Monday, 30 March 2026
European Commission
- Commissioner Jørgensen receives Jo‑Annes de Bat, Minister for Energy Infrastructure and Nuclear Affairs of the Netherlands (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Jørgensen participates in the G7 Meeting of Energy and Finance Ministers via videoconference (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Costas Kadis receives Iliana Ivanova, Member of the European Court of Auditors.
- Commissioner Kadis participates in the Agriculture and Fisheries Council.
- Commissioner Kadis receives Phil Hogan, former European Commissioner.
- Commissioner Christophe Hansen participates in the Agriculture and Fisheries Council (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Hansen meets Jaimi van Essen, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature of the Netherlands (Brussels, Belgium).
- Executive Vice‑President Henna Virkkunen receives Carrie Budoff Brown, POLITICO Executive Editor and Vice‑President.
- Executive Vice‑President Virkkunen receives Damir Habijan, Croatian Minister of Justice, Public Administration and Digital Transformation.
- Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas meets Ilie Bolojan, Prime Minister of Romania (Bucharest, Romania).
- Executive Vice‑President Roxana Mînzatu participates in an exchange of views with the Joint Labour Committees (Senate and Chamber of Deputies) of the Romanian Parliament (Bucharest, Romania).
- Commissioner Tzitzikostas meets the Committees on Transport and EU Affairs of the Romanian Parliament (Bucharest, Romania).
- Commissioner Jessika Roswall hosts a videoconference with Maureen Josef, CEO, and Theo Wit, CSO of Chief Zer0‑Waste (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Tzitzikostas visits the Bucharest–Giurgiu Rail Project, accompanied by Constantin Șerban, Minister of Transport (Bucharest, Romania).
- Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra meets Antonio Tajani, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Italy (Rome, Italy).
- Commissioner Glenn Micallef meets Cardinal José Tolentino Calaça de Mendonça, Prefect of the Dicastery for Culture and Education and Grand Chancellor of the Pontifical Institute for Christian Archaeology (Rome, Italy).
- Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis participates in the Joint G7 Energy Ministers and G7 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting.
- Commissioner Maria Luís Albuquerque receives Alexander Wynaendts, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Deutsche Bank (Brussels, Belgium).
- Executive Vice‑President Mînzatu meets Nicușor Dan, President of Romania (Bucharest, Romania).
- Commissioner Roswall receives Jaimi van Essen, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature, and Silvio Erkens, Minister for Food Security, Fisheries and Horticulture of the Netherlands (Brussels, Belgium).
European Parliament
Delegations
- Delegation for Relations with India – India
Exchange with Indian counterparts following the EU–India Summit, focusing on the concluded EU–India Free Trade Agreement, security and defence cooperation, green transition, and emerging technologies. - Delegation for Relations with Mercosur – Argentina
Meetings in Buenos Aires with government representatives, legislators, social partners, academia, and civil society, followed by a visit to Salta to meet provincial authorities, visit two European energy companies, and an EU‑funded project. - Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) Working Group – Lisbon, Portugal
Delegation from BUDG and ECON committees assessing progress, governance, and impact of Portugal’s recovery plan, including meetings with officials, auditors, lawmakers, and stakeholders. - EMPL Committee Delegation – Athens, Greece
Discussions on youth unemployment and implementation of the Youth Guarantee, including meetings with social partners, the Hellenic Parliament, youth organisations, and a visit to a vocational apprenticeship school. - EMPL Committee Delegation – San Patrignano, Foggia and Caserta, Italy
Assessment of labour‑market reintegration of vulnerable groups, working conditions of firefighters and police officers, migrant worker integration projects, and living conditions in Borgo Mezzanone. - SANT Committee Delegation – Poland (30 March–1 April)
Meetings with public authorities, pharmaceutical industry, and patient organisations on implementation of the new pharmaceutical framework, access to critical and orphan medicines, including a visit to Adamed Pharma S.A. - TRAN Committee Delegation – Poland (30 March–1 April)
Exchanges on transport policy, multimodal hubs, railway development, military mobility, drone technologies, and security of critical transport infrastructure. - JURI Committee Delegation – Germany (Stuttgart and Heidelberg)
Discussions with leading EU corporate innovators on legal challenges and opportunities related to artificial intelligence. - Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield – Poland and Lithuania (30 March–1 April)
Assessment of responses to hybrid threats, instrumentalisation of migration, foreign interference, disinformation, and cybersecurity, including meetings with national authorities, experts, and Frontex. - Special Committee on the Housing Crisis – Lisbon, Portugal
Exchanges on affordable housing programmes, investments, social and cooperative housing, and modular construction projects.
