Meetings of EU Commission Members on 23 November 2023

President Ursula von der Leyen in Canada: participates in the EU-Canada Summit. 

Mr Maroš Šefčovič receives Ms Reineke Hameleers, CEO of Eurogroup for Animals; receives Mr Andris Piebalgs, Chairman of the International Methane Emissions Observatory; delivers a keynote speech at the EU Clean Air Forum in Rotterdam, The Netherlands.

Mr Valdis Dombrovskis participates in the Annual Reception of the European Investment Bank (EIB).

Mr Josep Borrell in Mexico. 

Ms Vĕra Jourová speaks via video conference at the conference Making Human Rights a Reality; receives Ms Ruth Kronenburg, Executive Director of Free Press Unlimited; receives Mr Jan Rafaj, President of the Confederation of Industry of Czechia and Ms Milena Jabůrková, Vice-President of the Confederation of Industry of the Czechia; receives Ms Claudia Roth, Minister of State to the Federal Chancellor and Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media of Germany and  Ms Heike Raab, State Secretary in the State Chancellery and Representative of the Land of Rhineland-Palatinate to the Federal Government of Germany. 

Mr Margaritis Schinas participates in the annual seminar of the EU/NATO Estonian Ambassadors; receives  Mrs Sari Multala, Minister of Science and Culture of Finland; receives Mrs Natalie Robyn, CEO of FIA.  

Mr Paolo Gentiloni in Norway (until 24/11): meets with Prime Minister, Mr Jonas Gahr Støre; Attends the public event “EU-Commissioner Paolo Gentiloni on the Future of the European Economy”, organised by the think tank Civita, in Oslo.

Ms Elisa Ferreira in Lisbon, Portugal: addresses the ceremony launching the ‘Talent Booster Mechanism’, in Brussels; gives a speech and participates in the Lisbon Agri Conference 2023. 

Ms Stella Kyriakides in Strasbourg, France: participates in the Animal Welfare Intergroup November session. 

Ms Ylva Johansson hosts the EU-Türkiye High-Level Dialogue on Migration and Security. 

Mr Janez Lenarčič receives Mr Jorge Moreira da Silva, Executive Director, United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS). 

Ms Jutta Urpilainen meets with Mr Jorge Moreira da Silva, UN USG and UNOPS Executive. Director.meets with  

Ms Kadri Simson in Maputo, Mozambique: visits EU CSDP Training Mission (EUTM); meets with Ms Verónica Macamo, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Cooperation. 

Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius in Ireland: meets with Mr Leo Varadkar, An Taoiseach; with Mr Charlie McConalogue, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine; with Mr Darragh O’Brien, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage; and attends a presentation by Teagasc. 

Ms Iliana Ivanova delivers a speech, via videomessage, at the opening event of the information campaign ‘Municipalities – Perspective 2027′ in Sofia. 

Ms Helena Dalli makes an online keynote speech for the STEM WOMEN CONGRESS.

Ms Helena Dalli, in Pamplona, Spain: meets with Ms Carlien Scheele, EIGE’s Director; visits the Centre for the Care of Victims of Sexual Violence.

Mr Wopke Hoekstra talks via phone call with Mr Steven Guilbeault, Minister for Environment and Climate Change of Canada; delivers a speech at the European Hydrogen Week on EU’s energy transition and the European Hydrogen Bank.