Visit by the European Commission to Lisbon

On Friday, 15 January, at 10:00 am (Lisbon time), the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union (PPUE) will welcome the College of Commissioners of the European Commission to Lisbon for a round of meetings on the programme and the priorities of the PPUE.

The European Commission members visiting Lisbon:

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  President of the Commission Ursula von der Leyen i
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  Executive Vice-Presidents Frans Timmermans i (European Green Deal i), Margrethe Vestager i (A Europe Fit for the Digital Age), Valdis Dombrovskis i (An Economy that Works for People), High Representative and Vice-President Josep Borrell Fontelles i (A Stronger Europe in the World)
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  VicePresidents Maroš Šefčovič (Interinstitutional Relations and Foresight) and Margaritis Schinas i (Promoting our European Way of Life)
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  Commissioners Nicolas Schmit i

  (Jobs and Social Rights) and Elisa Ferreira i (Cohesion and Reforms).

The Portuguese government will be represented by:

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  Prime Minister António Costa i
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  the Minister of State for the Economy and the Digital Transition, Pedro Siza Vieira
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  the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Augusto Santos Silva
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  the Minister of State for the Presidency, Mariana Vieira da Silva
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  the Minister of State for Finance, João Leão
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  the Minister of National Defence, João Cravinho i
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  the Minister for Home Affairs, Eduardo Cabrita
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  the Minister for Modernisation of the State and Public Administration, Alexandra Leitão
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  the Minister for Planning, Nelson de Souza
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  the Minister for Science, Technology and Higher Education, Manuel Heitor
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  the Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security, Ana Mendes Godinho
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  the Minister of Health, Marta Temido
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  the Minister for the Environment and Climate Action, João Pedro Matos Fernandes
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  the Minister of Agriculture, Maria do Céu Antunes
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  the Secretary of State for European Affairs, Ana Paula Zacarias.

The agenda includes a meeting between the Prime Minister and the President of the European Commission, bilateral meetings between the ministers and commissioners, a plenary meeting and thematic group meetings, as follows:

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  “A Resilient Europe: Fostering recovery, cohesion and European values"
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  “A Social Europe: Enhancing and strengthening the European social model”
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  “A Global Europe: Promoting a Europe open to the world”
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  “Promoting the EU i as a leader in climate action”
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  “A Digital Europe: Accelerating the digital transformation at the service of citizens and businesses”.

These meetings will take place in the Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB), headquarters of the PPUE.