News: DIARY-Political and General News Events from June 4

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    FRIDAY, JUNE 4 
    

    • BERLIN - NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg gives a keynote address followed by a discussion at a virtual event hosted by the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) and the Brookings Institution – 1400 GMT.
    • BRUSSELS - Tunisia's President Kais Saied meet with EU institutions leaders – 0900 GMT.
    • PRAGUE - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis meets Hungarian foreign minister Peter Szijjarto and will receive a donation of 41,000 COVID-19 vaccines - 1350 GMT.
    • BRUSSELS - Slovenia's Prime Minister Janez Jansa meets with EU institutions leaders.

    TBILISI – Prime Minister of Ukraine Denys Shmyhal will pay an official visit to Georgia (Final day).

    ATHENS – Εuropean Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas is to visit Athens (To June 5).

    CONAKRY – Gambia's President Adama Barrow will travel to the Republic of Guinea (To June 5).

    LONDON - G7 Health Ministers' Meeting will be held in-person at Oxford University. Main topics are clinical trials, global health security, antimicrobial resistance and digital health. (Final day).

    COPENHAGEN - Foreign ministers of Denmark, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania meet in Copenhagen – 0800 GMT.

    GENEVA - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), give a news conference on the latest developments of the COVID-19 pandemic.

    BRUSSELS - Informal meeting of the members of the EU-Kyrgyz Republic Cooperation Council.

    CHILE – 10th anniversary of Chile's Puyehue volcano eruption, causing air traffic cancellations across South America, New Zealand, Australia. HONG KONG - Tens of thousands attend a candlelight vigil in Hong Kong to commemorate the 32nd anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown in Beijing. LONDON - Finance ministers from across the G7 nations will meet at Lancaster House in London. (To June 05)

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    SATURDAY, JUNE 5 
    

    WELLINGTON - Trade ministers of Asia-Pacific countries meet ahead of the APEC Summit in New Zealand.

    GLOBAL - World Environment Day.

    GAMBIA, THE – Referendum Election.

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    SUNDAY, JUNE 6 
    

    • KAMPALA - Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni to address the nation on coronavirus – 1700 GMT.

    MAGDEBURG, Germany - Saxony-Anhalt state elections in Germany.

    SEOUL - South Korea marks the 66th anniversary of Memorial Day.

    PERU – Presidential election – Second round

    MEXICO - Mexican Chamber of Deputies election.

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    MONDAY, JUNE 7 
    

    • CHONGQING, China - Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi will reportedly host his ASEAN counterparts for meetings in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing.
    • GENEVA - International Labour Organization (ILO) opens weeklong ministerial conference, opening speeches by director-general Guy Ryder and Swiss President Guy Parmelin.

    BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas presents a "White Paper on Multilateralism", developed with Norwegian foreign ministry – 1230 GMT.

    GENEVA - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), give news conference on the latest developments in the COVID-19 pandemic.

    MEXICO CITY/GUATEMALA CITY - U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris to travel to Guatemala and Mexico. (To June 8)

    MOSCOW - Russia's Foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov, meets his Djiboutian counterpart, who is on a working visit in Russia (to June 9). BRUSSELS – EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting. (To June 8)

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    TUESDAY, JUNE 8 
    

    SOFIA - Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama makes official visit to Bulgaria. BRUSSELS - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Commissioner for budget Johannes Hahn give a press conference on a proposal for an own resource's decision.

    BRUSSELS - European Union home affairs ministers hold a debate on the impact of COVID-19 in fighting criminality and will exchange views on the internal security outlook regarding artificial intelligence – 0800 GMT.

    BRUNEI – ASEAN Senior Economic Officials' Meeting (SEOM) (To June 10).

    DOHA – The Arab foreign ministers will meet in the Qatari capital Doha for “consultative” talks.

    BRUSSELS - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Commissioner for budget Johannes Hahn give a press conference on the draft General Budget 2022.

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    WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9 
    

    • BUENOS AIRES - President of Argentina Alberto Fernández meets Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez during his official tour in Latin America which starts in Buenos Aires.

    BERLIN - German foreign minister Heiko Maas meets his Ukrainian counterpart in Berlin – 1400 GMT.

