CALENDRIER du 6 mai au 19 mai 2013

Lundi 6 mai

Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO receives Mr Enda KENNY, Prime-Minister of Ireland and Mr Martin SCHULZ, President of the European Parliament

Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA receives Mr Tomáš CHALUPA, Czech Minister for Environment

Mr Siim KALLAS delivers a speech at the EU Road Safety Day "Pedestrian Safety in Urban Areas" (Brussels)

Mr Siim KALLAS participates at the Safety March "Long Short Walk" (Brussels)

Mr Janez POTOČNIK receives Mgr Alain LEBEAUPIN, Apostolic Nuncio, Head of Mission of the Holy See to the EU

Mr Andris PIEBALGS receives Mr Alain DELETROZ, Vice-President (Europe) International Crisis Group

Mr Andris PIEBALGS delivers opening address at the World Bank's conference "Partnerships for Results: Lessons from Indonesia's Experiences in Disaster Reconstruction and Preparedness" (Brussels)

M. Michel BARNIER reçoit Mme Laetizia MORATTI, Ancienne Maire de Milan

Mr Karel DE GUCHT receives Mr Frank-Walter STEINMEIER, Chairman of the Social Democrats' parliamentary group in the German parliament

Mr Tonio BORG receives Ms Laura BIANCONI, Senator in the Health Commission of Italy

Ms Maria DAMANAKI meets with Mr Panagiotis STAMPOULIDIS, Chairman and Managing Director of the Greek Central Markets and Fisheries (Athens)

Mr László ANDOR opens the 4th Demography Forum (Brussels)

Mr László ANDOR receives representatives of Save the Children international organisation

Mr László ANDOR receives Mr Petr KAJNAR, Mayor of Ostrava

Ms Cecilia MALMSTRÖM in Stockholm, Sweden: participates in "Organised Crime" panel with Ms Beatrice ASK, Minister for Justice of Sweden; participates in "Future of Europe" panel with Ms Anna STELLINGER, Director of SIEPS; delivers Europadagen-speech at "Europadagsmingle"

Mardi 7 mai

Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO and Mr Olli REHN give a speech at the BEPA high-level conference "Blueprint for a Deep and Genuine EMU" (Brussels)

Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO receives the Vice President of the Brazilian Senate, Mr Jorge VIANA

Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO receives Mr Ulrich GRILLO, President of the Federation of German Industries

Mr Siim KALLAS receives Mr Koji SEKMIZU, the Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization

Ms Neelie KROES delivers a speech at a Europe Day event, Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs (The Hague)

Mr Olli REHN at the European Parliament Budget Committee (Brussels)

Mr Janez POTOČNIK receives Dr Jane GOODALL, a British primatologist, ethologist and anthropologist

Mr Janez POTOČNIK receives Mr Koji SEKIMIZU, Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization (IMO)

Mr Andris PIEBALGS participates in the Somalia Conference organised by the UK Government (London)

M. Michel BARNIER rencontre M. Andrea ENRIA, Président de l'Autorité bancaire européenne

M. Michel BARNIER reçoit Mme Annegret KRAMP-KARRENBAUER, Ministre-Présidente de la Sarre

Mr Tonio BORG receives Mr Gavin HEWITT, President of spiritsEUROPE and CEO of the Scotch Whisky Association

Mr Tonio BORG delivers closing speech at an event of the Copa Cogeca (Brussels)

Ms Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN delivers keynote address at the SET Plan Conference (Dublin)

Ms Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN delivers keynote speech at the Conference on Humanities and Social Sciences "Innovation, Reflection & Inclusive Societies: the Role and Contribution of the Humanities and Social Sciences" (Dublin)

Ms Maria DAMANAKI receives Mr Koji SEKIMIZU, Secretary General of International Maritime Organization (IMO)

Mr Günther H. OETTINGER meets with Mr Pat RABBITTE, Irish Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (Dublin)

Mr László ANDOR delivers a lecture at the London School of Economics on "Countering the crisis: fixing the monetary union and upgrading EU employment policy" (London)

Ms Cecilia MALMSTRÖM meets with Mr David MILIBAND, President of the International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Mercredi 8 mai

Ms Neelie KROES participates in a "Celebrating Europe" event organised by the European Liberal Forum (Maastricht)

Mr Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ in Bratislava (8-9/5): delivers the introductory speech at a concert organised by the Information Office of the European Parliament and European Commission Representation; participates in the National Convention plenary session on the Future of Europe

Mr Olli REHN gives a speech at the ECON - Troika/Cyprus in the European Parliament (Brussels)

