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MONDAY, JUNE 29
** TUNIS – Greek foreign minister Nikos Dendias meets Tunisian leadership to discuss developments in Libya and Eastern Mediterranean and sign sea transport agreement. ** DUBAI – Canada-UAE business council to host a webinar on oil markets. UAE’s energy minister and OPEC secretary-general will be among the leading figures in a webinar – 1400 GMT.
** NOUAKCHOTT – Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez to travel to Mauritania to meet heads of states including President Emmanuel Macron.
** ALMATY – Kazakh President Kassym-Jomartt Tokayev to discuss additional measures to combat COVID-19 with cabinet as outbreak worsens in the Central Asian nation. ** BRATISLAVA – Slovak central bank chief Peter Kazimir meets deputy EU Commission president Maros Sefcovic to discuss plans for European economic recovery – 0900 GMT. ** ANKARA – Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan chairs a meeting of the cabinet of ministers with topics on the agenda likely to range from the coronavirus to the economy and from Libya to Syria – 1200 GMT. BRUSSELS – EU Commissioner for climate Timmermans, commissioner for energy Simson and Commissioner for cohesion Ferreira speak at the event, Just Transition – Coal Regions in Transition virtual week & Carbon Intensive Regions
BRUSSELS – Didier Reydners, EU Commissioner for justice debates the establishment of an EU mechanism on democracy, the rule of law and fundamental rights with EU lawmakers – 1145 GMT
BERLIN – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron hold a joint news conference at Meseberg castle near Berlin. – 1400 GMT
LJUBLJANA – Presidents of Serbia, Croatia, Albania, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Bosnia meet Slovenia President Borut Pahor at Brdo pri Kranju to discuss regional topics.
PYEONGTAEK – South Korea observes the 18th anniversary of an inter-Korean sea clash.
BEJING/TAIPEI – 10th Anniversary of signing of a landmark trade deal between China and Taiwan.
LUXEMBOURG – European ministers for agriculture and fisheries meet for talks. (to June 30). – – – – – – – – –
TUESDAY, JUNE 30
** BRUSSELS – EU chiefs Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel hold a video conference with South Korea’s President Moon Jae-in – 0700 GMT. ** DUBAI – The IMF and central bank governors of Saudi Arabia and Bahrain will discuss economic recovery prospects for the Gulf.
NOUAKCHOTT – French President Emmanuel Macron meets leaders of West African states in Nouakchott to discuss the fight against Islamist militancy in the Sahel, where French military forces are involved.
BRUSSELS – EU Commissioner for trade Phil Hogan speaks at online event on global trade, WTO and the COVID-19 crisis. – 1400 GMT
BRUSSELS – EU Commissioner for cohesion and reform Elisa Ferreira speaks at an online event on “Coal Regions in Transition”. – 1000 GMT
BRUSSELS – EU’s commissioner for justice, Didider Reynders, speaks at an event presenting the European Data Protection Supervisor strategy for 2021-2024. – 1130 GMT
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 ** BRUSSELS – European Commission vice-president Schinas presents the EU’s updated Skills Agenda in Brussels. MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s president, Andres Manuel Lopez, delivers a speech on the second anniversary of his victory at presidential elections. MOSCOW – Russian Federation Referendum Election. – – – – – – – – –
THURSDAY, JULY 2
** BRUSSELS – French minister of the armed forces Florence Parly speaks to EU lawmakers on the defence and security challenges facing Europe. ** MOSCOW – Russian Deputy Energy Minister Sorokin takes part in a conference on taxes in energy sector – 1100 GMT.
BRUSSELS – German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the head of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, hold a joint news conference to mark Berlin taking over the EU’s rotating presidency from July until the end of the year.
GLOBAL – World UFO day on anniversary of the Roswell incident.
SIENA – July annual horse race “Palio di Siena”.
