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7 – 11 APRIL 2025
Monday, 7 April 2025 European Commission President von der Leyen joins video calls with steel and automotive industry reps, and meets the Norwegian PM and BusinessEurope CEO. Ms Henna Virkkunen holds meetings with Danish and Dutch ministers, French regional and data protection leaders, and reps from Kongsberg and Stripe. Ms Kaja Kallas visits Montenegro to meet top officials, civil society, and attends an EU equipment handover to the Armed Forces. Ms Roxana Mînzatu is in Rome meeting Italian...
31 – 5 March/April 2025
Monday, 31 March 2025 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen meets with Ms Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament; receives Mr Manfred Weber, Ms Iratxe García-Pérez and Ms Valérie Hayer, Chairs of the European People's Party, the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats and the Renew Europe Groups in the European Parliament. Ms Henna Virkkunen delivers a keynote speech at the EPP SME Circle Annual Reception. Mr Stéphane Séjourné in Haguenau, France: visits...
10 – 15 March 2025
Monday, 10 March 2025 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen President participates in the Interinstitutional Actors meeting with Mr António Costa, President of the European Council, Ms Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank, and Mr Paschal Donohoe, President of the Eurogroup (Council); in Strasbourg, France: meets with Ms Roberta Metsola, President of the European Parliament; receives Mr Manfred Weber, Ms Iratxe García-Pérez and Ms Valérie Hayer, Chairs of...
3 – 7 March 2025
Monday, 03 March 2025 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen participates in the Strategic Dialogue on the Future of the European Automotive Industry. Ms Henna Virkkunen in Barcelona, Spain: participates in the Mobile World Congress 2025; meets with Mr Óscar López Águeda, Minister for Digital Transformation and Civil Service of Spain; meets with representatives from Vodafone; meets with representatives from GSMA; meets with representatives from Deutsche Telekom; meets with...
Commission simplifies rules on sustainability and EU investments, delivering over €6 billion in administrative relief
03 – 07 February 2025
Monday, 03 February 2025 European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen participates in the informal EU leaders' retreat. Mr Costas Kadis receives Ms Agnès Pannier-Runacher, Minister for the Ecological Transition, Biodiversity, Forests, Sea and Fisheries of France; receives representatives of the Deep Sea Conservation Coalition (DSCC). Maria Luís Albuquerque receives Mr Jens Eskelund, President of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China and representatives of the...
27 – 31 January 2025
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the College of Commissioners participate in the solemn undertaking at the European Court of Justice (Luxembourg). Commissioner Raffaele Fitto participates in the solemn undertaking at the Court of Justice (Luxembourg). Commissioner Maroš Šefčovič meets representatives of EUROFER (Brussels). Commissioner Marta Kos attends an evening reception with EU Affairs Ministers organized by the Polish Presidency (Brussels). Commissioner Dan Jørgensen...
20–24 January 2025
Monday, 20 January 2025 European Commission Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis participates in the Eurogroup meeting (Brussels). Commissioner Andrius Kubilius participates in the meeting of NATO North Atlantic Council. Commissioner Magnus Brunner meets Bruno Retailleau, Minister of Interior of France (Paris). European Parliament Plenary: Debates on the ceasefire in Gaza – the urgent need to release the hostages, to end the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and to pave the way for a two-state solution;...
13-17 January 2025
Monday, 13 January 2025 European Commission Commissioner Teresa Ribera receives representatives of the NGO Social Platform; meets Ms. Leena Ylä-Mononen, Executive Director of the European Environment Agency (EEA); delivers a keynote speech at the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) Economic Forum. Commissioner Kaja Kallas receives Mr. Alexander Schallenberg, Chancellor of Austria. Commissioner Roxana Mînzatu hosts a workshop event with stakeholders on the Union of Skills. Commissioner...