Calendar of Commissioners weekly activities 26-30 SEPTEMBER MONDAY 26 SEPTEMBER Informal meeting of defence ministers (until 27/09), in Bratislava. President Jean-Claude Juncker receives Mr Torsten Albig, Minister-President of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. President Jean-Claude Juncker receives Mr George Dassis, President of the European Economic and Social Committee. President Jean-Claude Juncker, together with Mr Frans Timmermans, meets with Mr Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament; Mr Manfred Weber, Chairman of the EPP Group in the European Parliament; and with Mr Gianni Pittella, President of the S&D Group in the European Parliament, in Brussels. Mr Frans Timmermans and Ms Kristalina Georgieva meet with Mr Vítor Caldeira, President of the European Court of Auditors, in Brussels. Mr Frans Timmermans meets with Mr Markku Markulla, President of the European Committee of the Regions, in Brussels. Mr Frans Timmermans meets with young leaders from the European Youth Forum, in Brussels. Mr Frans Timmermans meets with Members of the SPD Parliamentary Group of the Landtag of Nordrhein Westphalia, in Brussels. Ms Federica Mogherini in Bratislava, Slovakia: chairs the Informal meeting of defence ministers. Ms Kristalina Georgieva attends the reception on the 67th Anniversary of the founding of People's Republic of China. Mr Andrus Ansip receives Mr Alejandro Plater, CEO of Telekom Austria Group. Mr Maroš Šefčovič in Bratislava, Slovakia: participates in a Citizens' Dialogue to discuss the 2016 State of the Union address. Mr Maroš Šefčovič in Bratislava, Slovakia: attends the signing ceremony for the first European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) deal in Slovakia, between European Investment Fund (EIF) and Československá obchodná banka a.s. (CSOB). Mr Valdis Dombrovskis in Riga, Latvia: meets with Ms Dana Reizniece-Ozola, Minister of Finance of Latvia; Mr Pēters Putniņš, Chairman of the Financial and Capital Market Commission.
Mr Johannes Hahn in Chisinau, Republic of Moldova: on official visit. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete receives Mr John Abbott, Downstream Director and Member of the Executive Committee of Royal Dutch Shell. Mr Karmenu Vella in Groenendaal, Belgium: participates in the Ecoduct Groenendaal Inauguration LIFE Event. Ms Cecilia Malmström in Budapest, Hungary: participates in a Citizens' Dialogue, meets with Mr Péter Szijjártó, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of Hungary; meets with Hungarian National Assembly Committees. Ms Marianne Thyssen in Amman, Jordan: co-chairs and delivers keynote opening speeches at the Third Union for the Mediterranean Ministerial conference on Employment and Labour; meets with Mr Ali Thahir Ghazawi, Minister of Labour and with the Social Partners; attends a roundtable on Strengthening social dialogue mechanisms and social dialogue actors; speaks with social partners on employment, employability and decent work. Mr Pierre Moscovici attends the Autumn Reception of Deutsches Aktieninstitut, in Brussels. Ms Violeta Bulc in Montreal, Canada, (until 28/09): attends the 39 th General Assembly of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO). Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska in Bratislava, Slovakia: participates in the Informal meeting of defence ministers. Ms Vĕra Jourová in Berlin, Germany: meets with Mr Wolfgang Schäuble, Federal Minister of Finance of Germany; speaks at the conference "Together against Hate in the Net - Where are we now?" organised by the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumers Protection; meets with Members of the Committee for Legal Affairs and Consumer Protection and of the Committee for Affairs of the European Union at the Bundestag; meets with representatives of the German Chambers of Commerce Industry. Mr Tibor Navracsics in Budapest, Hungary: meets with representatives of the Cultural Committee of Hungarian National Assembly. Mr Carlos Moedas delivers a speech for the opening of the EURICS high-level conference "Energy Union Integrated Research, Innovation and Competitiveness Strategy", in Brussels. Mr Carlos Moedas receives Ms Mariana Mazzucato, Professor in the Economics of Innovation at the Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU) of the University of Sussex. Mr Carlos Moedas in Lisbon, Portugal: participates to the 40th anniversary dinner hosted by the European Investment Bank (EIB). TUESDAY 27 SEPTEMBER General Affairs Council, in Brussels. President Jean-Claude Juncker meets with Mr Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, for a working lunch, in Brussels. President Jean-Claude Juncker receives the regional government of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, led by Ms Malu Dreyer, Minister-President.