Council of the EU
Agriculture and Fisheries Council.
European Economic and Social Committee
- EESC Public Debate: Towards a Sustainable EU Livestock Strategy
Exchange with institutional representatives, stakeholders, and civil society contributing to the forthcoming Commission strategy, focusing on One Health, environmental and climate objectives, and sustainable rural development. - 21st Meeting of the EU–Serbia Joint Consultative Committee
Discussions on EU–Serbia relations, rule of law, reforms, and democratic governance, concluding with the adoption of a Joint Declaration supporting Serbia’s EU accession process.
Tuesday, 31 March 2026
European Commission
- Commissioner Jørgensen receives Carlo Monticelli, Governor of the Council of Europe Development Bank (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Jørgensen receives Frederik Doyé, CEO of Siemens Energy Europe (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Costas Kadis receives Silvio Erkens, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature of the Netherlands.
- Commissioner Kadis hosts the inaugural meeting of the High‑Level Expert Group of the European Ocean Board.
- Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič holds a videoconference call with Mario Lubetkin, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uruguay.
- Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra attends a parliamentary hearing at the Italian Senate and Chamber of Deputies (Rome, Italy).
- Commissioner Hoekstra meets Guido Crosetto, Minister for Defence of Italy (Rome, Italy).
- Commissioner Hoekstra delivers a keynote speech at LUISS Guido Carli University (Rome, Italy).
- Commissioner Hoekstra meets Claudio Spadacini and Francesco Oppici, co‑founders of Energy Dome (Rome, Italy).
- Executive Vice‑President Henna Virkkunen delivers a keynote speech at the BEREC Stakeholder Forum 2026.
- Executive Vice‑President Virkkunen delivers a keynote speech at the Forum InCyber (Lille, France).
- Commissioner Hadja Lahbib meets Minoru Kiuchi, Minister at the Cabinet Agency for Infectious Disease Crisis Management (Tokyo, Japan).
- Commissioner Lahbib meets the House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs (Tokyo, Japan).
- Commissioner Lahbib meets Akihiko Tanaka, President of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (Tokyo, Japan).
- Commissioner Lahbib meets Atsushi Seike, President of the Japan Red Cross Society (Tokyo, Japan).
- Commissioner Lahbib visits a disaster preparedness training site (Tokyo, Japan).
- Commissioner Lahbib visits the ShelterOne startup (Tokyo, Japan).
- Executive Vice‑President Roxana Mînzatu delivers the keynote address at the Economist Conference “The vision for a stronger Europe in 2026” (Bucharest, Romania).
- Executive Vice‑President Mînzatu is a keynote speaker at the launch conference of the project “Effective management of non‑refundable external funds and monitoring their contribution to Romania’s sustainable development” (PoAT 2021–2027) (Bucharest, Romania).
- Executive Vice‑President Mînzatu meets Mihai Dimian, Minister of Education and Research of Romania (Bucharest, Romania).
- Executive Vice‑President Mînzatu participates in the SHERO Talk conference on ending violence against women (Bucharest, Romania).
- Commissioner Mariya Zaharieva takes part in the Informal COMPET Council (online).
- Commissioner Jessika Roswall hosts a roundtable with civil society on water pollution and PFAS (Paris, France).
- Commissioner Roswall visits the Suez research facility (Croissy‑sur‑Seine, France).
- Commissioner Apostolos Tzitzikostas delivers a keynote speech at the Economist Romania Government Roundtable (Bucharest, Romania).
