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    MONDAY, APRIL 19 
    

    • MADRID - Spain´s prime minister Pedro Sanchez meets President of Guatemala Alejandro Giammattei in Madrid.
    • JAKARTA - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif is scheduled to meet his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi in Jakarta for a bilateral meeting.
    • MADRID - Spain´s prime minister Pedro Sanchez meets president of the Dominican Republic, Luis Abinader, in Madrid.
    • TOKYO - Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga meets with Alok Sharma, president of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in Tokyo, followed by a meeting between Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi and Alok Sharma - 0530 GMT.
    • BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Ministers will be briefed by the bloc's top diplomat, Josep Borrell, about recent developments in foreign affairs. The ministers will also discuss developments in Ethiopia and Ukraine, along with a new Czech dispute with Russia - 0730 GMT.
    • LONDON - UK finance minister Rishi Sunak speaks at an investment conference - GMT.
    • BRUSSELS - Doorstep of German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas at EU foreign ministers meeting - 1130 GMT. BRUSSELS - German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer visits Brussels and meets NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg PARIS - OECD Economic Survey of Spain. OTTAWA - Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will present the first federal budget in two years that will offer the support needed to those struggling during the pandemic, plus a plan to boost growth as it recedes – 2000 GMT. BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.
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    TUESDAY, APRIL 20 
    

    • PARIS - German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer will discuss with her French counterpart Florence Parly the behind-schedule Franco-German combat jet project as well as tensions with Russia over Ukraine.
    • BOAO, CHINA (PRC) - Chinese president Xi Jinping delivers a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the annual Boao Forum via video link - 0130 GMT. UNITED STATES - 11th anniversary of Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill.

    BRUSSELS – Informal video conference of European affairs ministers.

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    WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21 
    

    • LONDON - UK finance minister Rishi Sunak speaks to a conference organized by the Institute for International Finance - 1530 GMT.
    • LJUBLJANA - President of the Hellenic Republic Katerina Sakellaropoulou will carry out an official visit to Slovenia (to Apr. 23) LONDON - Queen Elizabeth to celebrate her 95th birthday. PARIS – 60th anniversary of the first manned mission to space.

    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."

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    THURSDAY, APRIL 22 
    

    BRUSSELS - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, European Parliament President David Sassoli and Portuguese Prime Minister Antonio Costa speak at the EU Commission's conference on the New European Bauhaus. - 1200 GMT BRUSSELS - European Commissioner for cohesion and reforms Elisa Ferreira speaks at the EU Commission's conference on the New European Bauhaus. - 1330 GMT BRUSSELS - European Commissioner for innovation and research Maryia Gabriel speaks at the EU Commission's conference on the New European Bauhaus. - 1440 GMT GLOBAL - Earth Day.

    PORTUGAL - Informal meeting of energy ministers

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    FRIDAY, APRIL 23 
    

    • BRUSSELS - European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen meets Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orban in Brussels.
    • MADRID - Spain's economy minister Nadia Calvino participates in the signing of an agreement on connectivity (Memorandum of Understanding, MOU) with Portugal - 1100 GMT.
    • BRUSSELS - EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hosts Swiss president for talks on EU-Swiss relations. GLOBAL – U.N. World Book and Copyright Day.

    BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of environment ministers.

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    SATURDAY, APRIL 24 
    

    MOSCOW - Mexico's foreign minister Marcelo Ebrard will visit Moscow to meet with his Russian counterpart. (To Apr. 28)

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    SUNDAY, APRIL 25 
    

    GLOBAL - World Malaria Day.

    ALBANIA - Parliament of Albania election.

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    MONDAY, APRIL 26 
    

    GLOBAL - World Immunization Week 2021 (to May 2).

    NEW DELHI - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will be visiting India. It will be his first visit abroad since the UK left the European Union.

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    TUESDAY, APRIL 27 
    

    SAN FRANCISCO, United States - Haakon, Crown Prince of Norway, will be on a virtual visit to San Francisco. (To Apr. 28)

    GENEVA - United Nations calls meeting of Greece, Britain, Turkey and the two rival sides on ethnically partitioned Cyprus to establish whether there is common ground for resumption of peace talks. (To April 29) 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."

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    WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28 
    

    VIENNA – 16th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting Via videoconference. PORT ARTHUR, Tasmania – 23rd anniversary of Port Arthur Massacre in Tasmania.

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    THURSDAY, APRIL 29 
    

    LONDON – 10th wedding anniversary of Prince William and Catherine Middleton.

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    FRIDAY, APRIL 30 
    

    BRUSSELS - European Commissioner for economy Paolo Gentiloni speaks at an online event on the macroeconomic environment one year after the COVID-19 pandemic hit Europe. - 1300 GMT DJIBOUTI - President election.

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    TUESDAY, MAY 4 
    

    SINGAPORE - Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin will visit Singapore to meet Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong.

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    THURSDAY, MAY 6 
    

    BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) meeting. SCOTLAND (PART OF THE UNITED KINGDOM)- Scottish Parliament election.

    WALES - National Assembly for Wales Election.

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    SATURDAY, MAY 08 
    

    PORTUGAL – Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Portugal for the India-EU summit. PORTO, Portugal – EU-India summit.

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    MONDAY, MAY 10 
    

    BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.

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    TUESDAY, MAY 11 
    

    BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council meeting.

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    WEDNESDAY, MAY 12 
    

    DUBLIN - EU Financial Services Commissioner McGuiness speaks at green economy conference - 0900 GMT

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    MONDAY, MAY 17 
    

    BRUSSELS - Euro zone finance ministers meet - 1300 GMT WELLINGTON - Trade ministers of Asia-Pacific countries meet ahead of the APEC Summit in New Zealand (to May 30) BRUSSELS - EU Informal General Affairs Council meeting. BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting.

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    TUESDAY, MAY 18 
    

    LUCERNE, Switzerland - World Economic Forum holds annual meeting (to May. 21). BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting.

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    THURSDAY, MAY 20 
    

    VIENNA - IMF's Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, ECB's Christine Lagarde address conference on Gender, Money and Finance. (To May 21) BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) meeting.

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    FRIDAY, MAY 21 
    

    ROME - Italy hosts G20 summit on global health crisis. PORTUGAL – EU Informal meeting of economic and financial affairs ministers, (To May 22).

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    SATURDAY, MAY 22 
    

    PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES - Palestinians hold legislative elections

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    SUNDAY, MAY 23 
    

    CYPRUS - Cypriot House of Representatives election.

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    TUESDAY, MAY 25 
    

    BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Development) meeting.

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    WEDNESDAY, MAY 26 
    

    CAYMAN ISLANDS - Cayman Legislative Assembly election.

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    THURSDAY, MAY 27 
    

    BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers – Gymnich

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    FRIDAY, MAY 28 
    

    BRUSSELS – EU Informal meeting of defense ministers.

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    TUESDAY, JUNE 1 
    

    VALPARAISO, Chile - Chile's President Sebastian Pinera delivers the annual state of the nation address.

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    SATURDAY, JUNE 5 
    

    GAMBIA, THE – Referendum Election.

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    SUNDAY, JUNE 6 
    

    MEXICO - Mexican Chamber of Deputies election. IRAQ - Iraqi Council of Representatives election.

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    MONDAY, JUNE 7 
    

    BRUSSELS – EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting. (To June 8)

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    WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9 
    

    MONGOLIA – President Election.

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    THURSDAY, JUNE 10 
    

    DUSHANBE - President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will visit Tajikistan. (To June 12)

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    FRIDAY, JUNE 18 
    

    IRAN, Islamic Republic of Iran – President Election.

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