Meetings of EU Commission Members on 28 May 2024

President Ursula von der Leyen in Münster, Germany: delivers an opening speech at the ceremony of the International Peace of Westphalia Prize, awarded to Mr Emmanuel Macron, President of France.

Mr Valdis Dombrovskis delivers a speech at the virtual event of EuroCommerce ‘Delivering a dynamic Single Market and Sustainable Growth’.

Mr Maroš Šefčovič participates in the European Economic Area Council; participates in the conference to mark 30 years of the European Economic Area entitled ‘A unique partnership fit for the future’.

Mr Margaritis Schinas in Porto, Portugal: participates in the Concordia Summit.

Mr Johannes Hahn participates in a meeting with the government of the Berlin region.

Mr Paolo Gentiloni receives Mr Andriy Pyshnyy, Governor of the National Bank of Ukraine.

Mr Janusz Wojciechowski in Almaty, Kazakhstan (until 31/05): participates in networking lunch with business delegates; meets with Mr Yerbolat Dossayev, Mayor of Almaty; meets with the European Business Association of Kazakhstan.

Ms Elisa Ferreira in Porto, Portugal: participates in the Concordia Summit.

Mr Janez Lenarčič participates in Senior Officials’ Meeting “Scaling up the humanitarian response to the crises affecting countries of the Sahel and Lake Chad basin regions”.

Ms Jutta Urpilainen in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Ms Kadri Simson delivers a keynote speech at the Ukraine Security Forum “A tipping point for Europe’s security and democracy”; delivers an opening keynote speech at the smartEN event “100 members strong: empowering energy consumers” in Brussels.

Ms Mairead McGuinness in Switzerland: meets with Mr Colm Kelleher, Chair of UBS (Zurich); visits the Bank of International Settlements (BIS)  – meets with Mr Agustín Carstens, BIS General Manager,  meets with representatives of its Monetary and Economic Department, of its Financial Stability Institute, and its Financial Stability Board, speaks at a staff event sponsored by WE@BIS, the BIS Diversity Affinity Network (Basel).

Ms Iliana Ivanova delivers a video message at the conference ‘Convergence of technologies enabling R&I for the healthcare of the future’, organised by the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union.