Agenda
10:00 - Receives Francesco Profumo, Italian Minister for Education & Research (Berlaymont)
15:30 - Meets representatives from Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot political parties (Van Maerlant building)
18:00 Attends award ceremony for 5th European Book Prize, with President of the European Parliament Jerzy Buzek, chair of the judges for the prize, Julian Barnes and former Prime Minister of Poland, Tadeusz Mazowiecki (European Parliament)
10:00 - Receives delegation from the European Association for the Education of Adults (EAEA) (Berlaymont)
11:00 - Receives Helmut Aigner, Head of Foundation of "European School Munich" (Berlaymont)
12:00 - Receives delegation headed by President of the Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber (ETEK), Mr Stelios Achniotis (Berlaymont)
11:00 - Receives Staffan Nilsson, EESC President
13:15 - Visits Commission's interpretation department (SCIC) to meet staff (CCAB)
15:30 - Receives the Chinese Ambassador to the EU, HE Song Zhe
European Parliament - plenary session in Strasbourg
Visit to Cyprus (15-18 December)
18:00 - Meeting with President Dimitris Christofias (Nicosia)
11:00 - Press conference on "Erasmus for All" at Commission's office in Nicosia
20:30 - Cyprus Peace-Players fund-raising gala dinner (Nicosia)
10:00 - Press conference to present the final EU panel's recommendations on the cities to be pre-selected as European Capital of Culture for 2017 (Ministry of Education, Nicosia,Cyprus)
