Calendar of Commissioners weekly activities MONDAY 02 MAY President Jean-Claude Juncker delivers a speech on "The Way Forward for the EU Social Market Economy", in Brussels. Mr Frans Timmermans co-hosts the EU Lobbying Transparency public debate Have your Say!, in Brussels. Mr Andrus Ansip receives CEOs of postal operators on e-commerce. Mr Maroš Šefčovič in Washington, United States of America: meets with Ms Kathryn D. Sullivan, Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Administrator. Mr Jyrki Katainen meets with Mr Jarmo Tanhua, CEO, and Mr Lauri Virkkunen, Chairman of Teollisuuden Voima Oyj. Ms Cecilia Malmström in Geneva, Switzerland: delivers a speech on "Putting Principles into Practice: Multilateralism and Other Values in EU Trade Policy" at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies Geneva; meets with academics and representatives of think tanks and specialised agencies. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis receives representatives of the United Kingdom registered charity CHEM Trust. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis receives representatives of the association of non-profit Blood Establishments, the European Blood Alliance(EBA). Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis receives representatives of the colorectal cancer organisation EuropaColon. M. Pierre Moscovici à Paris, France: rencontre M. François Hollande, Président de la République française; déjeune avec M.Stéphane Le Foll, Ministre de l'agriculture, de l'agroalimentaire et de la Forêt; et rencontre M. Thierry Mandon, Secrétaire d'etat chargé de l'enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche. Mr Jonathan Hill meets with Mr Robert-Jan van Ogtrop, founder of Circle Economy, in Brussels. Mr Tibor Navracsics receives representatives of the European authors' rights organisatios: European Composer and Songwriter Alliance (ECSA), European Federation of Journalists (EFJ), European Writers Council (EWC), Fédération Européenne des Réalisateurs de l'audiovisuel (FERA), and Federation of Screewriters Europe (FSE). Mr Carlos Moedas receives Mr Moshe Kantor, President of the European Jewish Congress. TUESDAY 03 MAY President Jean-Claude Juncker receives Mr Vitor Gaspar, former Minister of State and Finance of Portugal and Director of the Fiscal Affairs Department of the IMF. President Jean-Claude Juncker delivers press statements with Mr Shinzō Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, together with Mr Donald Tusk, President of the European Council. President Jean-Claude Juncker meets with Mr Shinzō Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, together with Mr Donald Tusk, President of the European Council. President Jean-Claude Juncker participates in a working dinner with Mr Shinzō Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, together with Mr Donald Tusk, President of the European Council, in Brussels. Ms Federica Mogherini in Washington, United States of America (until 4/05): co-chairs the EU-US Energy Council with Mr John Kerry, US Secretary of State, and holds a series of bilateral meetings. Ms Kristalina Georgieva in Paris, France: participates in the World Bank Treasury's Government Borrowers Forum hosted by the French Ministry of Finance and Public Accounts; meets Mr Michel Sapin, Minister of Finance and Public Accounts of France, and Mr Emmanuel Macron, Minister of the Economy, Industry and Digital Affairs of France.
Mr Andrus Ansip, Mr Günther Oettinger and Mr Tibor Navracsics receive representatives of sports organisations. Mr Andrus Ansip participates in the Bruegel event "E-commerce in Europe: Lessons for Parcel Delivery from Electronic Communications", in Brussels. Mr Maroš Šefčovič in Washington, United States of America: participates in a round table on Energy Security at the Brookings organisation; meets with Ms Catherine A. Novelli, Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy and the Environment. Mr Valdis Dombrovskis in Aachen, Germany: delivers a keynote speech at the International Charlemagne Prize Forum on Europe. Mr Jyrki Katainen meets with Mr Vitor Gaspar, Director of Fiscal Affairs Department at the International Monetary Fund. Mr Jyrki Katainen meets with Mr Tuomas Korpela, Senior Advisor at Iceye Oy. Mr Günther Oettinger gives a keynote speech at the World Press Freedom Day event, in Brussels. Mr Johannes Hahn in Prague, the Czech Republic (until 04/05): addresses the Conference of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Visegrad Group (V4) and Eastern partnership countries. Ms Cecilia Malmström receives representatives from Amnesty International, including Mr David Nichols, Senior Executive Officer for EU Foreign Policy (Middle East, North Africa, Europe and Central Asia); and Ms Iverna McGowan,Head of European Institutions Office and Advocacy Director. Mr Karmenu Vella in Luxembourg: participates in a roundtable discussion with Heads of the National Maritime Clusters; participates in the launch of the European Maritime Day. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis in Mons, Belgium: participates in the Joint Action Health Workforce Planning and Forecasting Closure event "Towards sustainable health workforce for Europe" along with Plenary Assembly and Stakeholder forum. