MEMO/08/242
Bruxelles, le 11 avril 2008
CALENDRIER du 14 avril au 20 avril 2008
(susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine)
Activités des Institutions
Déplacements et visites
Lundi 14 avril
Conseil
Agriculture
(Luxembourg) (14)
et
Pêche
16.00: Mrs Margot WALLSTRÖM receives Jeremy RIFKIN,
President of the Foundation on Economic Trends
Réunion
informelle
des
Ministres
"Compétitivité" (Slovénie) (14-15)
09.30: M. Jacques BARROT reçoit M. Kristjan MÖLLER, ministre
islandais aux transports
M. Jacques BARROT (10.00) et Mr Stavros DIMAS (15.00)
reçoivent M. Giovanni BISIGNANI, Directeur général et CEO de
l'International Air Transport Association (IATA)
11.00: Mr Siim KALLAS receives Mr Simon HUGHES, MP,
President of the Liberal Democrats, House of Commons
Mrs Viviane REDING in Venice: (16.15) Speech at the Venice
Festival of Media, "Regulating Media and Advertising in the
Digital Age"
16.00: Mr Stavros DIMAS receives Mr Daniel TURNER, Senior
Programmes Officer, Zoo Check, Born Free Foundation
Official visit of Mr. Joaquín ALMUNIA to the UN and keynote
speech on 'Building and sustaining solid financial markets' at the
meeting of the Economic and Social Council (New York)
Ms Danuta HÜBNER in Belfast: keynote speech at launch of
Northern Ireland Task Force Report and ERDF programmes
(11.30); Press conference (12.30)
17.30: Mr Olli REHN receives Mr Markos KYPRIANOU - Minister
of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus
Mrs Neelie KROES in Kyoto, Japan(12-14): (14.15) Speech to
International Competition Network conference (14)
Mrs Benita FERRERO-WALDNER on official visit to Saudi Arabia
Mr Vladimír ŠPIDLA visits Dresden, Germany: (19.00) Keynote
speech at Prague Spring '68 Event
Mr Peter MANDELSON in Paris: Dinner with members of Cercle
de l'Industrie
11.30: Ms Meglena KUNEVA receives members of the top
management of EuroCommerce
Mardi 15 avril
12.15: Speech by Joaquín ALMUNIA on
'Future challenges facing the euro' at
the European Economic and Social
Committee in Brussels
13.00: Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO gives a speech at the
public launch of European Foundation for Democracy through
Partnership (Cercle Royal Gaulois EFDP)
15.00: Mr Louis MICHEL participates in
the meeting with the Development
Committee on EPA
18.00: Mrs Margot WALLSTRÖM, Mr Stavros DIMAS and Mr Joe
BORG address the opening reception of the WWF Office in
Brussels
19.30: Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO at the 8 th Summit of
Chairmen of EPP-ED Parliamentary Groups in the EU
10.30: M. Jacques BARROT reçoit Mme Tineke HUIZINGA,
Secrétaire d'Etat aux transports des Pays-Bas
11.30: M. Jacques BARROT reçoit M. André NAVARRI,
Président de l'UNIFE (Union of the European Railway Industries)
11.30: Mr Siim KALLAS receives Dr Edmund STOIBER,
Chairman of the High-Level Expert Group on administrative
burdens
Ms Danuta HÜBNER (11.30) and Mrs Viviane REDING (16.00)
meet with Mr Kristján L. MÖLLER, Minister of Iceland for
Transport, Telecommunications and Local Governments
08.00: Mr Stavros DIMAS participates in a Corporate Breakfast in
the Centre for European Policy Studies on "The Climate Action
and Renewable Energy Package – EU leading the way to the low
carbon economy"
17.00: Mr Stavros DIMAS receives Mr David REED, WWF Head
