Meetings of EU Commission Members on 4 July 2023

Mr Frans Timmermans in China: meets bilaterally with Mr Ding Xuexiang, Chinese Vice-Premier; co-chairs the High-Level Environment and Climate Dialogue with Mr Ding Xuexiang, Chinese Vice-Premier; meets with Mr Zheng Shanjie, Chairman of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC); meets with think tanks and members of civil; meets with Mr Fatih Birol, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency.

Ms Margrethe Vestager receives Mr Enrico Letta, former Prime Minister of Italy.

Mr Maroš Šefčovič receives Mr Arturo Gonzalo, CEO of Enagas; receives Ms Ana Brnabic, Prime Minister of Serbia.

Ms Dubravka Šuica meets with representatives of the Radiochirurgia Zagreb Hospital; delivers a welcome speech at 10 year ceremony of Croatia joining the EU, organised by MEP Karlo Ressler.

Mr Johannes Hahn receives Mr Wolfgang Sobotka, President of the Austrian National Council; receives representatives of the Austrian Fire Brigade Association.

Mr Nicolas Schmit receives Mr Markus Beyrer Director General of BusinessEurope and Mr Maxime Cerutti, Director of Social Affairs at BusinessEurope: holds an online meeting with Mr Laurent Freixe from the Global Apprenticeship Network.

Mr Paolo Gentiloni meets with Ms Ana Brnabić, Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia.

Mr Janusz Wojciechowski in Tokyo, Japan: participates in High-Level Trade Mission; attends working breakfast with business delegates, takes part in field trip to the Yamanashi prefecture, visiting the Akebono Daizu GI soy bean farm, the Agri Kai agricultural production corporation, the Daizen-ji Temple, and the Mercian Katsunuma winery.

Mr Thierry Breton in Tokyo, Japan: meets with Mr Terry Higashi, Chairman of Rapidus Corporation, and Mr Atsuyoshi Koike, President and CEO of Rapidus Corporation; participates in a roundtable event on ‘Secure International Connectivity’, with representatives of the EU Delegation of Japan and of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) of Japan; meets with Mr Yasutoshi Nishimura, Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) of Japan; delivers a keynote speech at a public event ‘Resilient Supply Chains in times of geopolitical tensions’, organised jointly by the Japanese Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry (RIETI), the EU Delegation, and the EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation (EUJIC).

Ms Elisa Ferreira hosts the 5^th meeting Group of High level specialists on the Future of Cohesion Policy; receives the President of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova, Mr Igor Grosu; receives a group of students from Portugal in the framework of the Fellowship “Mentes Empreendedoras”.

Ms Helena Dalli delivers a keynote speech at the official launch of Accessible EULaunch Event.

Mr Janez Lenarčič receives Mr Mahamat Saleh Annadif, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Chad; receives Mr Luigi di Maio, EU Special Representative for the Gulf.

Ms Adina Vălean receives Mr Jyotiraditya Scindia, Union Minister for Civil Aviation of India.

Mr Olivér Várhelyi receives Ms Ana Brnabić, Prime Minister of Serbia; receives Mr Igor Grosu, President of the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova; receives Mr Kubanychbek Omuraliev, Secretary General of the Organisation of Turkic States; receives Mr Vladimir Lučić, Chief Executive Officer of Telekom Srbija; participates in event: Migratory flows and regional challenges: Turkey’s way forward on migration.

Ms Kadri Simson receives the CEOs of the European gas transmission operators GRTgaz, Enagás, REN and Teréga.

Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius receives representatives of the EU Water Alliance; receives representatives from the industries on Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS).

Ms Mairead McGuinness in Dublin, Ireland: delivers an opening speech at the celebration event of the 10^th anniversary of signing of the Galway Statement, co-organised by the European Commission, the Irish Government, the Marine Institute and the University of Galway.