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis receives Mr HongMin Xu, Head of the China Healthcare Association s Information Exchange Committee; Mr Joseph Lewis, Member of the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI); Mr Michael McGuffin, President of the American Herbal Products Association (AHPA), and Ms Oran Kwon, Professor at Ewha Womans University. Ms Marianne Thyssen receives Mr Blendi Klosi, Minister of Social Affairs and Youth of Albania; Mr Etienne Davignon, President of The European Business Network for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR Europe); Mr Gregor Chapelle, Chief Executive Officer of Actiris (tbc). M. Pierre Moscovici à Paris, France: rencontre M. Angel Gurrìa, Secrétaire général de l'organisation de Coopération et de Développement Economiques (OCDE). Mr Phil Hogan in Ireland: meets with representatives from the Food Summit; attends Abbey Machinery opening event. Mr Jonathan Hill, Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska and Ms Margrethe Vestager meet with Mr János Lázár, Minister of the Prime Minister's Office of Hungary. Ms Violeta Bulc receives Ms Kolar Celarc, Minister of Health of Slovenia. Ms Violeta Bulc participates in a visit to the airport of Brussels. Ms Elżbieta Bieńkowska receives Mr Matt Brittin, President of Google Europe. Ms Vĕra Jourová speaks at the Women and Tech event organised by Google, in Brussels. Ms Vĕra Jourová receives Mr Zoran Pažin, Minister of Justice of Montenegro on the occasion of the signature of the Eurojust and Montenegro Cooperation Agreement. Ms Margrethe Vestager receives representatives of Foreningen af Danske Kraftvarmeværker - Association of Danish power plants. Mr Carlos Moedas meets with members of the Socialists and Democrats group (S&D) of the ITRE (Industry, Research and Energy) Committee of the European Parliament, in Brussels. WEDNESDAY 04 MAY College meeting Mr Maroš Šefčovič and Mr Miguel Arias Cañete in Washington, United States of America: attend the EU-US Energy Council; participate in the "Going Green" conference with Mr Ernest Moniz, United States Secretary of Energy. Mr Maroš Šefčovič in Washington, United States of America: attends a meeting organised by the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF).
Mr Karmenu Vella receives Mr Peter Eigen, Co-Founder of Transparency International. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis delivers a speech at the European Patients' Rights Day 2016 Conference: "Reducing waste and inefficiency in the Healthcare Systems, increasing quality of patient care", in Brussels. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis receives members of the Lithuanian Primary Health Care Managers' Association. Mr Tibor Navracsics receives Mr Gilles de Kerchove, EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator. THURSDAY 05 MAY President Jean-Claude Juncker in Rome, Italy (until 06/05): participates in a panel debate with Mr Matteo Renzi, Prime Minister of Italy, Mr Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament and Mr Donald Tusk, President of the European Council. President Juncker also participates in the Charlemagne Prize Ceremony and is granted an audience with Pope Francis. Mr Günther Oettinger on official visit to Brastilava, Slovakia. Mr Dimitris Avramopoulos: meets with Mr Adem Kumcu, President of the New European Business Confederation (UNITEE), in Brussels. Ms Corina Creţu in Cluj-Napoca, Romania: delivers a keynote speech at the seminar on "Simplification of European Structural and Investment Funds" at Babeș-Bolyai University. FRIDAY 06 MAY Mr Frans Timmermans and Ms Federica Mogherini in Rome, Italy: attend the Charlemagne Prize 2016 Ceremony. Mr Andrus Ansip in Tallinn (Estonia): delivers a speech at the general meeting of the Estonian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Ms Corina Creţu in Bistrița, Romania: visits EU funded projects at the County Emergency Hospital; meets with Mr Vasile Dîncu, Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Regional Development and Public Administration. Mr Carlos Moedas in Lisbon, Portugal: delivers a keynote speech at the conference "Collaborative laboratories and new opportunities for technological change: a contribution towards Open Innovation and the European Innovation Council" organized by the Ministry of Science and Research of Portugal. SATURDAY 07 MAY M. Pierre Moscovici à Paris, France: fête la Journée de l'europe en participant à l'inauguration du village sur le parvis de l'hôtel de ville de Paris. SUNDAY 08 MAY Mr Carlos Moedas in Porto, Portugal: delivers a keynote speech at the conference "O futuro da Europa" organized by the Think Tank Instituto Francisco Sá Carneiro. MONDAY 09 MAY European Parliament plenary session (until 12/05), in Strasbourg. Eurogroup, in Brussels. Journée de l'europe Ms Kristalina Georgieva in New York, United States of America (until 10/05): takes part in the 4 th ''Grand Bargain'' discussions facilitated by the UN High Level Panel on Humanitarian Financing. Mr Andrus Ansip in Tallinn, 06/05; Mr Maroš Šefčovič in Bratislava, 09/05; Mr Valdis Dombrovskis in Riga, 09/05; Mr Pierre Moscovici in Paris, 07/05; Ms Vĕra Jourová in Prague, 05/05; Mr Carlos Moedas in Lisbon, 09/05: participate in the celebrations of the Europe Day. Mr Maroš Šefčovič in Bratislava, Slovakia: meets with the Speaker and the Deputy Speakers of the Parliament of Slovakia.
