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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10
** BRUSSELS - Prime Minister of Romania Florin Citu will pay a working visit to Brussels, during which he will have a series of meetings with senior EU officials, including the presidents of the European Council and the European Commission, Charles Michel and Ursula von der Leyen. (to Feb. 11)
** CAPE TOWN - South Africa's health minister to brief media on the country's COVID-19 vaccine rollout after temporarily putting on hold plans to distribute AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN)'s vaccine to healthcare workers and opting to use Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) shots first - 0530 GMT. ** BRUSSELS - Bahrain's Foreign Minister Abdullatif Al Zayani meets with EU Council President Charles Michel - 1000 GMT. ** BELGRADE - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis meets his Serbian counterpart Ana Brnabic in Belgrade and visits coronavirus vaccination points in Serbian capital - 1230 GMT. ** BRUSSELS - Niger's President Mahamadou Issoufou meets EU Council President Charles Michel - 1130 GMT. ** BRUSSELS - Press conference opening remarks by Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Europe fit for the Digital Age, and Commissioner for Competition at the European Commission in Brussels - 1300 GMT. ** BRUSSELS - European Council president Charles Michel speaks at Atlantic Council event on the future of EU-US relations and transatlantic cooperation - 1530 GMT. HEL, Poland - The presidents of Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia start a two-day meeting at a presidential residence on Poland's Hel peninsula. (final day) VENICE, Italy - Venice Carnival (NYSE:CCL) 2021 (to Feb. 16). KUWAIT CITY/ MUSCAT/ DOHA - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu travels to Kuwait, Oman and Qatar to meet officials on a trip which comes after Gulf leaders moved to end a regional dispute with Qatar. (to Feb. 11)
BRUSSELS – EU Executive Vice-President Valdis Dombrovskis and Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Ukraine give a press conference in Brussels – 1345 GMT. BRUSSELS - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen debates the state of play of the EU's vaccination strategy with EU lawmakers who are expected to reiterate their support for a united EU approach to COVID-19 vaccines – 0800 GMT. - - - - - - - - -
THURSDAY, FEB. 11
** BRUSSELS - High Representative of the EU for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell and Denys Shmyhal, Prime Minister of Ukraine give a press conference in Brussels following the EU-Ukraine Association Council - 1630 GMT. ** PARIS - French Finance Minister Bruno Le Maire to attend a parliamentary hearing on EDF (PA:EDF) restructuring plans - 0900 GMT. ** MONROVIA - Liberian finance minister Samuel Tweah outlines plan to help COVID-hit economy - 0900 GMT. ** MADRID - Spain's economy minister Nadia Calvino opens Vocento Euroforum conference at Vocento's headquarters in Madrid - 1100 GMT. ** LONDON - Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster Michael Gove to meet European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic for talks in London.
BRUSSELS – NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will meet with the Minister of Defence of Belgium Ludivine Dedonder at NATO Headquarters. BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will meet with the Foreign Minister of North Macedonia Bujar Osmani at NATO Headquarters. BANGKOK - Thailand Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith speaks at a seminar on the capital market and the country's economic development 2021 – 0200 GMT. BERLIN - German Chancellor Angela Merkel to deliver a speech in parliament on her government's strategy to contain the coronavirus pandemic – 0800 GMT. VIENNA - VIENNA Opera Ball 2021 CAPE TOWN - South African President Cyril Ramaphosa's state of the nation address in parliament. - 1700 GMT
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FRIDAY, FEB. 12
LONDON – United Kingdom to lead G7 discussion on COVID-19 economic recovery. - - - - - - - - -
SATURDAY, FEB. 13
N'DJAMENA - French president Emmanuel Macron pays a 4-day visit to Chad. (To Feb. 16) BEIRUT - 13th anniversary of the death of Hezbollah commander Imad Moughniyah.
GLOBAL - World Radio Day. - - - - - - - - -
SUNDAY, FEB. 14
CATALONIA, Spain - Catalonia 2021 regional election to be held. PRISTINA - Kosovo holds early parliamentary election. GLOBAL - Valentine's Day.
