The “Juncker for President” Campaign Trail

Brussels, 23 April 2014

N.B. The agenda may be subject to change.

Friday 25 April – Poznań, Poland

Agenda:

11:00: Jean-Claude Juncker delivers a keynote address at the Summit of EPP regional and local political leaders, organised by the Committee of the Regions and attended by hundreds of mayors.
 
 
12:10: Jean-Claude Juncker holds a joint press conference with Prime Minister Donald Tusk.

Saturday 26 April – Braunschweig, Germany

Agenda:

09:45: Jean-Claude Juncker and David McAllister, lead candidate of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), arrive in the “Juncker for President” campaign bus at the Eintracht Stadion for a campaign event.
 
10:30: Jean-Claude Juncker delivers a keynote speech “More Europe. For citizens” at the Eintracht Stadion.

Sunday 27 April – Sofia, Bulgaria
 
Agenda:
 
Jean-Claude Juncker delivers a keynote speech at the first campaign event of the Citizens for the European Development of Bulgaria party (GERB).

Monday 28 April – Maastricht, the Netherlands
 
Agenda:
 
19:00: Jean-Claude Juncker participates in a presidential TV debate with Martin Schulz (PES), Guy Verhofstadt (ALDE) and Ska Keller (EGP). The debate is hosted by the University of Maastricht and broadcast live on Euronews with simultaneous translation into 13 languages.

Contact: Frédéric Bouchard; frederic.bouchard@euronews.com; +32 479 24 49 40

 
Tuesday 29 April – Brussels, Belgium
 
Agenda:
 
14:30: Jean-Claude Juncker participates in a presidential radio debate with Martin Schulz (PES), Guy Verhofstadt (ALDE) and Ska Keller (EGP). The debate is hosted by the European Radio Network (EURANET).
 
Contact: Jean-Michel Bos; jean-michel@euranetplus.eu; +32 2 235 2445
 
 
 
Wednesday 30 April – Düsseldorf, Germany
 
Agenda:
 
Jean-Claude Juncker meets CDU members of the European Parliament, the Bundestag and the Landtag of North Rhine-Westphalia.
 
12:30: Jean-Claude Juncker holds a joint press conference with Armin Laschet, President of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) of North Rhine-Westphalia; and with Elmar Brok and Herbert Reul, Members of the European Parliament and candidates in the European elections.

Friday 02 May – Valletta, Malta
 
Agenda: To be announced.

Saturday 03 May – Nicosia, Cyprus
 
Agenda:
 
Jean-Claude Juncker meets with President Nicos Anastasiades.
 
Jean-Claude Juncker attends a cultural event organised by the Democratic Rally (DISY) and the Institute of Culture and hosted by DISY President Averof Neofytou.

Sunday 04 May – Nicosia, Cyprus
 
Agenda:
 
Jean-Claude Juncker delivers a keynote speech at the campaign congress of the Democratic Rally (DISY).

Tuesday 06 May – Bratislava, Slovakia
 
Agenda:
 
Jean-Claude Juncker holds a press conference with the lead candidates of the Christian Democratic Movement (KDH), Most-Híd, the Slovak Christian Democratic Union – Democratic Party (SDKÚ-DS) and the Party of the Hungarian Community (MKP/SMK).
 
Jean-Claude Juncker participates in a dinner chaired by the President of the Martens Centre for European Studies and former Prime Minister Mikuláš Dzurinda on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of Slovakia’s accession to the European Union.

Wednesday 07 May – Vienna, Austria
 
Agenda:
 
Jean-Claude Juncker participates in campaign events of the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP).
 
Jean-Claude Juncker meets Michael Spindelegger, Vice Chancellor of Austria, Finance Minister and leader of the ÖVP; and Sebastian Kurz, Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Thursday 08 May – Berlin, Germany
 
Agenda:
 
20:15: Jean-Claude Juncker participates in a TV presidential debate with Martin Schulz (PES). The debate is broadcast on ZDF and ORF.
 
Contact: Volker Wilms; +49 172 395 8483

 
 
 
Friday 09 May – Rome, Italy
 
Agenda: To be announced

Friday 09 May – Florence, Italy

Agenda:
 
17:30: Jean-Claude Juncker participates in a TV presidential debate with Martin Schulz (PES), Guy Verhofstadt (ALDE) and José Bové (EGP). The debate is hosted by the European University Institute and broadcast on RAI.
 
Contact: Stephan Albrechtskirchinger; stephan.albrechtskirchinger@eui.eu;
+39 055 4685 433
 
Saturday 10 May – Rotenburg an der Fulda, Germany

Agenda:
 
Jean-Claude Juncker participates in a campaign event of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) of Hesse.
 
Jean-Claude Juncker holds a joint press conference with Volker Bouffier, Minister-President of the state of Hesse.
 
Monday 12 May – Madrid, Spain
 
Agenda: To be announced

Saturday 13 May – Bordeaux, France
 
Agenda:
 
Jean-Claude Juncker holds a campaign event with Alain Juppé, mayor of Bordeaux, former Prime Minister and former Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Wednesday 14 May – Paris, France
 
Agenda: To be announced.

Thursday 15 May – Brussels, Belgium
 
Agenda:
 
21:00: Jean-Claude Juncker participates in a presidential TV debate with Martin Schulz (PES), Guy Verhofstadt (ALDE), Ska Keller (EGP) and Alexis Tsipras (European Left). The debate is hosted by the European Parliament and broadcast on Eurovision.
 
Contact: Fernando Carbajo; fernando.carbajo@europarl.europa.eu

 
Saturday 17 May – Porto, Portugal
 
Agenda: To be announced.
 
Sunday 18 May – Lisbon, Portugal
 
Agenda: To be announced.

Monday 19 May – Athens, Greece
 
Agenda: To be announced.

Tuesday 20 May – Hamburg, Germany
 
Agenda:
 
20:15: Jean-Claude Juncker participates in a presidential TV debate with Martin Schulz (PES). The debate is broadcast on ARD in the programme Wahlarena.

 
 
 
Wednesday 21 May – Brussels, Belgium
 
Agenda:
 
14:00: Jean-Claude Juncker receives all the YEPP campaign vans arriving in Brussels and holds a press conference.

Thursday 22 May – Luxembourg

Agenda:

Jean-Claude Juncker participates in a campaign event of the Christian Social People’s Party (CSV).

Friday 23 May – Saarlouis, Germany

Agenda:
 
Jean-Claude Juncker participates in a campaign event of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) with Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Sunday 25 May – Brussels, Belgium
 
Agenda:
 
Election night at the headquarters of the European People’s Party (10 rue du commerce, Brussels 1000).