    MONGOLIA – President Election.

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    THURSDAY, JUNE 10 
    

    • LONDON - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will meet U.S. President Joe Biden ahead of the G7 Summit in Cornwall.

    KIGALI - Rwanda's finance minister presents the 2021/22 (July-June) budget highlighting the government's spending priorities – 1100 GMT.

    KAMPALA - Uganda's finance minister presents the 2021/22(July-June) budget highlighting the government's spending priorities - 1100 GMT. NAIROBI - Kenya's Finance Minister Ukur Yatani presents the 2021/22(July-June) budget, outlining the government's spending priorities in light of the COVID-19 pandemic - 1100 GMT.

    DODOMA - Tanzania's finance minister Mwigulu Nchemba presents the 2021/22(July-June) budget highlighting the government's spending priorities - 1100 GMT. DUSHANBE - President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev will visit Tajikistan. (To June 12)

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    FRIDAY, JUNE 11 
    

    • SAN JOSE - President of Costa Rica Carlos Andrés Alvarado meets Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez during his official tour to Costa Rica.

    GENEVA - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), give news conference on the latest developments in the COVID-19 pandemic.

    CORNWALL, England – 47th G7 summit, Cornwall (To June 13). CARBIS BAY, UNITED KINGDOM - Group of Seven leaders meet in the first in-person G7 summit for two years.

    SHANGHAI - Shanghai International Film Festival 2021 (to June 20)

    CORNWALL, England - U.S. President Joe Biden will visit UK to attend the G7 summit in Cornwall, England (To June 13)

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    SATURDAY, JUNE 12 
    

    COPENHAGEN - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visits Denmark. (To June 13)

    BRUSSELS – Turkey's foreign minister, Mevlut Cavusoglu, will visit Brussels for a summit on (to June 14). GLOBAL - World Day against Child Labour ILO.

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    SUNDAY, JUNE 13 
    

    • WINDSOR CASTLE, England - U.S. President Joe Biden will meet Queen Elizabeth II when he visits the UK for the G7 summit. FRANCE - Regional and departmental elections - First round
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    MONDAY, JUNE 14 
    

    GENEVA - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), give news conference on the latest developments in the COVID-19 pandemic.

    BAKU - Turkish president Tayyip Erdogan visits Azerbaijan. (To June 15)

    GLOBAL - World Blood Donor Day. GAZA - 14th anniversary of Hamas takeover of the Gaza strip from Fatah. BRUSSELS - NATO leaders meet in Brussels to discuss substantive and forward-looking NATO 2030 agend Russia's actions, the threat of terrorism, cyber attacks, emerging and disruptive technologies, the security impact of climate change, and the rise of China. BRUSSELS - U.S. President Joe Biden will visit to Brussels to take part in NATO summit in BRUSSELS, Belgium.

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    TUESDAY, JUNE 15 
    

    • BRUSSELS - Belgian King Philippe and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo meet with U.S. President Joe Biden.

    BRUSSELS - The heads of the European Commission and European Council host a summit with U.S. President Joe Biden to discuss issues including climate change, health trade and geopolitical challenges.

    BRUSSELS – EU-US summit, Brussels. GLOBAL - World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD).

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    WEDNESDAY, JUNE 16 
    

    GENEVA – Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Joe Biden will hold a summit in Geneva. BARCELONA - Spain´s economy minister Nadia Calvino to deliver a speech at an economy event in Barcelona - 1640 GMT. WELLINGTON - APEC 2021 Structural Reform Ministers’ Meeting.

    BRUSSELS - European Commission vice-president Margaritis Schinas speaks on lessons learnt from the COVID-19 crisis.

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    THURSDAY, JUNE 17 
    

    BRUSSELS - Euro zone finance ministers meet – 1300 GMT.

    GLOBAL - United Nation's World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought.

    LUXEMBOURG – Eurogroup meeting.

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    FRIDAY, JUNE 18 
    

    GENEVA - Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), give news conference on the latest developments in the COVID-19 pandemic.

    BARCELONA - Spain's prime minister Pedro Sanchez and Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi close Cercle D'Economia conferences - 0900 GMT. LUXEMBOURG – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting. IRAN, Islamic Republic of Iran – President Election.