BEIRUT - 16th anniversary of the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri. - - - - - - - - -
MONDAY, FEB. 15
BRUSSELS - Euro zone finance ministers meet – 1400 GMT. TRIPOLI, Libya - Tripoli municipal election. ASIA - Parinirvana day, Buddhist festival marking the anniversary of Buddha's death BRUSSELS - Video conference of the Eurogroup. - - - - - - - - -
TUESDAY, FEB. 16
SINGAPORE - Singapore's finance minister, Heng Swee Keat, will announce his budget for 2021 - 0700 GMT
BRUSSELS – EU Video conference of economic and finance ministers. - - - - - - - - -
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 17
** BRUSSELS - European Commission vice-president Margaritis Schinas gives a press conference on the EU's bio-defence preparedness program. ** KRAKOW - President of the European Council, Charles Michel attends meeting of Visegrad Four leaders in Krakow, Poland. ** BRUSSELS - European Commission vice-president Margrethe Vestager presents the EU's action plan on synergies between civil, defence and space industries. BRUSSELS - NATO Defence Ministers hold video conference (To Feb 18)
PRISTINA - 13th anniversary of Kosovo's declaration of independence from Serbia. - - - - - - - - -
SUNDAY, FEB. 21
NIGER - Niger holds second round of presidential election
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MONDAY, FEB. 22
BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. WELLINGTON - Deputy finance ministers of Asia-Pacific countries meet in preparation for APEC Summit in New Zealand. (to March 07) - - - - - - - - -
TUESDAY, FEB. 23
COLOMBO - Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan is scheduled to arrive in Sri Lanka
BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting. - - - - - - - - -
THURSDAY, FEB. 25
BRUSSELS - Euro zone finance ministers meet to discuss macroeconomic developments and policy prospects in the euro zone - 1400 GMT. - - - - - - - - -
FRIDAY, FEB. 26
BRUSSELS - EU leaders hold video conference on on security and defence and on the EU's Southern (NYSE:SO) Neighborhood. - 0800 GMT.
ROME - G20 Meetings of Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors, videoconference (to Feb. 27). - - - - - - - - -
SUNDAY, FEB. 28
EL SALVADOR - Salvadorian Legislative Assembly election.
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MONDAY, MAR. 1
BUENOS AIRES - Argentina's President Alberto Fernández addresses the Parliament at the opening of the annual sessions.
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TUESDAY, MAR. 02
LISBON - Informal meeting of defence ministers (to Mar. 3)
MICRONESIA, FEDERATED STATES OF - Congress of the Federated States of Micronesia election.
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WEDNESDAY, MAR. 03
** BANGKOK - Thailand Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith speaks at a business seminar - 0530 GMT.
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THURSDAY, MAR. 4
LISBON - Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers – Gymnich (to Mar. 5). VIENNA - The 14th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting via videoconference. - - - - - - - - -
SUNDAY, MAR. 7
BOLIVIA - Local elections in Bolivia
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TUESDAY, MAR. 09
BRUSSELS - European Commission vice-president Margrethe Vestager gives a press conference on "Europe's Digital Decade: 2030 Digital Targets." - - - - - - - - -
THURSDAY, MAR. 11
BRUSSELS - EU Justice and Home Affairs Council (to Mar. 12) - - - - - - - - -
SUNDAY, MAR. 14
STUTTGART, Germany - Baden Wuerttemberg state elections. MAINZ, Germany - The German state of Rhineland Palatinate (Rheinland Pfalz) holds state elections.
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MONDAY, MAR. 15
BRUSSELS - Euro zone finance ministers meet - 1400 GMT.
BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting.
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TUESDAY, MAR. 16
BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting.
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WEDNESDAY, MAR. 17
BRUSSELS - European Commission Pice-president Maros Sefcovic speaks to press regarding better regulation in the EU – 1100 GMT. BRUSSELS - European Commission Vice-President Margrethe Vestager gives a press conference on "Updating the new industrial strategy for Europe". NETHERLANDS - Dutch Second Chamber election. - - - - - - - - -
THURSDAY, MAR. 18
BRUSSELS – EU Environment Council
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MONDAY, MAR. 22
BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. - - - - - - - - -
TUESDAY, MAR. 23
BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting. ISRAEL - Israeli Knesset election. - - - - - - - - -
THURSDAY, MAR. 25
BRUSSELS - European Council meeting (to Mar. 26). - - - - - - - - -
FRIDAY, MAR. 26
DHAKA – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Bangladesh.
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WEDNESDAY, MAR. 31
BRUSSELS - European Commission Pice-president Frans Timmermans gives a news conference on the EU's action plan for the development of organic production: on the way to 2030. CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE) – President election.
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