President Jean-Claude Juncker participates in a debate with Mr Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament, hosted by France 24 and Radio France Internationale (RFI), in Brussels. Mr Frans Timmermans in Copenhagen, Denmark: addresses the annual Danish Industry Meeting "Topmodet 2016"; meets with key decision makers of Danish industry. Ms Kristalina Georgieva receives Ms Dana Reizniece-Ozola, Latvia's Minister of Finance. Ms Kristalina Georgieva hosts the 2nd annual EU Budget Focused on Results Conference (BFOR), in Brussels. Ms Kristalina Georgieva receives Ms Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme. Ms Kristalina Georgieva receives Mr Jan Egeland, Secretary General of the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC). Mr Andrus Ansip participates at the FT-ETNO Summit 2016 "Reform and Progress: The role of telecoms in a digitising world" organised by the European Telecommunications Network Operator's Association; meets with Mr Gavin Patterson, CEO of British Telecom, and with Mr Derek Abele, President of Qualcomm. Mr Maroš Šefčovič in Hamburg, Germany: meets with Mr Olaf Scholz, First Mayor and President of the Senate of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg; gives a keynote speech at the WindEurope Summit 2016 and visits the exhibition; meets with Chief Technical Officers on EU research funding. Mr Valdis Dombrovskis receives Ms Danièle Nouy, Chair of the Supervisory Board at the European Central Bank. Mr Valdis Dombrovskis delivers a speech at the Better Finance International Conference. Mr Jyrki Katainen receives Mr Werner Baumann, Chief Executive Officer of Bayer. Mr Jyrki Katainen delivers a speech at the Conference of the European Biogas Association. Mr Johannes Hahn receives Mr Selahattin Demirtaş, Co-chair, and Mr Hişyar Özsoy, Vice Co-Chair of the Peoples' Democratic Party (HDP) in Turkey. Ms Cecilia Malmström in Geneva, Switzerland: participates in the World Trade Organization (WTO) Public Forum. Mr Neven Mimica receives Mr Ardalan Shekarabi, Minister for Public administration of Sweden. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete gives a keynote speech at the European Transport Forum (ETF), in Brussels. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete receives Mr Martin Lundstedt, CEO and President of Volvo Group Global. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete receives the CEOs of Rockwool, St Gobain Isover, Knauf Insulation, Ursa, and Paroc. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete receives Mr Joseph P. Kennedy II, Founder and President of Citizens' Energy Corporation. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete receives Mr Ibrahim Baylan, Minister for Policy Coordination and Energy of Sweden.
Mr Karmenu Vella in Dublin, Ireland: participates in the 3 rd Atlantic Stakeholders Conference; meets with Mr Michael Creed, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine of Ireland. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis attends a Public Health Policy and Alcohol Related Harm Seminar, and meets with Ms Marcella Corcoran Kennedy, Minister of State for Health Promotion of Ireland, in Brussels. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis receives Mr Jon Georg Dale, Minister of Agriculture and Food of Norway. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis attends an evening reception "Protecting Dog and Cat Welfare in Breeding and Trade", in Brussels. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis attends a dinner debate "Women in Political Decisions: TTIP and Food", in Brussels. Ms Marianne Thyssen in Amman, Jordan: co-chairs and delivers keynote speeches at the Third Union for the Mediterranean Ministerial conference on Employment and Labour; attends a roundtable on growth, decent work and inclusion. Mr Pierre Moscovici receives Ms Magdalena Andersson, Finance Minister of Sweden. M. Pierre Moscovici reçoit M. Théodore Fessas, Président de SEV-Fedération héllénique des entreprises. M. Pierre Moscovici reçoit M. François Roux, Représentant permanent de la Belgique. Mr Christos Stylianides receives Mr Stavros N. Yiannouka, CEO of World Innovation Summit for Education. Mr Phil Hogan receives Mr Jon Georg Dale, Minister of Agriculture and Food of Norway. Mr Phil Hogan receives Mr Brendan Keogh from the Food Safety Consultative Council (FSCC) of the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI). Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska in Bratislava, Slovakia: participates in the Informal meeting of defence ministers. Ms Vĕra Jourová in Berlin, Germany: meets with Mr Thomas de Maizière, Federal Minister of the Interior; Mr Heiko Maas, Federal Minister of Justice and Consumer Protection; Ms Christine Lüders, Director of the Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency; speaks at the conference "10 Years of Protection Against Discrimination in Germany"; meets with Mr Klaus Müller, Executive Director of the Board of the Federation of German Consumer Organisations. Mr Tibor Navracsics delivers closing remarks at a seminar "Multilingualism and Language Diversity", in Brussels. Mr Tibor Navracsics delivers a speech at a high-level reception Towards a Stronger Tourism Policy for European Growth and Jobs, in Brussels. Ms Corina Creţu participates at the Conference "EU Budget Focused on Results". Ms Corina Creţu receives Ms Marie-Luise Dreyer, Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. Ms Corina Creţu receives a group of mayors from the South-Western part of Romania. Ms Margrethe Vestager receives a group of Members of the Danish Social Liberal Party (Radikale Venstre). Mr Carlos Moedas in Lisbon, Portugal: meets with representatives of the National Parliament.
