Brussels: Europe and the Arabs
The European Commission in Brussels said that from March 29-31, EC Vice-President Margrethe Vestager will be in Washington, D.C., where she will meet with senior US officials and participate in the EU-US Technology Competition Policy Dialogue, among other events. She will also co-chair with Janet Yellen, Secretary of the Treasury, the first meeting of the Clean Energy Incentives Dialogue. Announced March 10 by President Ursula von der Leyen and President Joe Biden, the dialogue is intended to coordinate EU and US approaches to avoid any disruptions to transatlantic trade that could arise from each other's incentives.

Today, Executive Vice President Vestager will meet with Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Commerce, and on Thursday, March 30, she will meet with Arati Prabhakar, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. On the same day, she will deliver a keynote address at the 2023 Democracy Summit, organized by the State Department, and participate in the EU-US Technology Competition Policy Dialogue.

On Friday 31st March, on top of her meeting with Secretary Yellen, Executive Vice President Vestager will meet with Sangeeta Verma, Acting Chairperson of the Competition Commission of India. She will also speak at the annual meeting of the American Bar Association and address the Atlantic Council on how Europe is responding to the current geopolitical moment and its economic challenges.