Meetings of EU Commission Members on 16 November 2023

President Ursula von der Leyen attends the congress ‘Strategic partnerships in the Indo-Pacific: reducing dependencies, expanding trade, implementing China strategy’, organised by the CDU/CSU faction in the German Bundestag.

Mr Valdis Dombrovskis participates in the BusinessEurope Advisory and Support Group CEOs Dialogue 2023.

Ms Vĕra Jourová in Prague, Czechia: visits the European Union Agency for the Space Programme; meets with researchers, innovators and technological companies; participates at Future European Leaders chat during Prague European Summit and speaks at the Aspen Annual Conference 2023.

Mr Nicolas Schmit receives Ms Beate Andrees, Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia at the International Labour Organisation ILO, and Ms Laura Thompson, Assistant Director General for External and Corporate Relations at the ILO; receives Ms Judith Wiese, SIEMENS Chief People and Sustainability Officer; receives Ms Andrea Nahles, Director of the German Federal Employment Agency; participates at the EU Social Forum 2023, organised by the European Commission, on the topic “AI and the world of work”.

M. Paolo Gentiloni reçoit M. Dario Scannapieco, président de l’association ELTI ; participe à l’événement « CEOs Dialogue 2023 » organisé par BusinessEurope.

Ms Elisa Ferreira in Ostrawa, Czechia: hosts the 2023 RegioStars Awards Ceremony with Mr Ivan Bartoš, Deputy Prime Minister.

Ms Helena Dalli, in Ljubjana Slovenia: meets with speaker of the National Assembly, Ms Urška Klakočar Zupančič and Miha Lobnik, Advocate of the Principle of Equality.

Ms Helena Dalli, makes an online keynote speech for the High Level Presidence Event on Disability.

Ms Ylva Johansson in Madrid, Spain: participates in the European Migration Network Conference co-hosted by the European Commission and the Spanish Presidency of the European Council.

Mr Janez Lenarčič receives Mr José Julio Gomez, Vice Minister of Bilateral Foreign Policy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Dominican Republic with Mr Andrés Lugo Risk, Deputy Administrative Minister of the Presidency of the Dominican Republic.

Ms Kadri Simson in Tbilisi, Georgia: participates in the High-level Energy Dialogue with Mr Levan Davitashvili, Vice Prime Minister for Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia, and visits a wind farm in the Shida Kartli region.

Ms Mairead McGuinness in Singapore: meets with Mr Burkhard Balz, Member of the Executive Board of the Deutsche Bundesbank; participates in a fireside chat on fintech and innovation with Ms Jennifer Carroll MacNeill,  Irish Minister of State responsible for Financial Services, Credit Unions and Insurance, co-organised by the European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) Singapore and the Irish Chamber of Commerce; attends a working lunch with members of the EU-ASEAN Business Council and EuroCham Singapore.

Ms Iliana Ivanova in Bulgaria (until 18/11): (Plovdiv) meets the research and innovation community of the Agricultural University; visits the Trakia Economic Zone; meets with Mr Kostadin Dimitrov, Mayor of Plovdiv Municipality; (Sofia) meets with Ms Ruth Koleva, Founder of the SoAlive Music Conference.

Mr Wopke Hoekstra in Beijing, China: delivers opening remarks in the event ‘The EU’s Carbon-Border Adjustment Mechanism for Climate Policy, and Implications for Chinese Companies’, hosted by the EU-China Partnership Facility (ECPF); meets with Mr Huang Runqiu, Minister for Ecology and Environment; and meets with Mr Xie Zhenhua, China Special Envoy for Climate Change.