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EU Review – This Week rounds up the main meetings, developments and events from around the European Union and Europe on a weekly basis. Each update gives an overview of the main developments from a European perspective to provide a solid context for political and policy developments within the EU institutions and from European capitals.

13 - 17 December

Recent Developments:​​​​​​

Monday – 13th December   

  • ​European Council President Charles Michel meeting with Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo
  • Agriculture and Fisheries Council – commercial fish stocks in the Atlantic, North Sea, Mediterranean and Black Sea, crisis contingency plan for food security, unfair trading practices in food supply chains, deforestation-free product regulation - Agriculture and Fisheries Council - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • Foreign Affairs Council – Russian military build-up along the Ukrainian border, Belarus, Varosha (Cyprus), Ethiopia, EU-Africa relations, Central Asia, Venezuela, Common security and Defence Policy, restrictive measures and sanctions regarding democratic transition in Mali and Wagner Group, informal discussion about Afghanistan with Qatari Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani - Foreign Affairs Council - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • European Parliament plenary debates on:
    • The 30th Anniversary of the dissolution of the Soviet Union and its importance for the future of Russia and Europe - 2021/2995(RSP) 
    • Combating gender-based violence: cyberviolence - 2020/2035(INL) 
    • Equality between women and men in the European Union in 2018-2020 - 2021/2020(INI) 
    • Health technology assessment - 2018/0018(COD) 
    • The impact of organised crime on own resources of the EU and on the misuse of EU funds - 2020/2221(INI) 
    • Avoiding corruption, irregular spending and misuse of EU and national funds in case of emergency funds and crisis related spending areas - 2020/2222(INI) 
    • Implementation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive - 2021/2077(INI) 
    • Challenges and prospects for multilateral weapons of mass destruction arms control and disarmament regimes - 2020/2001(INI) 
  • European Parliament plenary votes on:
    • Transitional provisions for certain in vitro diagnostic medical devices and deferred application of requirements for in-house devices- 2021/0323(COD) 
    • Combating gender-based violence: cyberviolence
    • Union tariff rate quota for high quality beef from Paraguay - 2021/0146(COD)  
  • Joint AFET DROI DEVE Committee meeting - exchange of views with Daria Navalnaya, daughter of Alexei Navalny, the 2021 Sakharov Prize laureate, and Leonid Volkov, Chief of Staff of Alexei Navalny - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/afet/home.html
  • IMCO Committee – vote on Digital Services Act - Highlights | Home | IMCO | Committees | European Parliament (europa.eu)
  • EMPL Committee – exchange with Commissioner Schmit - Highlights | Home | EMPL | Committees | European Parliament (europa.eu)
  • Commission President von der Leyen receives Manfred Weber, Iratxe García-Pérez and Stéphane Séjourné, Chairs of the European People’s Party Group, the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats and the Renew Europe Groups in the European Parliament
  • Commissioner Várhelyi participation in Meeting of the Intergovernmental Conference on Accession of Montenegro to the European Union 
  • Commissioner Gentiloni participation in G7 Finance and Central Bank Governors meeting via videoconference
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski meets with Lithuania Agriculture Minister, Kęstutis Navickas, Romanian Agriculture Minister, Adrian Chesnoiu, Spanish Agriculture Minister, Luis Planas Puchades, German Agriculture Minister, Cem Özdemir

Tuesday – 14th December

  • ​European Council President Charles Michel meeting with Azerbaijani President, Ilham Aliyev
  • ​European Council President Charles Michel meeting with Armenian Prime Minister, Nikol Pashinyan
  • General Affairs Council – enlargement, stabilisation and association process, Conference on the Future of Europe, rule of law in Poland and values in Hungary, Antisemitism in the EU overview, European Semester 2022 - General Affairs Council - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • European Parliament plenary debates on:
  • European Parliament formal address by President of Ghana, Nana Akufo-Addo
  • European Parliament plenary votes on:
    • European Year of Youth 2022 - 2021/0328(COD) 
    • Joint investigation teams: alignment with Union rules on the protection of personal data - 2021/0008(COD) 
    • European Investigation Order in criminal matters: alignment with Union rules on the protection of personal data - 2021/0009(COD) 
    • (Final vote) - Combating gender-based violence: cyberviolence - 2020/2035(INL) 
    • Mobilisation of the European Union Solidarity Fund to provide assistance to Croatia - 2021/0359(BUD) 
    • EU-US air transport agreement - 2010/0112(NLE) 
    • EC/Gabon Fisheries Partnership Agreement: Implementing Protocol - 2021/0127(NLE) 
    • International procurement instrument - 2012/0060(COD) 
    • European parliament plenary debates on:
    • Situation in Nicaragua - 2021/3000(RSP) 
    • Situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine - 2021/3010(RSP) 
    • New orientations for the EU’s humanitarian action - 2021/2163(INI) 
    • Cooperation on the fight against organised crime in the Western Balkans - 2021/2002(INI) 
    • Implementation of the Kimberley Process Certification scheme - 2021/2885(RSP) 
    • Outcome of Global Summit Nutrition for Growth (Japan, 7-8 December) and increased food insecurity in developing countries - 2021/2997(RSP) 
    • European framework for employees' participation rights and the revision of the European Works Council Directive - 2021/2005(INI) 
  • European Parliament amendment votes on:
    • Digital Markets Act
    • Equality between women and men in the European Union in 2018-2020
    • The impact of organised crime on own resources of the EU and on the misuse of EU funds
    • Avoiding corruption, irregular spending and misuse of EU and national funds in case of emergency funds and crisis related spending areas
    • Implementation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
    • Challenges and prospects for multilateral weapons of mass destruction arms control and disarmament regimes
  • IMCO Committee – adoption of draft report on Digital Services Act - Highlights | Home | IMCO | Committees | European Parliament (europa.eu)
  • Meeting of the College of Commissioners
  • High Representative Borrell receives Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo
  • Vice-President Timmermans videoconference with Alok Sharma, President of COP26
  • Commissioner Várhelyi participation in Meeting of the Intergovernmental Conference on Accession of Serbia to the European Union
  • Commissioner Urpilainen receives Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo
  • Commissioner Várhelyi receives Serbian Prime Minister, Ana Brnabić
  • Commissioner Várhelyi receives Georgian Prime Minister, Irakli Garibashvili
  • Commissioner Várhelyi receives Moldovan President, Maia Sandu
  • Commissioner Johansson visit to Washington D.C.

Wednesday – 15th December   

  • Eastern Partnership Summit – EU meeting with Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine - Eastern Partnership summit - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • COREPER I – autonomous tariff quotas for certain agricultural goods, use of vehicles without drivers directive - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/mpo/2021/12/coreper-1-(303782)/
  • European Parliament awarding of Sakharov Prize
  • European Parliament joint plenary debates on:
    • Preparation of the European Council meeting of 16-17 December 2021 - 2021/2966(RSP) 
    • The EU's response to the global resurgence of Covid-19 and the new emerging Covid variants - 2021/3012(RSP) 
  • European Parliament amendment votes on:
    • New orientations for the EU’s humanitarian action
    • Cooperation on the fight against organised crime in the Western Balkans
    • European framework for employees' participation rights and the revision of the European Works Council Directive
  • European Parliament final votes on:
    • Digital Markets Act - 2020/0374(COD) 
    • Equality between women and men in the European Union in 2018-2020 - 2021/2020(INI) 
    • The impact of organised crime on own resources of the EU and on the misuse of EU funds - 2020/2221(INI) 
    • Avoiding corruption, irregular spending and misuse of EU and national funds in case of emergency funds and crisis related spending areas - 2020/2222(INI) 
    • Implementation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive - 2021/2077(INI) 
    • Challenges and prospects for multilateral weapons of mass destruction arms control and disarmament regimes - 2020/2001(INI) 
    • New orientations for the EU’s humanitarian action - 2021/2163(INI) 
    • Cooperation on the fight against organised crime in the Western Balkans - 2021/2002(INI) 
    • European framework for employees' participation rights and the revision of the European Works Council Directive - 2021/2005(INI) 
  • European Parliament plenary debates on:
    • The European Commission Guidelines on inclusive language - 2021/3021(RSP) 
    • State of play of the RRF (Recovery and Resilience Facility) - 2021/2996(RSP) 
    • Plans to undermine further fundamental rights in Poland, in particular regarding standards of European Convention of Human Rights and Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights - 2021/3014(RSP) 
    • Proposed Council decision on provisional emergency measures for the external border with Belarus based on Art. 78(3) TFEU - 2021/3017(RSP) 
    • EU response to the transport poverty - 2021/3015(RSP) 
  • Commissioner Johansson meeting with US Attorney General, Merrick Garland, meeting with Secretary for Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas in Washington D.C.

Thursday – 16th December   

  • European Council Summit – COVID-19 epidemiological situation, crisis management and future resilience, energy prices, Strategi Compass, EU-NATO cooperation, external aspects of migration, Belarus, Russian military build-up on Ukrainian border, EU-African Union Summit preparations - European Council - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • Euro Summit – banking union, capital markets union, report from Pascal Donohue, President of the Eurogroup - Euro Summit - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • European Parliament joint plenary debates on:
    • MeToo and harassment – the consequences for the EU institutions - 2021/2986(RSP) 
    • Continuous crackdown on civil society and human rights defenders in Russia: the case of human rights organisation Memorial - 2021/3018(RSP) 
    • Situation in Cuba - 2021/3019(RSP) 
    • Forced labour in the Linglong factory and environmental protests in Serbia - 2021/3020(RSP) 
    • Barriers to the free movement of goods - 2021/2908(RSP) 
  • European Parliament amendment and final votes on:
    • Continuous crackdown on civil society and human rights defenders in Russia: the case of human rights organisation Memorial
    • The situation in Cuba, namely the cases of José Daniel Ferrer, Lady in White Aymara Nieto, Maykel Castillo, Luis Robles, Félix Navarro, Luis Manuel Otero, Reverend Lorenzo Rosales Fajardo, Andy Dunier García and Yunior García Aguilera
    • Forced labour in the Linglong factory and environmental protests in Serbia
    • Fundamental rights and Rule of Law in Slovenia, in particular the delayed nomination of EPPO prosecutors
    • Situation in Nicaragua
    • MeToo and harassment – the consequences for the EU institutions
    • Situation at the Ukrainian border and in Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine
    • Implementation of the Kimberley Process Certification scheme
  • ENVI Committee – European green bonds, relations between zoonotic pandemics and livestock sector - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/envi/home.html
  • Commissioner Reynders in Washington D.C. to participates in EU-US Ministerial Meeting
  • Commissioner Kyriakides videoconference with G7 Health Ministers

Friday – 17th December   

6 - 10 December

Recent Developments:​​​​

Monday – 6th December   

  • ​European Council President Charles Michael participates in Dakar International Forum on Peace and Security in Africa
  • Eurogroup – 12th Enhanced Surveillance Report on Greece, post-programme surveillance briefings on Cyprus, Portugal, Ireland and Spain, adoption of Eurogroup work programme for first half of 2022, review of draft budgetary plans of 19 Member States, informal dinner discussion about banking union and forthcoming Euro Summit - Eurogroup - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (Employment and Social Affairs) – adequate minimum wages, binding pay transparency measures, sustainable work over life course, impact of AI on gender equality in labour markets, update on ALMA programme, French EU Presidency priorities –
  • ENVI Committee – debates on: maximum residue levels for flonicamid, EU Soil Strategy for 2030, outcome of the World Health Assembly and preparations of a new International Treaty on Pandemics, exchange of views with Joyce Msuya, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of UNEP on global climate and environmental milestones in 2022, corporate sustainability reporting, marine protected areas, impact assessment on new genomic techniques - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/envi/home.html
  • ECON Committee – ECB annual report, national tax reforms, VAT gaps - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/econ/home.html
  • SEDE Subcommittee – exchange with Thierry Tardy on the Implementation of Art.44 of the Lisbon Treaty, with Ambassador Delphine Pronk, new Chair of the Political and Security Committee and draft report on the EU and the security challenges in the Indo-Pacific - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/sede/home.html
  • CONT Committee – exchange with Commissioner Wojciechowski, fraud with EU funds under shared management, exchange with Commissioner Hahn – https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/cont/home.html
  • REGI Committee – hearing with EU town and city mayors on the COVID-19 economic recovery, islands and cohesion policy – https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/regi/home.html
  • DROI Subcommittee – human rights in Kazakhstan, water as a human right, Femicide as a global human rights concern - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/droi/home.html
  • DEVE Committee – sustainable forestry in developing countries - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/deve/home.html
  • Commissioner Reynders in Paris, France meeting with Clément Beaune, French Secretary of State for EU Affairs, Eric Dupont-Moretti, Minister of Justice
  • Commissioner Gentiloni receives IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva
  • Commissioner Hahn receives IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva
  • Commissioner Urpilainen receives IMF Managing Director, Kristalina Georgieva
  • Commissioner Kyirakides videoconference with GAVI CEO, Seth Berkley

Tuesday – 7th December

  • Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (Health) – current and future EU COVID-19 responses, emergency medical countermeasures, strengthening the European Health Union, pharmaceutical strategy update, Beating Cancer Plan update,  outcomes of World Health Assembly - Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • ECOFIN Council – updating rules for reduced VAT rates, progress on the Fit for 55 package (Carbon border adjustment mechanism, energy taxation directive and Social Climate Fund), Banking Union, Capital Markets Union, Anti-Money Laundering Proposal, European Semester - Economic and Financial Affairs Council - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • EU-Kosovo Stablisation and Association Council – state of EU-Kosovo relations, political, economic and financial cooperation - EU-Kosovo* Stabilisation and Association Council - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • European Parliament President Sassoli meeting with Kosovo Prime Minister, Albin Kurti
  • High Representative Borrell chairs EU-Kosovo Stabilisation and Association Council, receives Pakistani Foreign Minister, Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi
  • Vice-President Jourová receives Kasia Kasia Kieli, President and Managing Director for Discovery Networks Central & Eastern Europe, Middle East & Africa
  • Vice-President Vestager launches joint EU-US Technology Competition Policy Dialogue with Lina Khan, Chair of the Federal Trade Commission, and Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Attorney General, US Department of Justice
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with US Commerce Secretary, Gina Raimondo
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski videoconference with French Agriculture Minister, Julien Denormandie, and Latvian Agriculture Minister, Kaspars Gerhard
  • Commissioner Várhelyi receives Kosovan Prime Minister, Albin Kurti
  • Commissioner Urpilainen videoconference with Ban Ki-moon, President and Chair of the Global Green Growth Institute

Wednesday – 8th December   

  • COREPER II – automated date exchange decisions, establishment of a Schengen monitoring and evaluation mechanism, insolvency proceedings, collective investments in securities - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • COREPER I – waste recycling, veterinary border checks - Meeting calendar - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • CULT Committee – European Year of Youth 2022 interinstitutional vote – https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/cult/home.html
  • Meeting of the College of Commissioners
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with US Trade Representative, Katherine Tai, meeting with US Treasury Secretary, Janet Yellen, meeting with US Senator, Amy Klobuchar
  • Commissioner Vălean receives Danish Transport Minister, Benny Engelbrecht, and Deutsche Bank CEO, Richard Lutz

Thursday – 9th December   

  • Justice and Home Affairs Council – resilience of critical entities, countering hybrid threats and migration management debate, evaluation and monitoring of Schengen Area, prevention of organised crime infiltration of EU Recovery Funds, counter terrorism, access to e-evidence across the EU, EU accession to European Convention on Human Rights, lessons learned from COVID-19, better combatting hate speech - Justice and Home Affairs Council - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Transport) – progress made on Fit for 55 programme, ReFuelEU Aviation regulation, alternative fuels infrastructure, FuelEU Maritime regulation proposal, directive on use of hired vehicles, Single European Sky II+, offsetting for aircraft operators, passenger locator forms - Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (Transport) - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • European Parliament President Sassoli meeting with French Prime Minister, Jean Castex
  • BECA Special Committee – adoption of draft report on cancer treatment – https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/beca/home.html
  • LIBE Committee – Interparliamentary Committee meeting on rule of law in the EU - 20211203RES18718.pdf (europa.eu)
  • AFCO Committee – assessment of implementation of Art.50 TEU, exchange with Commission Vice-President Jourová, report from Guy Verhofstadt on the Conference on the Future of Europe, European Parliament’s right of initiative – https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/afco/home.html
  • JURI Committee – cross-border associations and non-profit organisations, third-party effects of claims, cross-border civil and criminal proceedings – https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/juri/home.html
  • EMPL Committee – post-pandemic youth employment, lifelong learning, European Semester, European Court of Auditors Special Report – https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/empl/home.html
  • President von der Leyen participates via videoconference in the Summit for Democracy hosted by US President Joe Biden
  • High Representative Borrell receives Marise Payne, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Women
  • Commissioner Urpilainen receives Marise Payne, Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Women
  • Commissioner McGuinness meeting with Gilles Grapinet, Chairman and CEO of Worldline, and President of the European Digital Payments Industry Alliance