Mr Janez POTOČNIK receives Hon. Ronny JUMEAU, Ambassador for Climate Change and Small Island Developing State Issues of the Republic of Seychelles

Mr Janez POTOČNIK receives Mr Ed BARRY, Director of Sustainable World Initiative (Washington)

Mr Andris PIEBALGS and Ms Kristalina GEORGIEVA receive Mr David MILIBAND, new President of the International Rescue Committee (IRC)

Mr Andris PIEBALGS receives Mr Michael HAILU, Director of the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA)

Mr Andris PIEBALGS, Ms Kristalina GEORGIEVA and Ms Connie HEDEGAARD receive Mr Erik SOLHEIM, Chair of the OECD Development Assistance Committee (DAC)

M. Michel BARNIER reçoit M. Johan VANDE LANOTTE, Vice-Premier Ministre belge et Ministre de l’Economie, des Consommateurs et de la Mer du Nord

Ms Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN addresses the Seanad (Irish Senate) (Dublin)

Ms Maria DAMANAKI receives Mr Gabriel MATO, chair of the European Parliament's Fisheries Committee and Members of the European Parliament from Outermost Regions

Mr Günther H. OETTINGER meets with Mr Joe OLIVER, Minister of Natural Resources of Canada (Brussels)

Mr Johannes HAHN receives Mr Miguel Poiares MADURO, Minister for Regional Development of Portugal and Mr Vitor GASPAR, Minister of State and Finance of Portugal

Mr László ANDOR meets with Mr Egemen BAGIS, Turkish Minister for EU Affairs (Ankara, Turkey)

Ms Cecilia MALMSTRÖM delivers "State of the Union" address at the European University Institute (Florence)

Jeudi 9 mai

Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO and Ms Cecilia MALMSTRÖM give speeches at the State of the Union Conference (Florence)

Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA participates at the XIX edition of the European Journalism Awards "Salvador de Madariaga" (Santa Cruz de Tenerife)

Mr Janez POTOČNIK in Ljubljana, Slovenia. On 09/05: participates in Citizen's Dialogue (Cankarjev dom); working lunch with Agriculture and Environment Minister Mr Dejan ŽIDAN; meets with Agriculture and Environment Minister Mr Dejan ŽIDAN and Minister of Infrastructure and Spatial Planning Mr Samo OMERZEL. On 10/05: participates in Environmental forum of Green Slovenia "Sustainable development is the path towards green Slovenia (2014 – 2020)"; meets with Prime Minister Ms Alenka BRATUŠEK

Mr Andris PIEBALGS attends opening reception at European Commission Representation in Riga and meets with the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Latvia Mr Edgars RINKĒVIĆS on the occasion of Europe Day (Riga)

Ms Androulla VASSILIOU meets Mr Stavros ZENIOS, President of Network of Universities from Capital of Europe (UNICA) (Nicosia)

Ms Androulla VASSILIOU meets representatives from the Cyprus of Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Nicosia)

Ms Androulla VASSILIOU at "Dialogue with Youth", Filoxenia Conference Centre (Nicosia)

Ms Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN launches "Taste of Europe", Open Door Event, European Commission Representation (Dublin)

Mr Günther H. OETTINGER meets Mr Jaroslav NEVEROVIČ, Minister for Energy of Lithuania (Vilnius)

Mr László ANDOR in Ankara, Turkey: delivers opening speech at International Conference on "Increasing schooling rates of girls"; meets with Mr Cevdet YILMAZ, Turkish Minister for Development; meets with Mr Faruk CELIK, Turkish Minister for Labour and Social Security; attends the Europe Day celebration at the EU Delegation to Turkey

Vendredi 10 mai

Mr Andris PIEBALGS participates at the Baltic Parliament Assembly Conference (Riga)

Ms Androulla VASSILIOU meets Paphos Cultural Capital Committee (Cyprus)

Ms Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN visits the Ballybane Enterprise Centre (Galway)

Ms Maria DAMANAKI speaks at the CHENS (Chiefs of European Navies) Conference (Athens)

Mr Günther H. OETTINGER meets Ms Dalia GRYBAUSKAITĖ, President of Lithuania

Mr László ANDOR attends the EBRD Annual Meeting and Business Forum and participates in panel on "Innovation, Diversification and Growth" (Istanbul, Turkey)

Samedi 11 mai

Ms Kristalina GEORGIEVA in Jordan (11-12/5). On 11/5: meets with Mr Kilian Tobias KLEINSCHMIDT, UNHCR field Coordinator in Zaatari; meets with the Camp Coordinator from the Syrian Refugee Camps Directorate in Zaatari; visits partners and UNFPA clinic in Zaatari. On 12/5: meets with Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Amman; meets with Mr Radhouane NOUICER, Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Syrian crisis in Amman; meets with ECHO partners in Amman

