Meetings of EU Commission Members on 28 November 2022

President Ursula von der Leyen receives Mr Moussa Faki, Chairperson of the African Union Commission; and then co-chairs the 11th Commission-to-Commission meeting between the European Union and the African Union.

Mr Frans Timmermans receives Mr Adel Al-Jubeir, Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Envoy for Climate Affairs of Saudi Arabia, together with Mr Margaritis Schinas; receives Ms Romina Pourmokhtari, Swedish Minister for Climate and Environment.

Ms Margrethe Vestager in Luxembourg: meets with the judges of the Court of Justice of the European Union.

Ms Vĕra Jourová receives Ms Parisa Liljestrand, Minister of Culture of Sweden.

Mr Margaritis Schinas participates in the 11th EU-Africa Commission to Commission meeting, together with Ms Kadri Simson, Mr Josep Borrell, Ms Vĕra Jourová, Mr Janusz Wojciechowski, Ms Elisa Ferreira, Ms Jutta Urpilainen and Ms Stella Kyriakides.

Mr Johannes Hahn in Bern, Switzerland: meets with Mr Ignazio Cassis, President of the Swiss Confederation.

Ms Mariya Gabriel delivers a keynote speech via pre-recorded video message at the event ‘Horizon Europe Work Programme 2023-2024 adoption’; delivers a keynote speech via pre-recorded video message at the STOA Conference ‘Academic Freedom in Europe’; delivers an opening speech at the BeActive Awards Ceremony, in Brussels; participates in the EU-African Union Commission-to-Commission meeting, in Brussels; participates in the Informal Ministerial lunch in Brussels with a debate focusing on the topic ‘Approaches to Ukrainian Education Recovery’.

Mr Nicolas Schmit in Czechia: meets with Mr Marián Jurečka, Deputy Prime Minister and Social and Labour Affairs Minister; visits ŠKODA AUTO a.s.; ESF+ funded social integration organisation Rubikon Centre; the Union of Employers´ Associations; speaks at the conference organised by the Foundation for European Progressive Studies ‘Call to Europe: Addressing the Crises: Costs, COVID-19, Climate and Conflict‘.

Mr Paolo Gentiloni receives Mr Werner Kogler, Austrian Vice-Chancellor; delivers a keynote speech at an event hosted by the Belgian Conseil central de l’économie (CCE-CRB).

Mr Thierry Breton participates, via videoconference, in the signature of the Digital Partnership with Korea event.

Ms Elisa Ferreira receives Ms Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris; receives Mr Jose Velez, Delegate of the Spanish Government in the Region of Murcia.

Ms Stella Kyriakides delivers a speech, via videoconference, to the international scientific conference ‘European Agri-Food Sustainability & Innovation’, organised by the Czech Presidency of the Council of the European Union.

Mr Olivér Várhelyi in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Ms Kadri Simson meets with ENTSO-E, via videoconference; delivers a keynote speech at the 2022 Tax Symposium event ‘On the road to 2050: a tax mix fit for the future’; attends the EU-AU Commission-to-Commission working group session on the theme ‘Achieving Global Gateway Connectivity through economic integration: Digital Flagships (Data Governance, Green Data Centers and Connectivity), Energy, Transport, value chains and implementation of the AfCFTA’.

Ms Mairead McGuinness delivers the closing speech at the launch of the 2^nd edition of European Retirement Week