Friday – 10th December   

  • Justice and Home Affairs Council – resilience of critical entities, countering hybrid threats and migration management debate, evaluation and monitoring of Schengen Area, prevention of organised crime infiltration of EU Recovery Funds, counter terrorism, access to e-evidence across the EU, EU accession to European Convention on Human Rights, lessons learned from COVID-19, better combatting hate speech - Justice and Home Affairs Council - Consilium (europa.eu)
  • High Representative Borrell participates in G7 Ministers meeting in Liverpool, UK
  • Commissioner Reynders receives Romanian Justice Minister, Cătălin Predoiu 

29 November - 3 December 2021 

Recent Developments:​​​​

Monday – 29th November   

  • ​Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council (Education & Youth) - blended learning, adult learning, strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training, civic youth spaces, EU youth strategy - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2021/11/29-30/
  • European Parliament President Sassoli meeting with Moldovan Parliament Speaker, Igor Grosu, meeting with Italian Education Minister, Patrizio Bianchi
  • Joint LIBE FEMM Committee - combatting gender violence - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/libe/home.html
  • DROI Subcommittee - situation of Palestinian NGOs, EU strategy to promote education for children in the world, exchange on human rights developments in Nicaragua, allegations of organ harvesting in China, impunity in Belarus - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/droi/home.html
  • SEDE Subcommittee - hearing on Mutual Defence Clause (Art. 42(7) TEU), exchange with Commissioner Breton, Exchange with Chief Executive of the European Defence Agency, Jiří ŠEDIVÝ
  • INTA Committee - debate on draft report on establishing a carbon border adjustment mechanism, Indo-Pacific strategy in area of trade and investment, votes on third-country good and services access to Union's internal market in public procurement - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/inta/home.html
  • LIBE Committee - exchange on impact of Pegasus spyware on fundamental rights, citizenship and residence by investment schemes - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/libe/home.html
  • President von der Leyen delivers opening keynote address at the European Hydrogen Week 2021, receives President of the French Senate, Gérard Larcher
  • High Representative Borrell co-chairs 6th Regional Forum of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) in Barcelona, Spain
  • Vice-President Vestager participates in Future Tech Forum in London under the UJ's G7 Presidency
  • Commissioner Vălean receives CEO of ENI, Claudio Descalzi
  • Commissioner Gentiloni  receives CEO of ENI, Claudio Descalzi
  • Commissioner Gabriel meeting with French Secretary of State, Sarah El Hairy, meeting with Irish Education Minister, Norma Foley, meeting with French Education Miniter, Jean-Michel Blanquer, meeting with Spanish Education Minister, Pilar Algría, meeting with Italian Education Minister, Patrizio Bianchi, Austrian Integration Minister, Susanne Raab, Italian Youth Minister, Fabiana Dadone
  • Commissioner Breton receives President of the French Senate, Gérard Larcher, and a delegation from the French National Assembly
  • Commissioner Kyriakides participates in G7 Health Ministers videoconference
  • Commissioner McGuinness meeting with Emer Cook, Executive Director of the European Medicines Agency
  • Commissioner Schmit receives Spanish Education Minister, Pilar Alegría

Tuesday – 30th November   

  • Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council (Culture, Audiovisual & Sport) - availability and competitiveness of European audiovisual and media content, New European Bauhaus initiative, European sport mdoel athletes' dual careers - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eycs/2021/11/29-30/
  • European Parliament President Sassoli meeting with Italian Culture Minister, Dario Franceschini
  • INTA Committee - Commission presentation on screening of foreign direct investments - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/inta/home.html
  • LIBE Committee - screening of third country nationals at external borders, situations of crisis and force majeure in migration and asylum fields - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/libe/home.html
  • CONT Committee - 2020 discharge of EU General Budget, MFF 2021-2027 - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/cont/home.html
  • FEMM Committee - interparliamentary committee meeting on violence against women - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/femm/home.html
  • SEDE Subcommittee - EEAS Climate Change and Defence Roadmap, exchange with EU Counter-Terrorism Coordinator, Ilkka Salmi, coordinate maritime presences, exchange with Charles Fries, Deputy Secretary General for Common Security and Defence Policy - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/sede/home.html
  • ITRE Committee - European offshore renewable energy strategy, European Digital Identity exchange of views - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/itre/home.html
  • Joint LIBE FEMM Committee - combatting gender-based violence - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/libe/home.html
  • DEVE Committee - debate on water access in developing countries, preparations for EU-African Union Summit 2021 - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/deve/home.html
  • FISC Subcommittee - exchange with Commissioner Gentiloni on tax matters, public hearing on tax avoidance and evasion in the Pandora Papers - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/fisc/home.html
  • AIDA Special Committee - public hearing on AI and bias - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/aida/home.html
  • President von der Leyen receives Irakli Garibashvili, Prime Minister of Georgia, Natalia Gavrilița, Prime Minister of Moldova and Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Ukraine
  • Vice-President Šefčovič receives Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Ukraine
  • Vice-President Schinas receives Greek Culture and Sports Minister, Lina Mendoni, CEO of Health and Executive Board Member of Merck, Peter Guenter, receives Director of the Centre of European Reform, Charles Grant
  • Vice-President Jourová meeting with French Secretary of State for EU Affairs, Clément Beaune, and President of the Superior Audiovisual Council, Roch-Olivier Maisitre, meeting with French Equality Minister, Elisabeth Moreno, Justice Minister, Éric Dupond-Moretti, and State Secretary for Digital Affairs, Cédric O in Paris, France
  • Commissioner Reynders meeting with Belgian Deputy Prime Minister, Pierre-Yves Dermagne, and Secretary of State for Consumer Protection, Eva De Bleeker
  • Commissioner Simson meeting with French Ecological Transition Minister, Barbara Pompili, meeting with Emmanuelle Wargon, Minister Delegate for Housing in Paris, France
  • Commissioner Johansson meeting with Amnesty International Secretary General, Agnès Callamard
  • Commissioner Simson meeting with Patrick Fragman, President and CEO of Westinghouse Electric Company, and CEO and Chairman of EDF, Jean-Bernard Levy
  • Commissioner Dalli meeting with Greek Minister for Education and Religious Affairs, Nike Kerameos
  • Commissioner Achmit meeting with Greek Minister for Education and Religious Affairs, Nike Kerameos

Wednesday - 1st December   

  • COREPER II - combat illicit arms trafficking, assistance measure under the European Peace Facility to the Georgian Defence Forces, the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Armed Forces of the Republic of Moldova, and to the armed forces of the Republic of Mali, EU Agency for Asylum, critical entities resilience, European single access point for financial services information - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/mpo/2021/12/coreper-2-(303748)/
  • ​COREPER I - pay transparency directive, policy debate on the European Semester 2022 - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/mpo/2021/12/coreper-1-(303749)
  • European Parliament President Sassoli meeting with Speaker of the Albanian Parliament, Lindita Nikolla
  • Joint LIBER JURI Meeting - computerised system for communication in cross-border civil and criminal proceedings - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/juri/home.html
  • ECON Committee - vote on digital operational resilience for the financial sector, public hearing with Elke König, Chairperson of the Single Resolution Board, hearing on anti-money laundering, structured dialogue with Commissioner McGuinness
  • EMPL Committee - debate on EU strategic framework on health and safety at work, musculoskeletal disorders, Employment and Racial Equality Directive - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/empl/home.html
  • JURI Committee - debate on protection of the rights of the child in civil, administrative and family law proceedings, biometric recognition and behavioural recognition ethical aspects, corporate sustainability reporting - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/juri/home.html
  • PETI Committee - debate on petition on use of defective mica building blocks in Ireland - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/peti/home.html
  • IMCO Committee - common charger, sustainable public procurement - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/imco/home.html
  • Meeting of the College of Commissioners
  • High Representative Borrell participation in NATO Ministerial meeting in Riga, Latvia 
  • Vice-President Šefčovič participates online in a meeting of the Committee for the Executive Office of the Northern Ireland Assembly, videoconference with Serbian President, Alexsandar Vucic
  • Commissioner Breton videoconference with Italian Tourism Minister, Massimo Garavaglia, videoconference with Stellantis CEO, Carlos Tavares, and Executive Directive, John Elkann
  • Commissioner Reynders receives Nick Clegg, Vice-President of Meta (Facebook), receives Kent Walker, Senior Vice President for Global Affairs and Chief Legal Officer at Google, videoconference with Chair of the US Consumer Product Safety Commissioner, Alexander Hoehn-Saric
  • Commissioner Urpilainen visit to Washington D.C.

Thursday - 2nd December   

  • EU-Latin America and Caribbean Leaders' meeting via videoconference - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/international-summit/2021/12/02/
  • ​Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council  (Energy) - Energy price rises, preliminary report on wholesale electricity market design, renewable energy directive, energy efficiency directive, recent developments in external energy relations, update on the state of the energy union, revision of trans-Europe networks (TEN-E) - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/tte/2021/12/02/
  • European Parliament President Sassoli meeting with French President Macron 
  • INGE Special Committee - foreign interference in the Western Balkans, misuse of social media by authoritarian regimes - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/inge/home.html
  • EMPL Committee - workers' rights and future of work post COVID-19 - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/empl/home.html
  • President von der Leyen participates in tribute to French President Valéry Giscard d'Estaing with European Parliament President, David Sassoli, and French President, Emmanuel Macron
  • High Representative Borrell participates in 28th OSCE Ministerial Council in Stockholm, Sweden
  • Vice-President Schinas receives Estonian President, Alar Karis, receives Qatari Labour Minister, Al bin Samikh Al Marri
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Alar Karis, President of Estonia, meeting with Minister for Energy and Spatial Planning of Luxembourg, Claude Turmes, meeting with EU European Affairs Committees of the French National Assembly and Senate
  • Vice-President Jourová receives Nick Clegg, Vice-President of Meta (Facebook), receives Kent Walker, Senior Vice President for Global Affairs and Chief Legal Officer at Google, 
  • Commissioner Breton videoconference with Japanese Internal Affairs and Communications Minister, Yasushi Kaneko
  • Commissioner McGuinness videoconference with Financial Services Union General Secretary, John O'Connell
  • Commissioner Gabriel visit to Helsinki, Finland
  • Commissioner Schmit receives Qatari Labour Minister, Al bin Samikh Al Marri, receives Greek Climate Crisis and Civil protection Minister, Christos Stylianides
  • Commissioner Lenarčič visit to Ankara, Turkey 

Friday - 3rd December   

  • Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council  (Telecommunications) - cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, European Digital Identity, 2030 digital policy, 2030 Digital Compass, roaming regulation, Data Governance Act, ePrivacy rules - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/tte/2021/12/03/
  • President von der Leyen receives Estonian President, Alar Karis
  • High Representative Borrell participates in 7th MED-Mediterranean Dialogues
  • Vice-President Timmermans videoconference with CEOs of Rabobank, Arla Foods, Bayer, Syngenta, Nestlé and Yara International
  • Commissioner Reynders meeting with Nenad Popović, Minister of Justice of Serbia
  • Commissioner McGuinness meeting with European Movement Ireland Chair, Julie Sinnamon, and CEO, Noelle O'Connell, meeting with Medtronic CEO, Geoff Martha

22 - 26 November 2021 

Recent Developments:​​​​

Monday – 22nd November   

Tuesday – 23rd November   

Wednesday - 24th November   

Thursday - 25th November   

Friday - 26th November   

  • European Council President Charles Michel videoconference participation in Asia-Europe Meeting 
  • Asia-Europe Meeting – 13th Summit hosted virtually by Cambodia and co-chaired by Slovenia - https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50974595/government-prepares-to-host-asia-europe-meeting-this-week/ 
  • President Sassoli bilateral meeting with President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev  
  • President von der Leyen receives President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev  
  • Commissioner Hahn meeting with Chairman of the Board of Governors of Danmarks Nationalbank, Lars Rohde 
  • Commissioner Vălean visit to Chisinau, Moldova, meeting with Maia Sandu, President of Moldova, Andrei Spînu, Minister of Infrastructure and Regional Development of Moldova and Igor Grosu, President of the Parliament of Moldova
  • Commissioner Breton videoconference with Jospehine Teo, Minister of Communications and Information of Singapore, receives Vittorio Colao, Italian Minister for Technological Innovation and Digital Transition, videoconference with CEO of OVH Cloud, Michel Paulin, meeting with Spanish Minister for Science and Innovation, Diana Morant 

15 - 19 November, 2021

Recent Developments:​​​​

Monday - 15th November  

  • European Council President Charles Michel videoconference with Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, meeting with Botswana President, Mokgweeti Masisi, and meeting with NATO Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg 
  • Foreign Affairs Council – current affairs, Western Balkans, Sahel, Belarus, Ethiopia, Sudan, Varosha (Cyprus), Brazil and Peru, Conference of the Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons and 10th Review Conference of the Parties to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, joint-session with Defence Ministers to discuss initial draft of the EU Strategic Compass - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/52951/background-brief-fac-meetings-15-16112021_en_v2.pdf 
  • Eastern Partnership meeting of foreign ministers – further engagement and cooperation efforts for post-pandemic recovery ahead of summit on 15 December 2021 - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/international-ministerial-meetings/2021/11/15/ 
  • Agriculture and Fisheries Council – Forest Strategy 2030, COVID-19 restrictions, rising energy and feed prices impacts on agricultural markets, EU-UK fishing quotas 2022 - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/agrifish/2021/11/15/ 
  • ECON Committee – dialogue with European Central Bank President, Christine Lagarde - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/econ/home.html 
  • REGI Committee – exchange with DG REGIO Director, Nicola De Michelis, and Director General, Marc Lemaître, on cohesion policy 2021-2027, cross-border healthcare – https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/regi/home.html 
  • DROI Subcommittee – exchange on Turkish judicial and respect for fundamental rights in law and practice with EU-Turkey Joint Parliamentary Committee, exchange on human rights situation in Burundi, exchange with UN Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ilze Brands Kehris on human rights situation in Mali and broader Sahel region – https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/droi/home.html 
  • SEDE Subcommittee – exchange with EU Military Committee Chair, General Claudio Graziano, exchange with US Naval War College Assistant Professor, Rachel Tecott, on “Lessons Learned from Afghanistan” - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/sede/home.html 
  • CULT Committee – exchanges on: European Solidarity Corps annual work programmes, European Capitals of Culture, European Year of Youth, vote to enter into trilogue negotiations on European Year of Youth 2022 – https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/cult/home.html 
  • FEMM Committee – consideration of amendments to equal pay for equal work transparency and enforcement mechanisms – https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/femm/home.html 
  • INGE Special Committee – hearing on disinformation, conspiracy theories, vaccination, climate change, migration - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/disinformation-and-conspiracy-theories-v/product-details/20211111CHE09681 
  • Vice-President Jourová receives Spanish Minister of Foreign Affairs, EU and Cooperation, José Manuel Albares Bueno, Slovakian Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Ivan Korčok, receives Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister, Nikola Selakovic 
  • Commissioner Johansson official visit to Cairo, Egypt 
  • Commissioner Reynders – rule of law discussion with members of parliament of Luxembourg 
  • Commissioner Várhelyi receives Vice Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Georgia, David Zalkaliani, Ukrainian Foreign Minister, Dmytro Kuleba, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister, Jeyhun Bayramov, and Serbian Foreign Affairs Minister, Nikola Selakovic 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen receives Foreign Minister of Botswana, Lemogang Kwape, Secretary General of Pacific Islands Forum, Henry Puna, and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, Abdulaziz Kamilov 

Tuesday - 16th November

  • EU-Uzbekistan Cooperation Council - Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, internal reforms, justice & home affairs, human rights, rule of law, trade, economic and investment issues regarding Uzbekistan’s GSP+ status (Generalised Scheme of Preferences), World Trade Organization accession, connectivity, and energy, regional and international issues - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/international-ministerial-meetings/2021/11/16/ 
  • Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) – European Defence Agency Steering Board meeting, EU training missions, informal exchange with NATO Secretary-General, Jens Stoltenberg - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/fac/2021/11/16/ 
  • High Representative Borrell chairs the Foreign Affairs Council (Defence), receives Albert Pahimi Padacké, Prime Minister of Chad 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Joseph Stiglitz, receives Christos Staikouras, Minister for Finance of Greece 
  • Vice-President Jourová receives Ambassadors of Czechia, Slovakia and Austria to Belgium 
  • Commissioner Gentiloni participates via videoconference in G7 Finance and Central Bank Governors meeting, holds videoconference with Ryanair CEO, Michael O’Leary  
  • Commissioner Lenarčič receives UN Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, receives Albert Pahimi Padacké, Prime Minister of Chad, and Henry Puna, Secretary General of Pacific Islands Forum 
  • Commissioner Reynders call with Lieutenant Governor of California, Eleni Kounalakis 
  • Commissioner Hahn meeting with Norwegian Finance Minister Trygve Slagsvold Vedum, meeting with Øystein Olsen, Governor of the Central Bank of Norway, and Nicolai Tangen, CEO of Norges Bank Investment Management 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen receives Albert Pahimi Padacké, Prime Minister of Chad, Finnish Agriculture and Forestry Minister Jari Leppä, Board of Finance Finland 
  • Commissioner Várhelyi receives Kosovo Deputy Prime Minister, Besnik Bislimi, Armenian Foreign Minister, Ararat Mirzoyan, meeting with Jordanian Foreign Minister, Ayman Al Safadi, meeting with NATO Deputy Secretary General, Mircea Geoană, UN Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, Foreign Miister of Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bisera Turković

