Agenda
09:00 Attends the 15th Anniversary of the Leonardo da Vinci Programme
Mission to London - gives a lecture on "Role of Education in today's Knowledge-based Society"
Mission to London - Visits the House of Lords
Mission to London - Meets Mr Richard SCUDAMORE, CEO Premier League (Premier League Offices)
Mission to London - Press point with London Metropolitan Police and Arsenal CEO Ivan Gazidis on "How sport can contribute to social integration"
Mission to London - Visits the Arsenal Double Club and the Kickz and the StreetLeague projects
Receives delegates from the European Agency for Development in Special Needs Education, Mr Jorgen Greve (Chairman) and Mr Cor J.W. Meijer (Director)
Receives Mr Gideon Saar, Israeli Minister of Education
Receives Mr Diego Lopez Garrido, Spanish Secretary of State for the EU
Attends 20 Years of Service Medal Ceremony for Commission staff
Attends bilateral meeting with the Hungarian Government
Receives Mr Lilian Thuram, former captain of the French national football team
Meets the next trio of presidencies (Poland, Denmark, Cyprus) in the margin of the Education, Youth and Culture Council
Meets the Comité des Sages in the margin of the Education, Youth and Culture Council
Attends EU Prize for literature ceremony
Gives a keynote speech at the Conference "A Soul for Europe"
Gives press conference on "New Skills, New Jobs" with Commissioner Andor, Strasbourg
Official visit to Budapest - Gives keynote speech at "Heritage for the Future" Conference in the Hungarian Parliament
Official visit to Budapest - Meets with H.E. Mr Pál Schmitt, President of the Republic of Hungary
Official visit to Budapest - Meets Parliamentary Committees on Education, Science and Research; Culture and Press; and Youth and Social Affairs
Official Visit to Bucharest - Gives opening speech at the Aspen Conference on "Romania 2020 – an agenda for national development and competitiveness"
Official Visit to Bucharest - Meets with Mr Daniel Funeriu, Minister of Education
Official Visit to Bucharest - Meets with the President of the National Council of Rectors, Mrs Ecaterina Andronescu and Rectors of other Romanian universities
Official Visit to Bucharest - Receives the Doctor Honoris Causa of the Dimitrie Cantemir University
Official Visit to Bucharest - participates in a meeting on "The Europe 2020 Strategy for Education" organised by the Permanent Bureau of the Senate
Official Visit to Bucharest - Meets Mr Mircea Geoana, President of the Senate
In Cyprus. 10:30-11:30 Visits Ayios Antonios School (Limassol)
In Cyprus. 14:30-15:30 Visits T.E.P.A.K. (Cyprus University of Technology), Limassol
In Cyprus. 09:30-12:30 Attends the Dissemination Conference "Thematic Monitoring Conference"
