Meetings of EU Commission Members on 12 May 2023

Mr Frans Timmermans in Twente, The Netherlands: delivers a keynote speech at the 61st Dies Natalis of the University of Twente on the EU’s green transition.

Ms Vĕra Jourová in Berlin, Germany: meets with Volker Wissing, Federal Minister for Digital and Transport of Germany, Mr Wolfgang Schmidt, Head of the Chancellery and Federal Minister for Special Affairs of Germany.

Mr Nicolas Schmit participates via videoconference in a conference organised by the Union of Portuguese Mutual Societies, entitled: ‘The role of Mutualism in the new world order’.

Mr Paolo Gentiloni in Niigata, Japan (until 13 May): participates in the G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting.

Mr Janusz Wojciechowski in Warsaw, Poland: meets with representatives of the Polish ‘Open Cages’ association; meets with farmers from the West Pomeranian Voivodeship.

Ms Elisa Ferreira is the keynote speaker on ‘The Future of Coastal Cities’ at the Conference ‘Coastal cities and the climate crisis: between threat and adaption’ organized by Publico Azul.

Mme Helena Dalli prononce un discours en ligne à l’occasion de la Conférence sur les données relatives à l’égalité.

Mr Olivér Várhelyi meets Mr Margus Tsahkna, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia.

Ms Kadri Simson in Lisbon, Portugal: attends a hearing with the National Parliament Members of the European Affairs Committee and Energy and Environment Committee; participates in the roundtable with the key energy stakeholders; visits Inclusive Energy Community by Greenvolt in Cascais.

Ms Mairead McGuinness in Ireland: delivers a keynote address at the event: ‘Ireland and the European Union at 50: politics, policy and transformation‘ co-organised by Maynooth University, National University of Ireland and the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA), in Maynooth, Co. Kildare; addresses the finalists of the Money Smarts Quiz Challenge, organised for secondary school students by the Bank of Ireland, in Dublin; meets, via video-conference, with Mr Patrick de Cambourg, Chair of the Sustainability Reporting Board of the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG).