CALENDRIER du 14 mai au 27 mai 2012

Activités des Institutions

Lundi 14 mai

Meeting of Foreign Affairs Council (FAC and FAC development)

Meeting of Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRI) (14-15/5)

Eurogroup Meeting

Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA gives the keynote speech at the conference "What can Britain and Europe do to promote growth?", organised by Center for European reform (London)

Mr Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ in China, South Korea and Singapore (14-18/5). Meetings with high-level politicians and senior representatives from the IT sector regarding tackling the economic crisis, IT governance and public administration reform.

Mr Janez POTOČNIK participates in the Informal Ministerial meeting on Resource Mobilisation for Global Biodiversity (Charlemagne, Brussels)

Ms Androulla VASSILIOU attends a high-level visit of Swedish innovation hubs (part of European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) in Stockholm 14-15/5. On 14/5: gives an introductory speech and takes part at a joint press conference with Ms Annie LÖÖF, Swedish Minister of Industry; on site visits KIC InnoEnergy and ICT Labs Co-location centres and holds bilateral meeting with Mr Jan, BJORKLUND, Swedish Minister for Education. On 15/5: holds bilateral meeting with Ms Lena ADELSOHN LILJEROTH, Swedish Minister of Culture; meets the Education Committee at the Swedish Parliament Riksdagen; attends a Seminar on Erasmus at the House of Europe (European representation building)

Mr Janusz LEWANDOWSKI delivers a speech at the IVth European Economic Congress (Katowice)

Mr Günther OETTINGER gives keynote speech at the 7th European Nuclear Energy Forum (ENEF) plenary meeting (Bratislava)

Mr Günther OETTINGER gives keynote speech at Energy Minister Meeting of Baltic Sea Countries (Berlin)

Ms Connie HEDEGAARD participates in the Interparliamantary meeting on Rio+20 (Christiansborg, Copenhagen)

Mr Štefan FÜLE receives the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iceland, Mr Össur SKARPHÉðINSSON

Mardi 15 mai

Meeting of Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN)

Mr Janez POTOČNIK participates in the ThinkForest Launching Seminar: "Towards a green bio-economy: unlocking the potential of Europe's forests" (Paul Henri Spaak, EP, Brussels)

Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO receives Mr Mario MONTI, Prime Minister of Italy

Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO receives Mr Daniel COHN-BENDIT and Ms Rebecca HARMS, the two Co-Presidents of the Green Group

Mr Siim KALLAS on official visit to Turkey

Mr Janez POTOČNIK receives Environment & Energy members of the Green parliamentary group in the German Bundestag

Mr Janez POTOČNIK receives the World Bank Executive Directors

Mr Andris PIEBALGS receives Mr Joseph COSTELLO, Minister for Development of Ireland

Mr Andris PIEBALGS receives the European World Bank Executive Directors

Mr Andris PIEBALGS receives Mr Jeremy HOBBS, Executive Director of Oxfam International

Mr Andris PIEBALGS receives Giles Merritt, Secretary General of Friends of Europe

Mr Andris PIEBALGS receives Mr Tom ALWEENDO, Director-General of the National Planning Commission of Namibia

Mr John DALLI receives Mr Pierre GODÉ, Vice Chairman of LVMH (Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton)

Ms Maria DAMANAKI receives Mr Jari KOSKINEN, Finnish Minister of Agriculture and Forestry

Ms Maria DAMANAKI receives Mr Antonio SALVADOR, President of the Italian Aquaculture Association

Ms Kristalina GEORGIEVA receives the European World Bank Executive Directors

Mr Günther OETTINGER hosts EU Refining Roundtable (Brussels)

Mr Günther OETTINGER delivers keynote speech to Members of the European Affairs Committee of the Parliament of Thuringia (Brussels)

Mr Johannes HAHN receives Mr Michal BONI, Polish Minister for Administration and Digitization

Mr Johannes HAHN receives Mr Brendan HOWLIN, Irish Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform

Mr Johannes HAHN receives Mr Yannis VARDAKASTANIS, President of the European Disability Forum (EDF)

Ms Connie HEDEGAARD receives members of the Energy Committee of the German Bundestag

Ms Connie HEDEGAARD meets with World Bank Executive Directors (Brussels)

Mr Štefan FÜLE participates in the Stabilisation and Association Council on Albania

Mr Štefan FÜLE receives the Ukrainian Prime Minister, Mr Mykola Yanovych AZAROV

Mr Štefan FÜLE takes part in the Cooperation Council EU – Ukraine (Brussels)

Mr Stefan Fule receives Mr Mykola AZAROV, Ukrainian Prime Minister

Mr Štefan FÜLE opens an exhibition of Slovak artists from Serbia (Berlaymont, Brussels)

Mr Štefan FÜLE attends a dinner-debate on “Time to face the economic realities: Challenges and Prospects for EU and Turkey”, with the Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Mr Ali BABACAN (Brussels)

