynote speeches at the European Summit on Innovation for Active and Healthy Ageing, Brussels. Mr Johannes Hahn receives the Deputy Foreign Minister of Belarus, Ms Alena Kupchyna. Mr Johannes Hahn participates in the exchange of views on the European Neighbourhood Policy Review with the European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee, Strasbourg. Mr Neven Mimica receives Mr Peter Crowley, Principal Adviser of the Polio Team Lead at UNICEF, Mr. Hamid Jafari, Director of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative at the World Health Organization (WHO), Ms Judith Diment, Rotary International Chair Polio Eradication Advocacy Task Force and UK National Advocacy Adviser for PolioPlus. Mr Karmenu Vella receives the Secretary-General of Copa-Cogeca, Mr Pekka Pesonen.
Mr Karmenu Vella receives members of the EU Water Alliance. Mr Dimitris Avramopoulos is in Pristina, Kosovo: meets with President Atifete Jahjaga, Prime Minister Isa Mustafa, Minister of Interior Skender Hyseni and Minister for European Integration Bekim Collaku. M. Pierre Moscovici s'entretient par vidéo-conférence avec les Commissions du Budget et des Affaires européennes du Sénat italien. Mr Christos Stylianides in Luxembourg: attends a conference on the response to Ebola; visits the European Court of Auditors; meets Mr Romain Schneider, Luxembourg's Minister of Social Security, Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs. M. Jonathan Hill reçoit M. Michel Sapin, Ministre des Finances et des Comptes publics de la France. Ms Margrethe Vestager gives a speech to Pension Denmark on her first 100 days as EU Commissioner, Copenhagen. Mr Carlos Moedas hosts a working lunch "Women in Science, Research & Innovation". Mr Carlos Moedas delivers a speech at the "European Summit on Innovation for Active and Healthy Ageing" at the Square, Brussels. TUESDAY 10 MARCH Ecofin Council Meeting of the College of Commissioners, Strasbourg. President Jean-Claude Juncker meets with the King Abdullah of Jordan, Strasbourg. Mr Phil Hogan attends the "Milk Production in Mountainous Regions After Expiry of Milk Quotas" conference, Strasbourg. Mr Jonathan Hill receives Mr Jeroen Dijsselbloem, Minister for Finance of the Netherlands and Eurogroup President. Mr Carlos Moedas delivers a speech at the High level round-table on the occasion of the 10th World Downs Syndrome Day, European Parliament, Strasbourg. WEDNESDAY 11 MARCH Mr Johannes Hahn meets Mr Nils Muižnieks, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, Strasbourg. Mr Johannes Hahn participates in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean, Strasbourg. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete meets Ms Ana Pastor Julián, Spanish Minister of Public Works and Transport, Strasbourg. M. Pierre Moscovici à Paris: rencontre M. Pascal Lamy, Président d honneur du think tank Notre Europe - Institut Jacques Delors; rencontre M. Louis Schweitzer, Commissaire général à l'investissement; est
auditionné par la Commission des Affaires européennes de l'assemblée nationale française; rencontre M. Pierre-René Lemas, Directeur Général du groupe Caisse des Dépôts. Ms Vĕra Jourová receives the Chair of the Commission Nationale de l'informatique et des Libertés (CNIL), and Chair of the Article 29 Working Party, Ms Isabelle Falque-Pierrotin. Ms Vĕra Jourová receives the President of the Council of the Notariats of the European Union (CNUE), Mr Jean Tarrade. Ms Corina Creţu in Romania (11-13/3): meets with Mr Victor Ponta, Prime Minister of Romania, and the Romanian Ministers in charge of EU funds. On 12/3, Ms Corina Creţu visits EU-funded projects. Mr Carlos Moedas in Luxembourg: meets with Mr Marc Hansen, Luxembourgish Secretary of State for Higher Education and Research, meets with Mr Alex Brenninkmeijer, Member of the Court of Auditors; meets with Mr Werner Hoyer, President of the European Investment Bank; meets with Mr Pier Luigi Gilibert, CEO European Investment Fund & Ms. Marjut Santoni, Deputy Chief Executive, European Investment Fund. THURSDAY 12 MARCH JHA Council (12-13/3) President Jean-Claude Juncker receives the Head of the Government of Andorra, Mr. Antoni Martí. Mr Maroš Šefčovič delivers a keynote speech at the Ministerial meeting of Visigrad 4 (V4) and Nordic and Baltic (NB8) countries in High Tatras, Slovakia. Mr