CALENDRIER du 19 au 25 mai

11:00 : Agriculture/Fisheries Council

18 & 19 mai Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA in Kiev for the EBRD Annual Meeting. (18/5 – 9.00) Speech at the EBRDO Business Forum on renewable energy and energy efficiency.

14.30: Mr Joe BORG delivers the opening speech at the Stakeholders Conference organised by the DG MARE at the occasion of the European Maritime Day (Charlemagne Building, Brussels)

17.00 Ms Danuta HÜBNER attends the EP debate of the Report DE BRUN "Evaluation of the Peace programme and strategies for the future" and the Report SUDRE "Strategy for the outermost regions: achievements and future prospects" (EP, Strasbourg)

16.00 : Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO in France : attends Award Ceremony at the Film Festival

Mr Siim KALLAS will participate in the Ceremony "50 Years of Campaigning for Freedom: the Friedrich Naumann Stiftung für die Freiheit" (Bonn)

Mrs Viviane REDING in Cannes: Europe Day with the participation of President BARROSO – meeting of the European Ministers for Culture on the theme "building a world of exchanges" / international audiovisual cooperation – Tribute to Portuguese filmmaker MANOEL DE OLIVEIRA.

17.00 : Mr Stavros DIMAS meets with Minister President Mr Gunter OETTINGER (Baden-Wurtenberg) in Strasbourg

Mrs Mariann FISCHER BOEL meets, in the margin of the Agriculture Council, Mr Petr GANDALOVIČ, Czech Minister for Agriculture ; Mr Valeri TSVETANOV, new Bulgarian Minister for Agriculture and Food Supply ; and Mr Luca ZAIA, new Italian minster for Agricultural, Food and Forestry Policy.

9.15: Mr Joe BORG receives Mr. Valeri TSVETANOV, Bulgarian Minister for Agriculture, Food Supply and Fisheries

18.00 Mr Janez POTOČNIK attending the plenary session of the EP on Locatelli Report on Fuel Cells and Hydrogen JTI (Strasbourg)
10.30 : Ms Danuta HÜBNER meets Polish journalists winners of the competition "Human Face of ESF"

12.30 : Ms Danuta HÜBNER meets with Polish Minister of Regional Development, Mrs Elżbieta BIEŃKOWSKA

Mr Vladimír ŠPIDLA is in Paris for the first visit on the "Mission for Flexicurity". Meetings with socila partners and ministry for employment, social affaires, family and solidarity.(France)

Mr Peter MANDELSON in Sharm El Sheikh to attend the World Economic Forum (19-20)

Mr Ján FIGEL' gives an opening speech and a press conference at the conference on "University Lifelong Learning" at the University of Bolzano, Italy

15.30 : Mrs Mariann FISCHER BOEL at the Agriculture Committee of the EP: Presentation of the Health Check

16.30 : Press conference of Mrs Mariann FISCHER BOEL on the Health Check – Strasbourg

13.00: Mr Joe BORG attends the official ceremony for the launch of the European Maritime Day and the signature of the Joint Tripartite Declaration by Commission President José Manuel BARROSO, European Council President Janez JANšA and the President of the European Parliament Hans-Gert PöTTERING at the European Parliament in Strasbourg

Mrs Benita FERRERO-WALDNER hosts the press conference on the Mediterranean Union in Strasbourg

Mrs Benita FERRERO-WALDNER attends the EP plenary session in Strasbourg (20-21)

Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO in Strasbourg: Plenary Session

Mrs Viviane REDING in Strasbourg. Meets Mr Luc CHATEL, French State Secretary for Industry and Consumer Affairs

Mrs Margot WALLSTRÖM in Strasbourg : Informal trialogue on the revision of the Ombudsman statute; Meeting with Swedish MEPs (20-21)

19.30 : Mr. Joaquín ALMUNIA at the dinner-debate "Dealing with the credit crunch" held by the Friends of Europe and Gallup in Brussels.

10.30 Ms Meglena KUNEVA in Strasbourg : Launch of EU-UEFA helpline for fans travelling to EURO 2008, European Parliament.

Mr Vladimír ŠPIDLA is in Strasbourg.

14.30 : Mrs Viviane REDING at Culture Council

Mr Ján FIGEL' participates in the Education, Youth and Culture Council (21 – 22)

17.30 : Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO receives Mr. Carlos COSTA, Vice-President of European Bank of Investments

13.30 : Mrs Viviane REDING meets Mr Ronald H.A. PLASTERK, Dutch Minister for Education, Culture and Sciences (Brussels)

12.00 - Mr. Leonard ORBAN meets with the Minister of Culture of Portugal, Mr. Antonio PINTO RIBEIRO

10:00 : Mrs Mariann FISCHER BOEL receives a delegation of the European Dairy Association

12.00 : Mrs Mariann FISCHER BOEL receives a delegation of the Northern Ireland Commitee for Agriculture and Rural Development

11:00 Mr Olli REHN at the European Parliament Plenary session - Debate on Turkey's 2007 Progress report

11.00: Mr Janez POTOČNIK in Slovenia : closing speech at the fifth conference of the "Forest-Based Sector Technology Platform" (Kranjska gora, Slovenia)

Ms Danuta HÜBNER in Warsaw (Poland): meeting with Mr. Maciej NOWICKI, Polish Minister of the Environment , Mr Waldemar PAWLAK, Polish Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy , Joint meeting of the Sejm and Senate Committees on EU Affairs, Meeting with Mr Cezary GRABARCZYK, Polish Minister of Infrastructure, Guest in a conference on energy/climate change – global challenge, regional solutions – organised by Baltic Development Forum, demosEuropa and Royal Danish Embassy in Warsaw, Meeting with Mr Jan Vincent ROSTOWSKI, Polish Minister of Finance.

