Calendrier du 2 mars au 8 mars 2020 - European Union

European Commission - Weekly activities

Calendrier du 2 mars au 8 mars 2020

Brussels, 28 February 2020
(Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine)
Déplacements et visites

Lundi 2 mars 2020
Mr Frans Timmermans in Johannesburg, South Africa: meets Mr Ebrahim Patel Minister for Trade and
Industry of South Africa; meets Mr André de Ruyter CEO of Eskom; meets Ms Thandi Ruth Modise
Speaker of the National Assembly and Mr Amos Masondo, Chairperson of the National Council of
Provinces to discuss the Climate Bill; meets with Hydrogen SA leaders to discuss the role of hydrogen
in the Just transition; attends the Mineral Council to discuss the energy sectors' challenges and
opportunities and Just Transition; and attends the Chamber of Commerce roundtable on Investment in
South Africa and Green economy.
Ms Margrethe Vestager receives Mr Wojciech Wiewiorowski, European Data Protection Supervisor.
Ms Margrethe Vestager in Bruges, Belgium: delivers a speech on competition and digital at the
College of Europe.
Mr Valdis Dombrovskis meets the Working Group on Economic Affairs and Energy of the CDU/CSU-
Parliamentary Group of the German Bundestag, in Brussels.
Mr Valdis Dombrovskis meets Mr Mārtiņš Kazāks, Governor of Bank of Latvia.
Mr Margaritis Schinas in Berlin, Germany: meets with Mr Wolfgang Schäuble, President of the German
Bundestag; participates in the conference "2020: Europas Zukunft gemeinsam gestalten“ at the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs; meets with Mr Heiko Maas, Minister of Foreign Affairs.
Mr Phil Hogan receives a parliamentary delegation from the German Bundestag.
Mr Phil Hogan receives Mr Myron Brilliant, Executive Vice President and Head of International Affairs,
U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Ms Mariya Gabriel in Pleven, Bulgaria: participates in a round table with students and teachers of the
State High School of Finance and Economics ‘Intellect'.
Mr Nicolas Schmit in Luxembourg: meets Mr Dan Kersch, Minister for Labour, Employment and the
Social and Solidarity Economy of Luxembourg; meets Mr Romain Schneider, Minister for Agrigulture,
Viticulture, Rural Development, and Social Security of Luxembourg; meets Ms Corinne Cahen, Minister
for Family Affairs, Integration and Greater Region of Luxembourg.
Mr Paolo Gentiloni in Rome, Italy: delivers a speech on the ‘New European Commission - Priorities and
Challenges' at the European House Ambrosetti.
Mr Janusz Wojciechowski receives Mr Bernard Farges, President of the European Federation of Origin
Wines (EFOW).
Mr Janusz Wojciechowski in Warsaw, Poland: meets Mr Wojciech Dąbrowski, President of the
Management Board of the Polska Grupa Energetyczna Capital Group.
Mr Thierry Breton receives Mr João Gomes Cravinho, Minister for National Defence of Portugal.
Mr Thierry Breton receives Mr Philippe Varin, Vice-President of the National Industry Council of France.
Mr Didier Reynders receives representatives of EuroPris.
Ms Ylva Johansson receives representatives from Member State Confederations, businesses and
SMEs.
Mr Olivér Várhelyi receives Mr Janez Kopač, Director of the Energy Community Secretariat.
Ms Jutta Urpilainen in Helsinki, Finland: meets with Ms Maria Ohisalo, Minister for the Interior of
Finland; and meets with Ms Kirsi Pimiä, Permanent Secretary to the Minister for the Interior of Finland.

Ms Kadri Simson delivers opening remarks at the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) event ‘Tools
for transition – Achieving the vision of a just and climate neutral Europe'; and delivers a keynote
speech at the EU-Cuba Energy Dialogue, in Brussels.
Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius receives Mr Viorel Ştefan, Member of the European Court of Auditors (ECA).
Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius receives Mr Marek Gróbarczyk, Minister for Maritime Economy and Inland
Navigation of Poland.

