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-------------------------------------------------------------------------- This diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events-------------------------------------------------------------------------- THURSDAY, SEPT. 2
- DOHA - Qatar Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani holds a joint press conference with UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to discuss Afghanistan - 0815 GMT. LJUBLJANA - NATO Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana travels to Slovenia. (To Sept. 3)
WASHINGTON DC, United States - U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken travels to Nairobi, Abuja and Dakar (to Sept. 3)
BRUNEI DARUSSALAM - ASEAN+3 Finance and Central Bank Taskforce Meeting (ASEAN+3 TF) (Final Day). KRANJ, Slovenia - Informal meeting of EU defence ministers (Final Day).
VENICE, Italy - 78th Venice International Film Festival (To Sept. 11). LJUBLJANA/ZAGREB/COPENHAGEN - External Affairs Minister of India, Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar is set to pay an official visit to Slovenia, Croatia and Denmark, as part of a tour to review the bilateral relationship with the three Central European countries. (To Sept. 5)
ANKARA - Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu holds talks with his Netherlands counterpart Sigrid Kaag, which are expected to address Turkey-EU relations and particularly the situation in Afghanistan.
BRUSSELS - Tadeusz Koscinski, Poland's minister of finance, speaks at the Bruegel annual event on the recovery plan. - 0800 GMT
BRUSSELS - Mairead McGuinness, European Commissioner for financial stability, financial services and the capital markets union and Jose Antonio Alvarez, CEO of Santander speak on "European banks: under global competitive pressure" at the Bruegel annual event. - 1100 GMT
OSLO - Yemen's Foreign Minister Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak visits his Norwegian counterpart in Oslo. - 1130 GMT
BRUSSELS - Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization speaks on "Towards a new global trade regime: reform of the WTO" at the Bruegel annual event – 0915 GMT.
MEXICO CITY - Mexico's finance minister Rogelio Ramirez de la O will speak at event organized by Moody's Investors Service in a panel on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted Mexico's sovereign credit profile. KRANJ, Slovenia - EU Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers – Gymnich. (To Sept. 3)
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, SEPT. 3BRUSSELS - Valdis Dombrovskis, executive vice-president of the EU Commission speaks on "The role of the EU's trade strategy for an inclusive and sustainable recovery" at the Bruegel annual event – 0700 GMT.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, SEPT. 5ROME - G20 Health Ministers meeting is hosted by Rome. (To Sept. 6)
MUNICH, Germany - 49th anniversary of the attack on Israeli Olympic team by Palestinian gunmen, killing 11 Israelis.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, SEPT. 6ITALY - OECD Economic Survey: Italy 2021
BRUSSELS - Informal video conference of EU economy and finance affairs ministers.
INDIA/BANGLADESH – 10th anniversary of a pact to end a 40-year border demarcation dispute between India and Bangladesh.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, SEPT. 7STOCKHOLM - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife visit Sweden at the invitation of King Carl Gustaf. (To Sept. 09) SLAVKOV - Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis hosts a meeting with his counterparts from Austria Chancellor Sebastian Kurz and Slovakia Prime Minister Eduard Heger, under the "Austerlitz" format.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 8BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - 53rd ASEAN Economic Ministers (AEM) Video Conference Meeting. (To Sept. 9)
TBILISI - Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan will pay an official visit to Georgia. MOROCCO - Moroccan Chamber of Representatives Election.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, SEPT. 9MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin meets Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko in Moscow.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - United States hosts high-level economic summit with Mexico.
TORONTO, Canada - Toronto International Film Festival 2021 (to Sept. 18).
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, SEPT. 10BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN - 13th Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam Economic Ministers' Meeting.
SOUTHAMPTON – Southampton International Boat Show 2021 (to Sept. 19).
KRANJ, Slovenia – EU Informal meeting of economic and financial affairs ministers. (To Sept. 11)
BRUSSELS – Eurogroup Meeting.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, SEPT. 11UNITED STATES – 20th anniversary of 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Centre and the Pentagon.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, SEPT. 12MACAU - Chinese Legislative Council Election.
BRATISLAVA - Pope Francis visits Slovakia (to Sept. 15).
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, SEPT. 13GENEVA - 48th regular session of the Human Rights Council (to Oct. 8). NORWAY - Norwegian Parliament Election.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, SEPT. 14
- TIRANA – German Chancellor Angela Merkel will visit Albania.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 15STRASBOURG, France - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen makes her annual "state of the union" address to the European Parliament – 0700 GMT.
GLOBAL - International day of Democracy. GUATEMALA – 200th anniversary of Independence. EL SALVADOR – 200th anniversary of Independence. COSTA RICA – 200th anniversary of Independence. HONDURAS – 200th anniversary of Independence. NICARAGUA – 200th anniversary of Independence.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, SEPT. 19RUSSIA - Russia hold parliament election
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, SEPT. 20WELLINGTON - APEC 2021 Woman in Economy Forum.
