Meetings of EU Commission Members on 13 March 2025

President Ursula von der Leyen in Cape Town, South Africa: Together with President of the European Council Antonio Costa, meets with President Cyril Ramaphosa; participates in the EU-South Africa Summit. 

Mr Stéphane Séjourné in Barcelona, Spain: visits main projects of the Hydrogen Valley; meets Mr Jordi Hereu I Boher, Minister of Industry and Tourism of Spain; meets Mr Salvator Illa, President of Catalonia; visits CELSA Group facilities and meets Mr Jordi Cazorla CELSA CEO.

Ms Kaja Kallas in Charlevoix, Canada: participates in the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. 

Ms Roxana Mînzatu receives Mr Óscar López Águeda, Minister for Digital Transformation and Public Service of Spain; visits a primary school in Nieuwland, Belgium; meets with Ms Zuhal Demir, Minister of Education, Justice and Labour of Flanders; meets with Ms Caroline Gennez, Minister of Welfare and Poverty Reduction, Culture and Equal Opportunities of Flanders.

Mr Maroš Šefčovič receives Ms Cecilie Myrseth, Minister of Trade and Industry of Norway; receives representatives from the European Association of Sugar Manufacturers and a coalition of sectors. 

Mr Wopke Hoekstra in Croatia: on official visit. 

Mr Andrius Kubilius receives Ms Cecilie Myrseth, Minister for Trade and Industry of Norway. 

Ms Marta Kos in Tirana, Albania: meets with Mr Bajram Begaj, President of the Republic of Albania; participates in a joint press conference with Mr Edi Rama, Prime Minister of the Republic of Albania; participates at the College of Europe Conference: “EU enlargement and resilient societies in the Western Balkans: strengthening civil society, gender equality and youth participation”; meets Ms Elisa Spiropali, Speaker of the Parliament of Albania; meets Mr Agron Gjerkmarkaj, Vice Speaker, Ms Jorida Tabaku, Chair of the EU affairs committee; meets with Mr Gazment Bardhi, Floor leader. 

Mr Jozef Síkela in Astana, Kazakhstan: meets with high-level government representatives. 

Mr Costas Kadis in Rome, Italy: meets with Mr Francesco Lollobrigida, Minister for Agriculture, Food Sovereignty, and Forestry of Italy; visits along Mr Francesco Lollobrigida, Minister for Agriculture, Food Sovereignty, and Forests of Italy, the General Command of the Harbourmasters’ Corps; participates in the Conference ‘The fisheries sector in Italy and the European Union: challenges and opportunities’; meets with Mr Qu Dongyu, Director-General of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); in Ascoli, Italy: attends a dinner along Mr Francesco Lollobrigida, local authorities and representatives of the aquaculture sector. 

Maria Luís Albuquerque in Valencia, Spain: participates in an informal meeting of EU Finance Ministers at invitation of the Spanish Finance Minister.

Ms Hadja Lahbib in New York, United States: attends the 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations Headquarters; participates in CSW side event ‘Addressing the interlinkages of Conflict, Hunger and the disproportionate effects on Women and Girls’; holds a bilateral meeting with Ms Sima Bahous, UN Women Executive Director; participates in CSW side event ‘Group of Friends on Elimination of Violence against Women and Girls’; holds a bilateral meeting with Mr Tom Fletcher, USG for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator; holds a bilateral meeting with Ms Pedrica Saint Jean, Minister for the Status of Women and Women’s Rights of Haiti.

Mr Apostolos Tzitzikostas in Rotterdam, the Netherlands: meets with cruise line and shipyard CEOs; visits the port of Rotterdam. delivers a keynote speech at the CLIA Cruise Week 2025. 

 Mr Glenn Micallef meets with Mr Mindaugas Balčiūna, President of the Lithuanian Basketball Federation, in Strasbourg, France; meets with representatives of the ‘Free healthy school meals for all children!‘ initiative in Brussels; meets with Professor Daniella Tilbury, Chair of the Network of Institutions and Leaders for Future Generations (NIFG), in Brussels.