Mardi 3 mars 2020
President Ursula von der Leyen together with Mr David Sassoli, President of the European Parliament,
and Mr Charles Michel, President of the European Council, in Greece: visits the external land border.
President Ursula von der Leyen meets Mr Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime minister of Greece.
Mr Frans Timmermans receives representatives of the Foundation from the Netherlands ‘Transition
Coalition for Food'.
Mr Frans Timmermans receives members of the Forest Stewardship Council on sustainable forest
management.
Ms Margrethe Vestager receives Ms Monique Goyens, Director General, and Ms Ursula Pachl, Deputy
Director General of the European Consumer Organisation (BEUC).
Ms Margrethe Vestager attends the launch of ‘ Brussels Darkness Into Light 2020: Walk Against
Suicide' at the Embassy of Ireland, in Brussels.
Mr Josep Borrell in Ankara, Turkey (until 04/03) : meets Mr Hulusi Akar, Minister for Defence of
Turkey; and meets with Mr Süleyman Soylu, Minister of Interior of Turkey.
Ms Vĕra Jourová receives Mr Tomáš Prouza, Vice-President of EuroCommerce.
Ms Vĕra Jourová meets digital platform representatives.
Mr Johannes Hahn co-chairs “Brussels-EU institutions” high level meeting together with Mr Rudi
Vervoort, President-Minister of the Brussels region with the participation of Ministers from the Brussels
region and EU institutions representatives
Mr Phil Hogan receives Mr Ettore Prandini, President of Coldiretti.
Ms Mariya Gabriel receives Mr Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft, President of the Consiglio Nazionale delle
Ricerche (CNR), Mr Leibniz-Gemeinschaft, President of Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
(CNRS), Mr Max-Planck-Gesellsch, President of the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas
(CSIC); and Ms Barbara Trachte, Secretary of State for the Brussels Region in charge of the economic
transition and scientific research.
Mr Nicolas Schmit reçoit M. Christophe Itier, Haut-Commissaire à l'Economie Sociale et Solidaire et à
l'Innovation Sociale de la France.
Mr Nicolas Schmit receives Mr Luc Van den Brande, President of the European Centre for Workers'
Questions (EZA).
Mr Nicolas Schmit delivers a speechat a conference at the European Centre for Workers' Questions
(EZA); and participates in the Executive Committee meeting of the European Federation of Food,
Agriculture and Tourism Trade Unions (EFFAT), in Brussels.
Mr Thierry Breton receives a delegation of the European Chemical Industry Council.
Mr Didier Reynders receives Jason Oxman, CEO of the Information Technology Industry Council (ITI).
Ms Ylva Johansson receives economic and social partners: CEEP, ETUC, BusinessEurope, SME United
and EUROCHAMBRES.
Mr Janez Lenarčič in Ankara, Turkey (until 05/04): meets high-level representatives of Turkish
authorities.
Mr Olivér Várhelyi receives Mr Igor Dodon, President of Moldova.
Ms Jutta Urpilainen receives a delegation of new Members of the Parliament of Finland.
Ms Kadri Simson receives Mr Dev Sanyal, Chief executive and executive vice-president of BP.
Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius in Monaco: participates in the official Handover Ceremony; meets Albert II,
Prince of Monaco; and participates in the opening discussion of the High Seas Treaty Dialogues.

Mercredi 4 mars 2020
College Meeting
Mr Frans Timmermans participates in a Citizens' Dialogue on the European Climate Pact, at the
European Parliament, in Brussels.
Mr Frans Timmermans delivers the Opening Speech at the Green 10 Meeting.
Mr Valdis Dombrovskis receives Mr Stéphane Boujnah, CEO of Euronext Group.
Mr Josep Borrell in Ankara, Turkey : meets, together with Mr Charles Michel, President of the
European Council, Mr Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, President of Turkey; meets Mr Fuat Oktay, Vice President
of Turkey; and meets Mr Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkey.
Mr Josep Borrell in Zagreb, Croatia: chairs the Informal meeting of EU defence ministers.
Mr Johannes Hahn receives the Board members of the Swiss Finance Council.
Mr Phil Hogan receives a delegation of Executive Directors from the International Monetary Fund
(IMF).
Ms Mariya Gabriel receives the Board Members of the European Consortium of Innovative Universities
(ECIU); Mr Tyrone Pretorius the Rector of the University of the Western Cape (UWC); Mr Jari
Perkiömäki, Rector, and Ms Jaana Erkkilä-Hill and Ms Lauri Väkevä, Vice-Rectors of the Helsinki
University of Arts.
Mr Paolo Gentiloni receives Ms Sophie Wilmès, Prime Minister of Belgium.
Mr Janusz Wojciechowski receives a delegation from the European Association of Tobacco Growers
(UNITAB).
Mr Thierry Breton in Zagreb, Croatia: participates in an informal meeting of EU Defence Ministers.
Mr Didier Reynders receives Mr Gavin St Pier, Chief Minister of Guernsey and Ian Gorst, External
Relations Minister of Jersey.
Ms Helena Dalli visits the Centre de Prévention des Violences Conjugales et Familiales ;and visits the
Erasmushogeschool (College of higher education), in Brussels.
Ms Adina-Ioana Vălean receives Mr Yannis Vardakastanis, President of the European Disability Forum.
Ms Jutta Urpilainen receives representatives of the Confederation of Finnish Industries.

