Meetings of EU Commission Members on 15 November 2023

College Meeting and visit of Mr Jens Stoltenberg, NATO Secretary General, to the College.

La Présidente Mme Ursula von der Leyen reçoit M. Edgars Rinkēvičs, président de la Lettonie.

Mr Valdis Dombrovskis meets Mr Edgars Rinkēvičs, President of Latvia; receives Mr Marcus Wallenberg, chair of Foundation Asset Management (FAM) and Mr Haykan Buskhe, CEO of FAM.

Mr Maroš Šefčovič delivers an opening for the ‘Strategic Partnerships with Third Countries’ event at the Commission’s Critical Raw Materials Week.

Ms Vĕra Jourová in Prague, Czechia: attends Vision for Europe Award Ceremony and speaks at the event ‘Night at Law Faculty: Democracy in the age of modern technology?’.

Mr Johannes Hahn receives Ms Karoline Edtstadler, Federal Minister for the EU and Constitution of Austria.

Mr Nicolas Schmit meets with the Prime Ministers of the Ministerpraesidentenkonferenz Ost.

Ms Elisa Ferreira addresses the Ministerial Conference of the East German Länder, organized by the German Representation to the European Union, in Brussels.

Ms Stella Kyriakides delivers a keynote speech at the 2023 European Cancer Summit – Accelerating Momentum: A manifesto to 2030.

Ms Helena Dalli, in Ljubjana, Slovenia: joins the meeting with members of the Committee on Education, Science and Youth, Committee on Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Disability, and Committee on EU Affairs; meets with Ms Tanja Fajon, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs on the topic of activities/priorities of Slovenia and the EU in the UN, meets with Peter Svetina, Human Rights Ombudsman; joins one round table discussion with OnaVE – Association for connecting female experts and promoting knowledge on the topic of Women´s rights and women in science.

M. Janez Lenarčič participe à la table ronde de Renew Europe sur les Balkans occidentaux au Parlement européen.

Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius meets with Lithuanian business representatives and receives representatives of the European Network of Maritime Clusters, in Brussels.

Ms Mairead McGuinness in Singapore:  meets with Mr Chia Der Jiun , Managing Director (Designate) of the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS); speaks at the ‘Global Policymakers’ Dialogue: CBDC Adoption & Its Impact On Financial Stability‘ at the Singapore FinTech Festival; delivers a recorded speech for the 8th Annual European Payment Institutions Federation (EPIF) Conference ‘Delivering an integrated payment experience‘.

Ms Iliana Ivanova delivers a keynote speech at the European Cancer Summit, in Brussels; delivers a keynote speech at the EPP Conference on ‘Western Balkans: Integration before Accession’, in Brussels; meets with Ms Angelina Boneva, Deputy Minister for Regional Development of Bulgaria, in Brussels; receives Mr Mehmet Fatih Kacır, Minister for Industry and Technology of Türkiye.

Mr Wopke Hoekstra in Beijing, China: meets with climate experts including stakeholders, civil society and academics; and meets with representatives of EU Chamber of Commerce China (EUCCC).