Agenda
10:30 - Plenary session of European Commission with Commission of African Union
12:30 - Press conference on "ERASMUS figures for the academic year 2009-2010
Visit to the Netherlands: meeting with Ms Marja van Bijsterveldt-Vliegenhart, Dutch Minister of Education, Culture and Science, (15:30) ; gives a speech at the Dutch Parliament's Education and Culture Committee on "Europe 2020 and priorities in the education and culture sector" (16:15); meeting with Ministers, university representatives and EU Ambassadors (20:00) (The Hague)
16:00 - Attends reception hosted by H.R.H. Princess Margriet of the Netherlands for Europa Nostra's European Heritage Congress and Awards Ceremony (Royal Palace, Amsterdam)
18:30 - Gives opening speech and, with Mr Placido Domingo, President of Europa Nostra, announces six Grand Prix winners and presents Europa Nostra awards (Concertgebouw, Amsterdam)
12:30 - Visit with Mr Placido Domingo to ArtZuid, winner of Europa Nostra award 2011 (Amsterdam)
10:00 - Discussion with young people from the EBN (Dutch European Movement) at the Europe House (The Hague)
20:30 - Attends Concert performance of Franz Liszt's opera "Don Sanche" (Concertgebouw, Amsterdam)
14:00 - Meets Ms Marjan Scharloo, Director of Teylers Museum, and attends presentation of the book "A Room to Hold the World; the Oval Room at Teylers Museum"; officially opens Oval Room with Mr Denis de Kergolay, Executive President of Europa Nostra, and Mr Johan Remkers, Queen's Commissioner for the Province of Noord-Holland, followed by tour of the museum(15:00) (Teylers Museum, Amsterdam).
16:00 - Visits historic town of Haarlem and the 15th/16th century St. Bavo Church. Meets the Mayor of Haarlem (17:30) and visits the Cruquius steam-driven pumping station (Amsterdam)
10:30 – Visit to Central Library of European Commission (Van Merlant)
13:00 – Working lunch with FAEP (European Federation of Magazine Publishers)
16:00 - Ms Vassiliou to receive Prof. Hartmut MARHOLD, Director General CIFE (Centre international de Formation européenne) and Mr Giuseppe BURGIO, Vice President
19:00 - Ms Vassiliou to attend the art exhibition "In Between. Austrian Contemporary" (EESC, Rue Belliard 99)
11:00 - Annual meeting with the European Court of Auditors
15:00 - Speech and participation in debate with EP's Culture Committee
15:30 - Ms Vassiliou to receive a group of regional directors for education from Greece, headed by Greek MEP, Mr Lambros Lambrinidis
16:30 - Ms Vassiliou to receive the Cypriot interns at the Commission (stagiaires)
Visit to Barcelona (19-20/06)
11:00 - Visit to the Caixa Forum arts centre
10:00 - Meeting with Ferran MASCARELL, Catalan Minister for Culture
11:50 - Meeting with Lluís Hortet, President of the Mies van der Rohe Foundation
14:00 - Meeting with Irene Riigau, Catalan Minister for Education and Ferran Ruiz, President of the Schools Council of Catalunya
20:00 - Hands over awards at the Architecture Prize Ceremony (Mies van der Rohe Pavilion)
12:00 - Press conference on Architecture Prize, with interviews (Caixa Forum Arts Centre)
10:30 - Visit to the Mies van der Rohe Pavilion
Visit to Athens (23-26/06)
19:15 - Presents "2010 EU Prize for Cultural Heritage/Europa Nostra Awards" to winners at the National Observatory of Athens (Lofos Nymfon, Thissio)
13:00 - Meets Anna Dimantopoulou, Greek Minister of Education, Lifelong Learning and Religious Affairs
11:30 - Meets Pavlos Geroulanos, Greek Minister of Culture and Tourism
+/- 20:30 - Attends Opening Ceremony of the Special Olympics World Summer Games ATHENS 2011 (Kallimarmaron Panathenaikon Stadium)
15:00 - Hands over awards at the Special Olympics Award Ceremony (OAKA Stadium, Marousi)
Meets with Mrs Antonia Moropoulou, Vice-Rector of the Technical University of Athens (at Commission offices, Athens)
10:00 – Androulla Vassiliou meets a group of Students from Crete headed by Greek MEPs Spyros Danellis and Georgios Stavrakakis (Salle Jean Monnet)
