Meetings of EU Commission Members on 20 March 2025

President Ursula von der Leyen participates in the meeting of the European Council. 

Ms Henna Virkkunen delivers a keynote speech at the Nordic Financial Ecosystem Forum; delivers a speech at the EESC Civil Society Week; receives Mr Zsolt Szabó, Minister for Digitalisation and Kingdom Relations of the Netherlands. 

Mr Stéphane Séjourné in Duisburg, Germany: visits Thyssenkrupp Facilities. 

Mr Maroš Šefčovič receives a delegation from the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA).

Mr Wopke Hoekstra receives Ms Marjan Rintel, CEO of KLM. 

Mr Andrius Kubilius delivers a speech via videoconference at the annual meeting of the EU Network in Lithuania. 

Ms Marta Kos in Skopje, North Macedonia: participates in the Growth Plan Leaders’ meeting; delivers opening remarks with Mr Hrisijan Mickoski, Prime Minister of North Macedonia; participates in the panel “Stock taking of integration with EU’s single market”; participates in the panel “Reform Agendas, state of play, milestones and prospects”. 

Mr Jozef Síkela receives Mr Zsolt Szabo, Minister for Digitalisation and Kingdom Relations of Nederland; receives a group of students from University College Prague. 

Mr Costas Kadis in Norway: on official visit. 

Maria Luís Albuquerque receives Mr Ralf Ohlhausen, Chair of the European Third-Party Providers Association (ETPPA); receives Mr Roland Chai, President of European Market Services of Nasdaq. 

Ms Jessika Roswall in Rome, Italy: gives a keynote address at the 6th Value of Water Forum hosted by the TEHA Group; meets with Mr Fabrizio Palermo, Chief Executive Officer of ACEA Group; visits the Fontana di Trevi with ACEA; meets with Mr Gilberto Pichetto Fratin, Minister of Environment and Energy Security for Italy; gives an address at a Parliamentary Hearing at the Joint Session of EU affairs and Environment Committees of the Parliament of Italy. 

Mr Dan Jørgensen receives Mr Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, CEO of Hydrogen Europe and Mr Tejs Lausten, CEO of Hydrogen Denmark; receives representatives of the European Mortgage Federation – European Covered Bond Council (EMF – ECBC); meets with representatives of the European Round Table for Industry (ERT). 

Mr Apostolos Tzitzikostas delivers the opening speech at the European Shipping Summit, in Brussels. 

Mr Apostolos Tzitzikostas in Elliniko-Argyroupoli, Greece: delivers the closing remarks at the Dialogue on resilience by the Hellenic Network of Resilient Cities; meets with Mr Giannis Konstantatos, Mayor of Elliniko.

Mr Apostolos Tzitzikostas in Athens, Greece: meets with Mr Nikitas Kaklamanis, President of the Hellenic Parliament. 

Mr Christophe Hansen in The Hague, Netherlands (until 21/03): visits the Looye Tomaten farm in Naaldwijk; meets with Mr Jean Rummenie, Minister for Fishery, Food Security, Horticulture and Nature Conservation of the Netherlands; meets with the standing committee for Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature in the House of Representatives of the Netherlands; delivers a keynote speech at the Netherlands Agricultural and Horticultural Association (LTO) Network Event. 

Mr Glenn Micallef attends a consultation with stakeholders on the Culture Compass event; receives Mr André Wilkens, Director of the European Cultural Foundation (ECF); receives Mr Lars Ebert, Secretary-General of Culture Action Europe.