Meetings of EU Commission Members on 30 January 2024

Ms Margrethe Vestager in Washington D.C., United States: participates in the EU-US Trade & Technology Council’s joint roundtable with Ms Gina Raimondo, Commerce Secretary of the United States, and Mr Thierry Breton, on Legacy Semiconductor Supply Chain; participates in the EU-US Trade & Technology Council meeting; participates in a Fireside chat with Commerce Secretary of the United States Ms Gina Raimondo hosted by the Atlantic Council.

Mr Valdis Dombrovskis in Washington D.C., United States (until 31/01): participates in the US Chamber of Commerce event, titled ‘2024: A Make-or-Break Year for the International Rules-Based Order’; participates in the EU-US Trade & Technology Council meeting.

Mr Maroš Šefčovič receives Mr Juan Manuel Moreno, President of the Regional Government of Andalusia; receives a delegation from the EU Affairs Committee of the Irish Parliament; receives representatives from the Green 10 coalition of environmental organisations; receives Mr Mike Sabel, CEO of Venture Global LNG; receives Mr Iñigo Urkullu, President of the regional government of the Basque Country, Spain.

Ms Vĕra Jourová speaks at FTxGoogle event: ‘A Collaborative Approach to AI Implementation and Regulation: Unlocking the benefits in a safe, responsible and competitive way’.

Ms Dubravka Šuica receives Mr Peter Kaiser, Governor of Carinthia, Austria; receives Mr Pere Aragonès, President of the Government of Catalonia, Spain; receives Mr Iñigo Urkullu, President of the regional government of the Basque Country, Spain; attends the New Year’s Reception organised by the Permanent Representation of Croatia to the European Union; receives Mr Ivan Anusic, Minister of Defence and Deputy Prime Minister of Croatia.

Mr Johannes Hahn receives Mr Peter Kaiser, Governor of Carinthia, Austria.

Mr Nicolas Schmit receives Mr Yves Leterme, chair of the European Platform on Combatting Homelessness; meets with representatives from Luxembourg’s business federation, FEDIL; attends the Belgian Presidency’s high-level conference on mental health and work, in Brussels.

Mr Paolo Gentiloni receives Mr Pere Aragonès, President of the Government of Catalonia, Spain.

Mr Janusz Wojciechowski in Malta: meets with Mr Ian Borg, Minister for Foreign and European Affairs and Trade of Malta; takes helicopter tour of Malta’s farmland; visits Magro Brothers Food Ltd and Tuta Agritourism.

Ms Elisa Ferreira receives Ms María Chivite, President of Navarre, Spain and President of the Alliance of Automotive Regions; receives Mr Pere Aragonès, President of the Government of Catalonia, Spain; receives Mr Lehendakari Iñigo Urkullu, President of the regional government of the Basque Country, Spain; attends the presentation of the book ‘Crisis in the Portuguese Economy: from 1910 to 2022′ of the Fundação Francisco Manuel dos Santos at the library ‘La Petite Portugaise’ in Brussels.

Ms Stella Kyriakides receives representatives of Childhood Cancer International Europe; receives the Board of Directors of the Panhellenic Association of Women with Breast Cancer Alma Zois; delivers a keynote speech at the Belgian Presidency conference on Mental Health and Work; receives representatives of the Bulgarian Association for Patient’s Defence; receives Ms Stella Mastora, President of the European Breast Cancer Coalition.

Ms Ylva Johansson hosts a visitor group from the Swedish Riksdag; meets with Mr Josip Brkić, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia Herzegovina.

Ms Adina Vălean participates in the panel discussion at the European Defence Agency (EDA) Conference; receives Mr Óscar Puente Santiago, Minister for Transport and Sustainable Mobility of Spain.

Mr Olivér Várhelyi receives Mr. Youssef Absi, Patriarch of Antioch and of All the East, of Alexandria and of Jerusalem of the Melkite Greek Catholic Church; receives Mr Petro Poroshenko, former President of Ukraine; receives Mr Josip Brkić, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Ms Kadri Simson in Brussels: delivers a keynote speech at the joint EFTA-ESA Conference on Carbon Capture and Storage in EEA; meets with Mr Terje Aasland, Minister for Energy of Norway.

M. Virginijus Sinkevičius reçoit M. Alain Rousset, Président de la Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine.

Ms Mairead McGuinness at the European Parliament and Council joint public hearing for hosting the seat of the Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA); delivers a keynote speech at the online 8^th  Annual FinTech and Regulation Conference by Afore Consulting.

Ms Iliana Ivanova delivers a keynote speech at the Erasmus+ Sports Info Day event, organised by the European Commission and the Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, in Brussels; receives the Spanish Roller Hockey Federation.

Mr Wopke Hoekstra receives representatives of European SMEs for a dialogue on climate policy; receives Mr Callanan, Minister for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance of the United Kingdom.