of Washington Office
10.15: Ms Danuta HÜBNER receives Minister of Foreign Affairs
of Cyprus, Mr Markos KYPRIANOU
11.30: Mr Joe BORG receives Mr Satya N. NANDAN, Secretary
General of the International Seabed Authority (ISBA)
18.00: Mr Ján FIGEL' participates at the Opening Exhibition 100th Anniversary of International Ice-Hockey (YEHUDI Menuhin
Space, EP)
16.00: Mme Androulla VASSILIOU reçoit Mme Laurette
ONCKELINX, Ministre belge des Affaires Sociales et de la Santé
Publique
16.30: Mr Olli REHN receives Ms Irene KHAN -Secretary general
of Amnesty International
10.30: M. Louis MICHEL participe à la réunion du Sénat belge
(salle M, rue de Louvain 7 à 1009 Bruxelles) : ratification du traité
de Lisbonne
13.00: Mr Louis MICHEL participates to the public launch of the
European Foundation for Democracy through partnership avec
Mr Vaclav HAVEL et Mr Etienne DAVIGNON
19.00: M. Louis MICHEL participe à la conférence sur le thème
du développement et de l'aide humanitaire (UCL, Louvain-laNeuve)
Mrs Benita FERRERO-WALDNER on official visit to Bahrein
Mardi 15 avril (suite)
Mr Vladimír ŠPIDLA at the ESF (European Social Fund) launch
in Berlin: (09.30) Press meeting of Mr Vladimír ŠPIDLA and
Minister Olaf SCHOLZ. (11.00) Mr Vladimír ŠPIDLA gives a
speech on " The ESF at the service of Social Europe"
Mr Peter MANDELSON in London: Speech at the China Britain
Business Council (Queen Elizabeth II Conference Center)
(10.40). Speech "The European Landscape" to Goldman Sachs
(Governors House) (16.15)
09.00: Mr Andris PIEBALGS delivers a speech at the Conference
"Nuclear Energy: Developing Europe's low-carbon economy"
(Marriott Hotel)
12.00: Ms Meglena KUNEVA delivers a speech on product safety
at a lunch with Belgian - Chinese Economic Chamber of
Commerce (Crowne Plaza Europa Hotel)
09.45: Discours d'ouverture de M. Leonard ORBAN à la
consultation publique sur le Multilinguisme "Making the most of
Europe's linguistic diversity (Centre Borschette)
Mercredi 16 avril
13.00: Mrs Margot WALLSTRÖM meets
EP working group on implementation of
the Treaty, chaired by the EP President
Hans-Gert PÖTTERING
12.00: Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO receives Prime
Minister of Iraq Mr Nouri AL MALIKI + 12.40: VIP corner
16.00: Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO at the Conference
Humanistas (Borschette Center)
16.45: Ms Danuta HÜBNER delivers a
keynote speech at ALDE seminar
"Natura 2000 – an opportunity for or an
obstacle to development?" (EP)
17.30: Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO at the Conference "a
social Europe fit for globalisation" (Charlemagne)
15.15: Mr Stavros DIMAS delivers a
speech in the ALDE public debate of the
European Parliament and Committee of
Regions (Natura 2000)
16.00: Mrs Viviane REDING receives Dr. Elfriede SOLE, Hofrätin
of the Rundfunk und Telekom Regulierungs GmbH Austria
19.00: Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO receives Mr Yves
LETERME, Prime Minister of Kingdom of Belgium
17.00: Mr Stavros DIMAS receives Mr Reinhard LOSKE, Minister
for Environment of the Free Hanseatic City of Bremen
15.00: Ms Danuta HÜBNER receives Mr George SOROS
14.30: Discours de Mme Androulla VASSILIOU au Alcohol
Forum (Centre Borschette)
12.30: M. Louis MICHEL participe au déjeuner –débat (?)