09.00 : Mr. Louis MICHEL en France : participe à la réunion de haut niveau de l'OCDE (Paris)

14.30 : Mrs Mariann FISCHER BOEL at the Committee of the Regions meeting of the PURPLE regions on the peri urban dimension of the CAP

Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO in official visit to Czech Republic

17.30 : Mr Siim KALLAS will meet Prime Minister of Finland, Mr Matti VANHANEN (Finland)

Mr. Leonard ORBAN in Bucharest. Meets with the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Lazar COMANESCU (22). Participation in the round-table discussion "Romania's social economic development : using opportunities offered by Lisbon Strategy"

15.30 : Mr. Charlie McCREEVY will receive Mr. David STOPPS International Music Managers Forum.

15.00 : Mr Stavros DIMAS receives Mr Takekazu KAWAMURA, Ambassador of the Mission of Japan to the European Union
18.30 : Mr Stavros DIMAS launches the European Green Capital Award at the Committee of the Regions

9.00 : Speech of Mariann FISCHER BOEL at the Stakeholder workshop "Conservation Agriculture and Soil Protection" (Charlemagne building)

12.15 : Mrs Mariann FISCHER BOEL recives a delegation of the Irish Cattle & Sheep Farmers' Association

Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA in Madrid : Participation au diner-débat organisé par Circulo de Confianza.; participation au diner-débat organisé par Circulo de Confianza. (22-23)

Mrs Margot WALLSTRÖM in Denmark : meeting with the Danish Parliament's European Affairs Committee; keynote speech at the Europe Conference entitled: 'European Commission: striking a balance between power and democracy"; meeting with Per Stig MØLLER Minister for Foreign Affairs. (22-23)

Ms Meglena KUNEVA in Ljubljana, SLOVENIA. Key note speech at the European Competition and Consumer Day Event, Plenary Session "Energy - Is There an efficient competition possible". Meeting with members of the Committees on EU affairs and on the Economy of the Slovenian National Assembly.

Mr Joe BORG in Malta : attends the 13th North Atlantic Fisheries Ministers Conference in St-Julians (22-24)

9.15 : Mrs Neelie KROES in Slovenia : delivers a speech at the European Competition and Consumer Day in Ljubljana.

Mr Vladimír ŠPIDLA is Ljublana (Slovenia) to participate at the Conference and the Ministerial Meeting on Disability.(Programme tbc)

14.30 : Mr Andris PIEBALGS in Prague : takes part in the 2^nd European Nuclear Energy Forum.

Mrs Benita FERRERO-WALDNER in Slovenia : attends EU – Ukraine Troika.

11.00 : Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO participates in a penal discussion at the German Catholic day.

9:00 :Ms Danuta HÜBNER delivers a speech at the "AER Communicating Europe Conference" at the Representation of the Land of Hessen, 19, Avenue de l'Yser, 1040 Brussels

10.45 : Ms Danuta HÜBNER together with Economic Nobel Laureate Michael SPENCE present the Growth Development Report (Salle Jean Rey), gathering the best understanding about the policies and strategies that underlie rapid and sustained economic growth and poverty reduction. Joint press conference by Ms Danuta HÜBNER and Mr Michael SPENCE at 12.30 (BERL Pressroom)

14:00 Mr Vladimír ŠPIDLA participates at a panel discussion on EU Presidency.

11.00 : M. Louis MICHEL participe au forum "Infrastructure pour l'Afrique" organisée par le BCI (Bruxelles)

18.00: M. Louis MICHEL participe à la conférence dans le cadre de la manifestation culturelle du 24 mai 2008 sur l'Afrique et la coopération au développement (Hannut)

18.00 : Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO meets with Queen BEATRIX of Netherlands
19:00 : Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO meets with Prime Minister of Netherlands Mr Jan Peter BALKENENDE.

16.00: Mr Siim KALLAS will deliver a speech on "The business value of ICT at the EC" (Charlemagne building)

Mrs Viviane REDING in Athens. Meets Greek Minister for Transport and Communications, Mr Konstantinos HADJIDAKIS; meets Mr Dimitris DIMITRIADIS, President of the European Economic and Social Committee

Mr Charlie McCREEVY in Dublin. Will speak at a seminar on "Ireland and the European Union - Our Joint Economic Future", at the European Commission Representation; will address the Irish Insurance Federation.

Ms Meglena KUNEVA in Sofia, BULGARIA (23 - 25)

Mr Vladimír ŠPIDLA is Bled (Slovenia) to participate at the Regional Conference organised by Caritas Auropa "From Exclusion to Equity in Europe".

11.00 Mr Andris PIEBALGS in Kyiv : takes part in the Energy Security Summit.

15.15 : M. Louis MICHEL reçoit Mr Gervais RUFYIKIRI, Président du Sénat de la République du Burundi (Berl 10/165)

Mrs Benita FERRERO-WALDNER in Spain : attends the Barcelona Seminar IEMED.

11.00 : Speech of Mrs Mariann FISHER BOEL at the COCERAL 50^th Anniversary Congress.

10.30 : Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO attends at the Congress of Europe – European Movement International

TBC Mr Stavros DIMAS attends the G8 Environment Ministerial Meeting in Kobe (Japan) (24-26)

15.30: Mr Joe BORG in Italy : addresses the 68th International Fishing Fair in Ancona.

26-27.05.08

Conseil Affaires générales et Relations extérieures (Défense + Développement)

16-17.06.08

Conseil Affaires générales et Relations extérieures

19-20.06.08

Sommet européen (Bruxelles)