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    SUNDAY, JUNE 20 
    

    ARMENIA - Armenia holds snap parliamentary election.

    GLOBAL - World Refugee Day.

    FRANCE - Regional and departmental elections - Second round BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) meeting.

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    MONDAY, JUNE 21 
    

    ETHIOPIA – Ethiopian House of People's Representatives election.

    DOHA - Qatar Economic Forum. A virtual event lasting three days with speakers including Qatar finance minister and top executives (to June 23). LUXEMBOURG – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.

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    TUESDAY, JUNE 22 
    

    LUXEMBOURG – EU General Affairs Council meeting. SINGAPORE – APEC Senior Finance Officials Virtual Meeting (To June 23).

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    WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23 
    

    BRUSSELS - EU Commission vice-presidents Margrether Vestager and Margaritis Schinas present an EU recommendation for a joint cyber unit.

    JERUSALEM - Honduras' President Juan Orlando Hernandez visits Israel. (To June 25)

    BERLIN - German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and United National Secretary General Antonio Guterres host the second Libya summit in Berlin.

    BRUSSELS - European Commission vice-president Valdis Dombrovskis speaks on a communication on a new occupational safety and health strategy framework.

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    THURSDAY, JUNE 24  
    

    BERLIN – 73rd anniversary of beginning of The Berlin Blockade. Communist forces cut off all land and water routes between West Germany and West Berlin, prompting the United States to organize a massive airlift. VIENNA, Austria – 181st Meeting of the OPEC Conference. BRUSSELS – European Council meeting (To June 25)

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    FRIDAY, JUNE 25 
    

    WELLINGTON - APAC 2021 Informal Finance Ministerial Meeting with the APEC Business Advisory Council.

    LOS ANGELES - 12th death anniversary of pop star Michael Jackson. ARUBA – Aruban Legislature election.

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    SATURDAY, JUNE 26 
    

    GLOBAL - International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

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    MONDAY, JUNE 28  
    

    MATERA, ITALY - G20 foreign ministers meet in the southern Italian city of Matera for a 3-day summit (to Jun. 30).

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    TUESDAY, JUNE 29 
    

    PYEONGTAEK - South Korea observes the 19th anniversary of an inter-Korean sea clash. BEJING/TAIPEI - 11th Anniversary of signing of a landmark trade deal between China and Taiwan.

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    WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30 
    

    JERUSALEM - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visits Israel. (To July 2)

    PARIS - French president Emmanuel Macron welcomes his Argentinian and Mexican counterparts Alberto Ferndandez and Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador in a gender equality summit with the UN. BRUSSELS - European Commission vice-president Dubravka Suica speaks on the EU's long-term vision for rural areas.

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    THURSDAY, JULY 1 
    

    VIENNA, Austria – 18th OPEC and non-OPEC Ministerial Meeting via videoconference.

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    FRIDAY, JULY 2 
    

    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 
    

    GLOBAL - International Day of Cooperatives.

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    SATURDAY, JULY 4 
    

    UNITED STATES - Independence Day.

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    TUESDAY, JULY 6 
    

    BRUSSELS - European Commission vice-president Valdis Dombrovskis gives a press conference on the bloc's renewed sustainable finance strategy and a communication on Establishment of an EU green bond standard.

    BRUSSELS - European Commission vice-president Valdis Dombrovskis gives a press conference on the bloc's new anti money-laundering legislative package.

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    WEDNESDAY, JULY 7 
    

    KATHMANDU – 74th birthday of Nepal's deposed king, Gyanendra. LONDON - 16th anniversary of the attacks on London's transport network that killed more than 50 and injured 700.

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    FRIDAY, JULY 9 
    

    TEHRAN – 22nd anniversary of attack on Tehran University dormitory in 1999. RAMALLAH - Palestine marks the 16th anniversary of a World Court ruling that Israel's walls and fences in the West Bank were illegal. SOUTH SUDAN – 10th anniversary of South Sudan becoming an independent state.

    VENICE, Italy - G20 Economy Ministers meet in Venice for a two-day summit, one of the main events of Italy's G20 presidency (To July 10)

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    SUNDAY, JULY 11 
    

    SOFIA - Bulgaria to hold snap parliamentary election.

