CALENDRIER du 21 au 27 janvier 2013

Lundi 21 janvier

Eurogroup

Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO receives Mr Roberto de Azevedo, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the WTO

Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO receives Mr Milo ĐUKANOVIĆ, Prime Minister of Montenegro

Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA receives Mr Vítor GASPAR, Minister of Finance of Portugal

Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA receives Mr Ivan VRDOLJAK, Minister of Economy of the Republic of Croatia

Mr Siim KALLAS delivers keynote speech at the public hearing on Single European Sky II +, European Economic and Social Committee (Brussels)

Ms Neelie KROES delivers a speech at the "Internet, the frontline of freedom" event at Humboldt University (Berlin)

Mr Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ delivers a speech at the conference "20 Years of Slovak Diplomacy" (Bratislava)

Mr Olli REHN delivers a speech at the Asia Economic Forum (Brussels)

Mr Janez POTOČNIK and Ms Connie HEDEGAARD receive a delegation of DNR (Deutsche Naturschutzring - German League for Nature and Environment)

Ms Maria DAMANAKI in Tromsø, Norway: meeting with Ms Lisbeth BERG-HANSEN, Norwegian Minister of Fisheries and Coastal Affairs and Mr Espen BARTH EIDE, Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs; keynote speech at the Arctic Frontiers Conference; visit to the Norwegian Seafood Council; meeting at the Norwegian Fishermen’s Sales Organization; signing Ceremony Agreement between the Arctic Council Secretariat and the Government of Norway

Ms Connie HEDEGAARD receives a delegation from "ACT NOW"

Ms Connie HEDEGAARD receives a delegation from the "Alliance to Save Energy"

Ms Connie HEDEGAARD participates and delivers a keynote speech at the 7th Annual Technology Evening of EPPSA (European Power Plant Suppliers Association) (Albert Hall complex, Brussels)

Mr László ANDOR receives Mr Rosario CROCETTA, President of the Sicily Region

Mr László ANDOR attends the conference "The role of pension funds in active ageing and solidarity between generations" (Brussels)

Mardi 22 janvier

Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN)

Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO in Brazil (22-25/01). On 24/01: attends the VI EU-Brazil Summit (Brasília)

Ms Catherine ASHTON in Peru

Mr Maroš ŠEFČOVIČ attends the Holocaust Remembrance Day meeting in the European Parliament

Ms Androulla VASSILIOU participate in the event organised by UNESCO on EU High Level Report on Literacy with H.R.H. Princess Laurentien of the Netherlands (European Parliament, Brussels)

Ms Androulla VASSILIOU delivers a keynote speech at the "Fuelling the economy through Youth" event and meets Mr Brad SMITH, General Counsel and Executive Vice-President of Legal and Corporate Affairs (Microsoft Executive Briefing Center, Avenue Nerviens 85, Brussels)

Mr Tonio BORG receives Ms Margaret HAMBURG, US Commissioner for Food and Drug Administration

Mr Tonio BORG receives Mr Vincenzo COSTIGLIOLA, President of the European Medical Association

Ms Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN receives Mr Peter PIOT, Chair of the European Research & Innovation Area Board (ERIAB), Mr Luc SOETE, Chair of I4G, and Ms Lena TSIPOURI, Chair of the European Forum on Forward Looking Activities (EFFLA)

Ms Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN receives Mr Jean-Paul HERTEMANN, CEO of Safran

Mr Günther H. OETTINGER delivers a speech at the Handelsblatt Jahrestagung Energiewirtschaft event (Berlin)

Ms Connie HEDEGAARD receives Mr Rainer HINRICHS-RAHLWES, President of EREC (European Renewable Energies Federation)

Ms Connie HEDEGAARD receives Mayors from the Region of Zealand

Ms Connie HEDEGAARD participates in a panel conference organized by European Voice and entitled "Building a bridge to a new climate deal: the EU and the carbon market challenge" (Residence Palace, Brussels)

Mr Štefan FÜLE receives the Foreign Minister of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Mr Nikola POPOSKI

Mr Štefan FÜLE meets the Foreign Minister of Turkey, Mr Ahmet DAVUTOGLU (Brussels)

Mr László ANDOR opens the Seminar of Tuscany Region on youth policies and the European Social Fund (Brussels)

Mr László ANDOR and Ms Cecilia MALMSTRÖM receive Ms Eva NORDMARK, President of TCO, Swedish Confederation for Professional Employees

Mr László ANDOR receives Mr Stefan GRUTTNER, Social Minister of Hessen

Ms Cecilia MALMSTRÖM delivers a speech at the presentation of the EDPS Strategy 2013-2014 (European Data Protection Supervisor)

Ms Cecilia MALMSTRÖM delivers a speech at the inauguration of the Raoul Wallenberg room at the European Parliament

Mercredi 23 janvier

Ms Catherine ASHTON in Chile (23-26/01): co-chairs the EU-LAC ministerial meeting; participates in the CELAC-EU summit (Santiago)

