Meetings of EU Commission members on 26 January 2023

Mr Frans Timmermans in Colombia (until 27/01): prepares the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference (COP 28) and meets with national authorities and stakeholders.

Mr Valdis Dombrovskis receives Ms Esther Lynch, General Secretary of The European Trade Union Confederation; receives Mr Fredrik Persson, President of BusinessEurope.

Ms Vĕra Jourová in Riga, Latvia: meets with Mr Krišjānis Kariņš, Prime Minister of Latvia; meets  with Ms Anda Rožukalns, Media Ombudsperson of Latvia, with representatives of Latvian media organisations and editors of Latvian-language media; visits  Radio Free Europe/ Radio Liberty office and meets with Mr Elmars Svekis, Head of the RFE/RL Office in Riga; visits DW office and meets with Mr Juri Rescheto, Head of DW office in Riga; meets with foreign and Russian journalists who are currently based in Riga.

Mr Margaritis Schinas participates in the European Parliament International Holocaust commemoration solemn ceremony.

Maroš Šefčovič receives representatives of the Slovak business community on the occasion of the New Year concert organised by the Slovak community in Brussels.

Ms Mariya Gabriel participates in the event ‘How Horizon Europe European Innovation Ecosystems Work Programme’s projects support the New European Innovation Agenda’, in Brussels; delivers a keynote speech at the Projects Ceremony of the Association ‘Femmes d’ Europe’, in Brussels.

Mr Nicolas Schmit participates in the final conference of the project ‘Working, yet poor’ on in-work poverty in Europe; participates in an online exchange at the sixth Congress organised by Caritas Germany entitled ‘Heaven and Earth: We are doing it together’.

Mr Paolo Gentiloni receives Mr Nicola Zaccheo, President of the Italian Transport Regulation Authority; receives Mr Nureddin Nebati, Turkish Finance Minister.

Ms Stella Kyriakides in Johannesburg, South Africa (until 28/01): visits the Steve Biko Academic Hospital; meets with Dr. Sibongiseni Dhlomo, Deputy Minister of Health of South Africa; meets with Mr Blade Nzimande, Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology of South Africa; meets with Ms Thoko Didiza, Minister of Agriculture, Land reform and Rural Development; meets with Mr Ebrahim Patel, Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition of South Africa.

M. Didier Reynders prononce le discours d’ouverture lors d’un événement Euractiv sur le cadre de protection des données UE-États-Unis.

Ms Ylva Johansson in Stockholm, Sweden (until 27/01), for the Informal Justice and Home Affairs Council.

Ms Adina Vălean participates in the Airports Council International (ACI) Europe Board meeting.

Mr Olivér Várhelyi participates at the Holocaust Remembrance Ceremony at the European Parliament (ceremony, inauguration, reception); receives Mr Isaac Herzog, President of Israel; receives Mr Bojan Marichikj, Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs of North Macedonia; receives Mr Vladimir Bolea, Minister of Agriculture and Food Industry of Moldova; receives Mr Ted Deutch former US Congressmen and Chief Executive Officer of the American Jewish Committe; receives Mr Nureddin Nebati, Minister of Treasury and Finance of the Republic of Türkiye.

Ms Jutta Urpilainen in South Africa: visits Pretoria and Johannesburg.

Ms Kadri Simson delivers a speech, via videoconference, at the Deutsche Bahn AG conference ‘Symposium on Competition & Regulation in the Rail Sector’ taking place in Berlin, Germany.

Ms Mairead McGuinness in Pretoria, South Africa (26-27/01): meets with Mr Enoch Godongwana, Minister of Finance of the Republic of South Africa; meets with Mr Lesetja Kganyago, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank (SARB); attends the Ministerial dinner hosted by Dr  Naledi Pandor, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of the Republic of South Africa.