Calendrier du lundi 12 juillet au dimanche 18 juillet 2021 Brussels, 9 July 2021

European Commission - Weekly activities

Calendrier du lundi 12 juillet au dimanche 18 juillet 2021
Brussels, 9 July 2021
(Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine)
Déplacements et visites

Lundi 12 juillet 2021
President Ursula von der Leyen hosts official lunch with Ms Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury of
the United States, and Ms Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank.
Mr Frans Timmermans holds a videoconference call with Mr Christoph Leitl, President of
Eurochambres.
Mr Valdis Dombrovskis receives Ms Janet Yellen, United States Secretary of the Treasury.
Mr Valdis Dombrovskis receives Mr Klaus Regling, Managing Director of European Stability
Mechanism.
Mr Valdis Dombrovskis receives Ms Gintare Skaiste, Minister of Finance of Lithuania.
Ms Margrethe Vestager receives Mr Virgil Popescu, Minister for Energy of Romania.
Ms Margethe Vestager attends via videoconference the Foreing Affairs Council.
Ms Margrethe Vestager in Brussels: meets with Mr Bruno Le Maire, Minister for the Economy,
Finances and Recovery of France.
Ms Margrethe Vestager holds videoconference call with Mr Jean-Baptiste Djebbari, Minister for
Transports of France.
Ms Margrethe Vestager receives Ms Nadia Calviño, Vice-President and Minister for Economy and
Digitalization of Spain.
Mr Margaritis Schinas receives students from the AUTH Political Science Department.
Mr Margaritis Schinas participates via videoconference in the opening session of the University of
Peloponnese Summer School.
Mr Margaritis Schinas participates via videoconference in the ‘European Union & Migration
Masterclass/Brussels on your laptop'.
Mr Johannes Hahn in Frankfurt, Germany: meets with Members of the Board of Finance Agency of
the Federal Republic of Germany.
Ms Mariya Gabriel delivers an opening speech via videoconference at the Future Insight Days 2021.
Ms Mariya Gabriel participates via videoconference in the German Rectors' Conference 2021.
Mr Nicolas Schmit participates via videoconference in the event ‘2021 Long-term care and Pensions
Adequacy'.
Mr Paolo Gentiloni receives Ms Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury of the United States.
Mr Paolo Gentiloni participates in the Economic and Financial Dialogue between the EU and the
Western Balkans and Turkey.
Mr Janusz Wojciechowski speaks via videoconference at the Agri-food Promotion Policy Review.
Didier Reynders in Paris, France: meets with Mr Eric-Dupont Moretti (Garde des Sceaux), attends
the solemn hearing at the Paris Court of Appeal for the installation of the European Delegated
Prosecutors.

Mr Didier Reynders participates via videoconference in the Consumer Law Conference – ‘Artificial
Intelligence: How to ensure its trustworthy application in Germany and Europe'.
Mr Didier Reynders in Paris, France: meets with Mr. Ferdinand Grapperhaus, Minister of Justice of
the Netherlands, and with Ms Sam Tanson, Minister of Justice of Luxembourg.
Ms Ylva Johansson meets with Mr Sameh Shoukry, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Egypt.
Ms Dubravka Šuica attends via videoconference the EC virtual conference ‘Long-Term Care and
Pension Adequacy in an Ageing Society'.
Ms Jutta Urpilainen receives Ms Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury of the United States.
Ms Jutta Urpilainen receives Mr Sameh Shoukry, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Egypt.
Ms Kadri Simson delivers the Opening remarks at the ‘Silesian Deal' Conference, via videoconference
call.