Dimanche 12 mai

Lundi 13 mai

Eurogroup

13-14/5 Agriculture and Fisheries Council (AGRI FISH)

Ms Maria DAMANAKI meets, in the margins of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council, with Mr Dejan ŽIDAN, Slovenian Minister for Agriculture and Environment

Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO receives the Parliamentary Group of the Dutch House of Representatives

Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO receives Mr Werner HOYER, President of the European Investment Bank

Ms Viviane REDING in Warsaw, Poland: participates in a Citizens dialogue with Mr Michal BONI, Minister for Labour and Social Policy of Poland; meets with Mr Bronislaw KOMOROWSKI, President of Poland; meets with Mr Donald TUSK, Prime Minister of Poland; meets with Mr Jarosław GOWIN, Minister for Justice of Poland; meets with Mr Władysław KOSINIAK-KAMYSZ, Minister for Labour and Social Policy of Poland

Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA receives Mr Uroš ČUFER, Minister of Finance of Slovenia

Mr Siim KALLAS receives the National Parliaments representatives

Ms Neelie KROES delivers speech and presents awards to SMEs at eHealth Conference organised by the Irish Presidency (Dublin)

Mr Andris PIEBALGS and Mr Janusz LEWANDOWSKI participate at the European Economic Congress 2013 (Katowice, Poland)

M. Michel BARNIER participe à la conférence du Comité des Régions "Investir dans les villes et les régions d'Europe"

M. Michel BARNIER reçoit Mme Nicole BRICQ, Ministre française du Commerce extérieur

Mr Tonio BORG in Ireland (13-14/5): attends the E-Health Conference; meets Dr James REILLY, Minister of Health; and visits a local health and social care facility

Ms Kristalina GEORGIEVA in Lebanon: visits tented settlement and collective shelters in Central Bekaa; meets with ECHO partners in Central Bekaa; meets with Mr Tammam SALAM, Prime Minister of Lebanon in Beirut; meets with Mr Abou FAOUR, Lebanese Minister for Social Affairs in Beirut

Mr Günther H. OETTINGER meets with Heads of Committees of National and European Parliaments (Dublin)

Mr Johannes HAHN receives Mr Alberto FABRA PART, President of the Valencian Region

Mr Johannes HAHN receives Mr Brendan HOWLING, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform of Ireland

Ms Connie HEDEGAARD participates in the Conference of Chairpersons of Environment and Energy Committees from all EU national parliaments, at Dublin Castle (Dublin)

Mr László ANDOR in Madrid

Ms Cecilia MALMSTRÖM delivers keynote speech at the "Migration Leaders Policy Retreats" conference organised by MPI (Athens)

Mardi 14 mai

Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN)

Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO and Mr Karel DE GUCHT receive Mr Philip RÖSLER, Vice-Chancellor of Germany

Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO receives Mr Issoufou MAHAMADOU, President of Niger

Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO receives Mr Dioncounda TRAORE, President of Mali

Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO receives Mr Faure GNASSINGBÉ, President of Togo

Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO receives Mr Mohamed OULD ABDEL AZIZ, President of Mauritania

Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO receives Mr Alassane OUATTARA, President of the Ivory Coast

Ms Viviane REDING receives Mr Markus KLIMMER, Managing Director of Accenture

Ms Viviane REDING delivers the opening speech at the ETNO workshop on data protection

Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA receives Mr Edward SCICLUNA, Minister of Finance of Malta

Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA receives Mr Javier FERNÁNDEZ, President of Asturias

Mr Siim KALLAS receives Ms Marit ARNSTAD, Minister of Transport of Norway

Mr Siim KALLAS receives Liberian Government Officials

Mr Siim KALLAS and Mr Günther H. OETTINGER attend the first High level group of the Smart Cities and Communities EIP (European Innovation Partnership) (Brussels)

Mr Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ in Helsinki, Finland: bilateral meeting with Mr Alexander STUBB, Minister for European Affairs and Foreign Trade; meets Mr Eero HEINÄLUOMA, Speaker of the Parliament

Mr Janez POTOČNIK attends the European Economic Congress (Katowice, Poland)

Mr Andris PIEBALGS and Ms Connie HEDEGAARD receive Mr Achim STEINER, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Mr Andris PIEBALGS receives Ms Rebeca GRYNSPAN, Under-Secretary-General and Associate Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Ms Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN launches eHealth week (Dublin)