Wednesday – 17th November  

  • COREPER II – Canary Islands temporary customs and duties derogations, protection of personal data, annual rule of law dialogue - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/mpo/2021/11/coreper-2-(303728)/ 
  • COREPER I -  European Partnership on Metrology, protection of personal data in electronic communications, New European Bauhaus, European audiovisual and media content availability and competitiveness, Digital Services Act, EU Youth Strategy - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/mpo/2021/11/coreper-1-(303814)/ 
  • Meeting of College of Commissioners 
  • High Representative Borrell receives Botswana President, Mokgweetsi Masisi 
  • Vice-President Vestager virtual meeting with CEO of Google and Alphabet, Sundar Pichai 
  • Vice-President Jourová receives North Macedonian Deputy Prime Minister, Ljupco Nikolovski 
  • Commissioner Gentiloni receives Snam CEO, Marco Alvera 
  • Commissioner Reynders receives Irish Data Protection Commissioner, Helen Dixon, videoconference with French Minister for SMEs and Consumer Protection, Alain Griset 
  • Commissioner Johansson receives Director General of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), António Vitorino 
  • Commissioner Gabriel meeting with Minister of International Affairs and Cooperation of the Botswana, Lemogang Kwape 
  • Commissioner Dalli videoconference with Deputy Executive Director of UNWomen, Asa Regner 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen receives Director General of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), António Vitorino 
  • Commissioner Kyriakides videoconference with G7 health ministers 
  • Commissioner Schmit receives President of Deutsche Industrie under Handelskammertag, Peter Adrian 

Thursday – 18th November     

  • General Affairs Council (Cohesion) -  contribution of cohesion programmes to EU recovery, and to green and digital transitions, economic, social and territorial cohesion, potential synergies between cohesion funds and other EU instruments, especially the Recovery and Resilience Facility, inclusion of San Marino in EU Strategy for the Adriatic and Ionian Region (EUSAIR) - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/gac/2021/11/18/ 
  • ENVI Committee – exchange with Commission on proposals for medicines, sanitary and phytosanitary aspects under the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol, exchange with Commissioner Sinkevičius on legislative proposal to minimise risk of deforestation and forest degradation associated with products on Union market - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/envi/home.html 
  • EMPL Committee – vote on draft report on European framework for employees’ participation rights and revision of European Works Council Directive – https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/empl/home.html 
  • LIBE Committee – vote on provisional trilogue negotiation agreement on alignment of EU rules on protection of personal data amending Council Framework Decision 2002/465/JHA and Directive 2014/41/EU, debate on crisis situations and force majeure in migration and asylum issues, citizenship and residence by investment schemes, implementation of EU Digital COVID Certificate, LIBE Democracy Monitoring Group report on Slovakia, Bulgaria, Slovenia and Hungary - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/libe/home.html 
  • Commissioner Gentiloni videoconference with David Livingstone, CEO of CITI EMEA, receives Mara Cafagna, Minister for Southern Italy and Territorial Cohesion 
  • Commissioner Hahn receives Michael McGrath, Irish Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen videoconference with Don Pramudwinai, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Thailand, videoconference with Teodoro Locsin, Foreign Affairs Secretary of the Philippines, videoconference with Dato Lin Jock Hoi, ASEAN Secretary General, receives Tytti Tuppurainen, Finnish Minister for European Affairs 
  • Commissioner Schmit receives Frank Vandenbroucke, Deputy Prime Minister of Belgium, receives Veronika Remišová, the Deputy Prime Minister of Slovakia, receives Mara Cafagna, Minister for Southern Italy and Territorial Cohesion 

Friday – 19th November  

  • Foreign Affairs Council (Development) -  water in external action with focus on Central Asia, informal exchange with Administrator of US Agency for International Development (USAID), Samantha Power - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/fac/2021/11/19/ 
  • COREPER I 
  • High Representative Borrell receives Grace Naledi Mandisa Pando, South African Minister for International Relations and Cooperation, receives Samantha Power, Administrator of USAID 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with President of the European Central Bank, Christine Lagarde, meeting with HSBC Group Chair, Colin Bell 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen receives Samantha Power, Administrator of USAID, receives Ville Skinnari, Finnish Minister for Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade, receives Grace Naledi Mandisa Pando, South African Minister for International Relations and Cooperation 
  • Commissioner Breton videoconference with Japanese Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry, Koichi Hagiuda 

8 - 12 November, 2021

Recent Developments:​​​​

Monday - 8th November 

   Tuesday - 9th November 

  • ECOFIN Council - EU economic governance and recovery, status of NextGenerationEU financing, future of the European Semester, energy prices and inflation, Basel III implementation for financial services, annual report from the European Court of Auditors - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/ecofin/2021/11/09/ 
  • FISC Subcommittee - impact of new technologies on taxation: crypto and blockchain - http://www.europarl.europa.eu/cmsdata/241710/FISC%20Draft%20programme%20-%209th%20November%202021%20-%20crypto%20%20blockchain.pdf 
  • AIDA Special Committee - draft report consideration on artificial intelligence in a digital age - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/aida/home.html 
  • INTA Committee - extraordinary meeting, debate on establishment of a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), implementation and enforcement of trade policy - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/inta/home.html 
  • ​AFTE Committee - challenges and prospects for WMD arms controls and disarmaments regimes, exchange with EEAS on Sudan, joint debate with CONT Committee on Court of Auditor's report on corruption in Ukraine - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/afet/home.html 
  • AGRI Committee - exchange of views on EU action plan on organic agriculture, Commission presentation on Directive on Unfair Trading Practices in the food chain, overview of EU agricultural markets - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/agri/home.html 
  • LIBE Committee - debates on: shrinking space of civil society, personal data exchange after Schrems II, European citizenship and residency by investment schemes, migrant smuggling exchange of views with Commissioner Johansson, EU readmission cooperation with third countries, EU Strategy on Combatting Antisemitism exchange of views with Commission Vice-President Schinas, exchange with EU anti-racism coordinator - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/libe/home.html 
  • AFCO Committee - interparliamentary committee meeting on national parliaments' expectation for the Conference on the Future of Europe - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/afco/home.html 
  • ITRE Committee - vote on draft report of implementation of energy performance of buildings directive, hearing on energy aspects of Fit for 55 - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/itre/home.html  
  • INGE Special Committee - debate on responding to foreign interference in cooperation with likeminded democracies - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/inge/home.html  
  • DEVE Committee - current and future assistance for Afghanistan exchange with Commissioner Urpilainen - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/deve/home.html 
  • High Representative Borrell receives Miguel Ángel Revilla, President of the Autonomous Community of Cantabria, Spain, receives Ms Leire Pajín, President of the EU-LAC Foundation, and Mr Adrián Bonilla, Executive Director of the EU-LAC Foundation 
  • Vice-President Schinas participates via videoconference to the Debate on the Future of Europe (Health) under the Future of Europe framework co-organized by the Francisco Sá Carneiro Institute and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung 
  • Vice-President Schinas receives Miguel Ángel Revilla, President of the Autonomous Community of Cantabria, Spain 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Jacob Holbraad, CEO of the Confederation of Danish Employers in Copenhagen, Denmark 
  • Commissioner Reynders receives Iryna Venediktova, Prosecutor General of Ukraine, receives Mathias Cormann, Secretary General of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), holds videoconference with Josh Silverman, CEO of Etsy, holds videoconference with Mary Lawlor, United Nations' Special Rapporteur for Human Rights and Due diligence 
  • Commissioner Breton receives Mr Daniel Risch, Prime Minister of Liechtenstein, holds videoconference with SUEZ Chairman, Philippe Varin 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen receives Annika Saarikko, Minister of Finance of Finland, and receives Melinda French Gates, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 
  • Commissioner Lenarčič receives Spanish State Secretary Pilar Cancela Rodriguez 
  • Commissioner Kyriakides receices, Melinda French Gates of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, videoconference with Richard Hatchett, CEO of the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI), videoconference with representatives of HIV Outcomes, and with representatives of the European Public Health Association 

Wednesday – 10th November 

  • ​COREPER I - fisheries agreements, preparation for Digital Markets Act approach, European Medicines Agency crisis preparedness and responses - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/mpo/2021/11/coreper-1-(303710)/ 
  • European Parliament plenary session debates on: 
  • Address by UN High Commissioner for refugees, Filippo Grandi, 
  • Disclosure of income tax information by certain undertakings and branches - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?reference=2016/0107(COD)&l=en 
  • Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 21-22 October 2021 - 2021/2895(RSP) 
  • Strengthening democracy, media freedom and pluralism in the EU - 2021/2036(INI) 
  • The European Education Area: a shared holistic approach - 2020/2243(INI) 
  • An intellectual property action plan to support the EU's recovery and resilience - 2021/2007(INI) 
  • College of Commissioners meeting 
  • High Representative Borrell chairs the EU Arctic Forum and Indigenous Peoples' Dialogue, together with Commissioner Sinkevičius, participates in a Foreign Minister's meeting on COVID-19 with Antony Blinken, Secretary of State of the United States 
  • Vice-President Schinas receives Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees 
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Matteo Renzi, Italian Senator and former Prime Minister, receives Maria Reyes Maroto, Minister for Industry, Trade and Tourism of Spain, online meeting with Josephine Teo, Singaporean Minister for Communications and Information 
  • Vice-President Suica receives Montenegrin Minister of Economic Development, Jakov Milatovic, meeting with Special Representative of the UN Secretary General on Violence against Children, Dr. Najat Maalla (online), receives the UEFA delegation 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen receives Pekka Haavisto, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland 
  • Commissioner Gabriel meeting with Melinda French Gates, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, BMGF 
  • Commissioner Johansson meeting with Pekka Haavisto, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland, videoconference with Selmo Cikotić, Minister of Defense of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
  • Commissioner Sinkevičius meeting with Miloš Vystrčil, President of the Senate of the Czech Republic and delegation 
  • Commissioner Breton receives Michael Schoellhorn, CEO of Airbus Defence and Space, receives Éric Trappier, CEO of Dassault Aviation, and Bernard Charlès, CEO of Dassault Systèmes, receives François-Philippe Champagne, Minister for Innovation, Science and Industry of Canada. 
  • Commissioner Lenarčič receives the Finish Minister of Foreign Affairs, Pekka Haavisto 
  • Commissioner Dalli meeting with Singapore’s Senior Minister of State, Sim Ann 
  • Commissioner Urpilainen visit to Paris, France to participate in the Global Education Meeting and the Paris Peace Forum 
  • Commissioner Johansson videoconference with Kent Walker, Senior Vice President, Global Affairs for Google 
  • Commissioner Schmit receives Jakov Milatović, the Minister of Economic Development of Montenegro, and Milojko Spajić, the Minister of Finance and Social Welfare of Montenegro 

Thursday – 11th November   

  • Commissioner Reynders meeting with Hungarian Justice Minister, Judit Varge, and President of the Supreme Court, András Zs. Varga. 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski meeting with Miloš Vystrčil, President of the Senate of the Czech Republic and delegation 
  • Commissioner Lenarčič receives UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi 
  • Commissioner Johansson receives UN High Commissioner  for Refugees Filippo Grandi

Friday – 12th November 

1 - 5 November, 2021

Recent Developments:​​​​

Monday - 1st November

  • European Council President Charles Michel and Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša attend the COP26 conference in Glasgow, UK, meeting with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and UN Secretary General António Guterres - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/international-summit/2021/11/01/
  • Commission President von der Leyen participates in the COP26 Conference in Glasgow, UK
  • Commission Vice-President Šuica participates in Expo 2020 in Dubai, UAE, and meets with Minister of Community Development, Hessa Bint Essa Buhamid, Minister of State for International Cooperation, Reem Al Hashimy, and Assistant Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation for Cultural and Public Diplomacy, Omar Ghobash
  • Commissioner Urpilainen meeting with Finnish Prime Minister, Sanna Marin, in Helsinki, Finland.

Tuesday - 2nd November

  • European Council President Charles Michel and Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša attend the COP26 conference in Glasgow, UK, meeting with UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and UN Secretary General António Guterres - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/international-summit/2021/11/01/ 
  • Commission President von der Leyen participates in the COP26 Conference in Glasgow, UK
  • High Representative Borrell meeting with Peruvian President, Pedro Castillo, and Chairwoman of the Congress of Peru, María del Carmen Alva, in Lima, Peru.
  • Commission Vice-President Šefčovič participates in Expo 2020 in Dubai, UAE
  • Commission Vice-President Schinas meeting with Board of Directors of Eleusis 2023, Elefsina European Capital of Culture in Elefsina, Greece 
  • Commission Vice-President Vestager visit to Copenhagen, Denmark, speaking on digitisation and competitiveness at the Confederation of Danish Industries

Wednesday – 3rd November

  • European
  • Visit of the European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) delegation to Slovakia to meet stakeholders, visit ESF+ projects and Roma settlements - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/weekly-agend 
  • High Representative Borrell meeting with Eurocámaras Board of Directors in São Paulo, Brazil 
  • Commission Vice-President Šefčovič participates in Expo 2020 in Dubai, UAE
  • Commission Vice-President Schinas meeting with Central Board of Jewish Communities in Athens, Greece
  • Commission Vice-President Vestager virtual meeting with US Senator Mark Warner
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski meeting with US Agriculture Secretary, Thomas Vilsack

Thursday – 4th November  

  • European
  • Visit of the European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) delegation to Slovakia to meet stakeholders, visit ESF+ projects and Roma settlements - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/weekly-agenda
  • High Representative Borrell meeting with Brazilian Foreign Minister, Carlos Alberto Franco França, Congress President Senator Rodrigo Pacheco
  • Commissioner Gentiloni meeting with Belgian Finance Minister, Vincent van Peteghem, and call with Lithuanian Finance Minister, Gintarė Skaistė
  • Commissioner Reynders visit to Rome, Italy to meet with Justice Minister, Marta Cartabia, Vice-President of the Consiglio superiore della magistura, David Ermini, Home Affairs Minister, Luciana Lamorgese, and President of the Italian Constitutional Court, Giancarlo Coraggio
  • Commissioner Breton participates in EU-Japan Business Roundtable meeting in Brussels

Friday – 5th November

  • COREPER II - units of undertaking for collective investment in transferable securities (UCITS) revision, restrictive measures in view of unauthorised Turkish drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean, civil motor vehicle liability, suspension of EU-Belarus Agreement visa issuance facilitation, supervisory powers, sanctions, environmental, social and governance risks regarding prudential financial requirements - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/mpo/2021/11/coreper-2-(303700)/
  • COREPER I - vehicle infrastructure charging, health technology assessment - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/mpo/2021/11/coreper-1-(303698)/
  • Visit of the European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) delegation to Slovakia to meet stakeholders, visit ESF+ projects and Roma settlements - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/agenda/weekly-agenda
  • President von der Leyen receives US Congressional Delegation members
  • High Representative Borrell meeting with Brazilian Defence Minister, Walter Braga Netto, UN WOMEN representatives and the UNHCR welcome centre for Venezuelan refugees in Brasilia
  • Vice-President Timmermans receives US Congressional Delegation on COP26
  • Commissioner Gentiloni call with Greek Finance Minister, Christos Staikouras, virtual meeting with Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister, Atanas Pekanov, and meeting with Unicredit SpA Chairman, Pier Carlo Padoan

18 - 22 October, 2021

Recent Developments:​​​​

Monday - 18th October

Tuesday - 19th October

Wednesday – 20th October

Thursday – 21st October  

  • Commissioner Urpilainen receives Deputy Prime Minister of Cabo Verde, Olavo Correia
  • Commissioner Schmit visit to Vilnius, Lithuania to meet Lithuanian President, Gitanas Nausėda, Vice-Minister for Education, Science and Sports, Agnė Kudarauskienė, Speaker of the Seimas, Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen

Friday – 22nd October

  • European Council Summit - COVID-19 epidemiological status, vaccination strategy outcomes, and the need for international solidarity, digital connectivity and global partnerships, energy price increases, state of play of EU migration policies, strategic discussion on EU trade policy, preparations for ASEM, European Partnership, COP26 and COP15 summits - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/european-council/2021/10/21-22/
  • High Representative Borrell participates in NATO Defence Ministers' meeting
  • Vice-President Dombrovskis participates in G7 Trade Ministers' Meeting in London, UK
  • Commissioner McGuinness speech to TheCityUK Leadership Council via videoconference

Saturday - 23rd October

  • High Representive Borrell visit to Kigali, Rwanda
  • Commissioner Várhelyi visit to Cairo, Egypt

11 - 15 October, 2021

Recent Developments: 

Monday - 11th October

  • Vice-President Schinas receives Greek Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister, Christos Stylianides, Hellenic Olympic Committee President, Spyros Capralos, and CEO of the American Jewish Congress, David Harris
  • Vice-President Šuica in Dubrovnik, Croatia to participate in Conference on the Future of Europe event at the Diplomatic Academy of Croatia Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs, meeting with Spanish State Secretary for the European Union, Juan González-Barba, and Croatian State Secretary for Europe, Andreja Metelko-Zgombić
  • Vice-President Šefčovič videoconference with UkrHydroEnergo management
  • Vice-President Vestager virtual meeting with European Competitive Telecommunications Association's Council of CEOs
  • Commissioner Lenarčič receives Greek Climate Crisis and Civil Protection Minister, Christos Stylianides
  • Commissioner Reynders meeting with Minister of Justice, Alma Zadic, Minister for the EU and Constitution of the Republic, Karoline Edstadler, and Chair of EDPB, Andrea Jelinek in Vienna, Austria
  • Commissioner Gabriel official visit to Bratislava, Slovakia, and to Brno, Czech Republic
  • Commissioner Várhelyi receives Nicu Popesci, Moldovan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and European Integration 

Tuesday - 12th October

  • President von der Leyen participates in the EU-Ukraine Summit and meets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
  • President von der Leyen participates in G20 Extraordinary Leaders' Meeting on Afghanistan via videoconference
  • Vice-President Šuica visit to Bulgaria, meeting with Labour and Social Policy Minister, Galab Donev
  • Vice-President Šefčovič receives EIT InnoEnergy CEO, Diego Pavia, Minister for Human and Minority Rights and Social Dialogue of Serbia, Gordana Comix, and Governor of Bratislava Region of Slovakia, Juraj Droba
  • Commissioner Johansson in Ankara, Turkey participating in EU-Turkey High-Level Dialogue on Migration and Security
  • Commissioner Várhelyi receives CEO of the American Jewish Congress, David Harris, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, and Italian Secretary of State for European Affairs, Vincenzo Amendola
  • Commissioner Urpilainen videoconference with UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet
  • Commissioner Hahn receives Prague Mayor, Zdeněk Hřib, and Vararlberg Governor, Markus Wallner
  • Commissioner Reynders meeting with Michael O'Flaherty, Director of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights
  • Commissioner Schmit receives French Ambassador to the OECD, Muriel Pénicaud, President of the Federation of Austrian Industries, Georg Knill, and Chair of the European Platform to Combat Homelessness, Yves Leterme
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski meeting with Slovakia Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Samuel Vlčan, and Estonian Minister of Rural Affairs, Urmas Kruuse

Wednesday – 13th October

  • Meeting of the College of Commissioners
  • President von der Leyen participates via videoconference in the Malmo International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism
  • Vice-President Schinas in Malmo, Sweden to participate in the Malmo International Forum on Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism, meeting with President of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, President of the World Jewish Congress, Ronald Lauder, Minister of Diaspora Affairs of Israel, Nachman Shai, President of the European Jewish Congress, Moshe Kantor
  • Vice-President Jourová visit to Rome, Italy, meeting with Giacomo Lasorella, President of the Italian Media Authority
  • Vice-President Šuica meeting with Charlotte Petri-Gornitzka, Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF
  • Commissioner Urpilainen meeting with David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, videoconference call with US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Jeffrey Feltman
  • Commissioner Gentiloni participates in G20 and G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meetings, and IMF Annual Meetings in Washington D.C.

Thursday – 14th October  

  • High Representative Borrell visit to the United States
  • Vice-President Schinas meeting with Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, in Athens, Greece
  • Vice-President Jourová participates in Italian Chamber of Deputies and Senate meeting of the Foreign Affairs and EU Affairs committees, meeting with Secretary of State for European Affairs, Vincenzo Amendol
  • Vice-President Šefčovič receives Eurochambres president, Christoph Leitl
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Luca Visentini, European Trade Union Confederation General Secretary, and Confederal Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation, Isabelle Schoemann
  • Commissioner Urpilainen receives Slovenia State Secretary of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Stanislav Raščan
  • Commissioner McGuinness meeting with Deutsche Bank CEO, Christian Sewing
  • Commissioner Lenarčič receives Slovenia State Secretary of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Stanislav Raščan
  • Commissioner Johansson meeting with Maltese Prime Minister, Robert Abela, and Home Affairs, National Security and Law Enforcement, Byron Camilleri, in Valletta, Malta
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski delivers opening speech at Farm to Fork Conference

Friday – 15th October

  • Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council - future of the European Semester, health and safety at work, social protection systems and aging populations, long-term vision for rural areas - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/epsco/2021/10/15/
  • COREPER II - coordination on common EU cybercrime position ahead of UN Convention
  • Vice-President Šuica on Mission in Strasbourg
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with CEO of the European Council of Foreign Relations, Mark Leonard
  • ​ Commissioner McGuinness participates in US Treasury Regulatory Roundtable online

4 - 8 October, 2021

Recent Developments: 

Monday - 4th October

Tuesday - 5th October

  • Meeting of the College of Commissioners in Strasbourg
  • Commission President von der Leyen visits Tallinn, Estonia in relation to nation recovery and resilience plans
  • Commissioner Gentiloni videoconference with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen

Wednesday – 6th October

Thursday – 7th October  

  • High Representative Borrell co-chairs High-level Resettlement Forum on Afghanistan via videoconference
  • Vice-President Šuica official visit to Croatia
  • Vice-President Schinas meeting with Greek prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and President of Greece, Katerina Sakellaropoulou in Athens, Greece
  • Commissioner Johansson hosts High-level Forum on providing protection to Afghans at risk
  • Commissioner McGuinness videoconference with Invest Europe CEO, Eric de Montgolfier
  • Commissioner Johansson videoconference with General Counsel and Head of Corporate Affairs for ByteDance Ltd/TikTok, Erich Andersen
  • Commissioner McGuinness meeting with Irish Minister of State at the Department of Finance, Sean Fleming, in Brussels
  • Commissioner Schmit videoconference with Deliveroo CEO, Will Shu
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski visit to Athens, Greece to meet Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and to address a joint session of the Members of the Special Standing Committee on European Affairs of the Hellenic Parliament

Friday – 8th October

  • Justice and Home Affairs Council - (Home Affairs) - blue card directive for entry and residence of highly qualified non-EU nationals into the EU, screening and detention of migrants, migrant situation in Afghanistan, action plans for priority countries of origin and transit, digital aspects of child sexual abuse investigations, justice and home affairs database interoperability - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2021/10/07-08/
  • ​COREPER I - EMCO Annual Employment Performance Report, role of the European Pillar of Social Rights in the European Semester, gender mainstreaming in the EU budget, ICAO High Level Conference preparations - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/mpo/2021/10/coreper-1-(303668)/
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with President of Danish Union of Metalworkers, Claus Jensen, in Copenhagen 
  • Commissioner Lenarčič receives Alain Délétroz, Director General of Geneva Call's
  • Commissioner Simson videoconference with President of the Union of the French Electricity Industry (UFE), Christine Goubet-Milhaud
  • Commissioner McGuinness receives Member of the Executive Board of De Nederlandsche Bank, Steven Maijoor, in Brussels
  • Commissioner Simson videoconference with CEO of RWE (Rheinisch-Westfälisches Elektrizitätswerk), Markus Krebber
  • Commissioner Reynders meeting with Danish Justice Minister, Niels Hækkerup, in Luxembourg

27 September - 1 October 2021, 2021

Recent Developments: 

Monday - 27th September

  • European Council President Charles Michel meeting with Moldovan Prime Minister Natalia Gavrilița
  • European Council President Charles Michel meeting with European Investment Bank Vice-President Kris Peeters
     
  • EMPL Committee - draft report on euro area employment and social policies - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/empl/home.html
  • CULT Committee - draft report on situation of artists and cultural recovery in the EU, Europe's Media in the Digital Decade draft report, draft opinion adoption on Digital Services Act, draft opinion adoption for Digital Markets Act, debate on citizenship education actions across the EU - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/cult/home.html
  • DROI Subcommittee - presentation of candidates for the Sakharov Prize 2021, debate on draft report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World and the EU's policy on the matter - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/droi/home.html
  • DEVE Committee - draft report on new orientations for EU's humanitarian action, vote on draft opinion for Fisheries Partnership Agreement with Gabon, adoption of amendments on legal migration policy and law - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/deve/home.html
  • ENVI Committee - vote on EU strategy to reduce methane emissions, debate on binding annual greenhouse gas emissions for Member States, debate on strengthening CO2 emission performance standards for new light commercial vehicles, exchange of views with the Commission on the European Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Authority (HERA) - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/envi/home.html
  • ECON Committee - vote on draft report on economic policies of the euro area 2021, monetary dialogue with European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/econ/home.html
  • CONT Committee - votes on 2019 discharge of general budget of the EU, 2019 discharge of FRONTEX budget, effectiveness of Member States' use of EU Solidarity Fund money in the case of natural disasters - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/cont/home.html
  • ITRE Committee - mobile roaming, trans-European energy infrastructure guidelines and vote on entering into trilogue negotiations, European strategy for critical raw materials - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/itre/home.html
  • IMCO Committee - public hearing on consumer protection and automated decision-making tools in a modern economy, vote on draft report adoption for the EU Single Window Environment for Customs, amendments for the Digital Markets Act, amendments for the Digital Services Act - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/imco/home.html
  • Joint ECON and ENVI Committees - technical screening criteria for determining economic activity contributions to climate change mitigation or adaptation
  • Commission President von der Leyen visit to Bucharest, Romania in relation to the national recovery and resilience plan
  • Vice-President Šefčovič videoconference with Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs and Defence, Simon Coveney
  • Vice-President Jourová videoconference with Slovakian Justice Minister Maria Kolíkova
  • Vice-President Timmermans videoconference with South African Minister of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment, Barbara Creecy
  • Commissioner Urpilainen videoconference with UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba

Tuesday - 28th September

  • Competitiveness Council (Research) - global approach to research and innovation, European Research Area governance and implementation, institutionalised European partnerships, third country association with Horizon Europe - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2021/09/28/
  • ENVI Committee - vote to reduce methane emissions, extension of approval periods of active substances - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/envi/home.html
  • Joint BUDG and CONT Committee - revision of Financial Regulation in context of 2021-2027 Multiannual Financial Framework
  • Commission President von der Leyen official visit to Skopje, North Macedonia and Tirana, Albania
  • Vice-President Jourová receives Ukranian Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Olha Stefanishyna
  • Vice-President Šefčovič receives Ukranian Energy Minister, German Galushchenko
  • Vice-President Vestager delivers keynote address at the CODE Conference 2021 in Los Angeles 
  • Vice-President Timmermans videoconference with International Rescue Committee President and CEO, David Miliband
  • Vice-President Timmermans receives Executive Director of the International Energy Agency, Fatih Birol
  • Commissioner Breton visit to Japan as part of the EU's Indo-Pacific Strategy
  • Commissioner Várhelyi receives Moldovan Prime Minister, Natalia Gavrilita
  • Commissioner Várhelyi receives Ukranian Deputy Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration, Olha Stefanishyna
  • Commissioner Várhelyi receives Kyrgyz Foreign Affairs Minister, Ruslan Kazakbayev
  • Commissioner Lenarčič videoconference with International Rescue Committee President and CEO, David Miliband
  • Commissioner Lenarčič receives Kyrgyz Foreign Affairs Minister, Ruslan Kazakbayev
  • Commissioner Gabriel receives French Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation, Frédérique Vidal
  • Commissioner Johansson visit to Cyprus, meeting with Cypriot Interior Minister Nicos Nouris, Justice and Public Order Minister, Stephie Dracos, and President of House of Representatives, Annita Demetriou

Wednesday – 29th September 

  • Competitiveness Council (Internal Market and Industry) - Fit for 55 package from an industrial perspective, future-proofing EU competitiveness, Single Market Enforcement Task Force (SMET), joint ministerial declaration on EU innovation procurement , unitary patent and the Unified Patent Court - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2021/09/29/
  • ​COREPER II - derogations from common system of value added tax, reduced rates of gas oil taxation in Italy, conditions of entry and residence for third-country nationals for high-quality employment, revised EU lists of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions, discussion paper on protecting journalists and rights defenders against abusive litigation, framework for recovery and resolution of insurance and reinsurance undertakings, restrictive measures against proliferation and use of chemical weapons, fisheries position of the EU for Specialised Committee on Fisheries between the EU and the UK, restrictive measures regarding situation in Nicaragua,  EU-Cabo Verde relations - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/mpo/2021/9/coreper-2-(303652)/
  • Meeting of the College of Commissioners
  • Commissioner President von der Leyen official visit to Podgorica, Montenegro, Pristina, Kosovo and Belgrade, Serbia
  • Inaugural EU-US Trade & Technology Council in Pittsburgh, PA with Vice-President Vestager
  • Vice-President Šuica meeting with Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Minister of Labour and Social Affairs, Kostis Hatzidakis and Deputy Minister, Maria Syreggela, and Mayor of Athens, Kostas Bakoyannis in Athens, Greece
  • Commissioner Breton visit to Japan as part of the EU's Indo-Pacific Strategy
  • Commissioner Ferreira meeting with Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis in Athens, Greece
  • Commissioner Kyriakides receives WHO Regional Director for Europe, Hans Kluge
  • Commissioner Várhelyi in Skopje, North Macedonia
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski videoconference with Argentinian Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries Minister, Luis Eugenio Basterra
  • Commissioner Gabriel meeting with WHO Regional Director for Europe, Hans Kluge
  • Commissioner Lenarčič videoconference with UN Special Representive for Children and Armed Conflict, Virginia Gamba

Thursday – 30th September  

  • Joint EMPL and FEMM Committee - debate on principle of equal pay for equal work - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/femm/home.html
  • AIDA Special Committee - public hearing on AI and the data strategy - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/aida/home/highlights
  • JURI Committee - amendment votes and draft report on intellectual property action plan, amendment votes and draft opinion on Digital Services Act, amendment votes and draft opinion on Digital Markets Act - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/juri/home.html
  • EMPL Committee - debate on Effects of COVID-19 on the economic and social situation of European youth - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/empl/home.html 
  • Commission President official visit to Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina
  • High Representative Borrell visit to the Gulf region
  • Vice-President Timmermans participates in pre-COP 26 in Milan, Italy
  • Vice-President Schinas meets General Konstantinos Floros, Chief of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff, and Governor of the Prefecture of Crete, Stavros Arnaoutakis in Crete, Greece.
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with President of the German competition authority, Andreas Mundt, in New York
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with President of the French competition authority, Isabelle de Silva, in New York
  • Commissioner Breton visit to Korea as part of the EU's Indo-Pacific Strategy
  • Commissioner Lenarčič receives WHO Regional Director for Europe, Hans Kluge
  • Commissioner Gabriel meeting with Greek Development Minister, Adonis Georgiadis
  • Commissioner Ferreira meeting with Greek Minister of Climate Change and Civil protection, Christos Stylianidis, Greek Infrastructure and Transport Minister, Kostas Karamanlis, and Governor of Continental Greece, Fanis Spanos
  • Commissioner Urpilainen receives Minister of Unification of the Republic of Korea, Lee in-young
  • Commissioner Urpilainen receives Nobel Peace Laureate, Dr. Denis Mukwege
  • Commissioner Urpilainen videoconference with US Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa, Jeffrey Feltman
  • Commissioner Schmit receives Greek Vice-Minister for Health, Zoe Rapti, in Brussels
  • Commissioner Lenarčič receives Minister of Unification of the Republic of Korea, Lee in-young

