Commissioner Pierre Moscovici visits Berlin today and tomorrow

Pierre Moscovici, Commissioner for Economic and Financial Affairs, Taxation and Customs Union, travels to Berlin this morning where he is delivering the opening speech of the Berliner Steuergespräche tax conference, co-organised by the Federation of German Industries (BDI). He will then visit the Präsidium of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) before attending the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Conference with around 600 young people. European Parliament President Martin Schulz will also be in attendance. Later in the afternoon, the Commissioner will meet with Mr Wolfgang Schäuble, Federal Minister of Finance. Also scheduled is a meeting with German parliamentary members of the EU, Finance and Budget Committees. This evening, the Commissioner will attend a high-level dinner with German trade union and business leaders. Tomorrow morning he will breakfast with Mr Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany