03 – 06 November 2025

Monday, 03 November 2025

European Commission

Commissioner Micallef participates in the Informal Meeting of Culture and Media Ministers (Copenhagen, Denmark).
Commissioner Jørgensen visits pipe system company Isoplus with Mr Johannes Lundsfryd, Mayor of Middelfart (Middelfart, Denmark).
Commissioner Jørgensen delivers a speech at a business network event organised by Samuelsen (Copenhagen, Denmark).
Commissioner Jørgensen participates in Renovate Europe Day and delivers a keynote speech (Copenhagen, Denmark).
Commissioner Kubilius participates in a panel at the conference “Bridges Instead of Borders: Strategies for Engagement with Russian Democrats” (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Kubilius receives a delegation from the Lithuanian Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Crafts (Brussels, Belgium).
High Representative/Vice-President Kallas visits Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina).
Commissioner Kubilius holds a videoconference with Mr Guido Crosetto, Minister for Defence of Italy (Brussels, Belgium).
Executive Vice-President Séjourné participates in the Friends of Industry Conference (Berlin, Germany).
Executive Vice-President Virkkunen launches RAISE – Resource for AI in Science in Europe – together with Commissioner Zaharieva (Copenhagen, Denmark).
Executive Vice-President Virkkunen meets Ms Caroline Stage Olsen, Minister for Digital Affairs of Denmark (Copenhagen, Denmark).
Executive Vice-President Virkkunen opens the AI in Science Summit 2025 with Commissioner Zaharieva (Copenhagen, Denmark).
Executive Vice-President Virkkunen meets Mr Lars Sandahl Sørensen, CEO of Danish Industry (Copenhagen, Denmark).
Executive Vice-President Virkkunen meets Professor Yoshua Bengio (University of Montréal) (Copenhagen, Denmark).
Commissioner Zaharieva delivers a speech at the opening of the AI in Science Summit, inaugural event of RAISE (Copenhagen, Denmark).
Commissioner Micallef meets Mr Jakob Engel-Schmidt, Minister of Culture of Denmark (Copenhagen, Denmark).
Commissioner Brunner delivers opening remarks at the launch of the OECD International Migration Outlook report (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Micallef meets Ms Tetyana Berezhna, Minister of Culture of Ukraine (Copenhagen, Denmark).
Commissioner Serafin meets with Eurojust President Mr Michael Schmid and Mr Vincent Jamin.
Commissioner Brunner receives Ms Suzanne Neufang, CEO of the Global Business Travel Association (Brussels, Belgium).

European Parliament

President’s Agenda — Rome, Italy

18:00 – President Metsola addresses the Board of Coldiretti.
20:00 – President Metsola addresses an event organised by Formiche.

Parliamentary Committees

15:00–17:30 — INTA: Exchange of views on CTIP with South Africa; presentation by the Commission on safeguard mechanisms in the EU–Mercosur Agreement (ANTALL 6Q2).

Council of the EU

Informal Meeting of Culture Ministers (3–4 November 2025).

European Ombudsman

Speaker at the Portuguese Association of European Law event: “European Ombudsman: 30 years of building bridges between citizens and EU administration” (Lisbon, Portugal).

