Meetings of EU Commission Members on 3 May 2023

College Meeting

Mr Frans Timmermans in Berlin, Germany: participates in the 14th Petersberg Climate Dialogue; co- facilitates the Workshop on financial flows to support climate resilience and adaptation; and meets bilaterally with Mr John Kerry,  Special Presidential Envoy for Climate of the United States.

Ms Margrethe Vestager receives Mr Gerd Chrzanowski, Chief Executive Officer of Schwarz Group; receives Ms Barbara Martin Coppola, Chief Executive Officer of Decathlon SE.

Mr Valdis Dombrovskis in Frankfurt, Germany (until 4/05): participates in the European Central Bank (ECB) Governing Council.

Mr Maroš Šefčovič delivers opening remarks at the High-Level Dialogue closing event of the ‘Citizen Voices for the EU Climate Transition’ project; meets via videoconference with Mr Jeremy Weir, CEO of Trafigura.

Ms Dubravka Šuica in Stockholm, Sweden: delivers a speech for the Rural Pact Conference organised by the Swedish Rural Network.

Mr Margaritis Schinas receives Mrs Valerie Foushee, US Congresswoman.

M. Johannes Hahn rencontre M. Alexander De Croo, Premier ministre belge.

Ms Mariya Gabriel participates in the 4^th EdTech Roundtable, in Brussels.

M. Paolo Gentiloni reçoit M. Jonathan Le Tocq, ministre des relations extérieures de Guernesey, et M. Ian Gorst, ministre du trésor et des ressources de Jersey ; prononce un discours lors du dîner-débat de l’Association des anciens députés (AAD) du Parlement européen.

Ms. Helena Dalli meets with SEDRA – FPFE is the Spanish Planned Parenthood Federation; gives an online speech for the Round Table on Gender Equality taking place at the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Ms Ylva Johansson in Madrid, Spain (until 05/05): meets with Government Ministers.

Mr Janez Lenarčič participates by videoconference into the Launch of the Global Report on Food Crises.

Ms Adina Vălean receives Ms Anca Gunta, Vice-president of the European Disability Forum ; receives Mr Jean-François Carenco, Minister for the Overseas of France; and receives Ms Valerie Foushee, Member of the House of Representatives from North Carolina’s Fourth District (United States of America).

Mr Olivér Várhelyi on mission to Malta.

Ms Jutta Urpilainen attends virtually the High-Level event to launch the Global Report On Food Crises 2023.

Mme Kadri Simson reçoit Mme Sabrina Soussan, présidente-directrice générale de Suez.

Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius in Brazil : meets with Mr Cláudio Bomfim de Castro e Silva,  Governor of the State of Rio de Janeiro, for a dialogue with local authorities on circular economy; meets with Mr Aloizo Mercadante, President of the BNDES (Brazilian Development Bank); participates in a Signing ceremony on a Joint Declaration between the EU and the State of Rio de Janeiro, for future cooperation on plastics and circular economy; visits the site of Rio de Janeiro’s ‘circular beach’; attends a working lunch with Mr Nilton Caldeira, Deputy Mayor of the city of Rio de Janeiro; delivers the opening remarks at the ‘2023 Roadshow for the EU-Brazil Circular economy solutions’; and delivers the opening remarks for a panel on Sustainable value chains and Circular Economy organized by CEBRI (Brazil Center for International Relations).