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MONDAY, MARCH 15 ** BAKU - The OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Sweden's Foreign Affairs Minister Ann Linde will visit Azerbaijan DUBLIN - St. Patrick's Festival (to Mar. 17)
BRUSSELS - NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg discusses how the EU and NATO can strengthen cooperation and jointly respond to security challenges with European lawmakers. - 1245 GMT
MONTAUBAN - French President Emmanuel Macron meets Spanish President Pedro Sanchez to discuss security, defence and economic matters as part of a Franco-Spanish summit in Montauban.
TOKYO – U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin are to visit Japan and South korea. (To March 18)
BRUSSELS - EU Informal videoconference of foreign affairs and home affairs ministers meeting.
GLOBAL - World Day of Action against Seal Hunting.
DAMASCUS - Syria marks the 10th anniversary of an uprising against President Bashar al-Assad. BRUSSELS - Euro zone finance ministers meet - 1400 GMT.
BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting.
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TUESDAY, MARCH 16
** TOKYO - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin hold a joint news conference with their Japanese counterparts, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi, after their first in-person 2+2 meeting in Tokyo. - 0740 GMT
** TOKYO - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Tokyo for his first overseas trip meets Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at his office. - 0900 GMT
BRUSSELS - European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic debates the EU Commission Strategic Foresight Communication with European lawmakers. - 1545 GMT
BRUSSELS - Informal video conference of health ministers HALABJA, Iraq – 33rd anniversary of 5,000 civilian Kurds being killed in Iraqi chemical weapons attack. BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting.
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 17
** BRUSSELS - The NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will meet the prime minister of Georgia Irakli Garibashvili at NATO HQ.
** SEOUL - U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is visiting Korea (to Mar. 19).
** BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis give news conference in Berlin - 1430 GMT
MOSCOW - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov meets Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi in Moscow. WASHINGTON DC - U.S. President Joe Biden speaks with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin on St. Patrick's Day.
BRUSSELS - European Commission vice-president Margaritis Schinas gives a press conference on COVID-19. ITALY - Anniversary of the unification of Italy
BRUSSELS - European Commission vice 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, MARCH 18
BRUSSELS – EU Environment Council
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FRIDAY, MARCH 19
** DHAKA – Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa is scheduled to visit Bangladesh (to Mar. 20). NEW DELHI - U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will be in India, marking the first visit by a senior member of the Biden administration to the country seen as a key partner in the Indo-Pacific region. (To Mar. 20)
CURACAO – Estates of Curacao election.
EGYPT – 10th anniversary of Egyptian referendum on constitutional reforms. - - - - - - - - -
MONDAY, MARCH 22
NEW DELHI - Afghan foreign minister Mohammad Haneef Atmar will visit India.
GLOBAL - World Water Day. BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. - - - - - - - - -
TUESDAY, MARCH 23
GLOBAL - World Meteorological Day. BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting. ISRAEL - Israeli Knesset election. - - - - - - - - -
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 24
BRUSSELS - European Commission vice-president Frans Timmermans gives a news conference on the EU's action plan "for the development of organic production: on the way to 2030." GLOBAL - World Tuberculosis Day. - - - - - - - - -
THURSDAY, MARCH 25
BRUNEI - ASEAN+3 Finance and Central Bank Deputies Meeting via videoconference. BRUSSELS - European Council meeting (to Mar. 26). - - - - - - - - -
FRIDAY, MARCH 26
BRUSSELS - Euro Summit.
DHAKA – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Bangladesh.
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SUNDAY, MARCH 28
BULGARIA - Bulgarian National Assembly Election.
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MONDAY, MARCH 29
BRUSSELS - The European Commission hosts the fifth Brussels Conference in virtual format on "Supporting the future of Syria and the region." (To MARCH 30) - - - - - - - - -
TUESDAY, MARCH 30
BRUNEI - 25th ASEAN Finance Ministers' Meeting via videoconference.
BRUNEI - 7th ASEAN Finance Ministers' and Central Bank Governors' Meeting via videoconference. - - - - - - - - -
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31
BRUSSELS - European Commission vice 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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THURSDAY, APR. 1
VIENNA - 15th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting via videoconference. - - - - - - - - -
SUNDAY, APRIL 4
SOFIA - Bulgarians vote in a parliamentary election - - - - - - - - -
TUESDAY, APRIL 6
GREENLAND - Greenland holds general election. - - - - - - - - -
FRIDAY, APRIL 9 ** WASHINGTON - Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga is likely to meet U.S. President Joe Biden
SAMOA - Samoan Legislative Assembly election.
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SUNDAY, APRIL 11
CHILE - Local and constitutional convention elections in Chile.
ECUADOR - Ecuador holds second round of presidential elections for 2021-2025 term. PERU - Peru holds presidential elections. - - - - - - - - -
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14
BRUSSELS - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Commissioner for Budget Johannes Hahn give a press conference on Next Generation EU funding strategy.
BRUSSELS - European Commission vice-president Margaritis Schinas gives a press conference on the "EU Agenda to tackle organized crime (2021-2025)" and on a new "EU strategy towards the eradication of trafficking in human beings." - - - - - - - - -
THURSDAY, APRIL 15
BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council (Cohesion) meeting. - - - - - - - - -
FRIDAY, APRIL 16
BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting.
BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of economic and financial affairs ministers. (To Apr. 17)
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MONDAY, APRIL 19
BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting. - - - - - - - - -
TUESDAY, APRIL 20
BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting. - - - - - - - - -
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21
BRUSSELS - European Commission vice president Valdis Dombrovskis gives a press conference on a communication on a climate change mitigation and adaptation taxonomy. BRUSSELS - European Commission vice-president Valdis Dombrovskis gives a news conference on the review of the Non-Financial Reporting Directive. BRUSSELS - European Commission digital chief Margrethe Vestager gives a press conference on artificial intelligence and on "A trusted and secure European e-ID." - - - - - - - - -
THURSDAY, APRIL 22
PORTUGAL - Informal meeting of energy ministers - - - - - - - - -
FRIDAY, APRIL 23
BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of environment ministers. - - - - - - - - -
SUNDAY, APRIL 25
ALBANIA - Parliament of Albania election. - - - - - - - - -
TUESDAY, APRIL 27
BRUSSELS - European Commission vice-president Maros Sefcovic speaks to press regarding better regulation in the EU – 1000 GMT. BRUSSELS - European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and European Commissioner for Budget Johannes Hahn give a press conference on Next Generation EU funding strategy. BRUSSELS - European Commission vice-president Margrethe Vestager gives a press conference on "Updating the new industrial strategy for Europe." - - - - - - - - -
FRIDAY, APRIL 30
BENIN - Benin holds presidential elections.
CHAD - Chad holds presidential elections.
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TUESDAY, MAY 4 BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) meeting. - - - - - - - - -
THURSDAY, MAY 6
SCOTLAND (PART OF THE UNITED KINGDOM)- Scottish Parliament election. WALES - National Assembly for Wales Election.
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