Mr Valdis Dombrovskis in Riga, Latvia: participates in Europe Day celebrations; meets with Ms Dana Reizniece-Ozola, Minister of Finance and Mr Edgars Rinkēvičs, Minister of Foreign Affairs. Ms Cecilia Malmström in Stockholm, Sweden: participates in a panel discussion on TTIP with Mr Carl Bildt, former Prime Minister of Sweden and former Minister for Foreign Affairs, and with Ms Mona Sahlin, former leader of the opposition of Sweden; meets with the Swedish trade union IF Metall and the Employers Organisation for the Swedish Service Sector Almega. Mr Phil Hogan in Northern Ireland: (Warrenpoint) visits to local farms, organised by Ulster Farmers' Union; (Belfast) delivers a speech at the Europe Day Reception; meets with Mr Noel Lavery, Permanent Secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development of Ireland;delivers a speech at the "Gibson Annual Lecture", at the Medical Biology Centre at Queen's University. Mr Carlos Moedas in Lisbon, Portugal: delivers a keynote speech at the Bolsa Empreendedorismo. TUESDAY 10 MAY College meeting, in Strasbourg. Ms Kristalina Georgieva in New York, United States of America: takes part in the 4 th ''Grand Bargain'' discussions facilitated by the UN High Level Panel on Humanitarian Financing. Mr Phil Hogan in Cardiff, Wales: visits a local farm in Wenvoe; participates in a round table discussion with stakeholders. Ms Violeta Bulc participates in a conference on Rail Passenger Security in the European Union, in Brussels. Ms Violeta Bulc receives Mr Jassim Saif Ahmed Al Sulaiti, Minister of Transport of Qatar. Ms Vĕra Jourová in Copenhagen, Denmark: speaks at the conference "Privacy Shield: Opportunities Out of New Rules" on EU Data Protection Reforms; meets with Ms Ellen Trane Nørby, Minister of Children, Education and Gender Equality and with Mr Søren Pind, Minister of Justice; attends a Joint Roundtable with the Confederation of Danish Industries and Danish Chamber of Enterprises; and meets with members of the Danish Consumer Council. She also attends the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHO) Ministerial meeting and speaks at the 4 th IDAHO Forum "Building Bridges and Alliances". Ms Corina Creţu in Bucharest, Romania: delivers a keynote speech at the 3rd edition of the European Funds Forum organised by Intact Media Group; meets with Mr Cristian Ghinea, Minister of European Funds of Romania. WEDNESDAY 11 MAY Ms Marianne Thyssen in Washington, United States of America: attends US-EU Roundtable on Addressing Long-term Unemployment and meets with Mr Thomas Edward Perez, US Secretary of Labor and Mr Alan Stuart Franken, US Senator for Minnesota. THURSDAY 12 MAY Foreign Affairs Council (until 13/05), in Brussels. President Jean-Claude Juncker in Berlin, Germany: delivers a speech at the 19th edition of WDR Europaforum 2016 and attends the opening of the Parlamentarium, the European Parliament Visitors' Centre. Mr Maroš Šefčovič in London, the United Kingdom: participates in the Annual General Meeting of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD). Ms Cecilia Malmström receives Ms Carina Håkansson, Chief Executive Officer of Swedish Forest Industries Federation Skogsindustrierna, and Mr Karl-Henrik Sundström, Chief Executive Officer of Stora Enso. Ms Cecilia Malmström receives Mr Mark Price, Minister of State for Trade and Investment of the United Kingdom. Mr Miguel Arias Cañete in London, the United Kingdom: meets with Ms Amber Rudd, Secretary of State of Energy and Climate Change of the United Kingdom. Mr Karmenu Vella in Toyama, Japan (until 16/05): participates in the G7 Environmental Ministerial Meeting.
Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis in Warsaw, Poland (until 13/05): meets with the Parliamentary Committees for the EU, Agriculture and Rural Development, and Health of Poland. Ms Violeta Bulc receives Mr Flavio Cattaneo, CEO of Nuovo Trasporto Viaggiatori. Ms Corina Creţu in Croatia: gives a keynote speech at the European Affairs Ministerial Meeting and at the Opening session of the 1 st Forum of the EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR). FRIDAY 13 MAY Mr Frans Timmermans in Estonia: meets with Mr Toomas Hendrik Ilves, President of Estonia; Mr Taavi Rõivas, Prime Minister; and with members of the EU Affairs and Constitutional Committees of the Parliament of Estonia. He also visits a recycling centre in the context of the circular economy. Ms Kristalina Georgieva in Plovdiv, Bulgaria: opens and participates in a conference to promote the Investment Plan for Europe organised by the European Commission Representation in Bulgaria; meets with Mr Ivan Totev, Mayor of Plovdiv (Bulgaria); Ms Menda Stoyanova, Chairperson of the Budget and Finance Committee at the National Assembly of Bulgaria; and with rectors of Plovdiv-based universities. Mr Maroš Šefčovič meets with Mr Edmond Alphandéry, Chairman of the Centre of European Policy Studies (CEPS), in Brussels. Mr Valdis Dombrovskis in Valmiera, Latvia: meets with Mr Māris Kučinskis, Prime Minister of Latvia; and delivers a keynote speech at National Economy of Latvia Forum. Ms Cecilia Malmström meets with Mr Chris Cardona, Minister for the Economy, Investment and Small Business of Malta, in Brussels. Mr Vytenis Andriukaitis in Warsaw, Poland: holds a series of bilateral meetings including with Mr Konstanty Radziwiłł, Minister of Health of Poland; and with Mr Krzysztof Jurgiel, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Poland. Mr Christos Stylianides in Rome, Italy (until 14/05): participates in an event on Education in Emergencies. Mr Phil Hogan in Dublin, Ireland: addresses the Assistant Secretary Network Annual Conference 2016; meets with Mr Aidan Harte, Founder and Managing Director of Optimum Results Ireland; meets with Ms Ruth Casey, Lecturer and Teaching Fellowat the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT). Mr Jonathan Hill in London, the United Kingdom: meets with Mr Richard Scudamore, CEO of Premier League. Mr Tibor Navracsics in Kurashiki, Japan: participates in the G7 Education Ministers Summit Meeting. Ms Corina Creţu in Croatia: meets with Mr Tomislav Tolušić, Minister of Regional Development and European Union Funds of Croatia; visits the Dubrovnik airport. Ms Margrethe Vestager speaks at the The European Consumer Organisation (BEUC) General Assembly, in Brussels. Mr Carlos Moedas receives Mr Kevin Cardiff, Member of the European Court of Auditors. SATURDAY 14 MAY Mr Andrus Ansip in Cannes, France (until 15/05): attends the Festival de Cannes 2016. SUNDAY 15 MAY Mr Günther Oettinger in Cannes, France (until 16/05): attends the Festival de Cannes 2016. COUNCIL AND OTHER MEETINGS TAKING PLACE IN MAY 2016 09-12/05 European Parliament plenary session, in Strasbourg. 12-13/05 Foreign Affairs Council, in Brussels.
17/05 Eurogroup, in Brussels. 23/05 Foreign Affairs Council, in Brussels. 24/05 General Affairs Council, in Brussels. 25/05 Economic and Financial Affairs Council, in Brussels. 25-26/05 European Parliament plenary session, in Brussels. 26-27/05 Competitiveness Council, in Brussels. 30-31/05 Education, Youth, Culture and Sports Council, in Brussels. 30-31/05 Informal Agriculture and Fisheries Council COUNCIL AND OTHER MEETINGS TAKING PLACE IN JUNE 2016 06-07/06 Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council, in Luxembourg. 06-09/06 European Parliament plenary session, in Strasbourg. 09-10/06 Justice and Home Affairs Council, in Luxembourg. 13/06 Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council, in Luxembourg. 22-23/06 European Parliament plenary session, in Brussels. 23-24/06 European Council, in Brussels. 27-28/06 Agriculture and Fisheries Council, in Brussels