Meetings of EU Commission members on 7 February 2023

Mr Frans Timmermans receives Ms Natalia Gavrilița, Prime Minister of Moldova; receives Mr Guillermo Fernández Vara, President of the Extremadura region (Spain); participates in the EuroCommerce Retail and Wholesale Leaders’ meeting in Brussels, Belgium; and receives CEOs from Unilever, FrieslandCampina, Syngenta and DSM in an exchange with the Food Collective and OP2B: One Planet Business for Biodiversity.

Mme Margrethe Vestager reçoit une délégation de membres du Parlement espagnol ; prononce un discours liminaire lors de la conférence annuelle du réseau Science Business à Bruxelles.

Mr Josep Borrell delivers a keynote speech at the Conference ‘Beyond disinformation – EU responses to the threat of foreign information manipulation‘; co-chairs the EU-Republic of Moldova Association Council and holds a joint press conference with Ms Natalia Gavriliţa, Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova.

Ms Vĕra Jourová receives Mr Georgios Gerapetritis, Minister of State of Greece; speaks at the Report Launch of the European Democracy Support Annual Review 2022; speaks at the conference ‘Beyond Disinformation: EU Responses to the Threat of Foreign Information Manipulation’; speaks at the Policy Dialogue on the occasion of the European Year of Youth 2022.

Mr Maroš Šefčovič receives Ms Natalia Gavrilita, Prime Minister of Moldova; receives Mr Giorgos Gerapetritis, Minister of State of Greece.

Ms Dubravka Šuica participates in the conference ‘How can regions be made attractive and livable for talented people?’ organised by the Committee of the Regions and Mr Thomas Schmidt, State Minister of Saxony, Germany.

Mr Margaritis Schinas receives Mr George Gerapetritis, Minister of State of Greece; meets with a group of Spanish Deputies and Senators; receives Mr Jose Luis Escrivá, Minister of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration of Spain; receives Mrs Natalia Gavrilița, Prime Minister of Moldova, and participates in the signing ceremony of EU4Health/Association of Moldova; receives Ms Concepcion Andreu, President of the Government of La Rioja – Spain; participates to the EPP Presidency Coordination Meeting.

Mme Mariya Gabriel à Vilnius, en Lituanie : en visite officielle.

Mr Nicolas Schmit meets with Mr Frank Vandenbroucke, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Social Affairs and Public Health of Belgium; participates in the launch event of the report by the High Level Group on the future of social protection and the welfare state, in Brussels; meets with Mr José Luís Escrivá, Minister for Inclusion, Social Security and Migration of Spain; receives representatives from the non-profit organisation ‘ALAN – Maladies Rares Luxembourg‘; receives members of the foreign affairs committees of Spain’s Congress and Senate; participates in the EuroCommerce sixth annual European Retail and Wholesale Leaders’ Dinner, in Brussels. 

Mr. Didier Reynders participates in the ‘Cities for the rule of law’ Conference co-hosted by the Mayor of Brussels City and the Mayor of Budapest; receives Mr. Yves Chapot, General Manager of Michelin; holds a videoconference call with Mr. Nick Clegg, President of Meta.

M. Janusz Wojciechowski s’entretient par vidéoconférence avec M. Carlos Terraz, président de l’Association européenne de la volaille rurale (ERPA).

M. Janez Lenarčič reçoit le Dr Omar Alieu Touray, président de la Communauté économique des États de l’Afrique de l’Ouest (CEDEAO ) ; reçoit Mme Caroline Gennez, ministre de la Coopération au développement de Belgique.

Ms Adina Vălean meets, via videoconference, with Mr Joakim Reiter, Chief External Affairs Officer for Vodafone; and receives Mr Guillermo Vernandez Vara, President of the Region of Extremadura (Spain).

Mr Olivér Várhelyi receives Ms Natalia Gavrilita, Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova; receives Mr. Elmedin Konaković, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Ms Kadri Simson receives Members of the Parliament of Spain belonging to the EU and Foreign Affairs joint committee of the Parliament and Senate; delivers a speech on ‘Thoughts on the EU’s future Energy policy framework’ at the lunch debate on ‘Future of the EU Steel Industry’ in Brussels, Belgium.