- Commissioner Tzitzikostas meets Nicușor Dan, President of Romania (Bucharest, Romania).
European Parliament
Delegations
- Delegation for Relations with India – India
Exchange with Indian counterparts following the EU–India Summit, focusing on the concluded EU–India Free Trade Agreement, security and defence cooperation, green transition, and emerging technologies. - Delegation for Relations with Mercosur – Argentina
Meetings in Buenos Aires with government representatives, legislators, social partners, academia and civil society, followed by a visit to Salta to meet provincial authorities, visit two European energy companies, and an EU‑funded project. - AFET Committee Delegation – Republic of Korea and Japan
Delegation led by Chair David McAllister to Seoul and Tokyo to discuss strengthening strategic partnerships in the Indo‑Pacific region. - Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) Working Group – Lisbon, Portugal
Delegation from BUDG and ECON committees assessing progress, governance and impact of Portugal’s recovery plan. - EMPL Committee Delegation – Athens, Greece
Discussions on youth unemployment and implementation of the Youth Guarantee, including meetings with social partners, parliamentarians, youth organisations and vocational education providers. - EMPL Committee Delegation – San Patrignano, Foggia and Caserta, Italy
Assessment of labour‑market reintegration of vulnerable groups, working conditions of firefighters and police officers, migrant worker integration projects, and living conditions in Borgo Mezzanone. - SANT Committee Delegation – Poland (30 March–1 April)
Meetings on implementation of the new pharmaceutical framework, access to critical and orphan medicines, including visits to pharmaceutical production and logistics facilities. - IMCO Committee Delegation – China (31 March–2 April)
Delegation led by Chair Anna Cavazzini visiting Beijing and Shanghai to discuss digital and e‑commerce challenges, fair EU–China competition, enforcement of EU digital rules, and non‑compliant small parcels. - TRAN Committee Delegation – Poland (30 March–1 April)
Exchanges on transport policy, multimodal hubs, railway development, military mobility, drone technologies, and security of critical transport infrastructure. - JURI Committee Delegation – Germany (Stuttgart and Heidelberg)
Discussions with EU corporate innovators on legal challenges and opportunities linked to artificial intelligence. - Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield – Poland and Lithuania (30 March–1 April)
Assessment of responses to hybrid threats, migration instrumentalisation, foreign interference, disinformation and cybersecurity. - Special Committee on the Housing Crisis – Lisbon, Portugal
Exchanges on affordable housing programmes, investments, social and cooperative housing, and modular construction projects.
Council of the EU
- Informal Meeting of Competitiveness Ministers (Research).
- Informal Videoconference of Energy Ministers.
Committee of the Regions
- CoR Stakeholders’ Consultation: European Strategy on Research and Technology Infrastructures
Workshop led by rapporteur Markku Markkula to inform the CoR opinion on the forthcoming EU strategy, focusing on innovation, competitiveness, regional development and local‑level implementation.
Wednesday, 1 April 2026
European Commission
- Commissioner Jørgensen receives Jaime de Bourbon de Parme, Director of the Environment Directorate at the OECD (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Hadja Lahbib visits DynaBASE (Tokyo, Japan).
- Commissioner Lahbib meets Takao Makino, Minister for Reconstruction of Japan (Tokyo, Japan).
- Commissioner Lahbib meets Yasushi Kaneko, Minister for Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MLIT) of Japan (Tokyo, Japan).
- Commissioner Lahbib meets Jiro Akama, Minister of State for Disaster Management of Japan (Tokyo, Japan).
- Commissioner Jessika Roswall receives James Watson, Director‑General of European Metals (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Roswall receives Jaime de Bourbon de Parme, Director of the Environment Directorate at the OECD (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Roswall receives Batbaatar Bat, Minister of Environment and Climate Change of Mongolia (Brussels, Belgium).
European Parliament
President’s agenda
- 11:00 — President Roberta Metsola meets the Victoria 2031 Foundation, the President of the Region of Gozo Samuel Azzopardi, and the Mayor of Victoria Brian Azzopardi (Gozo, Malta).