VIENNA - IAEA 65th General Conference (to Sept. 24).
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, SEPT. 21
- PARIS - The OECD will update its forecasts for major economies in its interim outlook.
- BRUNEI - The 4th ASEAN Inclusive Business Summit via Video Conference (to Sept. 22). NEW YORK – United Nations General Assembly, General debate, seventy-sixth session (to Sept. 27).
KRANJ, Slovenia - Informal meeting of EU transport and energy ministers (to Sept. 23)
BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, SEPT. 23ISLE OF MAN - Isle of Man House of Keys Election.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, SEPT. 24BISSAU - Guinea-Bissau marks 48th anniversary of Independence from Portugal.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, SEPT. 25ICELAND - Icelandic Parliament Election.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, SEPT. 26BERLIN - Berlin holds state elections PORTUGAL - Portugal holds local elections.
PORT AU PRINCE - Haiti to hold first round of presidential elections.
GERMANY - German Federal Diet Election. BERLIN –BMW Berlin Marathon.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, SEPT. 28BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Brunei - ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting with the UN Secretary-General and the President of the 76th UNGA (AUMM). (To Sept. 29)
GLOBAL - World Rabies Day.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 29BRUNEI - ASEAN Foreign Ministers' Meeting with the UN Secretary-General and the President of the 76th UNGA (AUMM)
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, OCT. 1GLOBAL - International day of older persons. ABUJA - Nigeria to celebrate its 61st year of independence. CHINA – 72nd founding anniversary of the People's Republic of China.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, OCT. 2QATAR - Qatari Advisory Council Election.
GUINEA – 63rd anniversary of independence from France. GLOBAL - International day of non-violence.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, OCT. 4LUXEMBOURG - Eurogroup meeting.
KRANJ, Slovenia - Informal meeting of EU health ministers (to Oct. 5)
BRUSSELS - Euro zone finance ministers to discuss EU recovery plans, G20 and IMF meetings, banking union, fiscal policy – 1300 GMT.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, OCT. 5PARIS - Meeting of the OECD Council at Ministerial Level (MCM) "Shared Values: Building a Green and Inclusive Future" – Virtual meeting ( to Oct. 6).
GLOBAL - World Teachers' Day. SAN FRANCISCO – 10th death anniversary of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.
LUXEMBOURG - EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, OCT. 6LJUBLJANA - EU-Western Balkans summit.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, OCT. 7LUXEMBOURG – EU Justice and Home Affairs Council meeting (to Oct. 8). MOSCOW - 15th anniversary of the murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, OCT. 8CZECHIA - Czech Chamber of Deputies Election.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, OCT. 9GLOBAL - World Post Day.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, OCT. 10IRAQ - Election for Iraqi Council of Representatives
GLOBAL - World mental health day. GLOBAL - World day against death penalty. FIJI – 51st anniversary of independence.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, OCT. 12BALI - 19th anniversary of Bali bombings.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, OCT. 13GLOBAL - International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction. SAN JOSE, Chile – 11th anniversary of rescue of 33 Chilean miners trapped in a collapsed Andean mine.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, OCT. 14GLOBAL - World sight day.
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, OCT. 15MARRAKESH, Morocco - Annual meetings of the Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and IMF, Fall meetings. (To Oct. 17)
Washington, D.C – G20 Finance ministers and central bank governors meeting (to Oct. 16).
GLOBAL - United Nation's world hand-washing day. GLOBAL - International day of rural women.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, OCT. 16GLOBAL - World food day.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, OCT. 17GLOBAL - International day for the eradication of poverty.
- - - - - - - - - MONDAY, OCT. 18JERUSALEM – 10th anniversary of release of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit after more than five years of being held incommunicado by Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
LUXEMBOURG - EU Foreign Affairs Council.
- - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, OCT. 19
- BRUNEI - ASEAN+3 Finance and Central Deputies Meeting (AFCDM + 3) via Video Conference (to Oct. 21). LUXEMBOURG - EU General Affairs Council.
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, OCT. 20TRIPOLI – 10th anniversary of capture and killing of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
- - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, OCT. 21BRUSSELS - European Council (to Oct. 22)
- - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, OCT. 22WELLINGTON - APEC 2021 Finance Ministers Meeting
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, OCT. 23LIBYA – 10th anniversary of declaration of Libya's Liberation. VAN, Turkey – 10th anniversary of earthquake that killed more than 600 people and injured more than 4,000 others.
- - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, OCT. 24Uzbekistan - Uzbekistan presidential elections
- - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, OCT. 27SOUTH AFRICA - South Africa holds local government elections.
- - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, OCT. 30ROME - Italy hosts major G20 summit in Rome (to October 31).
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