Monday, 13 April 2026
European Commission
- Commissioner Jozef Síkela participates in a high‑level trilateral meeting with senior representatives of France and the French Overseas Countries and Territories (Noord, Aruba).
- Commissioner Síkela delivers a keynote speech at the 21st OCTs–EU Forum (Noord, Aruba).
- Commissioner Síkela participates in a joint press conference with Mike Eman, Prime Minister of Aruba, and Eric van der Burg, Minister for Kingdom Relations and Effective Government of the Netherlands (Noord, Aruba).
- Meeting of the College of Commissioners (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Serafin meets Howard Lee, Deputy Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, and Frances Lee, Chief Investment Officer (Hong Kong).
- Commissioner Serafin meets Paul Chan, Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (Hong Kong).
- Commissioner Jessika Roswall receives Alois Rainer, German Federal Minister of Agriculture, Food and Regional Identity (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Michael McGrath meets Cathal Marley, Chief Executive Officer of EirGrid (Brussels, Belgium).
- Executive Vice‑President Teresa Ribera receives Keit Pentus‑Rosimannus, Member responsible for Institutional Relations at the European Court of Auditors (Brussels, Belgium).
European Parliament
President’s Agenda
13:30 — President Roberta Metsola addresses the economic forum “Wake Up, Spain!”, organised by El Español (Madrid, Spain).
Tuesday, 14 April 2026
European Commission
- Commissioner Mariya Zaharieva is on a country visit to Spain (Madrid, Spain).
- Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič receives representatives of Export Credit Agencies from Czechia, France, Germany and Sweden (Brussels, Belgium).
- Executive Vice‑President Raffaele Fitto participates in the conference “Eastern Poland and the EU Border Regions in the Face of Geopolitical Challenges: A New Role for Cohesion Policy” at the European Parliament (Brussels, Belgium).
- Executive Vice‑President Fitto attends remotely the 25th Confcommercio Forum.
- Executive Vice‑President Fitto participates in the ordinary meeting of the Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union (HOUS) at the European Parliament (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Dubravka Šuica meets Ted Deutch, Chief Executive Officer of the American Jewish Committee (Washington, United States).
- Commissioner Šuica meets Achim Steiner, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (Washington, United States).
- Commissioner Šuica meets Zeina Toukan, Minister of Planning and International Cooperation of Jordan (Washington, United States).
- Commissioner Šuica attends a roundtable discussion on the regional economic outlook for the Middle East and Central Asia, organised by the International Monetary Fund (Washington, United States).
- Commissioner Serafin meets Wang Huabin, Deputy Chief Executive of the Bank of China (Hong Kong).
- Commissioner Serafin meets Lee Yuan Siong, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of AIA Group Limited (Hong Kong).
- President Ursula von der Leyen receives Terry Reintke and Bas Eickhout, Co‑Chairs of the Greens/EFA Group in the European Parliament (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra visits the ECOCEM plant (Dunkirk, France).
- Commissioner Hoekstra visits the VERKOR plant (Dunkirk, France).
- Executive Vice‑President Teresa Ribera receives Christian Buchel, President of the Union Française de l’Électricité (Brussels, Belgium).
- Executive Vice‑President Ribera meets Markus Kamieth, Chief Executive Officer of BASF, and Marco Mensink, Director‑General of Cefic (Brussels, Belgium).
- Executive Vice‑President Ribera receives Antoni Trasobares, Director of the Catalan Forest Science and Technology Centre (CTFC), la Caixa Foundation (Brussels, Belgium).
- Executive Vice‑President Ribera delivers the opening speech at the European Resilience Alliance (ERA) launch event at the European Parliament (Brussels, Belgium).
European Parliament
President’s Agenda
15:00 — President Roberta Metsola receives Cindy McCain, Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (Brussels, Belgium).
15:30 — President Metsola addresses the AFCO Inter‑Parliamentary Committee Meeting (Brussels, Belgium).