Jeudi 5 mars 2020
Environment Council
President Ursula von der Leyen delivers a keynote speech at the BusinessEurope Day 2020.
Mr Frans Timmermans meets Ms Leonore Gewessler, Federal Minister for Climate Action,
Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology of Austria, in Brussels.
Ms Margrethe Vestager in Gothenburg, Sweden: delivers a keynote speech at the D-Congress, e-
commerce event.
Mr Valdis Dombrovskis meets the EU Executive Directors of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), in
Brussels .
Mr Valdis Dombrovskis participates in the BusinessEurope Day 2020, in Brussels.
Mr Josep Borrell in Zagreb, Croatia: chairs the Informal meeting of EU defence ministers and the
Gymnich meeting.
Mr Maroš Šefčovič participates in the BusinessEurope Day 2020 event in Brussels.
Ms Vĕra Jourová delivers an opening speech at the ‘25th Anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and
Platform for Action' organised by the European Parliament Committee on women's rights and gender
equality (FEMM).
Ms Vĕra Jourová in Paris, France (until 06/03): meets withMr Bruno Le Maire, Minister for Economy
and Finance, Mrs Nicole Belloubet, Minister for Justice of France, Ms Yael Braun-Pivet Chairwoman of
the Law Committee of the National Assembly, Mr Clément Beaune, European Affairs Adviser to the
President of the French Republic, and Ms Marie-Laure Denis President of CNIL.
Ms Dubravka Šuica meets Dr Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of the United Nations Population
Fund; and meets Ms Johanna Mikl-Leitner, Governor of Lower Austria, in Brussels.
Mr Johannes Hahn receives Mr Wilhelm Molterer, Managing Director of the European Investment Bank,

and Ms Lilyana Pavlova, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank.
Mr Johannes Hahn meets with the representatives of AIACE International, Association of the former
officials of the European institutions, in Brussels.
Mr Phil Hogan in Dublin, Ireland (until 06/03): delivers an address at the Transatlantic Conference,
organised by the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland.
Ms Mariya Gabriel in Cluj-Napoca, Romania: delivers an Opening Speech at the Conference
‘StartupCities Youth innoCamp'; participates in a citizen's dialogue on ‘Cohesion Policy'; meets the
representatives of the Network of European Youth; meets City Science Initiative representatives ;and
meets the Mayors of the StartupCity Europe Partnership (SCEP).
Mr Nicolas Schmit receivesMr Alban Maggiar, President, and Ms Véronique Willems, Secretary General
of SME United.
Mr Nicolas Schmit receives Ms Ramona Petravica, Minister for Welfare of Latvia.
Mr Nicolas Schmit attends the BusinessEurope Day 2020; and takes part in a panel debate on skills
and social policy, in Brussels.
Mr Nicolas Schmit receives the board of Directors of the Confederation of Finnish Industries EK.
Mr Paolo Gentiloni delivers a speech on ‘Making tax work for all' at the European Policy Centre, in
Brussels; delivers a keynote speech at BusinessEurope 2020 Day; and meets the EU Executive
Directors of the International Monetary Fund, in Brussels.
Mr Janusz Wojciechowski receives a delegation from the Polish Beekeeping Association.
Ms Elisa Ferreira receives Ms Lilyana Pavlova, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank.
Mr Didier Reynders in Berlin, Germany: meets with Mr Michael Roth, Minister for Foreign Affairs of
Germany, Ms Christine Lambrecht, Minister for Justice and Consumer Protection of Germany and with
Mr Wolfgang Schäuble, President of the German Bundestag.
Ms Helena Dalli participates in POLITICO's ‘ Women Rule Live', in Brussels
Ms Ylva Johansson in Berlin, Germany: participates in the German Government Ministerial meeting on
migration.
Mr Olivér Várhelyi in Zagreb, Croatia: participates in the informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers
Gymnich.
Ms Jutta Urpilainen receives Dr. Natalia Kanem, Executive Director of the United Nations Populations
Fund.
Ms Jutta Urpilainen receives Mr Yannis Vardakastanis, President of the European Disability Forum.
Ms Jutta Urpilainen receives a delegation of Executive Directors of the World Bank Board.
Ms Jutta Urpilainen receives representatives from the Finnish Commerce Federation.
Ms Kadri Simson receives Ms Kerstin Andreae, Chairwoman of the General Executive Management
Board of BDEW (German Association of Energy and Water Industries).
Ms Kadri Simson attends the panel discussion on ‘Prosperity, People, Planet: Implementing the Green
Deal in partnership with industry' at the BusinessEurope Day 2020, in Brussels.