    GLOBAL - United Nations World Population Day. MUMBAI - 14th anniversary of deadly bomb attacks on Mumbai's commuter rail network.

    MOLDOVA - Moldovan Parliament Election.

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    MONDAY, JULY 12 
    

    BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting.

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    TUESDAY, JULY 13 
    

    BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting.

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    WEDNESDAY, JULY 14 
    

    BRUSSELS - European Commission vice-president Margrethe Vestager gives a press conference on an EU digital levy.

    PARIS - Bastille Day.

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    SATURDAY, JULY 17 
    

    GLOBAL - World Day for International Justice.

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    SUNDAY, JULY 18 
    

    GLOBAL - Nelson Mandela International Day.

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    TUESDAY, JULY 20 
    

    CYPRUS - Cyprus marks the anniversary of the Turkish invasion in 1974.

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    WEDNESDAY, JULY 21 
    

    KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida – 10th anniversary of conclusion of NASA's space shuttle program after the successful completion of mission STS-135.

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    THURSDAY, JULY 22 
    

    OSLO – 10th anniversary of Norway bombing and mass shooting at youth summer camp on the nearby Utoya Island where 77 people were killed.

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    FRIDAY, JULY 23 
    

    BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Budget) meeting.

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    WEDNESDAY, JULY 28 
    

    GLOBAL - World Hepatitis Day. GLOBAL – 107th anniversary of the beginning of World War 1. PERU - 200th anniversary of independence.

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    SATURDAY, JULY 31 
    

    PALESTINIAN - Palestinians hold presidential elections.

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    SUNDAY, AUGUST 1 
    
    • GLOBAL – World Breastfeeding Week (to Aug. 7).
    • WARSAW – Poland marks 77th anniversary of its war-time Warsaw Uprising against the Nazi occupation.
    • CHINA – 94th founding anniversary of the People's Liberation Army.
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    MONDAY, AUGUST 2 
    

    BRUNEI – ASEAN Senior Economic Officials’ Meeting (SEOM) (To Aug. 4).

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    FRIDAY, AUGUST 6 
    
    • EDINBURGH, Scotland - Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2021 (To Aug 30)
    • HIROSHIMA - Hiroshima Commemorations 76th Anniversary of 1945 nuclear attacks.
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    MONDAY, AUGUST 9 
    
    • NAGASAKI, Japan - Nagasaki Commemorations 76th Anniversary of 1945 nuclear attacks.
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    THURSDAY, AUGUST 12 
    

    • GLOBAL - International Youth Day. - - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, AUGUST 14
    • PAKISTAN – 74th Anniversary of Pakistan independence from British rule.
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    SUNDAY, AUGUST 15 
    

    • JAPAN – 76th Anniversary of country's surrender in World War Two.
    • INDIA – 74th Anniversary of Indian Independence from British rule.
    • LIECHTENSTEIN – 215th Anniversary of Independence. - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, AUGUST 19
    • GLOBAL - World Humanitarian Day.
    • MOSCOW – 29th Anniversary of the failed Soviet coup against Mikhail Gorbachev which accelerated the collapse of the Soviet Union. - - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, AUGUST 21
    • SYRIA – 8th Anniversary of nerve gas attack which killed hundreds of people in rebel-held neighbourhoods on the edge of Damascus. - - - - - - - - - MONDAY, AUGUST 23
    • BALTIC WAY – 32nd anniversary of the Baltic Way, a human chain of people in 1989 stretching from Vilnius to Tallinn to mark solidarity in the struggle for independence from the Soviet Union. - - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, AUGUST 24
    • POLAND - Poland marks the 32nd anniversary of the creation of the first post-Communist government in 1989.
    • UKRAINE – 30th Anniversary of Independence.
    • WASHINGTON – 209th Anniversary of the Burning of Washington, including the White House and the US Capitol building, by the British troops during the War of 1812. - - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25
    • URUGUAY - Uruguay's Independence Day.
    • PARIS – 77th Anniversary of the liberation of Paris from Nazi occupation in the Second World War. - - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 01
    • VENICE, Italy - 71st Venice International Film Festival (To Sept 11).
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