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THURSDAY, APRIL 16
** BEIRUT - Lebanon's Prime Minister Hassan Diab is set to give a televised speech to discuss government's response to tackle financial crisis - 1730 GMT. ** BELGRADE - Serbia's finance minister Sinisa Mali will speak about measures aimed at reviving country's economy during and after the coronavirus outbreak - 1400 GMT. ** PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron attends a videoconference with G7 leaders to discuss the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, at the Elysee Palace in Paris - 1230 GMT.
** NEW DELHI – Indian Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday to finalise the stimulus and support measures to counter the severe economic impact of Covid-19.
BRUSSELS - European Union finance ministers meet to discuss the bloc's response to the coronavirus crisis after they agreed on a rescue package last week. BRUSSELS - European Parliament holds extraordinary session in Brussels to discuss the EU's action to combat coronavirus - 0700 GMT. JAKARTA - Indonesian Foreign minister Retno Marsudi and head of the national disaster agency chief Doni Monardo, who also chairs the coronavirus task force, will host a streamed briefing of foreign correspondents - 0630 GMT.
BRUSSELS – EU Economics and Finance ministers holds a video conference .
LISBON - Portugal's finance minister and Eurogroup Chief Mario Centeno speaks at a parliamentary committee in Lisbon.
ZAGREB – Video conference of EU foreign affairs ministers (trade) meeting – 0800 GMT.
VATICAN CITY – 93rd birthday of Pope Benedict. - - - - - - - - -
FRIDAY APRIL 17
** MOSCOW - Russian Deputy Energy Minister Grabchak holds an online conference on coronavirus' impact on energy sector - 1000 GMT.
GENEVA - World Health Organization holds briefing on the latest worldwide developments of the coronavirus outbreak - 1400 GMT.
WASHINGTON DC - The International Monetary Fund hosts its annual spring meeting with the World Bank virtually (to April 19).
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SUNDAY, APRIL 19
RIYADH - Health ministers from the Group of 20 major economies speak by video conference to address the impact of the new coronavirus on the global health sector and society. - - - - - - - - -
MONDAY, APRIL 20
UNITED STATES - 10th anniversary of Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill.
KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia - Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad and budgetary heads from the APEC countries attend the APEC trade ministers' meeting in Malaysia (to April 21).
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TUESDAY, APRIL 21
LONDON - Queen Elizabeth to celebrate her 94th birthday.
PARIS – 59th anniversary of the first manned mission to space. BRUSSELS - EU informal meeting of environment ministers (to April 22).
BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council meeting.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22
GLOBAL - Earth Day.
BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.
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BRUSSELS – EU leaders will follow up by video conference on the EU's response to the COVID-19 outbreak. GLOBAL – U.N. World Book and Copyright Day. - - - - - - - - -
FRIDAY, APRIL 24
GLOBAL - World Immunization Week 2020 (to April 30). BRUSSELS - EU informal meeting of economic and financial affairs ministers (to April 25). - - - - - - - - -
SATURDAY, APRIL 25
GLOBAL - World Malaria Day. - - - - - - - - -
MONDAY, APRIL 27
BRUSSELS - EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting (to April 28).
BRUSSELS - EU informal meeting of employment, social policy and health ministers on social policy (to April 28).
BRUSSELS – EU informal meeting of transport ministers (Energy) (to April 28). - - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, APRIL 28
PORT ARTHUR, Tasmania – 22nd anniversary of Port Arthur Massacre in Tasmania. - - - - - - - - -
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29
LONDON – Ninth wedding anniversary of Prince William and Catherine Middleton. BRUSSELS - Informal meeting of health ministers (to April 30). - - - - - - - - -
TUESDAY, MAY 5
ZAGREB - EU-Western Balkans summit in Zagreb (to May 7).
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 6
BRUSSELS - European Commission Vice-President Dombrovskis presents Action Plan on Anti-money Laundering. - - - - - - - - -
THURSDAY, MAY 7 ZAGREB - A summit between the EU and Western Balkan countries is held in the Croatian capital Zagreb.
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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
BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) meeting
BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting
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THURSDAY, MAY 14
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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SUNDAY, MAY 17 DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Referendum election DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Dominican Chamber of Deputies DOMINICAN REPUBLIC - Dominican Senate - - - - - - - - -
MONDAY, MAY 18
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.
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TUESDAY, MAY 26
BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council (Cohesion) meeting.
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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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