Meetings of EU Commission Members on 28 September 2023

Mr Valdis Dombrovskis receives Mr Høgni Hoydal, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign affairs, Industry and Trade of the Faroe Islands; meets via videoconference Mr Jean Lemierre, Chairman of European Financial Services Round Table; receives Mr Luigi Di Maio, the European Uniopn Special Representative for the Gulf Region.

Mr Nicolas Schmit in Riga, Latvia (until 29/09): meets Mr Arvils Ašeradens, Minister of Finance; visits projects co-financed by the EU: the Jelgava Technological Secondary School, and the multifunctional Social Centre.

Mr Paolo Gentiloni receives Mr Alessandro Riello, President of Aermec SpA.

Mr Janusz Wojciechowski in Guadalajara, Spain: participates in High-Level Conference on the Long-Term Vision for Rural Areas.

Mr Thierry Breton in Paris, France: delivers a keynote speech at the 1st High-Level Government-Industry Conference on Roadmaps to New Nuclear organises by Ministry for Energy Transition and the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA); participates in the IEA High-level Meeting on Securing Critical Minerals for a Clean Energy Future  (IEA Critical Minerals and Clean Energy Summit – Event – IEA); meets Mr Mike Henry, CEO of BHP Group; meets Ms Madeleine King, Minister for Resources of Australia and Minister for Northern Australia; meets Mr Yasutoshi Nishimura, Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan; delivers a keynote speech at the Soitec Inauguration event of the new Bernin 4 Factory.

Ms Stella Kyriakides receives representatives of associations addressing the inequality on newborn screening for rare diseases across Europe.

Ms Kadri Simson delivers a keynote speech, via videoconference, at the EU-Italy Energy Days Event in Torino, Italy; delivers a keynote speech at the European Heat Pump Association Event ‘Advancing REPowerEU in a HeatBeat: the Heat Pump Accelerator‘, and meets with the CEOs of the European Heat Pump Association, in Brussels; delivers a keynote speech at the Event ‘Exploiting the full potential of the EU-Morocco Green Partnership‘, in Brussels; and delivers an opening speech at the European Hydrogen Bank workshop, in Brussels.

Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius in Bonn, Germany: participates in the High-Level Segment of the Fifth session of the International Conference on Chemical Management.

Ms Mairead McGuinness in London, UK: meets with Dr Patricia Scanlon, Ireland’s AI Ambassador; meets with Ms Louise Smith, Chair of Innovate finance;  speaks at the conference “Leading through volatility: commerce co-operation and climate change” co-organised by the Young Presidents’ Organisation (YPO) and the Irish Embassy in the United Kingdom; discusses the key priorities for the Commission’s financial markets agenda with Mr David Kershaw, Dean of the Law School and Professor Niamh Moloney (London School of Economics and Political Science – LSE).EU C