Ms Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN meets with the Irish Research Council (IRC) (Dublin)

Ms Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN delivers keynote speech at the Researcher Careers & Mobility Conference (Dublin)

Ms Kristalina GEORGIEVA receives Mr Goran SVILANOVIC, Secretary General of the Regional Cooperation Council

Mr Günther H. OETTINGER delivers keynote speech on Internal energy market at the Süddeutsche Zeitung Conference on Energy (Brussels)

Ms Connie HEDEGAARD meets with World Bank European Executives Directors (Brussels)

Ms Connie HEDEGAARD receives Mr Claus SAUTER, CEO of VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG

Ms Connie HEDEGAARD receives Mr Werner BRINKER, CEO of EWE AG

Ms Connie HEDEGAARD participates in GLOBE event "Tar Sands and runaway global climate change: Role of the EU Fuel Quality Directive", at the European Parliament (Brussels)

Mr László ANDOR receives Mr Janusz PALIKOT, leader of Polish party Palikot's Movement

Ms Cecilia MALMSTRÖM in Greece: meets with Mr Nicolaos DENDIAS, Minister of Public Order and Citizens' Protection of Greece; meets with Mr Antonis SAMARAS, Prime Minister of Greece

Mr Dacian CIOLOŞ participates in the event CEJA (European Council of Young Farmers) "Future Food Farmers" at the European Parliament (Brussels)

Mercredi 15 mai

Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO and Ms Kristalina GEORGIEVA participate in the Civil Protection Opening Forum (Brussels)

Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO receives Mr François HOLLANDE, President of France

Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO, Mr Andris PIEBALGS and Ms Kirstalina GEORGIEVA attend the Mali Donors Conference (Brussels)

Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO receives Mr Blaise COMPAORÉ, President of Burkina Faso

Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO receives Mr Boni YAYI, President of Benin

Ms Catherine ASHTON meets Mr Saeed JALILI, the chief negotiator for on Iran's nuclear programme (Istanbul)

Ms Viviane REDING participates in a Roma Roundtable with NGOs

Mr Siim KALLAS delivers a speech at the public debate of the "Smart Move" High Level Group (Brussels)

Mr Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ, Mr Tonio BORG and Ms Kristalina GEORGIEVA attend the official inauguration of the Emergency Response Centre (ERC) (Brussels)

Mr Janez POTOČNIK in New-York for a follow up to Rio+20 (15-16/05)

Mr Michel BARNIER meets the Main Board of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI)

Ms Androulla VASSILIOU gives a speech at the Friends of Europe’s skills and education summit on "Saving Europe's Lost Generation" (Brussels)

Ms Androulla VASSILIOU attends the 25th anniversary of Friends of Music concert (Brussels)

Mr Tonio BORG attends the Annual General Meeting of Health First Europe (Brussels)

Mr Günther H. OETTINGER meets with Mr Ross WILLIMS, the Chairman of the Australian Coal Association (Brussels)

Mr Günther H. OETTINGER delivers a speech at the Romanian Energy Centre Event (Brussels)

Mr Günther H. OETTINGER attends the European Business Summit (Brussels)

Mr Günther H. OETTINGER meets with Ms Margit CONRAD, the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Consumer Protection of Rheinland- Pfalz and meets with the Europa Committee of the regional Parliament of Rheinland- Pfalz (Brussels)

Ms Connie HEDEGAARD delivers a speech at an EPC (European Policy Center) Policy Debate on Climate Change Adaptation, at Hotel Silken Berlaymont (Brussels)

Ms Connie HEDEGAARD receives Mr Peter KENT, Minister of the Environment of Canada

Ms Connie HEDEGAARD receives Mr Luc OURSEL, CEO of AREVA

Mr László ANDOR addresses a conference on "Balancing family life and work – raising awareness" at the European Parliament (Brussels)

Mr László ANDOR delivers keynote speech on "Quality long term care in ageing societies – the case for social investment?" at the Conference on the European Social Model at the European Parliament (Brussels)

Ms Cecilia MALMSTRÖM in Sweden: meets with Gymnasium Göteborg

Jeudi 16 mai

16-17/5 Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council (EYCS)

Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO attends the European Business Summit, Ms Neelie KROES participates in the panel session "The Digitalisation of our Economies", Mr Karel DE GUCHT and Ms Connie HEDEGAARD participate in panel sessions, Mr László ANDOR delivers keynote speech on "Unlocking Industrial Opportunities" at the 11th Euro Business Summit (Brussels)

Ms Viviane REDING delivers a speech at the 2nd European Insolvency and Restructuring Congress German Bar Association (Brussels)