Friday – 1st October

  • CONT Committee - Discharge of the 2020 General Budget of the EU exchange of views with Commission Directorates-General (DG SANTE, DG AGRI, DG BUDG), current state of play of the EPPO and exchange with European Chief Prosecutor Laura Codruța Kövesi - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/cont/home.html 
  • Vice-President  Šuica meeting with Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša in Slovenia
  • Vice-President  Šuica visit to Croatia
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with UN Secretary General, António Guterres In New York
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Apple CEO, Tim Cook on New York
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Acting Assistant Attorney General of US Department of Justice, Richard Powers In New York
  • Commissioner Breton visit to Korea as part of the EU's Indo-Pacific Strategy 
  • Commissioner Kyriakides visit to Austria, meeting Minister of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection, Wolfgang Mückstein
  • Commissioner Lenarčič receives Nobel Peace Laureate, Dr. Denis Mukwege

Saturday – 2nd October

  • European Council President Charles Michel at Aachen for the Charlemagne Prize awarding to Romanian President Klaus Iohannis

 

20 - 25 September 2021

Recent Developments: 

Monday - 20th September

  • European Council President Charles Michel meetings with UN Secretary General António Guterres in New York, and participates in an Informal Leaders' Roundtable on Climate
  • Commission President von der Leyen and High Representative Borrell in New York to attend the UN General Assembly, meet UN Secretary General António Guterres and attend Informal Leaders' Roundtable on Climate
  • Commissioner Breton meeting with White House COVID Coordinator Jeffrey Zients in Washington D.C.
  • Commissioner Gentiloni visit to Dublin to meet Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe and Tánaiste Leo Varadkar
  • Commissioner Várhelyi visit to Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Executive Vice-President Timmermans meets with Prime Minister Gaston Browne, and Health, Wellness and Environment Minister Molwyn Joseph of Antigua and Berbuda 

Tuesday - 21st September

Wednesday – 22nd September 

Thursday – 23rd September  

Friday – 24th September

13 - 17 September 2021

Recent Developments: 

Monday - 13th September

  • AFET Committee - Instrument of Pre-accession Assistance - draft recommendation for second reading - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/afet/home.html
  • Commission President von der Leyen receives Co-Chairs of the European Parliament's ECR Group, Ryszard Legutko and Raffaele Fitto in Strasbourg
  • Commission President von der Leyen receives Co-Chairs of the European Parliament's The Left Group (GUE/NGL), Manon Aubry and Martin Schirdewan in Strasbourg
  • Commission President von der Leyen receives Chairs of the European Parliament's European People's Party, Manfred Weber, the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats, Iratze García-Pérez, and the Renew Europe Group, Dacian Cioloș in Strasbourg
  • Commission President von der Leyen receives Co-Chairs of the European Parliament's Green/EFA Group, Ska Keller and Philippe Lamberts in Strasbourg
  • Commissioner Lenarčič participates via videoconference in a High-level Ministerial Meeting on the humanitarian situation in Afghanistan
  • Commissioner Lenarčič receives the Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development, Tom de Bruijn 

Tuesday - 14th September

  • Meeting of the College of Commissioners
  • Commissioner Várhelyi address the 71st session of the World Health Organisation Regional Committee for Europe via videoconference 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski videoconference with Mexican Secretary of Agriculture and Rural Development, Víctor Manuel Villalobos Arámbula

Wednesday – 15th September 

Thursday – 16th September  

  • European Council President Charles Michel meets with Luxembourgish Prime Minister Xavier Bettel

Friday – 17th September

  • European Council President Charles Michel intervention at the Major Economics Forum on Energy and Climate  
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski attends the G20 agricultural ministers' meeting

6 - 11 September, 2021

Recent Developments: 

Monday - 6th September

  • European Council President Michel meeting with French President Macron in Paris
  • European Council President Michel participates in the Tallinn Digital Summit in Estonia 
  • Informal videoconference of economy and finance ministers - implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility, assessment of plans for Ireland and Czechia - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/ecofin/2021/09/06/
  • Informal meeting of agriculture and fisheries ministers in Kranj, Slovenia - https://slovenian-presidency.consilium.europa.eu/en/events/informal-meeting-of-agriculture-ministers-05-07-09/
  • DROI Subcommittee - exchange of views on state of human rights in Palestine, women's and girls' rights in Afghanistan (with FEMM Committee), human rights in Cuba, COVID-19 impacts on education systems (with DEVE Committee) - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/droi/home.html
  • Commission President von der Leyen chairs meeting on New European Bauhaus High-Level Roundtable
  • High Representative Borrell in Iraq to meet Barham Salih, President of Iraq, Mustafa al-Kadhimi, Prime Minister of Iraq, Fuad Hussein, Foreign Minister of Iraq, and Speaker of the Council of Representatives of Iraq, Mohamed al-Halbousi
  • Vice-President Schinas receives International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) Director General Michael Spindelegger
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with UNESCO Assistant Director-General Gabriela Ramos
  • Vice-President Vestager virtual meeting with Terma CEO, Jes Munk Hansen
  • Commissioner Urpilainen receives International Centre for Migration Policy Development (ICMPD) Director General Michael Spindelegger
  • Commissioner Kyriakides participates in the G20 Health Ministers' Meeting in Rome, Italy
  • Commissioner Reynders receives EU Special Representative for Human Rights, Eamon Gilmore

Tuesday - 7th September

Wednesday – 8th September 

  • European Council President Michel meeting with Chair of the National Assembly of Vietnam Vương Đình Huệ
  • COREPER II - Ukraine sanctions measures, Convention on Prohibitions or Restrictions on the Use of Certain Conventional Weapons, approval of assessment of recovery and resilience plans for Ireland and Czechia, CJEU Cases C-684/20P and C-685/20P Sharpston v Council, commemorative euro coins - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/mpo/2021/9/coreper-2-(303631)/
  • COREPER I - General Fisheries Commission for the Mediterranean Agreement area, animal and animal origin product controls to control prohibition of certain antimicrobials, control of carcinogenic, mutagenic and toxic substances in cosmetic products, management board of European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, advisory committee for Coordination of Social Security Systems, fertilisier market products - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/mpo/2021/9/coreper-1-(303632)/
  • European Parliament President Sassoli meeting with President of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló and with Chair of the National Assembly of Vietnam Vương Đình Huệ
  • Meeting of the College of Commissioners​
  • Vice-President Schinas and Commissioner Johansson participate in G7 Interior and Security Ministers' Meeting in London, UK
  • Vice-President Schinas, Commissioner Urpilainen and Commissioner Kyriakides receive Colombian Vice-President, Marta Lucia Ramirez
  • Vice-President Šuica meeting with President of European Young Farmers Organisation, Diana Lenzi 
  • Commissioner Gabriel meeting with Globalfoundries CEO, Thomas Caulfield
  • Commissioner Urpilainen receives President of Guinea-Bissau, Umaro Sissoco Embaló
  • Commissioner Reynders receives EU Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Christos Stylianides
  • Commissioner Reynders receives President of Cefic and CEO of BASF Martin Brudermüller

Thursday – 9th September  

  • JURI Committee - debate on priorities of the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU, amendments for the Digital Services Act - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/juri/home.html
  • BECA Special Committee - development of European Health Data Space regarding cancer detection and care - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/beca/home.html
  • SEDE Subcommittee - debrief on outcome of informal meeting of European defence ministers by Charles Fries, Deputy Secretary General for CSDP of the EEAS, EU preparedness and responses to Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear threats, draft report on arms control and disarmament regimes - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/sede/home.html
  • High Representative Borrell meets jointly with Tunisian Foreign Minister, Othman Jerandi, and Head of Cabinet of the President, Nadia Akacha
  • Vice-President Timmermans receives Colombian Vice-President, Marta Lucia Ramirez
  • Commissioner Ferreira meeting with Colombian Vice-President, Marta Lucia Ramirez
  • Commissioner Reynders meeting with Colombian Vice-President, Marta Lucia Ramirez
  • Commissioner Simson meeting with Colombian Vice-President, Marta Lucia Ramirez
  • Commissioner Simson videoconference with UK Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial, Kwasi Kwarteng
  • Commissioner Johansson participates in G7 Summit in London and meets with UK Home Secretary Priti Patel
  • Commissioner Gentiloni participates in G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors virtual meeting
  • Commissioner Gabriel official visit to Madrid and Salamanca, Spain.

Friday – 10th September

Saturday – 11th September

30 August - 3 September, 2021

Monday - 30th August

  • Commissioners Timmermans and Sinkevičius participate in the Pre-COP Convention for Biological Diversity via videoconference
  • Commissioner Johansson to meet UN Secretary-General António Guterres and UN Counter-Terrorism Office Under-Secretary General Vladimir Voronkov in New York

Tuesday - 31st August  

Wednesday – 1st September 

Thursday – 2nd September  

Friday – 3rd September

26-30 July 2021

Monday - 26th July

  • Informal videoconference of economy and finance ministers - Recovery and Resilience Facility, exchange views on Council implementing decisions on Member States' plans, anti-money laundering - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/ecofin/2021/07/26/
  • Commissioner Kyriakides meets President of the Cypriot House of Representatives, Annita Demetriou in Nicosia
  • Commissioner Hahn keynote address at the Münchner Wirtschaftstafel in Munich
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski participates in the pre-summit of the UN Food Systems Summit 2021 in Rome 
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski meeting with Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister, Kotaro Nogami, and Brazilian Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply Minister, Tereza Cristina Corrêa 

Tuesday - 27th July  

  • Commissioner Wojciechowski meeting with US Deputy Secretary of Agriculture, Jewel H. Bronaugh, in Rome.

Wednesday – 28th July 

  • Commission President von der Leyen chairs Advisory Panel on COVID-19 via videoconference
  • Commissioner Kyriakides videoconference with Japanese Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister, Kotaro Nogami
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski participates in meeting with the Italian Government

Thursday – 29th July  

  • Commission Vice-President Schinas participates in opening ceremony of G20 Culture Minister Meeting in Rome
  • Commissioner Gabriel meeting with Italian Education Minister, Patrizio Bianchi in Rome
  • Commissioner Gabriel participates in G20 Culture Ministerial Meeting
  • Commissioner Kyriakides meeting with Cypriot Health Minister, Michael Hadjipantelas

Friday – 30th July

19-23 July, 2021

 Monday - 19th July

Tuesday - 20th July  

Wednesday – 21st July 

Thursday – 22nd July  

Friday – 23rd July

12-16, July 2021

 Monday - 12th July

Tuesday - 13th July  

Wednesday – 14th July

Thursday – 15th July  

Friday – 16th July

5 - 9 July, 2021

Recent Developments: 

 Monday - 5th July

Tuesday - 6th July  

  • Meeting of the College of Commissioners in Strasbourg
  • Commission President von der Leyen opening speech at the New European Bauhaus - Werkstatt der Zukunft at Frankfurt Fashion Week via videoconference
  • Executive Vice-President Vestager videoconference with US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen
  • High Representative Borrell meets Kyrgyz Foreign Minister, Ruslan Kazakbayev
  • Vice-President Schinas meeting with French Education Minister, Jean-Michel Blanquer in Paris
  • Vice-President Schinas meeting with European Parliament President David Sassoli, with EU Special Envoy on the Promotion and Protection of Freedom of Religion or Belief Outside of the EU, and President of the Conference of European Rabbis Foundation, Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmit in Strasbourg
  • Commissioner Gabreil participates via videoconference in the New European Bauhaus - Werkstatt der Zukunft conference

Wednesday – 7th July 

Thursday – 8th July  

Friday – 9th July

  • ​COREPER II - in-depth reviews under the Macroeconomies Imbalance Procedure - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/mpo/2021/7/coreper-2-(306417)/
  • Executive Vice-President Vestager keynote speech at the Three Seas Sofia Summit and Business Forum in Sofia, Bulgaria
  • Vice-President Jourová keynote speech at the Hambach Democracy Dialogue 2021 - Europe's rule of law dilemma
  • Commissioner Gentiloni participates in the G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting and in the G20 High Level Tax Symposium in Venice, Italy
  • Commissioner Johansson hosts the High Level Resettlement Forum in Brussels

Saturday – 10th July

  • High Representative Borrell keynote speech at the Dubrovnik Forum 2021 

Sunday – 11th July

  • President Sassoli speech at the commemoration of the liberation of the Campo di Fossli
  • Commission President von der Leyen participates in the commemoration ceremony for the 77th anniversary of the Campo di Fossoli massacre in Carpi, Italy
  • Commissioner Gentiloni participates in the International Conference on Climate hosted by the Italian G20 Presidency  

28 June - 2 July

Recent Developments: 

Monday - 28th June

Tuesday - 29th June  

  • Agriculture and Fisheries Council - CAP interinstitutional trilogue negotiations outcome, biological control agents, protection of honey bees, agricultural markers, Common Fisheries Policy, fisheries control - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/agrifish/2021/06/28-29/
  • LIBE Committee - draft recommendation for second reading to establish Asylum and Migration Fund, the Integrated Border Management Fund and Internal Security Fund - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/libe/home.html
  • ENVI Committee - amendment vote on amendment of ECDC - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/envi/home.html
  • High Representative Borrell participates in G20 Foreign and Development Ministers meeting in Matera, Italy
  • Executive Vice-President Timmermans meeting with International Energy Agency (IEA) Executive Director Fatih Birol
  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Intel Ceo Pat Gelsinger
  • Vice-President Šefčovič videoconference with IBEC CEO Danny McCoy
  • Vice-President Schinas videoconference with Home Affairs ministers in framework of the Berlin Process
  • Commissioner Gabriel videoconference with Microsoft Vice President of European Government Affairs, Casper Klynge
  • Commissioner Breton receives Intel Ceo Pat Gelsinger
  • Commissioner Sinkevičius videoconference with Australian Environment Minister Susan Ley

Wednesday – 30th June 

  • COREPER II - EUTM Mali, National Firearms Focal Points, Belarus sanctions, Ukraine restrictive measures, European Ombudsman Own Initiative Inquiry into Council Transparency - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/mpo/2021/6/coreper-2-(290263)/
  • COREPER I - health technology assessment regulation, International Maritime Organisation Maritime Safety Committee, fisheries regulation - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/mpo/2021/6/coreper-1-(290264)/
  • President Sassoli meeting with Lamberto Giannini, Italian Chief of Police
  • Meeting of the College of Commissioners
  • Commissioner President von der Leyen receives Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi
  • High Representative Borrell receives Panamanian Foreign Minister Erika Mouynes
  • Vice-President Vestager virtual meeting with Italian Minister of Economy and Finance Daniele Franco and Italian Minister of Economic Development Giancarlo Giorgetti
  • Vice-President Šefčovič videoconference with Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide and Norwegian Trade and Industry Minister Iselin Nybø
  • Vice-President Jourová receives French Secretary General of Defence and National Security Stéphane Bouillon, and French Minister of State for Social, Solidarity and Responsible Economy Olivia Gregoire
  • Vice-President Schinas meeting with Bavarian State Minister for European and International Affairs Melanie Huml
  • Commissioner Hahn receives French Secretary General of Defence and National Security Stéphane Bouillon, and French Minister of State for Social, Solidarity and Responsible Economy Olivia Gregoire
  • Commissioner Hahn receives BMW CEO Oliver Zipse
  • Commissioner Urpilainen receives Panamanian Foreign Minister Erika Mouynes
  • Commissioner Sinkevičius receives Panamanian Foreign Minister Erika Mouynes
  • Commissioner McGuinness meeting with Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary in Brussels
  • Commissioner McGuinness meeting with French Minister of State for Social, Solidarity and Responsible Economy Olivia Gregoire
  • Commissioner McGuinness meeting with Bavarian State Minister for European and International Affairs Melanie Huml
  • Commissioner McGuinness videoconference US Treasury Deputy Secretary Wally Adeyemo

Thursday – 1st July  

Friday – 2nd July

  • ​Commission President von der Leyen visit to Vilnius, Lithuania in relation to national recovery and resilience plan
  • Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis videoconference with African Union Trade Ministers 

21 June - 26 June, 2021

Recent Developments: 

 Monday - 21st June

  • Foreign Affairs Council in Luxembourg chaired by High Representative Borrell - informal breakfast meeting of Ministers with Belarusian opposition representative Svetlana Tikhanouskaya, Belarus, Iraq, Latin America and Caribbean, Turkey, Lebanon, Iran, Middle East peace process, Indonesia, Russia, Mali, Sahel, Ethiopia, Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and an informal lunch with Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein. Minister Coveney will brief the Council on his visit to the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Qatar - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/50542/20210621-background-note-fac_en.pdf
  • CULT Committee - draft opinion on strengthening democracy and media freedom and pluralism in the EU, intellectual property plan draft opinion consideration - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/cult/home.html
  • IMCO Committee - Digital Markets Act draft report consideration, Digital Services Act draft report consideration, exchange of views with Commission Vice-President Šefčovič on the internal market and customs aspects of the Northern Ireland Protocol - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/imco/home.html
  • ECON Committee - structured dialogues on: taxation with Commissioner Gentiloni; monetary policy with ECB President Christine Lagarde, economic policy with Eurogroup President Paschal Donohoe - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/econ/home.html
  • Commission President von der Leyen visits Austria and Slovakia in relation to national recovery and resilience plans
  • Vice-President Schinas meets US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and US Department of Justice Deputy Assistant Attorney General Bruce Schwartz in Lisbon, Portugal during EU-US Ministerial Meeting on Justice and Home Affairs
  • Commissioner Johansson meets US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and US Department of Justice Deputy Assistant Attorney General Bruce Schwartz in Lisbon, Portugal during EU-US Ministerial Meeting on Justice and Home Affairs
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski videoconference with Nigerian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono
  • Commissioner Reynders meeting with Eurojust President Ladislav Hamran in Lisbon, Portugal.