Mr Dacian CIOLOŞ receives Mr Wilhelm MOLTERER, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB)

Mercredi 16 mai

Commission meeting

Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA participes at a European Central Bank colloquium: Monetary policy in unconventional times (Frankfurt)

Ms Androulla VASSILIOU meets European Parliament Rapporteurs on Horizon 2020 (Brussels)

Mr Günther OETTINGER delivers keynote speech at EPP Group lunch workshop on energy intensive industries (Brussels)

Ms Connie HEDEGAARD delivers a closing speech at the European Youth Conference (CoR, Brussels)

Mr Janez POTOČNIK participates in the closing session of "Water Innovation Europe" conference (IPC, Brussels)

Mr Olli REHN in the United Kingdom (16-18/5). On 17/5 in Oxford: meeting with Mr Mervyn KING, Governor of the Bank of England and Lecture at St. Anthony’s in Oxford. On 18/5 in London: participation in the Annual Meeting of the EBRD (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development)

Mr Andris PIEBALGS attends the launch event of the European Development Report “Confronting Scarcity: Managing Water, Energy and Land for Inclusive and Sustainable Growth”

M. Michel BARNIER prononce le keynote speech au Forum "Emerging strengthened from the crisis?" à l'occasion de la remise du Prix Charlemagne à Wolfgang SCHÄUBLE, Ministre des Finances allemand (Aix-La-Chapelle)

M. Michel BARNIER rencontre M. Wolfgang SCHÄUBLE, Ministre des Finances allemand (Aix-La-Chapelle)

Ms Androulla VASSILIOU will attend a reading session of "Odysseus" and a concert entitled "12 Hours for Greece" (Halles de Schaerbeek, Brussels)

Mr John DALLI in Slovenia (16-17/5): attends a dinner conference of the EPP and the “Out of the Box Conference 2012” (Maribor)

Ms Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN delivers keynote address at the Conference on 'Scientific support for growth, jobs and sustainability: the example of the eco-industries' (Brussels)

Ms Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN meets with Mr Brendan HOWLIN, Irish Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform (Brussels)

Ms Maria DAMANAKI receives representatives of Spanish fishermen associations

Mr Günther OETTINGER welcomes Greens Working Group on Environment and Energy of German Bundestag (Brussels)

Ms Connie HEDEGAARD receives members of the Green parliamentary Group in the German Bundestag

Mr Štefan FÜLE on official mission to Turkey (16-18/5)

Jeudi 17 mai

Ascension Day

Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO delivers a speech at the High-Level UNGA Debate "The State of the World Economy" (New York)

Ms Viviane REDING in Aachen: participates in the 'Karlspreis' prize giving ceremony (a citizens' prize for distinguished service on behalf of European Unification)

Ms Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN in Galway: visits Boston Scientific Facility and meets with a delegation from the Western Development Commission

Ms Maria DAMANAKI in Athens 17-18/5. On 17/5: meets with Mr Georgios DRAKOPOULOS, Director general of SETE (Association of Greek Tourism Enterprises); with Mr Panagiotis STAMPOULIDIS, Chief executive officer of the Athens Central Market Organization S.A. On 18/5: meets with George VERNICOS, Vice-President of the Hellenic Register of Shipping

Ms Kristalina GEORGIEVA attends the Bulgarian National Conference on Crisis Reaction (Sofia)

Mr Günther OETTINGER delivers keynote speech at Lublin Technical University (Warsaw)

Vendredi 18 mai

Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO in the G8 Summit (18-19/5, Camp David, USA)

Ms Viviane REDING in Luxembourg: delivers a keynote speech at a seminar on 'Europe in the 21st century: challenges and opportunities"

Mr Siim KALLAS on official visit to Estonia to attend the Routes Europe Aviation Conference (18-21/5, Tallinn)

Mr John DALLI attends the General Meeting of the European Region of the World Confederation of Physiotherapists (ER-WCPT) (Malta)

Ms Kristalina GEORGIEVA attends the G8 New Alliance Food Symposium in Washington DC (United States)

Samedi 19 mai

Dimanche 20 mai

Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO and Ms Catherine ASHTON (20-21/5) in the NATO Summit (Chicago, USA)

Ms Androulla VASSILIOU attends the 65th Cannes International Film Festival 20-22/5. On 20/5: presents the "Prix MEDIA" to Asghar FARHADI and attends screening of European film in the official competition. On 21/5: meets European film directors to discuss "Creative Europe" and attends public conference on "Creative Europe" (Pressroom of the Palais des Festivals)

Lundi 21 mai

European Parliament Plenary (21-24/5, Strasbourg)

Ms Neelie KROES delivers keynote address to ECTA (European Competitive Telecommunications Association) conference (Brussels)

