Meetings of EU Commission Members on 16 May 2024

Ms Margrethe Vestager in Aarhus, Denmark: participates in the ‘Making Markets Work For People Debates Series’ at Aarhus University.

Mr Valdis Dombrovskis in Yerevan, Armenia, for the Annual meeting & Business Forum of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD): participates in a panel on Critical Raw Materials; witnesses the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding between the EBRD and Mr Kanat Sharlapaev, Minister for Industry and Construction of Kazakhstan; participates in EBRD Board of Governors Plenary session; meets Mr Nikol Pashinyan, Prime Minister of Armenia; meets Mr Mher Grigoryan and Mr Tigran Khachatryan, Deputy Prime Ministers of Armenia; meets Mr Dumitru Alaiba, Deputy Prime Minister of Moldova; meets Ms Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of International Cooperation of Egypt.

Mr Maroš Šefčovič co-chairs, together with Mr David Cameron, UK Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, meetings of the EU-UK Joint Committee and the EU-UK Partnership Council.

Ms Vĕra Jourová in Tallinn, Estonia: meets with Mr Alar Karis, President of Estonia, representatives of stakeholders and civil society organisations; speaks at  Women’s luncheon and at Lennart Meri Conference

Mr Paolo Gentiloni participates in the Brussels Economic Forum (BEF) debate: The green transition in election times: fair policies for people and the climate.

Mr Janusz Wojciechowski in Budapest, Hungary: meets with Mr István Nagy, Minister for Agriculture of Hungary.

Mr Thierry Breton in Berlin, Germany: meets with the Committee on European Affairs at the Federal Parliament (Bundestag) of Germany; meets with Mr Anton Hofreiter, Chairman of the Committee on European Affairs and leader of the Alliance 90/The Greens in the Federal Parliament of Germany; meets with Mr Robert Habeck, Federal Minister for Economy and Climate Action of Germany; meets with Ms Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Chair of the Defence Committee in the Federal Parliament of Germany.

Ms Stella Kyriakides in London, United Kingdom: participates in the Global Ministerial Panel at the event ‘The World Together Solving the Antibiotic Emergency’ hosted by the UK Government and the Royal Society.

Ms Helena Dalli is boarding the first LGBTIQ trainbow, together with Mr. Robbert Dijkgraa, Minister for Equality of the Netherlands during which she will be welcomed by State Secretary Leroy, in Luxembourg Train Station, in Brussels, Belgium.

Ms Jutta Urpilainen receives the participants of KAVAKU, Finnish Foreign Ministry’s Training Course for Newly Recruited Diplomats.

Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius in Lithuania: speaks at the Conference ‘How are the sustainability requirements for the (retail) sector changing, and what it means for business?’; participates in a discussions with academics on Sustainability in the Face of War and Crisis at the Momentum Conference.

Ms Mairead McGuinness in Dublin, Ireland: meets Mr Michael D’Arcy, CEO of the Irish Association of Investment Managers (IAIM); delivers a keynote speech at Mason Hayes and Curran Annual Conference on Property, Infrastructure and Investment.