Parliamentary committees
Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI)
Public hearing and exchanges of views on caste discrimination in South Asia; human rights violations in the West Bank; modern slavery linked to scam industries; and the human rights situation in Tunisia (Brussels).
Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE)
Committee meeting (Brussels).
Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE)
Votes on the conclusion of the UN Convention against Cybercrime and adoption of the Commission’s 2025 Rule of Law Report (Brussels).
Committee on Regional Development (REGI)
Debates on the future of cross‑border cooperation under the post‑2027 Multiannual Financial Framework and flexibility in cohesion policy (Brussels).
Committee on Public Health (SANT)
Debates on Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan and the revision of medical devices legislation, with a presentation by the Commissioner for Health and Animal Welfare (Brussels).
Special Committee on the Housing Crisis in the European Union (HOUS)
Exchange of views with Executive Vice‑President Raffaele Fitto on housing‑related outcomes of the mid‑term review of cohesion policy (Brussels).
Committee on Development (DEVE)
Debates on humanitarian action under pressure, ODA funding impacts, the humanitarian situation in Lebanon, and protection of aid workers (Brussels).
Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
Vote on the EU Economic Governance Simplification Package (Brussels).
Committee of the Regions
EU Local Dialogue “About Wolves – Seriously, Not Seriously II”
Local dialogue in Zbytiny, Czechia, led by CoR Member Robert Zeman, addressing coexistence between humans and wolves through exchanges with local stakeholders, experts and policymakers.
2nd Digital Participatory Forum
CoR forum in Brussels focusing on strengthening digital resilience and technological sovereignty at city and regional level, with discussions on digital infrastructure, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence.
Wednesday, 15 April 2026
European Commission
- Executive Vice‑President Roxana Mînzatu participates in a structured dialogue with the Committee on Culture and Education (CULT) of the European Parliament (Brussels, Belgium).
- Executive Vice‑President Mînzatu participates in the European EdTech Dialogue with sector chief executives (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič meets a group of innovative educators and students from Slovakia (Brussels, Belgium).
- Executive Vice‑President Raffaele Fitto meets Giovanni Liverani, President of ANIA (Associazione Nazionale fra le Imprese Assicuratrici) (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Dubravka Šuica delivers a video message at the opening ceremony of the conference “Women’s Empowerment for Leadership and Equality in Higher Education Institutions” (Aix‑en‑Provence, France).
- Commissioner Serafin meets Liew Ching Tong, Deputy Minister of Finance of Malaysia (Hong Kong).
- Commissioner Serafin meets Marzunisham Omar, Deputy Governor of Bank Negara Malaysia (Hong Kong).
- Commissioner Serafin meets Dato’ Amirul Feisal Wan Zahir, Managing Director of Khazanah Nasional (Hong Kong).
- Commissioner Michael McGrath meets Tom Kemp, Executive Director of the California Privacy Protection Agency (San Francisco, United States).
- Commissioner McGrath meets Jeff Bleich, General Counsel of Anthropic (San Francisco, United States).
- Commissioner McGrath participates in a roundtable discussion with venture capitalists and technology investors (San Francisco, United States).
- Commissioner McGrath speaks at the “Brussels to the Bay” event (San Francisco, United States).
- Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis participates in the 15th Ministerial Meeting for Climate Action with the Coalition of Finance Ministers (Washington, United States).
- Executive Vice‑President Teresa Ribera receives Žygimantas Vaičiūnas, Minister of Energy of the Republic of Lithuania (Brussels, Belgium).
- Executive Vice‑President Ribera receives Xavier Girre, Chief Executive Officer of Suez (Brussels, Belgium).
- Executive Vice‑President Ribera delivers a speech at the event “Spain and Portugal after 40 Years of Membership: Drawing Lessons and Discussing the Future of the European Project”, organised by the Royal Elcano Institute (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Jessika Roswall meets non‑governmental organisations on the implementation of the EU Wildlife Trafficking Action Plan (Brussels, Belgium).
- Commissioner Roswall delivers a virtual address at the COMPASS Online Kick‑Off Conference hosted by A Seat at the Table.
- Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra meets Luc Frieden, Prime Minister of Luxembourg (Luxembourg).
- President Ursula von der Leyen receives NATO Supreme Allied Commander Europe, General Alexus G. Grynkewich (Brussels, Belgium).
European Parliament
President’s agenda
16:30 — President Roberta Metsola receives Jasem Albudaiwi, Secretary‑General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (Brussels, Belgium).
Parliamentary committees
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL)
Vote on amendments to Directive 2004/37/EC on carcinogens and mutagens, followed by an Inter‑Parliamentary Committee Meeting on “Human Work in the Digital Age” (Brussels).
Committee on Culture and Education (CULT)
Structured dialogue with Executive Vice‑President Roxana Mînzatu; debates on the Traineeships Directive and a public hearing on education as a driver for youth empowerment (Brussels).
Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET)
Exchange of views with the Secretary‑General of the GCC; debates on Iran; and votes on reports concerning the UN General Assembly, Uzbekistan, and Türkiye (Brussels).
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
Debates on European Business Wallets, advanced manufacturing, and revisions to the Critical Raw Materials Act (Brussels).
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)
Exchange of views with Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič on trade and economic security, followed by a workshop on territorial supply constraints (Brussels).
Committee on Petitions (PETI)
Committee meeting (Brussels).
Committee on Fisheries (PECH)
Votes on fisheries partnership agreements and reports on maritime spatial planning and the Baltic Sea multiannual plan (Brussels).
Committee on International Trade (INTA)
Debates on the outcome of the WTO Ministerial Conference, EU–Switzerland relations, trade and economic security, and EU–China trade relations (Brussels).
Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI)
Exchanges of views with EFSA and the Commission on IMO climate negotiations, international fossil fuel transition efforts, and votes on chemicals and ETS legislation (Brussels).
Joint ENVI–IMCO meeting
Vote on the Chemicals Omnibus legislative proposal (Brussels).
Committee on Budgets (BUDG)
Debates and vote on the interim report on the 2028–2034 Multiannual Financial Framework (Brussels).
Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE)
Structured dialogue with Commissioner Andrius Kubilius on defence and space policy (Brussels).
Committee of the Regions
NEREUS General Assembly 2026
General Assembly in Brussels bringing together regions, universities and research organisations working on space technologies, focusing on cooperation and Europe’s space ecosystem.
“100 Years of Bauhaus Dessau and the New European Bauhaus” Conference
High‑level conference in Brussels linking the Bauhaus legacy with the New European Bauhaus initiative, exploring the role of cities and regions in driving a just, sustainable transition.
Thursday, 16 April 2026
European Commission
- Executive Vice‑President Raffaele Fitto participates in the Global Trade Talks at LUISS Guido Carli University (Rome, Italy).
- Executive Vice‑President Fitto meets representatives of Forum PA (Rome, Italy).
- Commissioner Glenn Micallef delivers a video address at the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Awards 2026 (Oulu, Finland).
- Commissioner Micallef participates in the EU Sport Forum 2026 (Paphos, Cyprus, 16–17 April).
- Commissioner Micallef delivers a video address at the Drama of Smaller European Languages International Showcase event (Valletta, Malta).
- Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra speaks during an exchange with the Environment Committee at the Chamber of Deputies of Luxembourg (Luxembourg).
- Commissioner Hoekstra meets Serge Wilmes, Minister of the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity of Luxembourg (Luxembourg).
- Commissioner Hoekstra meets Xavier Bettel, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Luxembourg (Luxembourg).
- Commissioner Michael McGrath meets Andrew Wilson, Chief Executive Officer of Electronic Arts (Redwood City, United States).
- Commissioner McGrath meets Matt Kaufmann, Chief Safety Officer, and Nicky Jackson Colaco, Vice‑President for Global Public Policy at Roblox (San Mateo, United States).
- Commissioner McGrath meets Monika Bickert, Vice‑President for Content Policy at Meta (Menlo Park, United States).