Ms Viviane REDING meets Mr Esko AHO, former Prime Minister of Finland

Ms Viviane REDING delivers a key note speech at a public event on the Citizenship Report organised by the European Commission (The Hague)

Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA participates in the 12th Munich Economic Summit

Mr Siim KALLAS delivers a speech at the General Assembly Meeting of the European Rail Freight Association (Brussels)

Mr Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ delivers a speech at the Danube Strategy Conference (Bratislava)

Mr Andris PIEBALGS and Ms Kristalina GEORGIEVA (10:00) deliver a speech at an event on "Resilience and lessons learnt from the Sahel" organised by Oxfam (Brussels)

Mr Andris PIEBALGS receives Mr Mohamed Ould Abdel AZIZ, President of Mauritania

Mr Andris PIEBALGS and Ms Kristalina GEORGIEVA receive Mr Issoufou MAHAMADOU, President of Niger

Mr Andris PIEBALGS receives Mr Jean-Pascal LABILLE, Belgian Minister for Development Cooperation

M. Michel BARNIER reçoit M. Dominique BUYSSCHAERT, Président de Payfair

M. Michel BARNIER reçoit le Général PERRUCHE, Président d'EuroDéfense-France

Mr Algirdas ŠEMETA on mission to Lithuania: delivers a keynote speech at the International Conference "Tax Mitigation: Pursuit of Effectiveness or abuse of Law"

Mr Tonio BORG attends the RAPEX Media Event 2013 (Brussels)

Mr Tonio BORG meets 20 Maltese NGO representatives and journalists (Brussels)

Mr Tonio BORG attends the BEUC General Assembly (Brussels)

Mr Janusz LEWANDOWSKI delivers a speech at 3rd AER Summit on Regions and the Economic crisis (Paris)

Ms Maria DAMANAKI meets with Mr Theodoros KONTES, President of the Shipowners Association Cruise Ships and Shipping Agencies (Athens)

Mr Günther H. OETTINGER delivers a keynote speech at the 16. International WDR Europaforum (Berlin)

Ms Connie HEDEGAARD and Ms Cecilia MALMSTRÖM deliver keynote speeches at 4th European Civil Protection Forum (Brussels)

Mr László ANDOR delivers keynote speech at European Steel Day (Brussels)

Ms Cecilia MALMSTRÖM delivers keynote speech during the European Cyber-Security Conference (Brussels)

Ms Cecilia MALMSTRÖM receives Ms Maria ARNHOLM, Minister for Gender Equality and Deputy Minister for Education of Sweden

Vendredi 17 mai

Ms Catherine ASHTON and Mr Štefan FÜLE participate in the ministerial meetings of The Visegrad Group and the Eastern Partnership (Krakow)

Ms Viviane REDING in The Hague, Netherlands: meets with Mr Ivo OPSTELTEN, Minister for Security and Justice of Netherlands; meets with Mr Fred TEEVEN, State Secretary for Security and Justice and Minister for Migration of Netherlands; delivers key note speech at the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia conference

Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA participates in the Signature of CH-EU Competition Agreement (Brussels)

Ms Neelie KROES delivers speech to AGE Annual General Assembly (Brussels)

M. Michel BARNIER reçoit M. Peter VICARY-SMITH, Président du Bureau européen des unions de consommateurs

Mr Karel DE GUCHT in New York, USA (17-20/5)

Mr Tonio BORG receives a delegation of The Brewers of Europe

Ms Maria DAMANAKI visits the Evgenidis Foundation (Athens)

Mr Günther H. OETTINGER meets with representatives of the Slovenian government and delivers a speech at the 2nd Annual Conference of the Agency for the Cooperation of energy regulators (ACER) (Ljubljana)

Ms Connie HEDEGAARD participates in the Climate Communication Campaign (Warsaw)

Samedi 18 mai

Ms Androulla VASSILIOU attends the 66th Cannes International Film Festival (18-20/5)

Ms Connie HEDEGAARD participates in the closing of ECO week (Copenhagen)

Dimanche 19 mai

Ms Androulla VASSILIOU in Cannes: presents the 2013 EU Prix MEDIA to Danish director Mr Thomas VINTERBERG during the 'European Rendezvous' (12:00, Café des Palmes); attends a meeting of the Europa Cinemas distributors/sale agents (15:00); meets with French Minister of Culture Ms Aurélie FILIPPETTI (16:30); Montée des Marches (Red carpet) with group of filmmakers and French Minister of Culture, Ms Aurélie FILIPPETTI; attends a screening of European film which entered in the official competition (19:00, Grand Théâtre Lumière)