Delegations
- Delegation for Relations with India – India
Exchange with Indian counterparts following the EU–India Summit, focusing on the concluded EU–India Free Trade Agreement, security and defence cooperation, green transition and emerging technologies. - Delegation for Relations with Mercosur – Argentina
Meetings in Buenos Aires with government representatives, legislators, social partners, academia and civil society, followed by a visit to Salta to meet provincial authorities, visit two European energy companies, and an EU‑funded project. - AFET Committee Delegation – Republic of Korea and Japan
Delegation led by Chair David McAllister to Seoul and Tokyo to discuss strengthening strategic partnerships in the Indo‑Pacific region. - Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) Working Group – Lisbon, Portugal
Delegation from BUDG and ECON committees assessing progress, governance and impact of Portugal’s recovery plan. - CONT Committee Delegation – Malta (1–2 April)
Delegation led by Tomáš Zdechovský to evaluate measures implemented by the EU Agency for Asylum following the postponed 2023 discharge and to assess national control systems protecting the EU’s financial interests. - EMPL Committee Delegation – Athens, Greece
Discussions on youth unemployment and implementation of the Youth Guarantee, including meetings with social partners, parliamentarians, youth organisations and vocational education providers. - EMPL Committee Delegation – San Patrignano, Foggia and Caserta, Italy
Assessment of labour‑market reintegration of vulnerable groups, working conditions of firefighters and police officers, migrant worker integration projects, and living conditions in Borgo Mezzanone. - SANT Committee Delegation – Poland (30 March–1 April)
Meetings on implementation of the new pharmaceutical framework, access to critical and orphan medicines, including visits to pharmaceutical production and logistics facilities. - IMCO Committee Delegation – China (31 March–2 April)
Delegation led by Chair Anna Cavazzini visiting Beijing and Shanghai to discuss digital and e‑commerce challenges, enforcement of EU digital rules, fair competition, and non‑compliant small parcels. - TRAN Committee Delegation – Poland (30 March–1 April)
Exchanges on transport policy, multimodal hubs, railway development, military mobility, drone technologies, and security of critical transport infrastructure. - JURI Committee Delegation – Germany (Stuttgart and Heidelberg)
Discussions with EU corporate innovators on legal challenges and opportunities linked to artificial intelligence. - Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield – Poland and Lithuania (30 March–1 April)
Assessment of responses to hybrid threats, instrumentalisation of migration, foreign interference, disinformation and cybersecurity. - Special Committee on the Housing Crisis – Lisbon, Portugal
Exchanges on affordable housing programmes, investments, social and cooperative housing, and modular construction projects.
Thursday, 2 April 2026
European Commission
- Commissioner Hadja Lahbib visits the Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum (Fukushima, Japan).
- Commissioner Lahbib visits the school memorial museum, Namie Town Ukedo Elementary School (Fukushima, Japan).
- Commissioner Lahbib meets Masao Uchibori, Governor of Fukushima Prefecture (Fukushima, Japan).
European Parliament
Delegations
- AFET Committee Delegation – Republic of Korea and Japan
Delegation led by Chair David McAllister travelling to Seoul and Tokyo to discuss strengthening strategic partnerships with key like‑minded partners in the Indo‑Pacific region. - CONT Committee Delegation – Malta (1–2 April)
Delegation led by Tomáš Zdechovský evaluating measures implemented by the EU Agency for Asylum following the postponed 2023 discharge and assessing national controls safeguarding the EU’s financial interests. - IMCO Committee Delegation – China (31 March–2 April)
Delegation led by Chair Anna Cavazzini visiting Beijing and Shanghai to discuss digital and e‑commerce challenges, fair EU–China competition, enforcement of EU digital rules, and non‑compliant small parcels.
Friday, 3 April 2026
European Commission
- Commissioner Hadja Lahbib visits the Noto Peninsula, including Wajima, affected by earthquake and floods (Noto, Japan).
- Commissioner Lahbib holds a courtesy call with Shigeru Sakaguchi, Mayor of Wajima (Noto, Japan).
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