Mardi 13 juillet 2021
President Ursula von der Leyen receives Mr Alexander Van der Bellen, Federal President of the
Republic of Austria.
President Ursula von der Leyen receives Mr Mateusz Morawiecki, Prime Minister of Poland.
Mr Frans Timmermans participates, via videoconference, in the Youth Climate and Sustainability
Round Table, at the European Economic and Social Committee.
Mr Frans Timmermans holds a videoconference call with Ms Andrea Meza, Minister for Environment
and Energy of Costa Rica.
Mr Frans Timmermans holds a videoconference call with Ms Ingrid Thijssen, President of VNO-NCW
(Confederation of Netherlands' Industry and Employers) and MKB-Nederland.
Ms Margrethe Vestager in Brussels: meets with with Ms Janet Yellen, US Secretary of the Treasury.
Ms Margrethe Vestager delivers a keynote speech via videoconference in the virtual Asia Tech x
Singapore Conference.
Ms Margrethe Vestager receives Mr Niels Thygesen, Chairman of the European Fiscal Board.
Ms Margrethe Vestager delivers a speech via videoconference at the AI summit organised by the US
National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence.
Ms Margrethe Vestager holds a videoconference call with Mr Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook.
Ms Margrethe Vestager delivers a keynote speech via videoconference at the Global Emerging
Technology Summit organised by the US National Security Commission on Artificial Intelligence.
Mr Josep Borrell receives Mr Alexander Van der Bellen, President of Austria.
Mr Josep Borrell chairs the EU-Bosnia and Herzegovina Stabilisation and Association Council.
Mr Josep Borrell receives Mr Sameh Shoukry, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Egypt.
Mr Maroš Šefčovič in Kyiv, Ukraine: meets with Mr Volodymyr Zelenskyy, President of Ukraine, and
Mr Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Ukraine; delivers a keynote speech at the High-Level
Conference on the Strategic Partnership between the European Union and Ukraine on Critical Raw
Materials and Batteries; signs the Memorandum of Understanding between the European Union and
Ukraine on a Strategic Partnership on Raw Materials.
Ms Vĕra Jourová meets via videoconference with Ms Delphine Ernotte Cunci, President of the
European Broadcasting Union and with Mr Noel Curran, Director General of the European
Broadcasting Union.
Mr Margaritis Schinas participates via videoconference in the Workshop on the Innovation Hub for
Internal Security organised by the JRC.
Mr Margaritis Schinas receives Mr Pau Roca, Director General of the International organisation of
Vine and Wine.
Mr Johannes Hahn receives Mr Alexander van der Bellen, Federal President of Austria.
Mr Johannes Hahn receives Mr Gernot Blümel, Finance Minister of Austria.

Ms Mariya Gabriel participates via videoconference in the G7 Science Ministerial Roundtable.
Ms Mariya Gabriel delivers an opening speech via videoconference at a seminar on ‘The Innovation
Hub for Internal Security'.
Ms Mariya Gabriel holds a videoconference call with Ms Volha Kavalkova, Member of the Presidium of
the Coordination Council of Belarus.
Mr Nicolas Schmit meets with representatives of the Association Internationale de la Mutualité.
Mr Nicolas Schmit attends via videoconference the meeting of the Monitoring Committee of the
Luxembourg Declaration.
Mr Janusz Wojciechowski holds a videoconference call with representatives of CropLife Europe.
Mr Janusz Wojciechowski holds a videoconference call with Mr Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono,
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development of Nigeria.
Mr Janusz Wojciechowski holds a videoconference call with Mr Floyd Green, Minister of Agriculture
and Fisheries of Jamaica.
Ms Stella Kyriakides holds a videoconference call with Mr Vladimír Lengvarský, Minister of Health of
Slovakia.
Ms Stella Kyriakides holds a videoconference call with Mr Fahrettin Koca, Minister for Health of
Turkey.
Mr Didier Reynders holds a videoconference call with Mr Kent Walker, Senior Vice President (Global
Affairs) and Chief Legal Officer at Google.
Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius participates in a roundtable with blue NGOs.
Ms Helena Dalli participates in a public discussion on ‘EU Strategies against the Backlash on
Women's Rights Triggered by the Covid-19 Crisis' organised by the Karl Renner Institute.
Ms Helena Dalli attends a joint interview with Commissioner Schmit on LGBTIQ+ homelessness
organized by ILGA Europe.
Ms Ylva Johansson delivers a digital keynote address at a ‘Workshop on the Innovation Hub for
Internal Security'.
Mr Janez Lenarčič meets with Ms Sophie Wilmès, VP Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of
Belgium.
Ms Jutta Urpilainen participates in the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
(HLPF) High-level event ‘The role of business and the financial sector in financing a sustainable and
resilient recovery from COVID-19', organised by the United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and the International
Labour Organization (ILO).
Ms Jutta Urpilainen holds a videoconference call with Ms Michelle Bachelet, the United Nations High
Commissioner for Human Rights.
Ms Jutta Urpilainen holds a videoconference call with Ms Samantha Power, Administrator of the
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Ms Kadri Simson participates in the plenary session of the Third Ministerial of the COP26 Energy
Transition Council, via a video conference call.

