Meetings of EU Commission Members on 12 October 2026

President Ursula von der Leyen — European Commission

Participates in the EPP Group Study Days
Taormina, Italy

 

Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera — Clean, Just and Competitive Transition

Attends the “Important Projects of Common European Interest” Event Co-organised by BusinessEurope and the Spanish Confederation of Business Organisations
Brussels, Belgium

Receives the Mayor and local representatives from Elda, Spain
Brussels, Belgium

 

Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen — Tech Sovereignty, Security and Democracy

Visits the National STEM Centre, Sofia Tech Park
Sofia, Bulgaria

Visits EnduroSat
Sofia, Bulgaria

Meets with Mr Rumen Radev, Prime Minister of Bulgaria
Sofia, Bulgaria

Meets with Mr Ivan Vassilev, Bulgarian Minister of Innovation and Digital Transformation
Sofia, Bulgaria

 

High Representative / Vice-President Kaja Kallas — Foreign Affairs and Security Policy

Meets Mr Andrii Sybiha, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Chairs the Foreign Affairs Council meeting
Luxembourg, Luxembourg

 

Executive Vice-President Raffaele Fitto — Cohesion and Reforms

Meets with Mr José Ribau Esteves, President of the Central Region of Portugal
Brussels, Belgium

Meets with Mr Vitalii Bezhin, Minister for Communities, Territories and Internally Displaced Persons of Ukraine
Brussels, Belgium

Meets with Ms Nadia Calviño, President of the European Investment Bank (EIB)
Brussels, Belgium

Meets with Mr Kamal Kishore, Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction
Brussels, Belgium

Participates in the Opening Ceremony of the European Week of Regions and Cities
Brussels, Belgium

 

Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič — Trade and Economic Security; Interinstitutional Relations and Transparency

Receives representatives of the European Steel Association (EUROFER) and CEOs of Europe’s leading steel producers
Brussels, Belgium

Receives Mr Katsuhiro Miyamoto, Mr Isao Takenami and Mr Miroslav Kiraľvarga, representatives of Nippon Steel Slovakia
Brussels, Belgium

Receives the Committee on Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of the Dutch House of Representatives
Brussels, Belgium

 

Commissioner Dubravka Šuica — Mediterranean

Attends the Foreign Affairs Council
Luxembourg, Luxembourg

 

Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra — Climate, Net Zero and Clean Growth

Attends the Environment (ENVI) Council
Luxembourg, Luxembourg

 

Commissioner Andrius Kubilius — Defence and Space

Receives the award of the Poland – Lithuania Forum for Cooperation and Dialogue
Warsaw, Natolin, Poland

Delivers keynote speech at the inauguration of the new European Security and Strategy faculty in College of Europe in Natolin
Warsaw, Poland

Participates in panel discussions of the Warsaw Security Forum
Warsaw, Poland

Meets with Mr Andrzej Domański, Minister for Finance and Economy of Poland
Warsaw, Poland

Meets with Mr Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister of Norway
Warsaw, Poland

 

Commissioner Costas Kadis — Fisheries and Oceans

Visits the Harbormaster and maritime authorities at the Port of Catania
Sicily, Italy

Delivers the closing remarks at a roundtable discussion with local fishermen and MEP Marco Falcone
Sicily, Italy

Participates in a boat tour of the Port of Catania
Sicily, Italy

 

Commissioner Magnus Brunner — Internal Affairs and Migration

Visits Dhaka, Bangladesh, for meetings with government representatives and stakeholders (11–12 October)
Dhaka, Bangladesh

 

Commissioner Jessika Roswall — Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy

Participates in the Environment Council
Luxembourg

 

Commissioner Piotr Serafin — Budget, Anti-Fraud and Public Administration

Meets with Ms Magdalena Sobkowiak, Undersecretary of State, Government Plenipotentiary for the Security Action for Europe Instrument
Warsaw, Poland

 

Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva — Startups, Research and Innovation

Receives representatives from European spas association
Brussels, Belgium

 

Commissioner Michael McGrath — Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection

Speaks at the “EU Inc: A Key Step Towards One Market” event
Rome, Italy

 

Commissioner Christophe Hansen — Agriculture and Food

Meets with representatives of Confagricoltura, Coldiretti, CIA and Copagri
Taormina, Italy

 

Commissioner Glenn Micallef — Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport

Participates in the Foreign Affairs Council meeting
Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Meets with Mr Margus Tsahkna, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Estonia
Luxembourg, Luxembourg

 

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Disclaimer: The date and place of the meetings may be subject to change.