WEDNESDAY 28 SEPTEMBER College meeting President Jean-Claude Juncker in Berlin, Germany: meets with Ms Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany; Mr François Hollande, President of France; and with the leadership of the European Round Table of Industrialist (ERT). Mr Frans Timmermans in Sopot, Poland: attends the European Forum for New Ideas; gives a keynote speech at the Opening Gala. Mr Maroš Šefčovič speaks at the European Energy Exchange (EEX) event; meets with Mr Peter Reitz, Chief Executive Officer, in Brussels. Mr Maroš Šefčovič gives a keynote speech at the launch of the publication "The New Social Contract: A Just Transition" of the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS), in Brussels. Mr Valdis Dombrovskis receives Mr François Villeroy de Galhau, Governor of the Bank of France. Mr Jyrki Katainen participates in a circular economy event hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union. Mr Johannes Hahn receives a group of Members of the Parliament of Turkey, headed by Mr Mehmet Kasım Gülpınar, Chairman of the EU Harmonization Committee. Mr Johannes Hahn receives Ms Klajda Gjosha, Minister of European Integration of Albania. Mr Johannes Hahn receives Mr Darko Pajović, President of the Parliament of Montenegro. Mr Johannes Hahn receives Mr Arbr Ademi, Deputy Prime Minister in charge of EU Affairs of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. Ms Cecilia Malmström receives Mr Eric Schultz, EU Chairman of the EU-Japan Business Round. Ms Cecilia Malmström delivers a keynote speech and participates in a panel discussion at a Trade Policy event with the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber and the Federation of Austrian Industries, in Brussels. Mr Karmenu Vella in Paris, France (until 29/09): participates in the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) meeting of the Environment Policy Committee (EPOC) at Ministerial Level on Biodeversity and Urban Water Pollution. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis attends the 4th meeting of the High Level Group of the Scientific Advice Mechanism, in Brussels. Mr Pierre Moscovici receives a group of high-level leaders of the Finnish Worker Unions, in Brussels. M. Pierre Moscovici prononce le discours de clôture de la première journée du 71ème Congrès de l'ordre des Experts Comptables Français, à Bruxelles. Mr Phil Hogan receives Mr Andrä Rupprechter, Federal Minister for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management of Austria.
Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska receives delegates from Mazursko-Warminskie Voivodshipand, meets with Mr Gustaw Marek Brzezin, Marshal of Warminsko-Mazurskie Voivodship, and regional councillors. Ms Elzbieta Bienkowska receives Mr Gusztáv Bienerth, Government Commissioner of the Hungarian Government responsible for Tourism. Ms Vĕra Jourová receives Mr Ylli Manjani, Minister of Justice of Albania. Ms Vĕra Jourová speaks at the conference "Creating Sustainable European Companies" organised by Frank Bold, in Brussels. Ms Vĕra Jourová speaks at the conference "Fitness check on the car sector in Europe Vehicles testing and emission scandal" organised by The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC), in Brussels. Mr Tibor Navracsics participates in a conference "Multilingualism and equal rights in the EU: the role of sign languages", in Brussels. Ms Margrethe Vestager receives Mr Costin Borc, Vice Prime Minister of Romania, Minister of Economy, Commerce and Relations with the Business Environment. Mr Carlos Moedas participates in the Fourth High Level Group of Scientific Advisors, in Brussels. THURSDAY 29 SEPTEMBER Competitiveness Council, in Brussels. President Jean-Claude Juncker receives Ms Angels Bosch Camprecios and Mr Roger Mercatoris, President and First Vice-President of the European Confederation of Police (EuroCOP). President Jean-Claude Juncker receives Mr Andrej Plenković, Member of the European Parliament and Leader of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ). Mr Frans Timmermans in Sopot, Poland: attends European Forum for New Ideas; gives a speech at the event "Poland and the EU Common Challenges and Perspectives". Mr Frans Timmermans in Gdansk, Poland; visits the European Solidarity Centre. Ms Kristalina Georgieva receives Mr Mateusz Morawiecki, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Development of Poland. Ms Kristalina Georgieva receives Ms Lilyana Pavlova, Minister of Regional Development and Public Works of Poland. Mr Andrus Ansip in Bratislava, Slovakia: takes part in the Digital Assembly 2016. Mr Maroš Šefčovič gives a keynote speech at the Global Energy Storage Conference, in Brussels. Mr Maroš Šefčovič receives Mr John Pettigrew, Chief Executive of National Grid; gives a keynote speech at the 6th European Grid Conference. He also meets with Mr Joseph P. Kennedy II, Chairman, President and Founder of Citizens Energy Corporation, in Brussels. Mr Maroš Šefčovič receives representatives of The Prince of Wales s Corporate Leaders Group (CLG).