Vendredi 6 mars 2020
Mr Frans Timmermans participates in the Plastic Pact Launch, in Brussels.
Ms Margrethe Vestager in Copenhagen, Denmark: delivers a keynote speech at the meeting of the
Baltic ministers for Digital, hosted by the Danish Ministry of Finance; delivers a keynote speech on
‘Women and power' at the Organisation of Female Business owners; and meets Mr Kaimar Karu,
Minister of Foreign Trade and Information Technology of Estonia.
Mr Valdis Dombrovskis receives Mr Piotr Sadowski, President of Social Platform.
Mr Valdis Dombrovskis receives Ms Eva Lindström, Member of the European Court of Auditors.
Mr Josep Borrell in Zagreb, Croatia: participates in the informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers –
Gymnich.
Ms Vĕra Jourová in Paris, France: delivers a speech at the AI France Summit 2020; visits Willa, an
incubator for women startup founders; and meets human rights NGOs.
Mr Phil Hogan in Dublin, Ireland: delivers a speech at the Trade Seminar ‘EU trade opportunities

among global uncertainty', organised by Frances Fitzgerald MEP, at the Europe House.
Ms Mariya Gabriel in Varna, Bulgaria: participates in the Conference ‘Highlights of the new Horizon
Europe Framework Programme 2021-2027 - Horizon Europa - Education, Innovation, Research'; and
meets students from the First Language High School in Varna - School Ambassador of the European
Parliament.
Mr Nicolas Schmit delivers a speech at the International Labour Organisation, in Brussels.
Mr Janusz Wojciechowski receives Mr Dan Jørgensen, Minister for Climate, Energy and Utilities of
Denmark.
Ms Helena Dalli delivers a speech at the Croatian Presidency's International Women's Day Breakfast
Event ‘ Strong Women – Strong European Union', in Brussels.
Ms Jutta Urpilainen receives a delegation of Executive Directors of the International Monetary fund.
Ms Jutta Urpilainen receives Ms Krista Mikkonen, Minister for the Environment and Climate Change of
Finland.
Ms Kadri Simson in Zagreb, Croatia: participates in the informal meeting of EU Foreign Ministers –
Gymnich.
Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius in Vilnius, Lithuania: attends a meeting of the Committee on European
Affairs of the Parliament (Seimas); attends a European Semester Event on the Country Report; and
meets Mr Martynas Gudonavičius, CEO of Trafi(Mobility Platforms for Cities).

Dimanche 8 mars 2020
Ms Margrethe Vestager in Copenhagen, Denmark: delivers key note speech at the EU Youth Summit
‘Ungdommens EU-topmøde'; and participates in the opening of the special exhibition ‘Ansigt til Ansigt:
Thorvaldsen & Portrættet' in the Thorvaldsen museum.

Prévisions du mois de mars 2020 :
12/03 Foreign Affairs Council (Trade)
12-13/03 Justice and Home Affairs Council
13/03 EU-India summit
16/03 Eurogroup
17/03 Economic and Financial Affairs Council
19/03 Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council
23/03 Foreign Affairs Council
23-24/03 Agriculture and Fisheries Council
24/03 General Affairs Council
26-27/03 European Council

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