Mercredi 14 juillet 2021
College Meeting
Ms Margrethe Vestager holds a videoconference call with the European Association of Automotive
Suppliers.
Ms Dubravka Šuica participates via videoconference in the event ‘Uloga žena u kreiranju Europe
budućnosti'.
Ms Dubravka Šuica delivers a keynote address via videoconference at the webinar ‘Making Remote
Work - Building Rural Communities Through Enabling Remote Work'.
Mr Margaritis Schinas receives the ESN President and his successor, Mr Kostis Giannidis & MrJuan

Rayon Gonzalez.
Mr Margaritis Schinas receives Ms Simona Kustec, Minister of Education, Science and Sports of
Slovenia.
Ms Mariya Gabriel receives Ms Simona Kustec, Minister for Education, Science and Sport of Slovenia.
Mr Nicolas Schmit meets with Ms Simona Kustec, Minister of Education, Science and Sport of
Slovenia.
Mr Paolo Gentiloni receives Ms Mariastella Gelmini, Minister of Regional Affairs and Autonomies of
Italy.
Mr Paolo Gentiloni participates via videoconference in the EU side event at the UN High Level
Political Forum on Sustainable Development Goals.
Mr Janusz Wojciechowski holds a videoconference call with representatives of the International
Confederation of European Beet Growers (CIBE).
Ms Elisa Ferreira participates via videoconference in the Europe Around us Event, organised by the
Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini, and the Repubblica Newspaper, on Cohesion policy and
NextGenerationEU.
Ms Stella Kyriakides meets Mr Frank Vandenbroucke, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Social
Affairs and Public Health of Belgium.
Ms Stella Kyriakides Brussels: visits a vaccination centre in Molenbeek and a vaccination satellite
project for vulnerable groups.
Ms Jutta Urpilainen hold a videoconference call with Dr Amery Browne, Minister for Foreign Affairs of
the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.
Ms Jutta Urpilainen holds a videoconference call with the International Partnerships Youth Sounding
Board.
Ms Jutta Urpilainen participates in the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development
(HLPF) High-level EU event on the implementation of the SDG's by the EU with a focus on
sustainable recovery.
Ms Kadri Simson delivers a keynote speech at the S&P Global Platts' Hydrogen Infrastructure Europe
Virtual Conference, via videoconference call.

Jeudi 15 juillet 2021
Mr Valdis Dombrovskis participates in a Ministerial meeting on WTO fisheries' subsidies
negotiations.
Mr Johannes Hahn participates in a videoconference call with Mr Koji Fujiwara, President and CEO of
Mizuho Bank.
Ms Mariya Gabriel delivers a speech via videoconference at the conference on ‘The New European
Bauhaus Initiative'.
Ms Mariya Gabriel delivers a keynote speech via videoconference at a ceremony with the European
Women in Venture Capital Group, on the importance of the European Innovation Ecosystems.
Ms Mariya Gabriel holds a videoconference call with representatives of Creative Europe Bulgaria.
Mr Nicolas Schmit meets with representatives of DigitalEurope.
Mr Nicolas Schmit meets with Mr Karl-Josef Laumann, Minister for Employment, Public Health and
Social Affairs of the German state North Rhine-Westphalia.
Mr Nicolas Schmit attends the Award ceremony for Europe Enterprise Challenge 2021 at the Gen-E
European Entrepreneurship Festival hosted by JA Lithuania.
Mr Paolo Gentiloni holds a videoconference call with Mr Wim Mijs, Chief Executive Officer of the
European Banking Federation.
Mr Paolo Gentiloni participates via videoconference in the "Dal patto di stabilità al patto di
sostenibilità” event, organised by Fondazione Merloni.
Mr Paolo Gentiloni participates via videoconference in the Women 20 Summit.

Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius receives Mr Peter Gerber, CEO of Brussels Airlines and Chief Representative
for European Affairs of the Lufthansa Group.
Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius receives Mr Loïg Chesnais-Girard, President of the Regional Council of
Brittany (France).
Mr Janusz Wojciechowski holds a videoconference call with Mr Tang Renjian, Minister of Agriculture
and Rural Affairs of China.
Ms Stella Kyriakides receives Mr Karl-Josef Laumann, Minister of Labour, Health and Social Affairs of
North Rhine-Westphalia (Germany).
Ms Stella Kyriakides delivers a speech via videoconference at the High-Level Conference on
Implementing Innovative Solutions for Resilient Health Systems, organised by the Slovenian
Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
Ms Stella Kyriakides holds a videoconference call with representatives of the European Public Health
Alliance.
Ms Jutta Urpilainen participates via videoconference in a public event on the EU Green Deal
organised by SuomiAreena.
Ms Jutta Urpilainen receives Mr Franck Paris, Advisor on Africa to the President of France.