Valdis Dombrovskis visits Helsinki, Finland (12-13/3). He meets Prime Minister Alexander Stubb, Mr Anni Rinne, Minister of Finance, and Mr Erkki Liikanen, Governor of Bank of Finland. Mr Dombrovskis also participates in a panel discussion on the EU Economic Governance and Finnish Economy at the European Commission Representation in Finland. Mr Jyrki Katainen continues the Investment Plan roadshow in France, visiting Paris on 12 March and Marseilles on 13 March. Mr Günther Oettinger and Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska participate in the workshop "Public procurement: stimulating digitalisation, sustainability and investment" at the MIPIM - Real estate event for property professionals in Cannes, France. Ms Cecilia Malmström delivers a speech at the Bruegel TTIP Worskhop, Brussels. Mr Neven Mimica meets Mr Lilianne Ploumen, Dutch Minister for Development in the margins of the Informal Development Council. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete in London (12-13/3): delivers a keynote speech on the role of retail in the Energy Union- Citizens' Energy Forum; meets with the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee of the House of Commons, UK Parliament. Mr Karmenu Vella receives the Minister of Environment and Protection of Land and Sea of Italy, Mr Gian Luca Galletti. Ms Marianne Thyssen in Madrid and Toledo: meets with Ms Fátima Báñez, Minister for Employment and Social Security; meets with the President of the Regional Government of Castilla La Mancha, Ms Dolores de Cospedal; meets with Mr Marcos Peña, President of the Spanish Economic and Social Committee; visits
an ESF project on youth employment and training at Cruz Roja training centre; visits the Spanish Food Bank; meets with the ONCE foundation. M. Pierre Moscovici à Paris: participe au Forum de la Gestion institutionnelle et de l épargne longue coorganisé par le Cercle des économistes. Mr Phil Hogan on official visit to Bucharest, Romania (12-13/03). On 12/03, visits the Ciocanesti Public Library (part of the Non-formal Education for living in rural areas Network); visits EU funded project SC Suinprod Radic SRL (Ratesti, Arges County). On 13/03, meets the Prime Minister of Romania, Mr Victor Ponta; meets the Minister of Agriculture, Mr Daniel Constantin; meets members of the RomanianParliament; attends conference with stakeholders "Tackling poverty and social exclusion in Romania s rural areas. The contribution of NRDP 2014-2020". Mr Jonathan Hill delivers a speech at the NAPF (National Association of Pension Funds) Conference, Edinburgh. Mr Tibor Navracsics in Riga:delivers a closing speech at the Conference on "Cultural and creative industries cross-overs"; delivers an opening speech on the Conference on "Cultural heritage: Heritage, Contemporary Architecture and Design in Interaction" at Latvian Academy of Art. Ms Margrethe Vestager participates in a Roundtable "Competition in an ailing economy Towards better times" with "Kreab", Brussels. Ms Margrethe Vestager delivers a keynote speech at Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht conference, Brussels. Mr Carlos Moedas receives Stephen Morais, Chairman of EVFIN (European Venture Found Investors Network). Mr Carlos Moedas delivers a speech at the BUSINESSEUROPE Executive Committee Meeting, EESC. FRIDAY 13 MARCH TTE (Transport) Council President Jean-Claude Juncker receives Professor Iveta Radicová, former Prime Minister of Slovakia. Ms Federica Mogherini participates at the Egypt Economic Development Conference, Sharm El-Sheikh. Mr Andrus Ansip receives Mr Heiko Maas, German Minister of Justice and Consumer Affairs. Mr Maroš Šefčovič in Vienna to participate at the EUFORES Inter-Parliamentary meeting on 'Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency'. Mr Valdis Dombrovskis attends the Ambrosetti International Forum in Italy. Mr Johannes Hahn in Vienna (13-14/3): On 13/3, he gives opening lecture at the 650 year Celebration of the University of Vienna. Ms Cecilia Malmström in Stockholm: attends the Annual meeting of the Swedish National Committee of the International Chamber of Commerce; delivers a speech at the Stockholm School of Economics. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete in London (12-13/3): meets with Mr Ed Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change.