Ms Viviane REDING (23-25/01), Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA (23-25/01), Ms Neelie KROES (23-26/01), Mr Olli REHN (23-26/01), Mr Michel BARNIER (23-26/01), Mr Günther H. OETTINGER (23-25/01), Ms Connie HEDEGAARD (24-26/01) and Mr László ANDOR (24/01) attend the World Economic Forum (Davos, Switzerland)

Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA receives Mr Kostas HATZIDAKIS, Minister of Development, Competitiveness, Infrastucture, Transport & Networks of Greece

Mr Antonio TAJANI in Peru (23-24/01). On 23/01: meets the President of the Republic Mr Ollanta HUMALA TASSO, the President of the Council of Ministers Mr Juan Federico JIMENEZ MAYOR, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr Rafael RONCAGLIOLO ORBEGOZO, the Minister of Production Ms Gladys TRIVEÑO CHAN JAN, the Vice-Minister of Mining Mr Guillermo SHINNO HUAMANI, the Vice-Minister of Finances Mr Carlos OLIVA, the Vice-Minister of Trade Mr Carlos POSADA and President of the Central Bank Mr Julio VELARDE FLORES (Lima). On 24/01: working breakfast and opening event PROMO UE with Vice-Minister of Trade Mr Carlos POSADA (Chiclayo); visit of "Comunidad en diálogo" (Reque) and visit of Universidad Católica Santo Toribio de Mogrovejo

Mr Janez POTOČNIK and Ms Connie HEDEGAARD receive Mr Valentinas MAZURONIS, Lithuanian Minister for Environment

Mr Michel BARNIER receives Mr Ruairi QUINN TD, Irish Minister for Education and Skills

Mr Karel DE GUCHT receives the Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, Mr Yurii BOYKO, the Minister for Economic Development and Trade, Mr Ihor PRASOLOV, and the Governmental Representative for European Integration, Mr Valeriy PYATNITSKIY

Mr Tonio BORG receives Mr Vytenis Povilas ANDRIUKAITIS, Lithuanian Minister of Health

Ms Maria DAMANAKI delivers a speech at the Luncheon-Debate of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce for Belgium and Luxembourg on Blue Growth strategy, to boost sustainable growth in the European marine and maritime economy

Mr Johannes HAHN receives Mr Konstantinos HATZIDAKIS, Greek Minister for Development

Mr Johannes HAHN receives Mr Rimantas SADZIUS, Lithuanian Minister of Finance

Mr Štefan FÜLE receives the Minister of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mr Fahrudin RADONČIĆ

Mr László ANDOR receives the European Federation of building and woodworkers

Ms Cecilia MALMSTRÖM receive Mr Eugène CASELLI, Conseiller MODEM

Ms Cecilia MALMSTRÖM receive Mr Fahrudin RADONČIĆ, Minister of Security of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Jeudi 24 janvier

Mr Siim KALLAS delivers keynote speech at the seminar "Maritime piracy: strengthening the EU response", European Economic and Social Committee (Brussels)

Ms Androulla VASSILIOU in Cyprus (24-28/01). On 24/01: visits a primary school and a pilot project in ICT in Engomi-Nicosia. On 25/01 attends a Conference on ICT organised at the Ministry of Finance (Nicosia); meets the Minister of Transports, Mr Efthymios FLOURENTZOS and visits the Pascal English School on the occasion of its 10th Anniversary. On 28/01: visits the Latsia School

Mr Tonio BORG receives Mr Peter VICARY-SMITH, new President of BEUC

Mr Tonio BORG receives Ms Catherine GESLAIN-LANÉELLE, Executive Director of EFSA

Ms Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN receives Mr Jean-Paul KRESS, President of Sanofi Pasteur MSD

Ms Maria DAMANAKI receives Mr Luis PLANAS PUCHADES, Andalucian Regional Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment

Ms Maria DAMANAKI delivers a speech at the conference "Maritime piracy: strengthening the EU response" (EESC)

Mr Štefan FÜLE in Strasbourg: addresses the Council of Europe; meets Mr Jean-Claude MIGNON, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, in Strasbourg; meets Mr Thorbjørn JAGLAND, Secretary General of the Council of Europe

Vendredi 25 janvier

Mr Antonio TAJANI in Chile (25-26/01): participates in the IV CELAC-EU Summit opening ceremony with President of Chile, Mr Sebastián PIÑERA; meets the Minister for Economy, Trade and Tourism Mr Pablo LONGUEIRA MONTES (Santiago)

Mr Siim KALLAS receives Mr Adalbert WANDT and Mr Karlheinz SCHMIDT, President and Secretary General of Bundesverband Güterkraftverkehr Logistik und Entsorgung (BGL) e.V

Ms Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN delivers keynote address at the Femmes d'Europe Projects Ceremony (Brussels)

Samedi 26 janvier

Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO (26-27/01), Ms Catherine ASHTON (26-27/01), Mr Antonio TAJANI (25-26/01) and Mr Karel DE GUCHT (26-27/01) participate in the Summit of the European Union and the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (EU-CELAC Summit) (Santiago, Chile)

Mr Antonio TAJANI meets with Foreign Affairs Minister Mr Alfredo MORENO CHARME (Santiago, Chile)

Dimanche 27 janvier