Vendredi 16 juillet 2021
President Ursula von der Leyen visits Ireland in relation to the recovery and resilience
facility/NextGenerationEU and the national Recovery and Resilience Plan.
Mr Frans Timmermans in Prague, Czechia: meets Mr Andrej Babiš, Prime Minister; Mr Karel
Havlíček, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Trade, Industry and Transport, and Mr Richard
Brabec, Minister for the Environment; meets Mr Zdeněk Hřib, Mayor of Prague; meets regional
governors of Usti nad Labem and Karlovy Vary; meets Members of the Committees of the Chamber of
Deputies and the Senate; and representatives of environmental NGOs, including small farmers'
representatives.
Mr Josep Borrell in Tashkent, Uzbekistan: delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the
International Conference ‘Central and South Asia: Regional Connectivity. Challenges and
Opportunities'.
Ms Margrethe Vestager in Leven, Belgium: visits to Imec R&D hub for nano-and digital technologies.
Mr Maroš Šefčovič in Athens, Greece: meets with Mr Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece,
and participates in the 23rd annual Symi Symposium.
Ms Mariya Gabriel participates via videoconference in the 2 nd Digital Trust Executive Roundtable.
Mr Nicolas Schmit in Austria: attends a working breakfast with Martin Kocher, Federal Minister for
Labour of Austria and Mr Thomas Stelzer, Governor of Upper Austria; visits a project in Linz, Upper
Austria, supporting the re-intergration of long-term unemployed into the labour market; visits a
project in Linz, Upper Austria, supporting the acquisition of digital skills, in particular for young
people; and meets with Mr Gerhard Straßer, Head of the regional Public Employment Service of
Upper Austria.
Mr Paolo Gentiloni participates via videoconference in the seminar “Transizione verde per una nuova
Italia”, organised by Fondazione Symbola.
Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius meets NGOs and Mayors from Italy on the implementation of EU
environmental directives in Italy.
Mr Janusz Wojciechowski participates via videoconference in a dialogue as part of the UN Food
Systems Summit 2021.
Ms Elisa Ferreira delivers a keynote address via videoconference at the High-Level Conference on
Introducing Innovative Solutions for Resilient Healthcare systems.
Ms Stella Kyriakides in Bucharest, Romania: meets Mr Florin Cîţu, Prime Minister of Romania; meets
Ms Ioana Mihăilă, Minister of Health of Romania; visits a vaccination centre.
Mr Didier Reynders participates via videoconference in the ‘Global State of Human Rights'
Conference.

Mr. Didier Reynders in Ljubljana, Slovenia: meets with Ms Marta Cartabia, Minister of Justice of
Italy, with Ms Maris Lauri, Minister of Justice of Estonia and with Mr Pilar Llop, Minister of Justice of
Spain.
Ms Helena Dalli delivers via videoconference a keynote speech during ‘A New Deal Gender Equality
Event'.

Samedi 17 juillet 2021
Mr Frans Timmermans in Ostrava, Czechia: participates in a Roundtable with businesses social
partners, academics, technological companies, Research and Development centres, together with Mr
Richard Brabec, Minister for the Environment; Mr Karel Havlíček, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister
for Trade, Industry and Transport; and the Governor of Karlovy Vary Region, the Governor of Usti and
Labem Region and the Governor of Moravia-Silesia Region, at the Ostrava technical university; visits
the site of Dolní Vítkovice.
Mr Josep Borrell in Tashkent, Uzbekistan: holds bilateral meetings in the margins of the
International Conference ‘Central and South Asia: Regional Connectivity. Challenges and
Opportunities'.

Permanence SPP le weekend du 10 au 11 juillet 2021:
Miriam Garcia Ferrer– tél : +32 460 79 90 75

Permanence SPP pour les questions sur les affaires étrangères:
Peter Stano- tél: +32 460 75 45 53

Service Audiovisuel, planning studio – tél. : +32 (0)2/295 21 23

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