organisé dans le cadre du séminaire ALDEPAC (Asian Liberal
and democrats) avec le "Council of Asian Liberals and
Democrats" (Hôtel SAS)
15.00: M. Louis MICHEL participe à la conférence (débat)
"Europe Direct" , "L'UE, force internationale de Paix dans le
monde" (Braine-le-Comte)
Mercredi 16 avril (suite)
15.00: Mr Vladimír ŠPIDLA at the signature of a Memorandum of
Understanding on Co-operation in social fields with Minister
Patrus ANANIAS, Brazilian Minister of Social Development Photo opportunity
16.00: Mr Vladimír ŠPIDLA speaks at a roundtable on
Globalisation and Social Progress at the SIMGLOBE Conference
(Charlemagne)
16.30: Mr Peter MANDELSON meets with Mr Kursad TUZMEN,
Turkish Trade Minister
08.00: Mr Andris PIEBALGS meets with Mr Hussain Ibrahim
Saleh AL-SHAHRISTANI, Iraqi Minister of Oil
Jeudi 17 avril
Conseil Justice, Affaires
(Luxembourg) (17-18)
intérieures
Conseil Informel sur la Santé (Ljubljana)
(17-18)
09.00:
Mr
Peter
MANDELSON
addresses the European Parliament on
EPAs
(Economic
Partnership
Agreements)
12.30: Press conference of Ms Meglena
KUNEVA on the Presentation of 2007
Report on RAPEX (the European Rapid
Alert System for dangerous consumer
goods)
Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO in Ireland (17-18)
Mrs Margot WALLSTRÖM in Poland : Meeting with Mr Mikolaj
DOWGIELEWICZ, European Affairs Minister;Meeting with Mr
Bogdan BORUSEWICZ, Speaker of Senate; Meeting with
Minister Radoslaw SIKORSKI and Vice-Minister Mrs Grazyna
BERNATOWICZ; Meeting with students in Warsaw University
(17). Meeting with Mr Bronislaw KOMOROWSKI, President of
Sejm; Joint meeting with the EU Committees of Sejm and Senate
Transfer to Rep; Lunch meeting in Rep with NGO's, moderated
by Mrs THUN (18)
16.30: M. Jacques BARROT reçoit
LOMBARD, P.D.G. de la TNT
Mme Marie-Christine
Stavros DIMAS participates in the Major Economies Meeting in
Paris (17-18)
Ms Danuta HÜBNER on regional visit to Extremadura (Spain)
(17-18): Meeting (09h30) and joint press conference (11h30) with
President of Regional Government of Extremadura, Mr Guillermo
FERNÁNDEZ VARA, in Mérida; visit to secondary school
Tamujal in Arroyo de San Sérvan (12h15) and projects in Mérida,
Guareña and Cáceres; speech at meeting with representatives of
business, economic and social sectors of Extremadura (17). Visit
to Monfragüe National Park (09h00), Institución Ferial de
Badajoz (IFEBA) (11h45) and urban infrastructures and
crossborder cooperation with Portugal financed by ERDF in
Olivenza (13h00) (18)
Mr Joe BORG in Malta: 17th Annual Conference of the Chamber
of Engineers of Malta: "Marine Engineering: Beyond our shores"
(9.00); Study Group meeting of the European and Social
Committee on Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated fishing (IUU),
co-organised by Ministry for Resources and Rural Affairs of Malta
(10.30)
11.00: Mr Janez POTOČNIK at the panel discussion "Civil
society's role in the process of accession of the new member
states: lessons learned" of the Civil Society Conference
(Charlem.)
