Meetings of EU Commission Members on 20 June 2023

College meeting

Ms Margrethe Vestager meets via videoconference with Mr Volker Wissing, Minister for Digital and Transport of Germany; delivers a keynote speech at the conference ’20 Years of Regulation 1/2003: A (r)evolutionary tale’, organised by the European Commission’s DG Competition.

Ms Vĕra Jourová speaks at the European Partnership for Democracy Annual Conference on Defence of Democracy; receives Mr Fredrik Persson, President of BusinessEurope.

Mr Margaritis Schinas participates to an event organised by the Association of Greek Employees of International Organizations.

Mr Johannes Hahn in London, United Kingdom (until 21/6): participates in the 40th Anniversary events of the International Democratic Union.

Mr Nicolas Schmit participates in an event organised by the Commission to mark the second anniversary of the European Child Guarantee, together with the EU’s Child Guarantee coordinators, in Brussels; receives Mr Thomas Stelzer, Governor of Upper Austria; gives the closing speech at a conference organised by CSR Europe ‘A Caucus to Forge Alliances for Just Transition‘.

Mr Janusz Wojciechowski receives Mr Vladimir Bolea, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry of Republic of Moldova.

Mr Thierry Breton receives Mr Robert Gentz, CEO of Zalando; meets with senior representatives of the retail industry, and delivers a keynote speech at the EuroCommerce launch event of the Exhibition: ‘Transition Pathways for the Retail and Wholesale Sector’ and celebration of the 30^th anniversary of the Single Market, in Brussels.

Ms Ylva Johansson in Stockholm, Sweden (until 21/06): participates in the Ministerial meeting between the European Union and the United States on Justice and Home Affairs.

Mr Olivér Várhelyi receives Mr Martin Dvořák, Minister for European Affairs of Czechia.

Ms Kadri Simson delivers the opening speech, at the European Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW); participates in the European Sustainable Energy Week’s Award Ceremony and hands over an award to the Young Energy Champion 2023; delivers a keynote speech at the Eurelectric Power Summit – Balance of Power and attends a roundtable discussion with the CEOs in Brussels, Belgium as the side event of the Eurelectric Power Summit; delivers a keynote speech at the European Sustainable Energy Week’s session – RES-Skilling: How to address the renewable energy skills challenge?; launches, together with Mr Francesco La Camera, Director-General of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), the ‘Innovation Landscape for Smart Electrification’ Report; in Brussels, Belgium; and receives Mr Fredrik Persson, President of BusinessEurope.

Ms Mairead McGuinness receives Ms Gintarė Skaistė, Minister of Finance of the Republic of Lithuania; speaks at the International Conference on the EU Retail Investment Strategy: “Towards a Capital Markets Union that works for people” organised by Better Finance; delivers a keynote speech at the Annual General Meeting of the  European FinTech Association (EFA).