Tuesday - 22nd June  

  • General Affairs Council in Luxembourg - preparation for the European Council Summit 24-25 June 2021, Enlargement, Stabilisation and Association Process in relation to Serbia, North Macedonia and Albania, Conference on the Future of Europe, hearings on the rule of law in Poland and EU values in Hungary under Article 7(1) TEU, EU-Swiss relations - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/gac/2021/06/22/
  • AGRI Committee - EU animal production in context of the Green Deal, Farm2Fork and Biodiversity Strategies - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/cmsdata/236759/Final%20Draft%20Programme_Hearing%20Animal%20Production.pdf
  • Joint BUDG CONT LIBE Committee meeting on Frontex's support to external border management - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/libe/home.html
  • FISC Subcommittee - exchange of views with US Treasury Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multilateral Tax Office Itai Grinberg - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/fisc/home.html
  • INGE Special Committee - debate on hybrid threats, use of foreign money in destabilising EU democracy and foreign interference in the EU - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/inge/home.html
  • Commission President von der Leyen visits Lativa, Germany and Italy in relation to national recovery and resilience plans
  • Executive Vice-President Timmermans receives Svetlana Tikhanouskaya
  • Commissioner Breton meeting with Belgian Prime Minister de Croo
  • Commissioner Reynders meets US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas and US Department of Justice Deputy Assistant Attorney General Bruce Schwartz in Lisbon, Portugal during EU-US Ministerial Meeting on Justice and Home Affairs
  • Commissioner Lenarčič receives Philippe Lazzarini, Commissioner-General of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA)
  • Commissoner Urpilainen videoconference with Nigerian Foreign Minister Geoffrey Onyeama
  • Commissioner Urpilainen videoconference with UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation Reem Ebrahim Al Hashimy

Wednesday – 23rd June 

Thursday – 24th June  

Friday – 25th June

Saturday - 26 June

  • ​President Sassoli private audience with Pope Francis   

14 June – 18 June, 2021

Recent Developments:

Monday - 14th June

Tuesday - 15th June  

Wednesday – 16th June 

  • COREPER I - intellectual property policy, fisheries control, health technology assessment, food safety - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/mpo/2021/6/coreper-1-(290250)/
  • COREPER II - management of autonomous tariff quotas for industrial and agricultural products, EU Drugs Action Plan, EU-Tunisia Relations, maritime security - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/mpo/2021/6/coreper-2-(290251)/
  • ​President Sassoli meeting with OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights Director Matteo Mecacci
  • DROI Subcommittee - exchange of views on women's rights and participation in Afghanistan and the human rights situation in Myanmar - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/sede/home.html
  •  SEDE Subcommittee - exchange of views on: Somalia, implications of Mali situation for CSDP, EU Climate Change and Defence Roadmap, China's military buildup, critical entity resilience and Union-wide cybersecurity measures - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/sede/home.html
  • ​FISC Subcommittee - reform EU policy on harmful tax practices - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/fisc/home.html
  • INTA Committee - trade aspects of 2020 New Industrial Strategy, EU-Swiss trade relations post termination of EU-Swiss Institutional Framework Agreement negotiations - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/inta/home.html
  • PECH Committee - future of EU-UK fisheries relations - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/pech/home.html
  • Commission President von der Leyen travels to Portugal and Spain in relation to the national Recovery and Resilience Plans 
  • High Representative Borrell receives Co-Chair of COVAC Facility Shareholders Council Chrysoula Zacharopoulou
  • Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič videoconference with DUP leader Edwin Poots
  • Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič videoconference with Deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland Michelle O'Neill
  • Commissioner Breton videoconference with Geoffrey Roux de Bézieux, President of MEDEF
  • Commissioners Kyriakides, Breton and Schinas participate in structured dialogue on EU Pharmaceutical Strategy
  • Commissioner Reynders videoconference with Kent Walker, Senior Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of Google
  • Commissioner Reynders videoconference with Luis Gallego, CEO of International Airlines Group (IAG)

Thursday – 17th June  

  • Eurogroup - post-programme surveillance of Portugal, Cyprus, Spain and Ireland, 10th enhanced surveillance report of Greece, IMF article IV mission to euro area, functioning of Exchange Rate Mechanism II, Banking Union (in inclusive format) - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eurogroup/2021/06/17/
  • DROI Subcommittee - corruption and human rights, human rights dimension of the EU's Integrated Strategy in the Sahel - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/droi/home.html
  • ​SEDE Subcommittee - EU-Japan Strategic Partnership exchange with Japanese Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/sede/home.html 
  • Commission President von der Leyen visit to Denmark and Greece in relation to the national Recovery and Resilience Plans
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski videoconference with Alhaji Muhammad Sabo Nanono, Nigerian Agriculture and Rural Development Minister
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski videoconference with Thoko Didiza, South African Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development
  • Commissioner Reynders videoconference with Peter Gerber, CEO of Brussels Airlines and Chief Representative of European Affairs at Lufthansa Group
  • Commissioner Várhelyi receives UK minister for European Neighbourhood and the Americas, Wendy Morton
  • Commissioner Urpilainen videoconference with Geoffrey Onyeama, Nigerian Foreign Minister

Friday – 18th June

  • Economic and Financial Affairs Council - implementation of Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), VAT rates and exemptions at Union level for measures in the public interest, Banking Union, financial services legislative proposals state of play, Stability and Growth Pat implementation and coordination of sustainable national fiscal policies, preparation for 7-10 July G20 finance ministers and central bank governors - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/ecofin/2021/06/18/
  • Commission President von der Leyen visits Luxembourg in relation to national Recovery and Resilience Plans  

7 June – 11 June, 2021

Recent Developments:


Monday - 7th June

  • Justice and Home Affairs Council - combatting illegal online content, public prosecution services, cross border claims, e-CODEX system, amending the EU Fundamental Rights, fighting organised crime and human trafficking - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2021/06/07-08/
  • Commissioner Breton videoconference White House COVID-19 Coordinator Jeff Zients

Tuesday - 8th June

​Debates on:

Wednesday – 9th June 

Thursday – 10th June  

  • Environment Council - batteries and waste batteries regulation, climate change adaptation strategy, zero pollution action plan, Aarhus regulation, transport decarbonisation, preventing biofuel fraud - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/env/2021/06/10/
  • Conference of Presidents
  • Plenary debates on cases of breaches of human rights, democracy and the rule of law (Rule 144) and subsequent votes on amendments and final votes on:
  • Breach of UN Convention of the Rights of the Child and use of minors by Moroccan authorities in migratory crisis in Ceuta - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?reference=2021/2747(RSP)&l=en
  • Sri Lanka and arrests under the Prevention of Terrorism Act - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?reference=2021/2748(RSP)&l=en
  • Listing of German NGOs as undesirable organisations by Russia and detention of Andrei Pivovarov - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/oeil/popups/ficheprocedure.do?reference=2021/2749(RSP)&l=en
  • Vice-President Jourová at the Lithuanian parliament, Seimas, and meets Prosecutor General and the Judicial Council of Lithuania Evaldas Pašilis, Aušrinė Armonaitė, Minister for Economy and Innovations, Evelina Dobrovolska, Minister of Justice, Gabrielius Landsbergis, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Viktorija Čmilytė-Nielsen, Speaker of the Seimas
  • Commissioner Breton videoconference with IBM CEO Arvind Krishna
  • Commissioner Breton receives Joël Barre, Chief Executive of the French Directorate General of Armaments (DGA)
  • Commissioner Várhelyi visit to Tirana, Albania, and Vatican City, Holy See
  • Commissioner Urpilainen receives Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmad Bin Mubarak
  • Commissioner Urpilainen receives President of the International Committee of the Red Cross Peter Maurer

Friday – 11th June

  • Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council (TTE) - TEN-E regulation for trans-European energy networks, hydrogen strategy, renovation wave for buildings, external energy relations safety recommendations over the Belarussian nuclear power plan Ostrovets - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/tte/2021/06/11/
  • COREPER II - VAT rates, banking union, 2021 Ageing Report - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/mpo/2021/6/coreper-2-(305820)/
  • Commission President von der Leyen attends the G7 Summit in Cornwall
  • Executive Vice-President Vestager meets Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Vice-President Jourovác meets Ingrida Šimonytė, Lithuanian Prime Minister and representatives of the Lithuanian Armed Forces' StratComm 
  • Vice-President Schinas visit to Rome, Italy to meet Luigi Di Maio, Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs, Massimo Garavaglia Italian Tourism Minister,  Dario Francheschini, Italian Culture Minister, and Luciana Lamorgese, Italian Migration Minister
  • Commissioner Breton receives French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin
  • Commissioner Johansson meeting with French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin
  • Commissioner Johansson meeting with President of the International Committee of the Red Cross Peter Maurer
  • Commissioner Lenarčič meeting with President of the International Committee of the Red Cross Peter Maurer
  • Commissioner Lenarčič receives Yemeni Foreign Minister Ahmad Bin Mubarak
  • Commissioner Kyriakides videoconference with Gilead Sciences representatives

31 May - 4 June

Recent Developments:

Monday - 31st May

European Parliament

  • SEDE Subcommittee - exchange with Commissioner Lenarčič on EU preparedness and action against Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) threats, exchange with Executive Vice-President Vestager on civil, defence and space industry action plan - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/sede/home.html

European Commission

Tuesday - 1st June

European Council

  • European Council President Charles Michel meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven in Brussels

European Commission

  • Commission President von der Leyen receives Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven
  • Executive Vice-President Vestager meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven
  • Commissioner Breton meeting with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven
  • Vice-President Jourová meeting with President of the European Court of Justice Koen Lenaerts in Luxembourg
  • Vice-President Jourová meeting with Luxembourgish Justice Minister Sam Tanson, Luxembourgish Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn, and European Chief Prosecutor Laura Codruța Kövesi in Luxembourg
  • Commissioner Reynders participation in launch of European Public Prosecutor's Office in Luexembourg
  • Commissioner Gabriel meeting with IBM Europe Chairman Martin Jetter
  • Commissioner Gentiloni videoconference participation in launch of EU Tax Observatory
  • Commissioner Breton videoconference with Arte Director Bruno Patino
  • Commissioner Várhelyi meeting with Cypriot Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides and Interior Minister Nicos Nouris via videoconference
  • Commissioner Várhelyi meeting with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi via videoconference
  • Commissioner Sinkevičius participation at Executive Council meeting of the American Chamber of Commerce at the EU
Wednesday - 2nd June

European Council

European Commission

  • Meeting of the College of Commissioners
  • Commission President von der Leyen receives Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte
  • High Representative Borrell meeting with Indonesian Foreign Affairs Miniter Retno Marsudi in Jakarta
 
Thursday - 3rd June

European Council

  • Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council - Single European Sky, hired vehicles directive, inland navigation certification, sustainable rail transport, sustainable and smart mobility, Eurovignette road charging briefing, passenger locator form update, forced landing of civilian aircraft - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/tte/2021/06/03/

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Commission President von der Leyen receives Lithuanian Prime Minister Ingrida Šimonytė
  • High Representative Borrell meeting with ASEAN Secretary- General Dato Lim Jock Hoi in Jakarta
  • Commissioner Breton meeting with Samsung Executive Vice President Kim Won-kyong
  • Commissioner Stella Kyriakides at G7 Health Ministers meeting in Oxford, UK
  • Commissioner McGuinness videoconference with Mazars CEO and Chairman Hervé Helias
  • Commissioner McGuinness videoconference with Aviva Chief Executive Amanda Blanc
 
Friday - 4th June

European Council

European Parliament

  • President Sassoli meeting with Tunisian President Kais Saied
  • President Sassoli meeting with Slovenian President Borut Pahor

European Commission

  • Commission President von der Leyen receives Slovenian President Borut Pahor
  • Commission President von der Leyen receives Tunisian President Kais Saied
  • Executive Vice-President Vestager in Denmark to meet Danish Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod
  • Vice-President Jourová videoconference with UN Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression and Opinion Irene Zubaida Khan
  • Commissioner Stella Kyriakides at G7 Health Ministers meeting in Oxford, UK
  • Commissioner Várrhelyi meeting with Tunisian President Kais Saied

24 - 28 May, 2021

Recent Developments:

 
Monday - 24th May

European Council

European Commission

  • Vice-President Jourová receives Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša
  • Commissioner Johansson receives Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković
Tuesday - 25th May

European Council

  • Special European Council meeting - EU leaders meet physically in Brussels to discuss COVID-19, climate change

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Vice-President Šefčovič receives Slovakian Deputy Prime Minister Veronika Remišová
  • Vice-President Jourová receives Czech Deputy Defence Minister Jan Havranek
  • Commissioner Ferreira receives Slovakian Deputy Prime Minister Veronika Remišová
  • Commissioner Johansson speaks at virtual hearing of the Italian Parliament
  • Commissioner Várhelyi exchanges views with Austrian Interior Minister Karl Nehammer, via videoconference
  • Commissioners Sinkevičius and Lenarčič visit the EU's Emergency Response Coordination Centre
Wednesday - 26th May

European Council

European Parliament

  • President Sassoli meeting with Italian Minister for Economic Development Giancarlo Giorgetti
  • Conference of President with the Slovenian Presidency
  • LIBE Committee - votes on Digital Green Certificate provisional agreement from trilogue negotiations, debate on media freedom in Hungary and Poland, Frontex Scrutiny Working Group report, critical entities resilience - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/libe/home.html
  • IMCO Committee - hearing on challenges for Single Market and Customs Union integrity due to implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, debate on EU Single Window Environment for Customs amendment, workshop on the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/imco/home.html
  • ITRE Committee - debates on:
    • Establishment of the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking
    • Reinforced crisis management and preparedness role for the European Medicines Agency
    • EU Cybersecurity Strategy for the Digital Decade
    • EU strategy to reduce methane emissions - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/itre/home.html
  • EMPL Committee - presentation of IMF study on Affordable Rental Housing -https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/empl/home.html
  • CONT Committee - debates on:
  • AFET DEVE Joint Committee - exchange with EEAS on the situation in Afghanistan

European Commission

  • Meeting of the College of Commissioners
  • Vice-President Vestager receives Italian Minister of Economic Development Giancarlo Giorgetti
  • Commissioner Urpilainen videoconference with UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi
 
Thursday - 27th May

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Vice-President Schinas in Athens, Greece to meet Greek President Katerina Sakellarpoulou
  • Commissioner Gentiloni receives Italian Minister for Economic Development Giancarlo Giorgetti
  • Commissioner Ferreira receives leaders of the Polish New Left Commissioner Lenarčič receives Ukrainian Vice Prime Minister Oleksii Reznikov
 
Friday - 28th May

European Council

  • Competitiveness Council - Research and Innovation - European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking, deepening the European Research Area and improving researchers' careers, European Partnership on Metrology, Mission Initiative for global research and innovation cooperation, EU space policy and space traffic management - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/compet/2021/05/27-28/
  • Informal meeting of defence ministers in Lisbon - https://www.2021portugal.eu/en/events/informal-meeting-of-defence-ministers/
  • Videoconference of the European Economic Area Council with Portuguese Foreign Minister Augusto Santos Silva, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal, Icelandic Foreign and International Development Cooperation Minister Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, Liechtenstein Foreign Minister Dominique Hasler, and Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide - discuss the overall functioning of the EEA Agreement, impact of COVID-19 on the internal market, strategic autonomy, relations with Russia, the international dimension of COVID-19, climate and environment - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/international-ministerial-meetings/2021/05/28/

European Parliament

  • Conference of Presidents

European Commission

  • Vice-President Jourová videoconference with UN Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression Irene Zubaida Khan
  • Vice-President Schinas meets Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias in Athens, Greece

17 - 21 May, 2021

Recent Developments:

 
Monday - 17th May

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Vice-President Vestager call with News Corporation CEO Robert Thomson
  • Vice-President Šefčovič participates in informal General Affairs Council
  • Commissioner Breton videoconference with US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo
  • Commissioner Reynders opens High Level Conference on "Rule of Law in Europe" in Coimbra
  • Commissioner Johansson videoconference with Facebook Vice President for Global Affairs and Communications Nick Clegg
  • Commissioner Johansson receives EUROPOL Director Catherine de Bolle
  • International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobia - keynote speech by Commissioner Dalli on "Defending LGBTI Rights in the EU"
 
Tuesday - 18th May

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Commissioner Jourová speaks at virtual conference on Rule of Law in Europe
  • Vice-President Schinas videoconference with US Secretary for Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas
 
Wednesday - 19th May

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Vice President Vestager meets Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Sigrid Kaag in Brussels
  • Commissioner Jourová videoconference with UN Special Rapporteur for freedom of expression and opinion Irene Zubaida Khan
  • Commissioner Breton videoconference with Alstom CEO and Chairman Henri Poupart-Lafarge
  • Commissioner Breton videoconference with Etsy CEO Josh Silverman
  • Commissioner Breton receives WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
 
Thursday - 20th May

European Council

  • Foreign Affairs Council - international procurement instrument, trade policy review, WTO reform , EU-US trade relations, steel safeguards, EU-Mercosur negotiations, exchange of view with WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and US Trade Representative Katherine Tai - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/fac/2021/05/20/

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Executive Vice-President Timmermans participates in G7 Climate and Environment Ministerial
  • Vice President Šefčovič meets Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez in Madrid, Spain
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski videoconference with South African Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development Thoko Didiza
  • Commissioner Kyriakides informal videoconference with EU health ministers
 
Friday - 21st May

European Council

European Commission

  • Vice-President Vestager meeting with Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen, Leo Pharma CEO Catherine Mazzacco, and Lundbeck CEO Deborah Dunsire in Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Commissioner Sinkevičius participates in G7 Climate and Environment Ministerial
  • Commissioner Johansson joint visit with Italian Government to Tunisia
 
Saturday - 22nd May

European Council

European Commission

  • Commissioner Johansson joint visit with Italian Government to Tunisia
  • Eurovision Song Contest 2021 final in Rotterdam, NL.