Tuesday, 04 November 2025

European Commission

Commissioner Jørgensen delivers the opening speech at the Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan) Conference (Odense, Denmark).
Commissioner Kubilius attends the NATO North Atlantic Council meeting (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Kubilius meets with members of the Saxon State Government (Brussels, Belgium).
High Representative / Vice-President Kallas meets Ms Maia Sandu, President of Moldova (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Kubilius meets with Mr Mark Rutte, Secretary General of NATO (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Kadis receives representatives of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea.
Commissioner Kadis delivers a keynote speech at the Ocean Energy Europe Conference.
Commissioner Hansen meets with Mr Michael Kretschmer, Minister-President of the Free State of Saxony (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Hansen receives Mr Jens Hartmann, President of CropLife (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Hoekstra attends the Environment Council (Brussels, Belgium).
Executive Vice-President Fitto meets Mr Miguel Albuquerque, President of the Regional Government of Madeira (Brussels, Belgium).
Executive Vice-President Fitto meets with Mr Michael Kretschmer, Minister-President of Saxony (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Šuica meets Ms Kajsa Ollongren, EU Special Representative for Human Rights (Brussels, Belgium).
Executive Vice-President Virkkunen delivers a keynote speech at the European Parliament’s Gender Equality Week event “Facing the Talent Gap: Creating the conditions for every talent to shine”.
Executive Vice-President Virkkunen receives leaders of the Finnish Chamber of Commerce.
Commissioner Dombrovskis participates in the High-Level Conference “Bulgaria on the Doorstep of the Eurozone” (Sofia, Bulgaria).
Executive Vice-President Mînzatu meets Ms Amy Pope, Director-General of the International Organization for Migration (Doha, Qatar).
Commissioner McGrath meets Mr Luo Wen, Minister for the State Administration for Market Regulation (Beijing, China).
Commissioner Micallef delivers a video address at the 15th Anniversary Conference of the Society of Audiovisual Authors (Brussels, Belgium).

European Parliament

President’s Agenda — Rome, Italy

09:30 – Meeting with Roberto Gualtieri, Mayor of Rome.
10:15 – Meeting with the Board of Confagricoltura.
12:00 – Speech at the opening of the Sigma Summit.

Parliamentary Committees

AFET–INTA Joint Meeting: Vote on implementation of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement.
AFET: Votes on EU–Saudi Arabia relations; strategy for EU diplomatic cooperation in the Arctic; presentation of the 2025 Enlargement Package.
INTA: Votes on EU–US political relations and customs policy files; exchange on trade relations with Israel.
HOUS: Hearings on housing affordability, youth housing challenges, and short-term rentals.
PETI: Votes on EPSO petition resolution and mission report on police labour rights.
IMCO–PETI Joint Hearing: Protecting minors in digital environments.
AFCO: Votes on subsidiarity/proportionality and proxy voting in plenary; debates on electoral reforms.
AFET–DROI–SEDE–DEVE Joint Meeting: Debate on “The UN at 80: Reflections, Challenges and Opportunities for the Future.”
ENVI–AGRI Joint Meeting: Vote on biological control agents uptake.

Council of the EU

Environment Council (Brussels, Belgium).

European Central Bank

President Christine Lagarde participates in a press conference during the Bulgarian National Bank conference “On the Doorstep of the Eurozone” (Sofia, Bulgaria).

Wednesday, 05 November 2025

European Commission

Commissioner Jørgensen receives Ms Sylvia Kubinec Beňová, Chairwoman of the Slovak Regulatory Authority (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Jørgensen receives Mr Thomas Egebo, CEO of Energinet (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Kubilius participates in the trilogue on the Mini-omnibus for defence (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Jørgensen participates in the Euroheat & Power Summit (Brussels, Belgium).
High Representative / Vice-President Kallas visits Cyprus ahead of the upcoming EU Presidency (Nicosia, Cyprus).
Commissioner Šefcovic participates in the EU-GCC Business Forum (Kuwait City, Kuwait).
Commissioner Hansen exchanges views with the AGRI Committee on generational renewal and the annual progress report on simplification, implementation, and enforcement (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Kadis attends the plenary meeting of the Social Dialogue Committee on Sea Fisheries.
Commissioner Hansen receives Mr Loïg Chesnais-Girard, President of the Committee on Agriculture of the Regions of France, and French regional agricultural representatives (Brussels, Belgium).
Executive Vice-President Fitto attends the RRF hearing with EVP Dombrovskis and ECA Member Jan Gregor at the European Parliament (Brussels, Belgium).
Executive Vice-President Virkkunen receives Mr Qin Sun, President of Temu.
Executive Vice-President Fitto meets Mr Winfried Kretschmann, Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg (Brussels, Belgium).
Executive Vice-President Virkkunen receives representatives of the Confederation of Finnish Industries’ European Committee.
Executive Vice-President Virkkunen meets Mr Winfried Kretschmann, Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg.
Executive Vice-President Mînzatu meets ILO Director-General Gilbert Houngbo (Doha, Qatar).
Commissioner Micallef delivers a video address at The Pulse Z Festival (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Tzitzikostas presents the High-Speed Rail Master Plan and the Sustainable Transport Investment Plan (STIP) (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner McGrath delivers a keynote speech at the closing event of the Safe Non-Food Consumer Products Training Project (Guangzhou, China).

