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WEDNESDAY, MAY 1
VATICAN CITY – 9th anniversary of beatification ceremony of late Pope John Paul II. – – – – – – – – – SATURDAY, MAY 2
ABBOTTABAD, Pakistan – The day marks the 9th year since al Qaeda chief Osama bin Laden was killed in a U.S. special forces raid, ending a nearly 10-year worldwide hunt for the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks. – – – – – – – – –
SUNDAY, MAY 3
GLOBAL – World Press Freedom Day. – – – – – – – – –
MONDAY, MAY 4
** BRUSSELS – EU Commissioner for internal market Thierry Breton and for education, culture and research Mariya Gabriel debate the impact of covid-19 on culture, education and media with EU lawmakers – 1300 GMT ** BRUSSELS – EU hosts an international pledging conference with the aim of raising at least 7.5 billion euros to fund global research in vaccine, treatments and diagnostics to tackle COVID-19 – 1300 GMT BRUSSELS – EU Commission Vice-President Margrethe Vestager discusses EU measures to tackle the COVID-19 crisis and ways the digital transformation can boost recovery will be discussed with EU lawmakers. – 1200 GMT
PARIS – OECD to update on progress rewriting international tax rules – 1200 GMT
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TUESDAY, MAY 5 ** BRUSSELS – EU Commissioner for energy Kadri Simson speaks at the Hydrogen Europe and GEODE webinar ‘Towards the new age of gas networks – Hydrogen and CO2 free gas infrastructure by 2050’. ** BRUSSELS – EU Commissioner for energy Kadri Simson gives a keynote speech at the Energy Solutions high-level videoconference debate ‘The role of industry in the implementation of the European Green Deal and the Climate Law.’ GLOBAL – World Asthma Day.
ZAGREB – EU-Western Balkans summit in Zagreb (to May 7).
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 ** BRUSSELS – A summit between the leaders of EU member states and six Western Balkans countries takes place via video conferencing due to the coronavirus pandemic. Albania, Bosnia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia are all hoping to become members of the bloc. ** BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks after meeting with the Prime Ministers of the German federal states to discuss corona measures amidst a discussion on whether the regulations need relaxing or not.
** ZAGREB – EU heads of state or government and leaders of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia and Kosovo meet in Croatia to discuss EU accession (to May 7). ** TAIPEI CITY – Taiwan Health Minister Chen Shih-chung speaks to the Taipei Foreign Correspondents Club about Taiwan’s battle against the coronavirus – 0200 GMT BRUSSELS – Diederik Samsom, head of the European Commission’s climate cabinet, delivers remarks on whether the coronavirus can be a “catalyst” for action to tackle climate change – 0900 GMT.
BRUSSELS – European Commission Vice-President Dombrovskis presents Action Plan on Anti-money Laundering. – – – – – – – – –
THURSDAY, MAY 7 ** BRUSSELS – EU Commissioner for home affairs Ylva Johansson speaks on the EU’s response to fighting cybercriminals that are exploiting the coronavirus crisis at a Bruegel event – 1000 GMT ** BEIJING – The EU Ambassador to China Nicolas Chapuis will hold a virtual press conference on EU-China relations, in light of the 45th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the EU and China (May 6), and Europe Day (May 9). – 0300 GMT ** BRUSSELS – EU Commissioner for economic affairs Valdis Dombrovskis participates in the World Economic Forum videoconference on the EU’s Green Deal. ** BRUSSELS – EU Commissioner for economic and financial affairs Paolo Gentiloni speaks in online edition of the annual “the state of the Union conference,” organized by the European University Institute.
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FRIDAY, MAY 8 ** BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier attends a wreath laying ceremony at Berlin´s Neue Wache memorial marking the end of World War II. – 0900 GMT BRUSSELS – Euro zone finance ministers hold video conference on the EU’s response to the coronavirus epidemic – 1300 GMT
GLOBAL – World Red Cross Red Crescent Day.
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SATURDAY, MAY 9
MOSCOW – The Czech President Milos Zeman visits Moscow to attend the events commemorating the 75th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany.
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SUNDAY, MAY 10
POLAND – Referendum election.
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MONDAY, MAY 11
BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting – – – – – – – – –
TUESDAY, MAY 12 ** SYDNEY – Australian treasurer Josh Frydenberg delivers a ministerial statement to the parliament outlining the economic and business impacts from the new coronavirus crisis GLOBAL – International Nurse’s Day.
BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) meeting
BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting
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WELLINGTON – New Zealand’s finance minister delivers budget that aims to tackle the long-term challenges facing the country while also preparing the economy for the future.
BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Development) meeting.
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FRIDAY, MAY 15
GLOBAL – U.N. International Day of Families. – – – – – – – – –
SATURDAY, MAY 16
LISBON – 8th anniversary of 78 billion euro bail-out of Portugal by eurozone leaders. – – – – – – – – –
SUNDAY, MAY 17 GLOBAL – World Telecommunication and Information Society Day. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – Referendum election DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – Dominican Chamber of Deputies DOMINICAN REPUBLIC – Dominican Senate – – – – – – – – – MONDAY, MAY 18 GLOBAL – International Museum Day. BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting
BRUSSELS – EU Education, Youth, Culture and Sports Council meeting (to May 19). – – – – – – – – –
THURSDAY, MAY 19 BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting. MALAWI – Referendum election.
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FRIDAY, MAY 20
BURUNDI – Referendum election. – – – – – – – – –
SUNDAY, MAY 22
GLOBAL – International Day for Biological Diversity. – – – – – – – – –
TUESDAY, MAY 26
BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council (Cohesion) meeting.
– – – – – – – – – WEDNESDAY, MAY 27 MIAMI, FL – Miami Beach International Fashion Week (to May 31). – – – – – – – – –
SUNDAY, MAY 31 GLOBAL – World No Tobacco Day. – – – – – – – – –
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 3
BRUSSELS – The European Commission’s climate chief, Frans Timmermans, presents an assessment of the EU member states’ national energy and climate plans.
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LUXEMBOURG – EU Justice and Home Affairs Council (to June 5). – – – – – – – – –
MONDAY, JUNE 8
Nur-Sultan – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade). – – – – – – – – –
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10
FREDRICK COUNTY, MARYLAND, UNITED STATES – U.S. President Donald Trump hosts G7 leaders at Camp David (to June 12)
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LUXEMBOURG – Eurogroup meeting. – – – – – – – – –
FRIDAY, JUNE 12 LUXEMBOURG – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council – – – – – – – – –
MONDAY, JUNE 15 BRUSSELS – EU-UK officials meet to assess progress in Brexit talks ahead of EU summit
LUXEMBOURG – European foreign affairs minister meet in Luxembourg. – – – – – – – – –
TUESDAY, JUNE 16
LUXEMBOURG – EU General Affairs Council – – – – – – – – –
THURSDAY, JUNE 18
BRUSSELS – European Council meeting (to June 19).
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SATURDAY, JUNE 20
Sri Lanka – Sri Lankan Parliament election. – – – – – – – – –
SATURDAY, JUNE 27
Iceland – Referendum election.
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