10 - 14 May, 2021

Recent Developments:

 
Monday - 10th May

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • High Representative Borrell receives Kazakh Foreign Affairs Minister Muktar Tleuberdi
  • Commission President von der Leyen delivers speech at National Council of German Women's Organisations via videoconference on the "10th Anniversary of the Istanbul Convention"
  • Commission President von der Leyen receives North Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev
  • Commission Vice-President Timmermans receives North Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev
  • Commissioner Várhelyi receives North Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev
  • Executive Vice-President Vestager meets French finance minister Bruno Le Maire in Brussels
  • Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis receives French finance minister Bruno Le Maire in Brussels
  • Commissioner Gentiloni receives French finance minister Bruno Le Maire in Brussels
  • Executive Vice-President Šefčovič receives Irish foreign and defence minister Simon Conveney
  • Vice-President Jourová receives Slovenian State Secretary for European Affairs Gašper Dovžan
  • Commissioner Reynders receives Slovenian State Secretary for European Affairs Gašper Dovžan
  • Commissioner Gentiloni receives Romanian finance minister Alexandru Nazare
  • Commissioner Reynders videoconference on the rule of law with the Latvian Parliament
  • Commissioner Johansson receives UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi in Brussels
 
Tuesday - 11th May

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • High Representative Borrell receives North Macedonian Prime Minister Zoran Zaev
  • High Representative Borrell receives UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi
  • High Representative Borrell receives Kuwaiti foreign affairs minister Sheikh Ahmad Nasser al-Mohammad al-Sabah
  • Executive Vice-President Vestager call with Lithuanian finance minister Gintarė Skaistė
  • Commissioner Hahn receives Romanian finance minister ALexandru Nazare
 
Wednesday - 12th May

European Council

European Parliament

  • Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament

European Commission

  • Commission President von der Leyen chairs Steering Board meeting of the Recovery and Resilience Task Force
  • Meeting of the College of Commissioners
  • Executive Vice-President Vestager receives Romanian Prime Minister Florin Cîțu and Minister of European Investments Cristian Ghinea
  • Executive Vice-President Dombrovskis receives Romanian Prime Minister Florin Cîțu
  • Vice-President Schinas receives UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi
  • Commissioner Kyriakides videoconference with US Secretary of Agriculture Thomas Vilsack
 
Thursday - 13th May

European Commission

  • Executive Vice-President Vestager meets Greek Minister for Environment and Energy Kostas Skrekas in Athens
 
Friday - 14th May

European Commission

  • Executive Vice-President Vestager addresses the Hellenic Parliament in Athens
  • Executive Vice-President Vestager meets Greek Minister for Finance Christos Staikouras, Minister for Digital Governance Kyriakos Pierrakakis and Minister for Education and Religious Affairs Niki Kerameus in Athens
  • Executive Vice-President Vestager meets former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair in Athens at the Delphi Economic Forum VI

3 - 7 May, 2021

Recent Developments:

 
Monday - 3rd May

European Commission

  • World Press Freedom Day and Labour Day/May Day holiday across much of Europe.
  • Commissioners Urpilainen and Sinkevičius visit to Finland
 
Tuesday - 4th May

European Commission

  • High Representative Borrell in London to meet Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and Canadian Foreign Minister Marc Garneau
  • Commissioner McGuinness videoconference with Euroclear CEO Lieve Mostrey
  • Commissioners Urpilainen and Sinkevičius visit to Finland
 
Wednesday - 5th May

European Council

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European Commission

  • Meeting of the College of Commissioners
  • Commissioner Timmermans videoconference with Royal Dutch Shell CEO Ben Van Beurden
  • High Representative Borrell in London to meet British Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Dominic Raab, and South African Minister for International Relations and Cooperation Nalendi Pandor
  • High Representative Borrell in London to participate in G7 Foreign and Development Ministers' Meeting, meets with South Korean Foreign Affairs Minister Chung Eui-yong, and Brunei Foreign Affairs Minister Dato Erywan Yusof
  • Commissioner Urpilainen participates via videoconference in the G7 Foreign and Development Ministers' meeting
  • Commissioners Breton and Sinkevičius host virtual roundtable on Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability
 
Thursday - 6th May

European Council

  • Foreign Affairs Council - briefing by High Representative Borrell on current affairs (Sahel, Ukraine, Mozambique, Operation IRINI), exchange on the EU Strategic Compass, crisis management, European Defence Agency (EDA) and EU Satellite Centre (SatCen), and informal exchange of views with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg

European Parliament

  • President Sassoli speech at the S&D/PES Conference on the Porto Social Summitt

European Commission

  • Commission President von der Leyen participates in European University Institute (EUI) conference on The State of the Union - https://www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=von-der-leyen-okonjo-iweala-georgieva-and-150-speakers-join-sou2021
  • Commissioner Vestager participates in European University Institute (EUI) conference on The State of the Union
  • Commissioner Breton videoconference with representatives of the European Raw Materials Alliance
  • Commissioner McGuinness speech via videoconference on a proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive
 
Friday - 7th May

European Council

European Parliament

  • President Sassoli participates in the Social Summit in Porto, Portugal

European Commission

  • High Representative Borrell delivers keynote speech via videoconference at the European University Institute State of the Union conference
  • Commissioner Breton receives Slovenian Defence Minister Matej Tonin in Brussels
 
Saturday - 8th May

European Council

European Parliament

  • President Sassoli delivers an opening speech ahead of the informal meeting of EU heads of government
 
Sunday - 9th May
  • Official launch of the Conference on the Future of Europe in Strasbourg, France.

26 - 30 April, 2021

Recent Developments:

 
Monday - 26th April

European Council

  • European Council President Michel meets with Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić
  • Informal videoconference of agriculture ministers – post 2020 CAP reform negotiations state of play, sustainability criteria in agricultural trade, animal welfare, food labelling - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/agrifish/2021/04/26/

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Commission President von der Leyen meets with Manfred Weber, Chair of the European Peoples’ Party (EPP) group in the European Parliament
  • Commission President von der Leyen meets with Phillippe Lamberts, Co-Chair of the Greens/EFA group in the European Parliament
  • High Representative Borrell receives Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić
  • High Representative Borrell receives Rwandan Foreign Affairs Minister Vincent Biruta
  • Commissioner Gabriel videoconference with Florent Menegaux, Michelin CEO
 
Tuesday - 27th April

European Council

  • European Council President Michel meets with Slovakian Prime Minister Eduard Heger
  • European Council President Michel meets with North Macedonian President Stevo Pendarovski

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Meeting of the College of Commissioners
  • Commission President von der Leyen meets with EPP Group in the European Parliament via videoconference
  • Commission President von der Leyen meets with Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament via videoconference
  • High Representative Borrell receives North Macedonian President Stevo Pendarovski
  • Commissioner Gabriel videoconference with Susan Wojcicki, YouTube CEO
  • Commissioner Gentiloni receives Slovakian Prime Minister Eduard Heger
  • Commissioner Sinkevičius participates in EU-China Ministerial Dialogue on the environment
 
Wednesday - 28th April

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

    • Commission President von der Leyen meets with Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats in the European Parliament via videoconference
    • Commission President von der Leyen meets with Renew Europe Group in the European Parliament via videoconference
    • Commissioner Jourová videoconference with the Parliament of the Czech Republic
    • Commissioner Wojciechowski receives Kosovan Prime Minister Albin Kurti
    • Commissioner Sinkevičius meeting with GreenPeace
 
Thursday - 29th April

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • High Representative Borrell delivers keynote speech via videoconference on European foreign policy in times of COVID-19 with Le Grand Continent
  • High Representative Borrell receives Kosovan Prime Minister Albin Kurti
  • speech via videoconference on European foreign policy in times of COVID-19 with Le Grand Continent - https://legrandcontinent.eu/fr/evenements/european-foreign-policy-in-times-of-covid-19-a-conversation-with-high-representative-josep-borrell/
  • Commission President von der Leyen receives Kosovan Prime Minister Albin Kurti
  • Commissioner Vestager participates in virtual Munich Cyber Security Conference
  • Commissioner Jourová speaks at the European forum organised within UNESCO World Press Freedom Day conference
  • Commissioner Hahn meets with Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen
  • Commissioner Hahn meets with Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz
  • CAP Reform Strategic Plan - trilogue meeting between the European Council, European Parliament and European Commission
 
Friday - 30th April

European Commission

  • CAP Reform Strategic Plan - trilogue meeting between the European Council, European Parliament and European Commission

19 - 24 April, 2021

Recent Developments:

 
Monday - 19th April

European Council

  • Informal videoconference of foreign affairs ministers - briefing by High Representative Borrell on recent developments in: Georgia, India, Myanmar, Mozambique and the JCPOA Iran nuclear deal negotiations, exchanges on situations in Ethiopia, Russian regarding Alexei Navalny and Ukraine, and exchange with Ukrainian Foreign Affairs Minister Dymtro Kuleba - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/fac/2021/04/19/

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Commissioner Šefčovič receives Mircea Geoana, Deputy Secretary General of NATO
  • Commissioner Várhelyi receives Palestinian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Riad Malki
 
Tuesday - 20th April

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Commissioner President von der Leyen chairs the Steering Board of the Recovery and Resilience Task Force
  • Commissioner Breton participation at the Oireachtas Joint Committee on EU Affairs - https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/committees/33/european-union-affairs/
  • Commissioner Jourová videoconference with Tik-Yok CEO Vanessa Pappas
  • Commissioner Lenarčič meeting in Ethiopia with Ethiopian Deputy Prime Minister Demeke Mekonnen Hassen, African Union Commissioner for Peace and Security, Smaïl Chergui and Director of Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Nken
  • Commissioner Lenarčič meeting in South Sudan with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit, South Sudanese Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Peter Mayen Majongdit and Representatives of NGOs and civil society
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski videoconference with Australian Minister for Trade, Tourism and Investment Dan Tehan
  • Commissioner Šuica videoconference with the Italian Senate European Affairs Committees on the participation of national parliaments in the Conference on the Future of Europe
  • Commissioner Timmermans appears before United States House of Representatives Subcommittee on Europe, Energy, the Environment and Cyber - https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/2021/4/restoration-of-the-transatlantic-dialogue-the-global-fight-against-climate-change
  • High Representative Borrell participates in Quartet meeting on Libya via videoconference
  • Commissioner Lenarčič visits Ethiopia and South Sudan
 
Wednesday - 21th April

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Meeting of the College of Commissioners
  • High Representative Borrell in Nouakchott, Mauritanian to meet Mauritanian Foreign Minister Ismael Ould Cheikh Ahmed, and the Regional Advisory and Coordination Cell
  • Commissioner Lenarčič meeting in South Sudan with South Sudanese President Salva Kiir Mayardit, South Sudanese Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management, Peter Mayen Majongdit and Representatives of NGOs and civil society
  • Commissioner Kyriakides videoconference with WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus
  • Commissioner Reynders videoconference with US Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas
  • Commissioner Reynders videoconference with German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer
  • Commissioner Reynders participation in rule of law debate at the Robert Schuman Foundation - https://www.robert-schuman.eu/en/news/4294-defending-the-rule-of-law-and-fundamental-freedoms
  • Commissioner Dalli videoconference meeting with Netflix Vice-President for EMEA Madeline de Cock Buning
  • Commissioner Lenarčič visits Ethiopia and South Sudan
 
Thursday - 22nd April

European Council

European Commission

  • High Representative Borrell visit to Bamako, Mali to meet Malian Defence Minister Tiéna Coulibaly, and to visit EU Training Mission in Mali (EUTM Mali)
  • High Representative Borrell in Nouakchott, Mauritania to meet Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El-Ghazouani, Mauritanian Prime Minister Mohamed Ould Bilal, Prime Minister of Mauritania and to visit the Collège de Défense G5.
  • Commissioner Vestager videoconference with IBM CEO Arvind Krishna
  • Commissioner Breton videoconference with Executive Chairman of Mastercard Ajay Banga
  • Commissioner Johansson visit to Ljubljana Slovenia to meet Slovenian Interior Minister Aleš Hojs, and to meet Frontex Management Board Chairman Marko Gašperlin
  • Commissioner Schinas participation in discussion on New Pact on Asylum and Migration at the British Institute of International and Comparative Law - https://www.biicl.org/events/11486/eu-pact-on-migration-and-asylum-conversation-with-european-commission-vice-president-schinas
 
Friday - 23rd April

European Council

European Commission

  • Commission President von der Leyen receives Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in Brussels
  • Commissioner President von der Leyen visits Pfizer Manufacturing Plan in Puurs, Belgium.
  • High Representative Borrell in Bamako, Mali to meet Malian President Bah N'Daw, participate in a working session with the Malian Prime Minister, meeting National Transitional Council President Malck Diaw and visit EUCAP Mali
  • Commissioner Johansson in Ljubljana, Slovenia to meet Slovenian Foreign Affairs Minister Anže Logar
  • Commissioner Johansson in Zagreb, Croatia to meet President of the Government Andrej Plenković and Croatian Interior Minister Davor Božinović
  • High Representative Borrell in Mauritania to meet Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Cheikh El-Ghazouani, Mauritanian Prime Minister Mohamed Ould Bilal, Prime Minister of Mauritania and to visit the Collège de Défense G5.
 
Saturday - 24th April

European Commission

  • High Representative Borrell in Niamey, Niger to meet President of Niger, Mohamed Bazoum, and Prime Minister of Niger, Brigi Rafini

12-16 April, 2021

Recent Developments:

 
Monday - 12th April

European Council

  • European Council President Charles Michel meeting with Senegalese President Macky Sall

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Commissioner Vestager exchange with European Parliament LIBE Committee on Digital Markets Act and Digital Services Act
  • Commissioner Dombrovskis videoconference with Indonesian Trade Minister Muhammad Lufti
  • Commissioner Johansson visit to Lisbon, Portugal
  • Commissioner Urpilainen visit to Helsinki, Finland
 
Tuesday - 13th April

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Commissioner Dombrovskis receives Senegalese President Macky Sall
  • ​Commissioner Timmermans receives Senegalese President Macky Sall, Senegalese Foreign Minister Aissatta Tall and Senegalese Economy, Planning and Internal Cooperation Minister Amadou Hott in Brussels
  • Commissioner Johansson receives Senegalese President Macky Sall
  • Commissioner Hahn participates in payments and budgetary trilogue meeting
 
Wednesday - 14th April

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Meeting of College of Commissioners
  • Commissioner Urpilainen receives Senegalese President Macky Sall
  • Commissioner Šefčovič receives Cypriot UN Permanent Representative Andreas Mavroyiannis to discuss intercommunal talks on Cyprus.
 