Mr Maroš Šefčovič speaks at the Solar Power Europe's "100GW of Solar Power in Europe", in Brussels. Mr Valdis Dombrovskis receives Mr Wim Mijs, Chief Executive of the European Banking Federation. Mr Valdis Dombrovskis delivers a keynote speech at the European Banking Summit. Mr Valdis Dombrovskis meets with Mr Matti Leppälä, CEO and Secretary General of PensionsEurope. Mr Jyrki Katainen meets with Mr Pekka Lundmark, President and Chief Executive Officer of Fortum Corporation. Mr Johannes Hahn receives Mr Pavlo Petrenko, Minister of Justice of Ukraine. Mr Johannes Hahn in Sopot, Poland: participates in the European Forum for New Ideas. Ms Cecilia Malmström receives Mr Mateusz Morawiecki, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Development of Poland. Ms Cecilia Malmström in Kiev, Ukraine (until 30/09): on official visit. Mr Neven Mimica in Mali: meets with Mr Ibrahim Boubacar Keita, President of Mali; Mr Abdoulaye Diop, Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Development Fund (EDF) National Authorising Officer; Mr Abdramane Sylla, Minister for Malians Abroad; Mr Mahamadou Diagouraga, High Representative for the Implementation of the Peace Agreement; Mr Boubou Cissem Minister of Economics and Finance; Mr Ag Erlaf, Minister of State reform, decentralisation and local administration; Mr Kassoum Denon, Minister of Agriculture; Mr Barthélémy Togo, Minister of Education; Ms Seynabou Diop, Minister of Infrastructures. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete in Santander, Spain: gives a keynote speech at the 42 Annual meeting of the Spanish Nuclear Society. Mr Karmenu Vella in Paris, France: participates in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) meeting of Environment Policy Committee (EPOC) at Ministerial Level - 2 nd Plenary Session: Resource Efficiency and the Transition towards the Circular Economy. Mr Karmenu Vella receives Mr Majid Shafi-Pour, Head of the Centre for International and Conventions Affairs of the Department of Environment of Iran. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis in Vilnius, Lithuania: meets with Mr Algirdas Butkevičius, Prime Minister of Lithuania; Ms Rasa Budbergytė, Minister of Finance of Lithuania; attends the conference "European Companion Animal Welfare and Protection" and the conference "Possibilities for Lithuanian regions: Investments and Future Industry". Pierre Moscovici à Paris, France: en audition au Sénat français, devant les Commissions des Affaires européennes et des Finances. Pierre Moscovici à Paris, France: participe à un Dialogue citoyen à Sciences Po Paris sur l'avenir de l'union après le discours du Président Juncker. Mr Phil Hogan receives Mr Heino von Meyer, Head of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Berlin Centre. Ms Vĕra Jourová Mr Pavlo Petrenko, Minister of Justice of Ukraine. Ms Vĕra Jourová receives Ms Marta Nováková, President of the Czech Confederation of Commerce and Tourism.