Mr Karmenu Vella receives Mr Simon Collins, Executive Officer of the Shetland Fishermen's Association. Mr Christos Stylianides attends the UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Sendai, Japan. Mr Jonathan Hill in London: meets with Mr Michael Rake, Chairman of BT Group and Deputy Chairman of Barclays; meets with Mr Michael Sherwood and Mr Richard Gnodde, Co-Chief Executive Officers of Goldman Sachs International and attends an event at Open Europe. Ms Vĕra Jourová receives Mr Goran Klemenčič, Minister for Justice of Slovenia. Mr Carlos Moedas receives Mr Alain Paul Lebeaupain, Nonclature Apostolique. Mr Carlos Moedas receives Mr Luis Filipe Reis, Chief Corporate Center Officer, SONAE. SATURDAY 14 MARCH Ms Kristalina Georgieva takes part in the Sendai World Disaster Risk Reduction Conference, Japan (until 15/3): to meet Ms Helen Clark, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), Ms Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme, Ms Margareta Wahlström, United Nations Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, Mr Annick Girardin, French Minister of State for Development and Francophony and Ms Ségolène Royal, French Minister of Environment, Sustainable Development and Energy. Ms Georgieva will also meet with UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon. Mr Johannes Hahn in Vienna (13-14/3). On 14/6, he participates at the EUFORES Inter- Parliamentary meeting on 'Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency'. SUNDAY 15 MARCH COUNCIL AND OTHER MEETINGS TAKING PLACE IN FEBRUARY 02-03/03 Competitiveness Council 03/03 High-Level Conference on Ebola 05/03 TTE (Energy) Council 06/03 Environment Council 09/03 EPSCO Council 09/03 Eurogroup 10/03 Ecofin Council 12-13/03 JHA Council 13/03 TTE (Transport) Council 16-17/03 Foreign Affairs Council
16/03 Agrifish Council 17/03 General Affairs Council 19-20/03 European Council 26-27/03 Informal Competitiveness Council COUNCIL AND OTHER MEETINGS TAKING PLACE IN MARCH 14-15/04 Informal Environment Council 15-16/04 Informal Energy Council 20/04 Foreign Affairs Council (Luxembourg) 20/04 Agrifish Council (Luxembourg) 20-22/04 Informal Epsco Council 21/04 General Affairs Council (Luxembourg) 24-25/04 Informal Ecofin Council 27-30/04 European Parliament Plenary Session (Strasbourg COUNCIL AND OTHER MEETINGS TAKING PLACE IN APRIL 14-15/04 Informal Environment Council 15-16/04 Informal Energy Council 20/04 Foreign Affairs Council (Luxembourg) 20/04 Agrifish Council (Luxembourg) 20-22/04 Informal Epsco Council 21/04 General Affairs Council (Luxembourg) 24-25/04 Informal Ecofin Council 27-30/04 European Parliament Plenary Session (Strasbourg) COUNCIL AND OTHER MEETINGS TAKING PLACE IN MAY 07/05 Foreign Affairs (Trade) Council 08/05 Foreign Affairs (Defence) Council 11/05 Eurogroup
12/05 Ecofin Council 18/05 Foreign Affairs Council 18/05 EYCS (Education and Youth) Council 18/05 EYCS (Culture and Sport) Council 18-21/05 European Parliament Plenary Session (Strasbourg) 21-22/05 Eastern Partnership Summit 26/05 Foreign Affairs (Development) Council 28-29/05 Competitiveness Council 31/05 Informal Agrifish Council COUNCIL AND OTHER MEETINGS TAKING PLACE IN JUNE 01-02/06 Informal Agrifish Council 08/06 TTE (Energy) Council (Luxembourg) 08-11/06 European Parliament Plenary Session (Strasbourg) 09-10/06 Informal Cohesion Council 10-11/06 EU-CELAC Summit 11/06 TTE (Transport) Council (Luxembourg) 12/06 TTE (Telecommunications) (Luxembourg) 15-16/06 JHA Council (Luxembourg) 15/06 Environment Council (Luxembourg) 16/06 Agrifish Council (Luxembourg) 18/06 Epsco (Employment) Council (Luxembourg) 18/06 Eurogroup 19/06 Ecofin Council (Luxembourg) 22/06 Foreign Affairs Council (Luxembourg) 23/06 General Affairs Council (Luxembourg) 25-26/06 European Council