16.45: Mr Janez POTOČNIK receives Mr Louis GALLOIS, Chief
Executive officer of EADS
Jeudi 17 avril (suite)
09.00: Mr Ján FIGEĽ at the Opening session of the EPP-ED
Group Bureau (Slovenia)
Mme Androulla VASSILIOU rencontre la Ministre slovène de la
Santé, Mme Zofija Mazej KUKOVIC (Ljubljana)
09.30: Mr Olli REHN delivers an opening speech at the
Conference of Civil Society Development in Southeast Europe:
Building Europe Together (Charlemagne)
11.00: Mr Olli REHN receives Mr Kürsad TÜZMEN - External
Trade Minister of Turkey
19.00: Mr Olli REHN delivers an opening speech at the Concert
of the Youth Symphony Orchestra of Southeast Europe in Flagey
Hall
14.00: Mr László KOVÁCS receives members of the Women
Business Leaders Forum
Visit of Mariann FISCHER BOEL to Greece (17-18): Opening
speech at the Conference of young farmers on "Alternative
agriculture" in Athens - Visit of winery-vineyard and orange
processing plant - Meeting with Mr Alexandros CONTOS,
Minister for Rural Development and Food - Press conference
08.00: Mr Charlie McCREEVY adresses the Centre for European
Policy Studies Corporate Breakfast
12.15: Mr Charlie McCREEVY adresses Cork Chamber of
Commerce
15.00: Peter MANDELSON meets with Mr Amadou KONE, Ivory
Cost Integration Minister
07.45: Ms Meglena KUNEVA meets with the Centre for European
Reform
Mr. Leonard ORBAN visits Athens: Meeting with the Minister for
Education, Mr. Evrypidis STYLIANIDIS; participation at a Press
Conference for the presentation of a practical guide for
immigrants, published by the Hellenic Migration Policy Institute
(IMEPO) , meeting with former European Commissioner, Ms
Anna DIAMANTOPOULOU; with the President of the Greek
Parliament, Mr. Dimitris SIOUFAS; speech to the members of the
Permanent Committee of European Affairs and the Standing
Committee on Cultural and Educational Affairs of the Hellenic
Parliament and at an event organised by the University of Athens
"Multilingualism - towards a new strategy" (17). Meeting with the
Deputy Minister for European Affairs, Mr. Yannis VALINAKIS and
with Professor Georgios BABINIOTIS, President of the Institute
of Languages (18)
Vendredi 18 avril
Mr Andris PIEBALGS (09.00) and Mr Janez POTOČNIK (09.30)
receive Mr Lino BARANAO, Minister for Science and Technology
in Argentina
11.30: Mr Janez POTOČNIK receives the President of the
National Competitiveness Council of Croatia, Mr Darko MARINA
and the delegation, to discuss Croatian knowledge-based
development and accession
15.00: Mr Ján FIGEL' at the Opening of the Youth Event
(Ljubljana)
12.30: Mrs Meglena KUNEVA and Mr László KOVÁCS present a
joint Safety Counterfeit exhibition
17.45: Mrs Neelie KROES delivers a speech at the ASPEN
European Dialogue "Europe, the US and global disorder, The
need for a new Bretton Woods" (Paris, France)
10.45: Mrs Benita FERRERO-WALDNER receives Argentinian
Minister of Science, Technology and Productive Innovation, Dr.
Lino BARANAO and Agueda MENVIELLE, Director of
International Relations for the Ministry of Science, Technology
and Productive Innovation of the Republic of Argentina
14.00: Mrs Benita FERRERO-WALDNER receives George
SOROS, Chairman of Soros Fund Management, LLC and
Founder of the Open Society Institute
09.00: Mr Charlie McCREEVY gives the opening address at the
National Payments Conference 2008. Royal Hosptial Kilmainam
(Dublin)
Mr Vladimír ŠPIDLA visits Mexico: Meeting with Ernesto
CORDERO ARROYO, Secretary of Social Development (City of
Mexico) (12.00). Meeting with Javier LOZANO ALARCON,
Secretary of Employment and Social Provision (City of Mexico)
(13.30)
Samedi 19 avril
Mr Vladimír ŠPIDLA visits Chihuahua state: Meeting with the Mr
José REYES BAEZA, Governor of Chihuahua state
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Conseil Affaires générales et Relations extérieures (Luxembourg)
Réunion informelle des Ministres "Transport" (Slovénie)
Mini session plénière du Parelement européen (Bruxelles)
Réunion de l'Eurogroup
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EU-Latin America and Caribbean Summit, Lima (Perou)
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