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FRIDAY, JULY 3
** LJUBLJANA – German and Portuguese foreign minister Heiko Maas and A.S.Silva visit Slovenia. – – – – – – – – –
SATURDAY, JULY 4
UNITED STATES – Independence Day.
GLOBAL – International Day of Cooperatives.
WASHINGTON D.C – U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at “2020 Salute to America” on White House South Lawn and Ellipse.
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SUNDAY, JULY 5
Dominican Republic – Chamber of Deputies election. Dominican Republic – Senate election. Dominican Republic – President election.
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TUESDAY, JULY 7
KATHMANDU – 73rd birthday of Nepal’s deposed king, Gyanendra.
LONDON – 15th anniversary of the attacks on London’s transport network that killed more than 50 and injured 700.
Malawi – President’s election. – – – – – – – – –
WEDNESDAY, JULY 8
** BRUSSELS – Vice-President of the EU Commission Frans Timmermans presents the bloc’s smart sector integration in Brussels.
TOKYO – IMF Deputy Managing Director Furusawa, ADB President Asakawa speak at Columbia-hosted seminar – 1200 GMT.
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THURSDAY, JULY 9
TEHRAN – 21st anniversary of attack on Tehran University dormitory in 1999.
RAMALLAH – Palestine marks the 15th anniversary of a World Court ruling that Israel’s walls and fences in the West Bank were illegal.
SOUTH SUDAN – 9th anniversary of South Sudan becoming an independent state. – – – – – – – – –
SATURDAY, JULY 11
GLOBAL – United Nations World Population Day.
MUMBAI – 13th anniversary of deadly bomb attacks on Mumbai’s commuter rail network. – – – – – – – – –
TUESDAY, JULY 14
BRUSSELS – EU Commission vice-president Frans Timmermans speaks at online event on the role of the European Green deal in the bloc’s recovery from COVID-19. – 1330 GMT
PARIS – Bastille Day.
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 15
** BRUSSELS – EU Commission vice-president Margaritis Schinas presents the EU’s plan for COVID-19 preparedness for a possible resurgence: early detection and response. – – – – – – – – –
FRIDAY, JULY 17
GLOBAL – World Day for International Justice. BRUSSELS – European Union leaders will meet in Brussels to haggle over a proposed COVID-19 economic stimulus and their next joint budget (to July 18) – – – – – – – – –
SATURDAY, JULY 18 GLOBAL – Nelson Mandela International Day. RIYADH – Saudi Arabia hosts third meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors in Riyadh (to July 19).
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MONDAY, JULY 20 CYPRUS – Cyprus marks the anniversary of the Turkish invasion in 1974.
KYIV – President of Switzerland Simonetta Sommaruga will be the first foreign visitor of Ukraine after the COVID-19 outbreak (to July 23) – – – – – – – – –
TUESDAY, JULY 21
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida – 9th anniversary of conclusion of NASA’s space shuttle program after the successful completion of mission STS-135. SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia – Russia hosts SCO and BRICS summits (to July 23). – – – – – – – – –
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22
OSLO – 9th anniversary of Norway bombing and mass shooting at youth summer camp on the nearby Utoya Island where 77 people were killed.
BRUSSELS – EU Commission Vice President Valdis Dombrovskis presents targeted amendments to financial regulations to facilitate the economic recovery post-COVID-19 crisis.
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MONDAY, JULY 27 MANILA – Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte delivers State of the Nation address. – – – – – – – – –
TUESDAY, JULY 28
GLOBAL – World Hepatitis Day.
GLOBAL – 106th anniversary of the beginning of World War 1.
PERU – 199th anniversary of independence. – – – – – – – – –
FRIDAY, July 31
VALPARAISO, Chile – Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera delivers the annual state of the nation address.
HANOI – Vietnam host 53rd ASEAN Ministerial Meeting and Related Meetings (to August 5).
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SUNDAY, AUGUST, 9 BELARUS – Belarus President Election.
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