Meetings of EU Commission Members on 9 October 2023

Mr Josep Borrell in Muscat, Oman: meets with Oman interlocutors; gives a lecture at the Omani National Defence College; visits the Spanish Frigate ‘Navarra’, part of the European Union Naval Force Operation ATALANTA.

Ms Vĕra Jourová in Kyoto, Japan: attends G7 Hiroshima Process on Generative Artificial Intelligence meeting, meets with Mr Amandeep Gill, Under-Secretary-General and Tech Envoy of the United Nations and with Ms Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Secretary-General of the International Telecommunication Union.

Mr Maroš Šefčovič receives Mr Bertrand Piccard, Special Foresight Advisor and Chair of the Solar Impulse foundation; receives the Board of the Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy – Europe.

Mr Margaritis Schinas in Varna, Bulgaria: participates in the trilateral meeting with the Prime Ministers of Bulgaria, of Greece and of Romania.

Mr Margaritis Schinas in Vienna, Austria: meets jointly with Mr Karl Nehammer, Chancellor of Austria, and with Mr Gerhard Karner, Interior Minister of Austria.

Mr Johannes Hahn in Frastanz, Austria: participates in a Business Lunch organised by Wirtschaftsbund Vorarlberg.

Mr Nicolas Schmit in Luxembourg: attends the meeting of employment and social affairs ministers (EPSCO).

Ms Helena Dalli in Luxembourg: joins the EPSCO; meets with Ms Zacharaki, Minister for Social Cohesion and Family of Greece.

Mr Paolo Gentiloni receives Mr Oliver Röpke, President of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC).

Mr Janusz Wojciechowski delivers keynote speech at Copa Cogeca Innovation Award for Women Farmers in Brussels.

M. Thierry Breton reçoit Mme. Emmanuelle Wargon, Présidente de la Commission de régulation de l’énergie (CRE); reçoit M. Maxime Saada, Président du directoire du groupe Canal+; receives high- level representatives of the European Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam.

Mr Thierry Breton in Paris, France: participates in a meeting with the French-American Foundation.

Ms Elisa Ferreira participates and addresses the opening session of the 21st edition of the European Week of Regions and Cities organised by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Regional and Urban Policy (DG REGIO) and the European Committee of the Regions (CoR).

Ms Stella Kyriakides receives Fernando Mattos Costa, Minister for Livestock, Agriculture and Fisheries of Uruguay.

Mr Janez Lenarčič in Oman (until 10/10): attends the 27th GCC-EU Joint Council and Ministerial Meeting.

Ms Adina Vălean in Varna, Bulgaria: participates in the trilateral meeting on connectivity between Mr Nikolai Denkov, Prime Ministers of Bulgaria, Mr Kyriakos Mistsotakis, Prime Minister of Greece, and Mr Marcel Ciolacu, Prime Minister of Romania, with the participation of Mr Dorin Recean, Prime Minister of Moldova; meets with Ms Mariya Gabriel, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bulgaria.

Ms Kadri Simson receives Mr Omar Andrés Camacho Morales, Minister for Mines and Energy of Colombia; receives Ms Kate Brandt and Mr Ben Gomes, respectively Chief Sustainability Officer and Senior Vice President Education at Google; participates in a panel discussion at the Politico’s Event – Meeting Europe’s renewable energy challenge, in Brussels.