- Commissioner McGrath meets Kent Walker, President of Global Affairs at Google, and Leslie Miller, Vice‑President for Government Affairs and Public Policy at YouTube (Mountain View, United States).
- Commissioner Serafin meets Chin‑Yee Png, Chief Financial Officer of Temasek, and Ashok Mirpuri, Head of International Policy and Governance (Hong Kong).
- Commissioner Jessika Roswall participates in a meeting of the Swedish Government (Stockholm, Sweden).
- Commissioner Roswall meets Anna Stellinger, Deputy Director‑General for International and EU Affairs at Svenskt Näringsliv (Stockholm, Sweden).
- President Ursula von der Leyen meets Mark Rutte, Secretary‑General of NATO (Brussels, Belgium).
European Parliament
President’s agenda (Helsinki, Finland – all times local)
09:00 — President Roberta Metsola addresses the EU–UK Forum.
15:30 — President Metsola meets Alexander Stubb, President of the Republic of Finland.
16:45 — President Metsola addresses an event hosted by the Paasikivi Society.
18:00 — President Metsola meets Petteri Orpo, Prime Minister of Finland.
Parliamentary committees
Committee on Culture and Education (CULT), Committee meeting (Brussels).
Committee on International Trade (INTA)
Debates on the conclusion of negotiations for an EU–Australia Free Trade Agreement, EU–Malaysia trade relations, and the impact of US tariff changes on EU exports, followed by a vote on the report on artificial intelligence and EU trade (Brussels).
Committee on Legal Affairs (JURI)
Exchange of views in the context of the structured dialogue with Executive Vice‑President Henna Virkkunen on tech sovereignty, security and democracy (Brussels).
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE)
Presentation of the Interinstitutional Cybersecurity Board Annual Report 2025 and the Energy Community Parliamentary Plenum (Brussels).
Committee on Petitions (PETI)
Committee meeting (Brussels).
Joint IMCO–JURI public hearing
Public hearing on the European Citizens’ Initiative “Stop Destroying Videogames”, with the participation of the PETI Committee (Brussels).
Subcommittee on Tax Matters (FISC)
Debates on the feasibility of a 28th tax regime and excise duties on tobacco products (Brussels).
Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO)
Exchange of views on Temu and the systemic sale of unsafe and illegal products in the EU (Brussels).
Council of the European Union
Informal Meeting of Tourism Ministers (16–17 April 2026).
Committee of the Regions
Business Transfer: Surfing the Wave of the Great Transition
Event in Brussels organised with Eurochambres, focusing on business succession, job protection, and continuity of small and medium‑sized enterprises across Europe.
Friday, 17 April 2026
European Commission
- Commissioner Dubravka Šuica presents the Pact for the Mediterranean – Action Plan at the Senior Officials’ Meeting (Brussels, Belgium).
- Executive Vice‑President Raffaele Fitto participates remotely in the Fondazione Merita event “Italy and the Mezzogiorno after the NRRP”.
- Commissioner Serafin meets Jeffrey Siow, Senior Minister of State for Finance of Singapore (Hong Kong).
- Commissioner Serafin meets Liew Tzu Mi, Chief Investment Officer for Fixed Income at GIC (Singapore).
- Commissioner Jessika Roswall meets representatives of the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (Uppsala, Sweden).
- Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis participates in the meetings of the International Monetary and Financial Committee (IMFC) (Washington, United States).
- Commissioner Dombrovskis participates in the High‑Level Event on Global Imbalances (Washington, United States).
- Commissioner Dombrovskis attends the G7 World Bank side event on International Partnerships and Critical Minerals (Washington, United States).
- Commissioner Michael McGrath attends the Cork Simon Charity Ball (Cork, Ireland).
European Parliament
President’s agenda (Helsinki, Finland – all times local)
09:00 — President Roberta Metsola meets Jussi Halla‑aho, Speaker of the Finnish Parliament.
Council of the European Union
Informal Meeting of Tourism Ministers (16–17 April 2026).
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