European Parliament

President’s Agenda — Brussels

09:15 – President Metsola receives the President of the Swiss National Council, Maja Riniker, and the President of the Council of States, Andrea Caroni.
10:00 – President Metsola addresses “The future of investigative and independent journalism in Europe”.

Parliamentary Committees

BUDG – Votes on EU Solidarity Fund mobilisation and Defence Readiness 2030; exchange on MFF Regulation.
CULT – Gender Equality Week discussion and hearings on European Degree and youth online risks.
AGRI – Vote on wine sector rules; discussions on gender equality and food supply chain enforcement; exchange with Commissioner Hansen.
SANT – Debates on cancer plan implementation and EU cardiovascular strategy.
DEVE – Gender equality in humanitarian-development-peace nexus; draft report on migration root causes.
FEMM – Vote on European Citizens’ Initiative on abortion rights; debate on youth online environment.
CONT – Votes on Court of Auditors nominations; RRF implementation hearing with EVP Fitto and Commissioner Dombrovskis.
AFET–DEVE Joint Meeting – EU-Africa relations and Ukraine reconstruction.
LIBE – Votes on police cooperation and Article 7(1) TEU procedure on Hungary.
FEMM–EUDS Joint Meeting – Debate on radical movements undermining gender equality.

European Economic and Social Committee

Conference: Workers’ Voice – Understanding the power of AI over decisions
Discussion on algorithmic management, worker surveillance, and AI impacts on labour rights — co-organised with FEPS.

European Ombudsman

Public Affairs Summit — Roundtable: “Restoring Trust in EU Politics: Can the New Rules Deliver on Transparency and Accountability?”

Thursday, 06 November 2025

European Commission

Commissioner Kubilius participates in the European Parliament SEDE Committee meeting (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Kubilius takes part in the CONT Committee discharge hearings (2024 discharge procedure) (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Jørgensen participates in the first trilogue on the REPowerEU legislation (Brussels, Belgium).
High Representative / Vice-President Kallas visits Greece (Athens, Greece).
Commissioner Kubilius delivers a speech at the Annual Seminar of Estonian Ambassadors (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Kadis gives a keynote at the Delphi Brussels Forum.
Commissioner Kadis receives representatives of Comité Départemental des Pêches du Gard and Organisation de Producteurs du Sud.
Executive Vice-President Fitto attends the 55th Regional Conference of the Heads of Government of the Eastern German States (Brussels, Belgium).
EVP Fitto receives Gelsomina Vigliotti, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (Brussels, Belgium).
Executive Vice-President Virkkunen receives Glenn Fogel, CEO of Booking.com.
Executive Vice-President Séjourné meets Roberto Gualtieri, Mayor of Rome (Rome, Italy).
EVP Séjourné participates in the Confindustria Annual Meeting (Rome, Italy).
Commissioner Kadis meets representatives of Danish Fishers (PO) and the Danish Pelagic Producer Organisation.
EVP Fitto receives Renato Schifani, President of the Sicily Region (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner participates in the European Parliament CONT Discharge hearing (Brussels, Belgium).
EVP Virkkunen holds a videoconference with Anne Le Hénanff, French Minister Delegate for AI and Digital Affairs.

European Parliament

President’s Agenda

10:15 – President Metsola receives José Manuel Albares Bueno, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain.
12:30 – President Metsola receives Richard Raši, Speaker of the National Council of the Slovak Republic.