Ms Vĕra Jourová receives Mr Bart Somers, Mayor of Mechelen in Belgium. Mr Tibor Navracsics receives Mr Thierry Braillard, Secretary of State for Sport of France. Mr Tibor Navracsics delivers a speech for the opening of the meeting of the International Network of Government Science Advisers, in Brussels. Ms Margrethe Vestager gives a keynote speech at the Joint Conference on Big data "Individual rights and smart enforcement" organised by European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) and the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC), in Brussels. Ms Margrethe Vestager in London, the U.K.: gives a closing keynote interview at the Financial Times' event "Women at the top". Mr Carlos Moedas delivers a speech for the opening of the meeting of the International Network of Government Science Advisers with Mr Peter Gluckman, Chair of the International Network for Government Science Advice (INGSA), in Brussels. Mr Carlos Moedas meets with Dr Alan Finkel, Chief Scientist of Australia, in Brussels. FRIDAY 30 SEPTEMBER President Jean-Claude Juncker receives Mr Jean-Marc Ayrault, Minister of Foreign Affairs of France. Ms Kristalina Georgieva participates in a meeting of the High-Level Group on Own Resources (HLGOR). Ms Cecilia Malmström in Kiev, Ukraine: on official visit; meets with Mr Volodymyr Groysman, Prime Minister of Ukraine. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis in Bad Hofgastein, Austria: meets with Mr Chris Fearne, Minister of Health of Malta, meets with representatives of the initiative "Young Forum Gastein", a joint project of the European Commission, the International Forum Gastein and the World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe. He also attends the European Health Forum GASTEIN "Demographics and diversity in Europe - new solutions for health" Ms Marianne Thyssen receives Ms Theano Fotiou, Alternate Minister for Social Solidarity of Greece. Mr Phil Hogan in Lisbon, Portugal: addresses the General Assembly of the Association of Poultry Processors and Poultry Trade in the EU (a.v.e.c.). Mr Tibor Navracsics in Budapest, Hungary: meets with Mr Szilveszter Ókovács, General Director of the Hungarian State Opera House, and Mr Csaba Káel, CEO of Müpa Budapest. Ms Corina Creţu in Iași, Romania (until 01/10): visits an EU-funded project "Oncological Institute in Iași"; meets with the local stakeholders and representatives of the Ministry of Health; meets with the mayors of the county capital municipalities Iași, Botoșani, Suceava, Piatra Neamț, Vaslui, Bacău from the North East region; participates in a Citizens' Dialogue. She also visits an EU-funded Project "Iași Airport". Ms Margrethe Vestager in Copenhagen, Denmark: meets with Mr Morten Østergaard, Leader of the Danish Social Liberal Party (Radikale Venstre); Mr Kristian Thulesen Dahl, Leader of the Danish People's Party (Dansk Folkeparti); meets with Mr Jacob Holbraad, Representative of the Confederation of Danish Employers (DA); participates in the meeting of the Social Liberal Party.
COUNCIL AND OTHER MEETINGS TAKING PLACE IN SEPTEMBER 2016 26-27/09 Informal meeting of Defence Ministers, in Bratislava. 29/09 Competitiveness Council, in Brussels. C COUNCIL AND OTHER MEETINGS TAKING PLACE IN OCTOBER 2016 03-04/10 Informal meeting of employment, social policy and health ministers, in Bratislava. 05/10 Brussels Conference on Afghanistan, in Brussels. 10/10 Eurogroup, in Luxembourg. 10-11/10 Agriculture and Fisheries Council, in Luxembourg. 11/10 Economic and Financial Affairs Council, in Luxembourg. 13/10 Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council, in Luxembourg. 13-14/10 Justice and Home Affairs Council, in Luxembourg. 17/10 Environment Council, in Luxembourg. 17/10 Foreign Affairs Council, in Luxembourg. 18/10 General Affairs Council, in Luxembourg. 19/10 European Council Tripartite Social Summit, in Brussels. 20-21/10 European Council, in Brussels. COUNCIL AND OTHER MEETINGS TAKING PLACE IN NOVEMBER 2016 07/11 Eurogoup, in Brussels. 08/11 Economic and Financial Affairs Council, in Brussels. 11/11 Foreign Affairs Council, in Brussels. 14-15/11 Agriculture and Fisheries Council, in Brussels. 14-15/11 Foreign Affairs Council, in Brussels. 15-16/11 General Affairs Council, in Brussels. 16/11 Economic and Financial Affairs Council, in Brussels.
21-22/11 Education, Youth, Culture and Sports Council, in Brussels. 28/11 Foreign Affairs Council, in Brussels. 28-29/11 Competitiveness Council, in Brussels.