Mr Janez POTOČNIK in Denmark: visit green tech companies (Billund); participation in the celebrations on 20 years Habitats Directive and Life (Aalborg)

M. Michel BARNIER rencontre Jean-Laurent BONNAFÉ, Directeur Général de BNP Paribas (Paris)

Ms Maria DAMANAKI in Göteborg, Sweden: opens the conference at the occasion of the European Maritime Day "Sustainable growth from the oceans, seas and coasts: blue growth"

Mr Günther OETTINGER receives Dr Marcus KERBER, Federation of German Industries (BDI) Director General (Brussels)

Mr Günther OETTINGER delivers keynote speech at Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation (Karlsruhe)

Mr Johannes HAHN meets Mr Winfried KRETSCHMANN, Prime Minister of the German Land Baden-Wurttemberg (Strasbourg)

Mr Dacian CIOLOŞ in Bucarest (21-22/5): meets with Mr Victor PONTA, Romanian Prime Minister; Mr Daniel CONSTANTIN, Romanian Minister for Agriculture; with Mr Leonard ORBAN, Romanian Minister for European Affairs; opens the conference "50 years of Common Agricultural Policy", organised by the EC Representation in Romania; visits two agricultural research institutes.

Mardi 22 mai

Commission meeting (Strasbourg)

Mr Janez POTOČNIK participates in the "High Level Group CARS 21" meeting (EP, Strasbourg)

Mr Günther OETTINGER delivers keynote speech at Meeting of Entrepreneurs' Associations of Rhineland-Palatinate (Mainz)

Mercredi 23 mai

Informal European Council

Ms Catherine ASHTON leads the negotiations with the E3+3 with Iran (Baghdad, Iraq)

Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA gives the Keynote address at the European Financial Congress (Sopot, Poland)

Mr Olli REHN and Ms Connie HEDEGAARD at the 2012 OECD Forum and Ministerial meetings (Paris)

Mr Algirdas ŠEMETA meets with European Statistical System Committee (Luxembourg)

Mr Günther OETTINGER delivers keynote speech at Day of the Real Estate Industry, EUREF-Campus (Berlin)

Ms Connie HEDEGAARD delivers an opening speech on adaptation to climate change at the Green Week 2012 (Charlemagne, Brussels)

Jeudi 24 mai

Ms Viviane Reding in Frankfurt: participates in a conference on the Common European Sales Law

Ms Neelie KROES delivers keynote address to IMEC Technology Forum (Brussels)

Mr Janez POTOČNIK participates in several sessions of the 2012 Green Week "The Water challenge – every drop counts" (24-25/5). On 24/5: "water as a priority for Rio+20 – what can we expect?", "20 years of the LIFE programme – water policy funding", Tour of the exhibition and "The European Water Partnership/s". On 25/5: participation in the joint closing session (Green Week & Water Conference)

Mr Andries PIEBALGS receives representatives of farmers national platforms from West Africa

M. Michel BARNIER reçoit Norbert TEUFELBERGER, CEO de Bwin (le plus important site de jeu et de paris sportifs en Europe)

M. Michel BARNIER reçoit Laurent LAÏK, Directeur général du Comité National français des Entreprises d'Insertion (CNEI)

Mr John DALLI holds opening speech at the 6th European Conference on Rare Diseases & Orphan Products (Brussels)

Mr Günther OETTINGER delivers keynote speech at the Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE) conference (Cracow)

Ms Connie HEDEGAARD meets with members from the VL-70 Group (The Danish Management Society) (Brussels)

Mr Štefan FÜLE on official visit to Iceland (24-25/5)

Mr Dacian CIOLOŞ delivers a speech on European Innovation Partnerships at an event which is part of the 2012 Green Week (Brussels)

Vendredi 25 mai

Mr Siim KALLAS attends the Association of European Airlines (AEA) Annual Assembly (Brussels)

Ms Neelie KROES receives Mr Víctor CALVO-SOTELO, Spanish Secretary of State for Telecommunications

Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ gives a lecture on "Why do we need more Europe" at Nuffield College (Oxford)

Ms Androulla VASSILIOU is the main speaker at the European Newspapers Publishers (ENPA) General Assembly (Nicosia, Cyprus)

Mr John DALLI in Italy: holds welcome address at the Festival della Felicita and attends the session on Health, Quality of Life and Sustainable Development (Pesaro)

Ms Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN visits the Aerogen Facility (Galway)

Ms Maria DAMANAKI in Athens: meets with Mr Michael SKOULLOS, Chairman of the Mediterranean Information Office for Environment Culture; with Mrs Anna BREDIMA, Director of International and European Affairs, Hellenic Register of Shipping

Mr Günther OETTINGER receives Mr Daniel DOBBENI, European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) President

Samedi 26 mai

Dimanche 27 mai

Prévisions du mois de juin 2012