COMMISSION EUROPEENNE
Bruxelles, le 5 septembre 2014
CALENDRIER du 8 au 14 septembre 2014
(Susceptible de modifications en cours de semaine)
Déplacements et visites
Lundi 8 septembre
Ms Catherine ASHTON visits Canada
M. Michel BARNIER à Tunis. Il participe à la conférence internationale "Invest in Tunisia: Start-Up
Democracy".
Mr. Jyrki KATAINEN and Mr Johannes HAHN attend the Sixth Cohesion Forum. Mr. Jyrki KATAINEN
participates in the panel debate "Cohesion Policy and economic governance: two sides of the same
coin?". Mr Johannes HAHN attends the opening session of the Forum (Charlemagne building,
Brussels)
Mr. Jyrki KATAINEN receives with Mr. Michael NOONAN, Irish Minister of Finance.
Mr Andris PIEBALGS participates in the Convergences World Forum (Paris).
Ms Androulla VASSILIOU visits China and Mongolia (5-12/09/2014).
Mr Karel DE GUCHT in Washington: meets with the United States Trade Representative Michael
FROMAN.
Ms Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN in Montreal (Canada): delivering keynote speech at the Opening of
‘Destination Europe’ event, University McGill; meeting with top McGill Researchers; meeting with
Dr Suzanne FORTIER, Principal of McGill University; meeting with Mr Saul POLO, MP for Laval des
Rapides and Parliamentary Assistant to the Quebec Minister of the Economy, Innovation and
Exports; meeting with Chambre de Commerce du Montréal Métropolitain and delivering keynote
address, and meeting with Ms Christine ST-PIERRE, Quebec Minister of International Relations.
Mr Johannes HAHN receives Prime Minister of Latvia, Ms Laimdota STRAUJUMA
Mr Johannes HAHN receives the President of Galicia, Mr Alberto NUNEZ FEIJOO
Mr Johannes HAHN receives the President of the Region of Lazio, Mr Nicola ZINGARETTI
Mr Johannes HAHN receives the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Regional Development and
EU Funds of the Republic of Croatia, Mr Branko GRČIĆ
Ms Connie HEDEGAARD on mission to The Netherlands: Lecture for Student Association on the
future of Energy Supply (Groningen); visit of the 2G bio-methanol site – Nordic Green ApS
(Delfzijl).
Mr Štefan FÜLE visits Azerbaijan and participates in the informal Eastern Partnership Dialogue (89/9).
Ms Cecilia MALMSTRÖM is in Geneva, Switzerland, to participate in the 4th Global Chiefs' of
Mission Meeting organised by the International Organization for Migration.
Mardi 9 septembre
Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO and Mr Johannes HAHN at the Sixth Cohesion Forum "Investment
for jobs and growth" (Charlemagne building, Brussels). Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO delivers a
keynote speech. Mr Johannes HAHN attends the panel debate "Managing Change in 2014 and
beyond" and the closing session.
Ms Catherine ASHTON visits Washington DC.
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Déplacements et visites
Mr Janez POTOČNIK receives Mr Zsolt V. NÉMETH, Hungarian Minister of State for Environmental
Affairs, Agricultural Development and Trademarks.
Ms Maria DAMANAKI delivers a speech on Common Fisheries Policy at the Oceana Board of
Directors Meeting (San Sebastian).
Mr Štefan FÜLE visits Azerbaijan and participates in the informal Eastern Partnership Dialogue (89/9).
Ms Martine REICHERTS receives with Mr Kent WALKER, Senior Vice President and General Counsel
of Google.
Mercredi 10 septembre
Ms Catherine ASHTON visits Washington DC.
Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA participates in the Georgetown Global Antitrust Enforcement Symposium,
Georgetown University (Washington, USA).
M. Michel BARNIER reçoit M. Henri MALOSSE, Président du Comité économique et social européen.
Ms Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN in Ottawa (Canada): meeting with Mr John KNUBLEY, Deputy
Minister of Industry; meeting with the Heads of the three Canadian Granting Councils and the
Canada Foundation for Innovation and delivering keynote address at a gathering of Canada’s
Public Policy Forum.
Mr Johannes HAHN receives the Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister on Management of EU funds, Ms
Iliyana TSANOVA
Mr Štefan FÜLE receives Mr Urban RUSNÁK, Secretary General of the Energy Charter Secretariat.
Mr László ANDOR in Australia (10-11/09): participates in the G20 Labour and Employment
Ministerial meeting (Melbourne).
Jeudi 11 septembre
Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO in Budapest, Hungary: attends the ceremony to mark the
handover of the Partnership Agreement to Hungary, followed by a joint press point with Prime
Minister Viktor ORBÁN; receives Honoris Causa from Corvinus University of Budapest.
Mr Siim KALLAS receives Mr Marcello MESSORI and Mr Michele Mario ELIA, President and CEO of
Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane.
Mr Janez POTOČNIK in New York (11-12 September) to participate in the High-level Stocktaking.
Event on the Post-2015 Development Agenda
Ms Maria DAMANAKI addresses the 4th Scientific Council meeting of the Maria Tsakos Foundation
(Internal Centre of Marine Research and Tradition) (Chios)
Ms Connie HEDEGAARD on mission to India (11-12/9)
Mr Štefan FÜLE in Kiev to participate in the 11th Yalta annual meeting
Mr Dacian CIOLOŞ in Warsaw to discuss the potential impact of the Russian embargo: meets with
stakeholders, meets with Committees for Agriculture and Committees for European Affairs of Sejm
and of Polish Senate, meets with Mr Marek SAWICKI, Polish Minister for Agriculture and rural
Development.
Ms Martine REICHERTS is in Fribourg, Switzerland, to participate in the conference "European
Forum of Official Gazettes"
Vendredi 12 septembre
Mr José Manuel Durão BARROSO in Kiev, Ukraine (12-13/9)
Mr Joaquín ALMUNIA participates in the Annual Conference on International Antitrust Law and
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Déplacements et visites
Policy, Fordham University (New York, USA)
Ms Neelie KROES gives a speech at the International Broadcasting Convention (IBC) in Amsterdam
M. Michel BARNIER participe à la réunion informelle de l'ECOFIN à Milan
Mr. Jyrki KATAINEN at the meeting of the Eurogroup in Milan.
Mr Karel DE GUCHT participates in trilateral meeting between the EU, Russia and Ukraine on the
effects of implementation of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement including a Deep and
Comprehensive Free Trade Area (Brussels)
Ms Máire GEOGHEGAN-QUINN in St John’s (Canada): meeting with representatives of the Ocean
Technology Cluster in Newfoundland and Labrador, and visit to the Fisheries and Marine Institute
of Newfoundland.
Mr Štefan FÜLE in Kiev to participate in the 11th Yalta annual meeting
Mr Dacian CIOLOŞ in Vilnius to discuss the potential impact of the Russian embargo: meets with
Ms Virginija BALTRAITIENĖ, Lithuanian Minister for Agriculture; meets with stakeholders;
participates in the meeting of the European Affairs, Agricultural and Economic Affairs Committees
of the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania.
Samedi 13 septembre
M. Michel BARNIER and Mr. Jyrki KATAINEN at the Informal ECOFIN meeting in Milan.
Mr Štefan FÜLE in Kiev to participate in the 11th Yalta annual meeting.
Dimanche 14 septembre
Prévisions du mois de septembre:
15-18/9 European Parliament plenary session
25-26/9 Competitiveness Council
29/9 General Affairs Council
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