Thursday - 15th April

European Council

  • Political and Security Committee

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Commissioner McGuinness addresses Eurofi High-Level Seminar
  • Commissioner Dombrovskis and Commissioner Urpilainen videoconference with African Union Economics and Trade Commissioner Albert Muchanga
 
Friday - 16th April

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Commissioner Timmermans videoconference with COP26 President Alok Sharma
  • Commissioner Vestager participation in online roundtable with Indian experts on Indian e-ID, data spaces and data governance experiences
  • Commissioner Kyriakides videoconference with State Secretary for Global Spain Manuel Muñiz Villa

5-9 April, 2021

Recent Developments:

Monday - 5th April
  • Easter Monday - public holiday across much of Europe

European Council

  • European Council President in Tunis, Tunisia to meet President Kais Saled
Tuesday - 6th April

European Commission

  • Commission President von der Leyen and European Council President Michel meet Turkish President Erdoğan in Ankara, Turkey
  • Commissioner Gentiloni participates in G7 finance ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting via videoconference
  • Commissioner Gabriel delivers opening speech via videoconference at the launch of Horizon Europe for the next EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation
Wednesday - 7th April

European Commission

  • Commissioner Gentiloni participates in G20 finance ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting via videoconference
Thursday - 8th April

European Council

  • Political and Security Committee

 

22 - 26 March, 2021

Recent Developments:

 
Monday - 22nd March

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • ​Commission President von der Leyen receives German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas
  • Commissioner Vestager virtual meeting with Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha González Laya
  • Commissioner Šefčovič receives Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha González Laya
  • Commissioner Šefčovič receives Irish Foreign and Defence Minister Simon Coveney
  • Commissioner Jourová receives Irish Minister of State for European Affairs Thomas Byrne
  • Commissioner Reynders receives Irish Minister of State for European Affairs Thomas Byrne
  • Commissioner Gentiloni virtual meeting with Turkish Minister for Trade Ruhsar Pekcan
  • Commissioner Gentiloni virtual meeting with Moroccan Minister for Industry, Trade, Green and Digital Economy Moulay Hafid Elalamy
  • Commissioner Johansson videoconference with Google Senior Vice President for Global Affairs and Chief Legal Officer Kent Walker
  • Commissioner Várhelyi receives French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian
 
Tuesday - 23rd March

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • ​Commissioner Vestager receives Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjarto
  • Vice President Dombrovskis videoconference with Secretary General of the African Continental Free Trade Area Wamkele Keabetswe Mene
  • Commissioner Šefčovič receives Portuguese Secretary of State for European Affairs Ana Paula Zacarias
  • Commissioners Ferreira and Jourová videoconference with Polish Mayors
 
Wednesday - 24th March

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Meeting of College of Commissioners
  • High Representative Josep Borrell participates in NATO Ministerial Meeting
  • Vice President Schinas participates via videoconference in the UK G6
  • Commissioner Sinkevičius virtually meets the UK House of Lords Environment Committee
 
Thursday - 25th March

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Commission President von der Leyen receives Slovenia Prime Minister Janez Janša
  • Vice President Dombrovskis participates in CETA joint committee via videoconference
  • Commissioner Gabriel delivers keynote via videoconference at Horizon Europe launch event in Ireland
  • Commissioner Johansson receives Croation Prime Minister Andrej Plenković
 
Friday - 26th March

European Council

European Commission

  • Commissioner Hahn meets OSCE Secretary General Helga Schmid in Vienna
  • Commissioner Reynders videoconference with South Korean Minister of Justice Mi-ae Choo

15-19 March, 2021

Recent Developments:

 
Monday - 15th March

European Council

  • Informal videoconference of foreign affairs and home affairs ministers - external aspects of EU migration policy with respect to new pact on migration and asylum - https://www.consilium.eueu/en/meetings/fac/2021/03/15/
  • Informal videoconference of employment and social ministers - action plan on the European Pillar of Social Rights, intra-EU equality, non-discrimination, and diversity, employment and social policies as part of national Recovery and Resilience Plans, aging mainstreaming, EU anti-racism action plan, pay transparency directive, Roma equality, inclusion and participation -https://www.consilium.eueu/en/meetings/epsco/2021/03/15/
  • Eurogroup videoconference - sectoral and structural impacts of COVID-19 on the euro area, state of play on fiscal support measures, Greek economic situation surveillance report, preparation ahead of World Bank and IMF meetings on 5-11 April, international role of the Euro (inclusive format of all 27 members)

European Parliament

  • FEMM Committee - gender mainstreaming network for Parliament committees and delegations, pay transparency and enforcement mechanisms exchange with Commissioners Jourová and Dalli
  • LIBE Committee - amendment vote on Commission report on implementation of GDPR, amendments on establishment of EU Agency for Fundamental Rights
  • ENVI Committee - exchange of views with EMA, ECDC and WHO on COVID variants and vaccine efficacy, vote on amendments for directive protecting workers from carcinogens, debate on UK unilateral measures on agrifood controls, Commission presentation on amending regulation on use of antimicrobials in third-country animals/animal products - https://www.eueuropa.eu/committees/en/envi/home.html
  • SEDE Subcommittee - exchange of views with NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg held jointly with AFET Committee, military concerns on regulation of Single European Sky - https://www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/en/sede/home.html
    • Commissioner Jourová videoconference with Romanian judiciary
  • Commissioner Vestgaer participation in Bruegel event on "Declining Competition: A Transatlantic Challenge" - https://www.bruegel.org/events/declining-competition-a-transatlantic-challenge/

European Commission

  • Executive Vice-President Timmermans videoconference with China's special climate envoy, Xie Zhenhua
 
Tuesday - 16th March

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

 
Wednesday - 17th March

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Meeting of College of Commissioners
  • Commissioner Gentiloni videoconference with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva
  • Commissioner Dalli keynote address via videoconference at UN Commission on the Status of Women
  • Commissioner McGuinness videoconference with Facebook Global Vice President Nick Clegg and Facebook Head of EU Affairs Aura Salla
 
Thursday - 18th March

European Council

  • Informal videoconference of environment ministers - EU climate change adaptation strategy, measures to "green" the European Semesters and the Recovery and Resilience Facility, discuss Commission proposal on batteries and battery waste, exchange of views on the EU chemicals strategy, state of play on European Climate Laws negotiations between the Council of the EU and European Parliament, briefings on the EU forest strategy, EU trade policy review and UN Environment Assembly.

European Parliament

European Commission

 
Friday - 19th March

European Council

European Commission

  • Commissioner Vestager participation in SXSW 2021 session on "Forging a New Social Contract for Big Tech"
  • Commissioner McGuinness participation in European Studies class via videoconference at St. Joseph's Secondary School in Rush, Dublin
  • Commissioner McGuinness videoconference with TD Bank Group President and CEO Bharat Masrani

8 -12 March, 2021

Recent Developments:

 
Monday - 8th March

European Council

  • President of the European Council Michel in Kigali, Rwanda to attend Genocide Memorial

European Parliament

European Commission  

Tuesday - 9th March

European Council

  • President Michel meeting with Kenyan President Kenyatta in Nairobi
  • COREPER II - COVID-19 coordination and vaccine sharing

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Commissioner Wojciechowski videoconference with US Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack
  • Commissioner Reynders videoconference discussion on Rule of Law with the Oireachtas
  • ​Visit of US Climate Envoy John Kerry to Brussels to meet Commissioner Timmermans to discuss COP26

 

Wednesday - 10th March

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Joint Declaration on the Conference on the Future of Europe
  • Meeting of the College of Commissioners

 

Thursday - 11th March

European Council

  • Informal conference of justice ministers - retention of electronic communications data, EU Charter of Fundamental Rights debate, European Public Prosecutor update, online illegal content, justice training, JHA dialogue with North African partners - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/jha/2021/03/11/

European Parliament

  • Debates on;
    • Application of Rule of Law conditionality mechanism -
    • Human Rights situation in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
    • Human Rights in Bahrain
    • Syrian Conflict
    • Mass opposition trials in Cambodia

European Commission

  • Commission President von der Leyen receives Croatian Prime Minister Plenković
  • Commissioner Johansson visit to Madrid to mark European Day of the Victims of Terrorism, give keynote address and meet with Portuguese and Spanish Home Affairs Ministers
  • Commissioner Simson videoconference with US Secretary of Energy Granholm
 
Friday - 12th March

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Commission President von der Leyen meets Prime Ministers of Baltic States via videoconference
  • Commissioner Jourová meeting with Slovak judges

1 - 5 March

Recent Developments:

 

Monday - 1st March

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Commission President von der Leyen participation in CDU/CSU group event in European Parliament
  • Commission President von der Leyen receives Albanian Prime Minister Rama
  • Commissioners Timmermans, Vălean, Simson and Sinkevičius videoconference with the Norwegian Government on European Green Deal
  • Commissioner Vestager participation in "Future of Democracy" event with German President Steinmeier

 

Tuesday - 2nd March

European Council

European Parliament European Commission

  • Steinmeier HRVP Borrell videoconference with Armenian Foreign Minister Aivazian
  • HRVP Borrell videoconference on the Central Africa Republic
  • Commissioner Breton videoconference on the European Battery Alliance

 

Wednesday - 3rd March

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Meeting of College of Commissioners

 

Thursday - 4th March

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Commissioner Johansson visit to Stockholm
 
Friday - 5th March

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

22 - 26 February

Recent Developments:

 
Monday - 22nd February

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Commissioner Ferreira meeting with Irish Minister for Finance, Paschal Donohoe
  • Commissioner Kyriakides videoconference with José Manuel Barroso, Chair of GAVI
  • Commission presentation of EU space and defence industry plan - technological sovereignty, critical technologies
 
Tuesday - 23rd February

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

 

Wednesday - 24th February

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Meeting of the College of Commissioners
  • Commissioner Reynders videoconference with the Italian parliament on the rule of law

 

Thursday - 25th February

European Council

​Informal videoconference of internal market and industry ministers - EU industrial resilience and strategic autonomy, Recovery and Resilience Funds, EU Consumer Agenda, country-by-country reporting of multinational income tax, Digital Policy European Parliament

European Commission

 
Friday - 26th February

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Commissioners Kyriakides, Schinas, and Breton participate via videoconference in a Structured Dialogue on the Pharmaceutical Strategy

 

15 - 19 February

Recent Developments:

 
Monday - 15th February

European Council

  • Eurogroup videoconference – macroeconomic prospects, presentation by Dr. Michael Ryan (WHO) and Bruce Aylward (WHO-China Joint Mission), international role of the Euro currency, corporate sector solvency protections, discussion of Lithuania’s draft budget - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/eurogroup/2021/02/15/

European Parliament European Commission

  • Commissioner Timmermans videoconference with European Round Table for Industry on the European Green Deal
 
Tuesday - 16th February

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Commissioner Vestager meeting with Micael Johansson, CEO of SAAB
  • Commissioner Wojciechowski videoconference with COPA-COGECA (European Farmers/Agri-Cooperatives)
  • Vice President Šefčovič speaks to Oireachtas Committee on European Union Affairs on Article 16 - https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/committees/schedule/
 
Wednesday - 17th February

European Council

  • European Council President Charles Michel visit to Kraków, PL for the 30th anniversary of the Visegrád cooperation
  • COREPER II - Council position on trade agreements with third countries, criminal justice cooperation with third countries, tax derogations - https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/mpo/2021/2/coreper-2-(290137)/
  • ​COREPER I - EU education area, vehicles standard harmonisation, fishing

European Parliament

  • College of Commissioners meeting
  • Commissioner Sinkevičius virtual meeting with Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive Director to sign a MoU on EU-UNEP cooperation

European Commission  

Thursday - 18th February

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

Friday - 19th February

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Commissioner Vestager meeting with Lykke Friis, Danish Think Tank Europe CEO

8 - 12 February, 2021

Recent Developments:

 
Monday - 8th February

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Commissioner Breton videoconference with Werner Baumann CEO of Bayer AG
 
Tuesday - 9th February

European Council European Parliament

European Commission

  • College of Commissioners meeting
  • Commissioner Timmermans videoconference with Alok Sharma, President of COP26
  • HR VP Borrell and Commissioner Várhelyi present joint communication on Southern Neighbourhood
  • Commissioner Urpilainen received Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, President of Burkina Faso
 
Wednesday - 10th February

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • HR VP Borrell receives President Mahamadou Issoufou of Niger
  • Commissioner Timmermans receives Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Ukraine
  • Commissioner Breton videoconference with French Minister of State for Digital Transition and Electronic Communication Cédric O
  • Commissioner Breton videoconference with Martin Brudermüller, Cefic President and BASF CEO
  • Commissioner Breton videoconference with Patrice Caine, Thales CEO
  • Commissioner Breton videoconference with Slovak President Čaputova
 
Thursday - 11th February

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

 
Friday - 12th February

European Council European Parliament European Commission

  • Commission President von der Leyen receives Romanian PM Cîțu
  • Commissioner Vestager meeting with Dr Hans Lug, WHO Regional Director for Europe
  • Commissioner Johansson visit to Paris to meet French government officials

 

1 - 5 February

Recent Developments:
 
Monday - 1st February

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Commissioner Timmermans videoconference with Chinese Vice Premier Han Zhang on global climate action
  • Commissioner Vestager videoconference with French Minister for Economy and Finance Le Maire
  • Commissioner Vestager videoconference with Italian Minister for Economy and Finance Gualtieri
  • European Commission Industrial Forum
 
Tuesday - 2nd February

European Council European Parliament European Commission

  • HR Borrell co-chairing videoconference on International Contact Group (IGC) on Venezuela
  • Commissioner Reynders videoconference with Portuguese Parliament on rule of law
  • HR Borrell speech at the Arctic Frontiers conference - https://www.arcticfrontiers.com/

 

Wednesday - 3rd February

European Council

European Parliament European Commission

 

Thursday - 4th February

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Commissioner Vestager hosts Commission Conference on Competition policy contributing to the EU Green Deal
  • Commissioner Vestager participation in The Economists World Trade Symposium
  • Commissioner Dombrovskis videoconference with US Chamber of Commerce
  • Commissioner Reynders videoconference with Finnish Parliament on rule of law
  • Commissioner Johansson receives Frontex Executive Director Mr. Leggeri
 
Friday - 5th February

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • HR Borrell in Moscow, Russia, to meet Minister Lavrov to discuss EU-Russia relations
  • President von der Leyen receives French Foreign Minister Le Drian in Brussels
  • Commissioner Dombrovskis videoconference with Nick Clegg, Vice-President at Facebook
  • Commissioner Dombrovskis participation in 1st India-EU High Level Dialogue on Trade and Investment

25 - 29 January, 2021

Recent Developments:

 
Monday - 25th January

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Commissioner Vestager virtual meeting with Irish Tánaiste Leo Varadkar TD
  • Commissioner Reynders videoconference with Minister of Justice Helen McEntee TD
  • Commissioner Vestager virtual meeting with Sundar Pichai, Google CEO
 
Tuesday - 26th January

European Council European Parliament

European Commission

  • Commission President von der Leyen address at Davos Agenda Week on "State of the World"
  • Commissioner Šuica meeting with Austrian Minister Karoline Edtstadler about the Conference on the Future of Europe
  • Commissioner Johansson participates in Google Safety Engineering Center for Content Responsibility with Mr. Kent Walker, Google Senior Vice President.

 

Wednesday - 27th January

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Meeting of College of Commissioners
  • Meeting of Steering Board for Recovery and Resilience Task Force with President von der Leyen
  • Commissioner Jourová meeting with Director of EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, Michael O'Flaherty
  • Commissioner Reynders meeting with Jamie Iannone, Ebay CEO
 
Thursday - 28th January

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Commissioner Reynders meeting with Director of EU Agency for Fundamental Rights, Michael O'Flaherty
  • Commissioner Jourová speech a "Why Think-Tanks Matter in Times of Crisis" event - https://www.gotothinktank.com/upcoming-summits

 

Friday - 29th January

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • High Representative Josep Borrell visit to Mali

18 - 22 January

Recent Developments:

 
Monday - 18th January

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • President von der Leyen receives Moldovan President Maia Sandu
  • Commissioner Dombrovskis meeting with President Sandu
  • Commissioner Reynders meeting with President Sandu
  • European Council President Michel meeting with European Commission President von der Leyen
 
Tuesday - 19th January

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • College of Commissioners Meeting
  • High Representative Borrell meeting with European Council President Michel and NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg

 

Wednesday - 20th January

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • Vice-President Šuica (virtual) meeting with ETUC (European Trade Union Confederation) on the Joint Declaration on the Conference on the Future of Europe
  • Commissioner Kyriakides videoconference with UK Health State Hancock

 

Thursday - 21st January

European Council

European Parliament

European Commission

  • High Representative Borrell receives Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu
  • Commissioner Johansson receives Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu
  • Commissioner Várhelyi receives Turkish Foreign Minister Çavuşoğlu

 

Friday - 22nd January

European Council

European Parliament European Commission

  • Commissioner Dombrovskis videoconference with President of Ford of Europe Stuart Rowley