Parliamentary Committees

SEDE × FEMM (Joint) (09:00–10:30, SPINELLI 3G-3): 25th anniversary of UNSCR 1325 on Women, Peace & Security (hearing).
FEMM (09:00–12:30, SPINELLI 3G-3): Women’s entrepreneurship in rural/island areas (amendments); Gender inequalities in medical research (study).
CONT (09:00–16:00, SPINELLI 1G-3): Discharge 2024 hearings — Heading 6 (Neighbourhood & the World) with Commissioners Kos, Šuica, Síkelá; Heading 5 (Security & Defence) & Heading 1 (Single Market, Innovation & Digital) with EVP Virkkunen and Commissioner Kubilius.
BUDG × ECON × REGI (Joint) (09:30–11:00, ANTALL 4Q2): Structured dialogue on potential suspension of EU funds in Romania with EVP Fitto and Commissioner Dombrovskis.
BUDG (09:30–12:30, ANTALL 6Q2): Gender budgeting in the new MFF.
SEDE (10:00–12:30, SPAAK 1A002): Defence readiness agenda 2030 — exchange with Commissioner Andrius Kubilius.
LIBE × FEMM (Joint) (11:30–12:30, SPINELLI 3G-3): Report on the EU’s implementation of the Istanbul Convention (presentation).

Council of the EU

COP30 — Belém, Brazil (6–7 November 2025): UN Climate Change Conference opens.

European Ombudsman

INA’s Course closing webinar (PCDHAP): Opening remarks and Q&A with Portuguese public servants.

Friday, 07 November 2025

European Commission

Commissioner Kadis receives representatives of Coalition Clean Baltic, Seas at Risk, Sciaena, Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), North Sea Foundation, FishSec, and Oceana.
Executive Vice-President Virkkunen delivers a keynote speech at FiCom’s 25th Anniversary Conference (Helsinki, Finland).
EVP Virkkunen meets with the EU Ministerial Committee of the Government of Finland (Helsinki, Finland).
EVP Virkkunen meets with the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Finnish Parliament (Helsinki, Finland).
EVP Virkkunen meets with the Grand Committee of the Finnish Parliament (Helsinki, Finland).
EVP Virkkunen participates in a creative industries roundtable (Helsinki, Finland).
Commissioner Šuica attends the opening session of the 16th ARLEM Plenary (Palermo, Italy).
Commissioner Kubilius holds a videoconference with Theo Francken, Minister for Defence of Belgium (Brussels, Belgium).
Commissioner Roswall meets Martin Heydon, Irish Minister for Agriculture, Food & Marine (Ireland).
Commissioner Roswall meets Darragh O’Brien, Irish Minister for Climate, Energy & the Environment (Ireland).
Commissioner Roswall meets members of the Parliamentary Committee on Climate, Environment and Energy and the Committee on Agriculture and Food (Ireland).
Commissioner Roswall meets with farming organisations and environmental stakeholders (Ireland).
Commissioner Albuquerque delivers a keynote speech at “Capital Markets for Competitiveness and Resilience” conference, and joins a panel with Kristupas Vaitiekunas (Finance Minister of Lithuania) and IMF Europe Director Alfred Kammer (Vilnius, Lithuania).
Commissioner Albuquerque meets with Industrial, Business & Insurers’ Associations (Lithuania).
Commissioner Albuquerque meets Banking, Capital and Financial Services community (Vilnius, Lithuania).
Commissioner Albuquerque meets the Lithuanian Fintech community (Vilnius, Lithuania).
Commissioner Albuquerque holds a working lunch with Kristupas Vaitiekūnas, Minister of Finance of Lithuania (Vilnius, Lithuania).
Commissioner Albuquerque meets with Trade Unions in Lithuania (Vilnius, Lithuania).
Commissioner McGrath meets Qin Sun, President of TEMU (Shanghai, China).
Commissioner McGrath visits BASF facilities (Shanghai, China).
Executive Vice-President Ribera meets start-ups participating in the Social Accelerator Project (Santa Cruz, Bolivia).
President von der Leyen participates in the COP30 – UN Climate Change Conference (Belém, Brazil).