Meetings of EU Commission Members on 24 January 2024

College Meeting

President Ursula von der Leyen hosts the New Year reception of the European Commission

Mr Valdis Dombrovskis delivers the opening speech at the EU Sustainable Investment Summit in Brussels.

Ms Věra Jourová receives Tanja Miscevic, Minister of European Integration of Serbia and Ms Maja Popovic, Minister of Justice of Serbia; receives Julie Inman Grant, Australian eSafety Commissioner; receives Jan Ruzicka, Chief External Affairs Officer, PPF Group; receives Kasia Kieli, CEO of TVN.

Ms Dubravka Šuica receives Ms Marija Vuckovic, Minister of Agriculture of Croatia.

Mr Margaritis Schinas participates in the Holocaust Remembrance Day event ‘Holocaust Denial and Distortion‘; delivers closing remarks at the ICMPD conference ‘A Holistic Approach for Balanced Migration Partnerships‘; receives Jan Ruzizcka, Chief External Affairs Officer at PPF Group.

Mr Paolo Gentiloni receives Mr Antonio Patuelli and Mr Giovanni Sabatini, President and Director General of Italian Banking Association (ABI); delivers a speech at the European Port Alliance Public-Private Partnership launch event, in Antwerp; delivers closing remarks at the EU Sustainable Investment Summit ‘Delivering on the green transition’ in Brussels.

Mr Johannes Hahn receives Mr Axel van Trotsenburg, Senior Managing Director of the World Bank.

Ms Mairead McGuinness delivers the keynote speech opening the panel ‘Making it innovative: technology as a driver of the green transition‘ at the 3^rd  EU Sustainable Investment Summit  ‘Delivering on the green transition‘.

Mr Janusz Wojciechowski speaks via videoconference at a meeting of the Agriculture Committee of the Croatian Parliament on the revision of the EU Pollinators Initiative; receives Ms Marija Vučković, Minister for Agriculture of Croatia.

Ms Elisa Ferreira delivers the keynote speech at the High-level event on ‘A European Urban Policy Fit For The Future’ under the auspices of the Belgium EU Presidency; receives Mr Rudi Vervoort, Minister-President of the Government of the Brussels-Capital Region, and Ms Ans Persoons, Secretary of State for the Brussels-Capital Region.

Ms Stella Kyriakides delivers a keynote speech via video message at the 100th Anniversary Event of the World Organisation for Animal Health, organised by the Belgian Presidency.

Ms Ylva Johansson participates in an event on the occasion of the handover of the Chairmanship of ICMPD’s Steering Group from Türkiye to Greece; hosts, together with the Belgian Presidency, the EU Port Alliance official launch event.

Ms Adina Vălean receives Mr Đorđe Radulović, Minister for Transport of Montenegro.

Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius receives Ms Teresa Ribera, Vice-President of Spain; receives Mr Otar Shamugia, Minister for Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia; receives Ms Rania Al-Mashat, Minister for International Cooperation of Egypt.

Ms Iliana Ivanova receives Mr Angus Robertson, Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture of the Scottish Government.