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MONDAY, MAY 5

** BARCELONA, Spain - EU antitrust chief Teresa Ribera speaks at an Cercle d’Economia event, visits the future connection of the H2Med Project at the Port of Barcelona, meets with Salvador Illa, President of the Government of Catalonia

** ATHENS - Greek Defense Minister Nikos Dendias will meet his Hungarian counterpart Kristof Szalay-Bobrovniczky in Athens. Statements will follow - 0930 GMT

** BARCELONA, Spain - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez visits the Cercle de Economia to mark its 40th anniversary in Barcelona. Afterwards he meets Anne Hidalgo, Mayor of Paris and Rome mayor Roberto Gualtieri - 1030 GMT

** PRAGUE - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy will meet Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala on a visit in Prague and will discuss a Czech-led ammunition drive among other topics. News conference expected - 1115 GMT

** MADRID - Spanish Energy Minister Sara Aagesen has a video meeting with French Energy Minister Marco Feracci - 1200 GMT

** PARIS - French President Emmanuel Macron meets chairman of the People's Council of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow in Paris - 1800 GMT

** MILAN, Italy – Indian Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will attend the 58th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the Asian Development Bank. (To May 7)

** ABU DHABI - Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will make an official visit to the United Arab Emirates to discuss relations between the two countries and the developments of the region.

** ISLAMABAD - Foreign Minister of Iran Seyyed Abbas Araghchi will undertake an official visit to Pakistan.

** JAKARTA/DILI - President of the Senate of Cambodia, Hun Sen is scheduled to pay official visits to Indonesia and Timor-Leste. (To May 9)

** ALGIERS - Sultan of Oman Haitham bin Tarik will begin a state visit to Algeria. (To May 5)

HANOI – President of Sri Lanka Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to leave for Vietnam on a state visit. (To May 6)

AMSTERDAM - Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk visits Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof in the Netherlands - 1200 GMT

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TUESDAY, MAY 6

** ROVANIEMI, Finland - Finland's Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen will host a meeting of Nordic defence ministers in Rovaniemi in Finland's Lapland. (To May 7)

** WASHINGTON DC - Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with US President Donald Trump at the White House.

SWEDEN - Luxembourg Prime Minister Luc Frieden meets with Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo and President Alexander Stubb in Helsinki to talk European security, Russia's war in Ukraine and the relationship between Europe and the United States.

AMSTERDAM - Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever meets Dutch Prime Minister Dick Schoof in the Netherlands – 1600 GMT

BERLIN - German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier meets Estonia's President Alar Kalis for talks at Bellevue Castle in Berlin. - 1400 GMT

STOCKHOLM - Iceland's President Halla Tomasdottir and members of the Icelandic government on state visit to Sweden (To May 8)

GLOBAL - World Asthma Day.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 7

** STRASBOURG, France/ FLORENCE, Italy - The President of the European Council, António Costa, will be in Strasbourg, France on 7 May 2025 to participate in the commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe organised by the European Parliament. President Costa will then travel to Florence, Italy to deliver a keynote speech at the European University Institute (EUI). (To May 9)

** MOSCOW - Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit Russia. (To May 10)

New Delhi - Iran Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi likely to visit India (To May 8).

PARIS - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz travels to France to meet French President Emmanuel Macron on what is expected to be his first foreign visit after his nomination.

JEJU, South Korea – APEC Senior Finance Officials’ Meeting (SFOM) (to May 9).

COPENHAGEN - Around 40 climate ministers from around the world meet in Copenhagen ahead of the COP30 negotiations in Brazil later this year (To May 8)

WARSAW – EU Informal meeting of foreign affairs ministers – Gymnich. (to May 8)

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THURSDAY, MAY 8

GLOBAL - World Red Cross and Red Crescent Day.

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FRIDAY, MAY 9

MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin and Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to hold talks in Moscow

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SUNDAY, MAY 11

ALBANIA - Albanian Parliament Election.

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MONDAY, MAY 12

NAIROBI - President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb and his spouse Suzanne Innes-Stubb will pay a state visit to the Republic of Kenya. (To May 14)

BERLIN - Israel's President Isaac Herzog and his wife Michal Herzog visit Germany.

GLOBAL - International Nurse's Day.

BRUSSELS – Eurogroup meeting.

WARSAW – EU Informal meeting of energy ministers. (To May 13)

PHILIPPINES - Philippine Senate Election.

PHILIPPINES - Philippine House of Representatives Election.

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TUESDAY, MAY 13

RIYADH/DOHA/ABU DHABI - US President Donald Trump will visit the Middle East next month on a three-country tour, he will travel to Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (To May 16)

BASEL, Switzerland - 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. (To May 17)

BRUSSELS - EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting.

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 14

ANTALYA, Turkey - NATO Foreign Ministers Informal Meeting to take place in Turkey (To May 15)

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THURSDAY, MAY 15

GLOBAL - U.N. International Day of Families.

JEJU, Republic of Korea – APEC Ministers Responsible for Trade meeting. (To May 16)

BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council (Trade) meeting.

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FRIDAY, MAY 16

LISBON – 13th Anniversary of 78-billion-euro bail-out of Portugal by eurozone leaders.

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SATURDAY, MAY 17

GLOBAL - World Telecommunication and Information Society Day.

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SUNDAY, MAY 18

GLOBAL - International Museum Day.

PORTUGAL - Portuguese Assembly of the Republic Election

POLAND - Polish Presidency Election

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MONDAY, MAY 19

LONDON - EU-UK summit

LONDON - European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen visits London for a summit on closer post-Brexit cooperation with Britain.

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TUESDAY, MAY 20

BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council and Foreign Affairs Council (Defence) meeting

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THURSDAY, MAY 22

GLOBAL - International Day for Biological Diversity.

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SUNDAY, MAY 25

SURINAME - Surinamese National Assembly Election

VENEZUELA - Venezuelan National Assembly Election

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MONDAY, MAY 26

** OTTAWA - Britain King Charles III and Queen Camilla will visit Canada. (To May 27)

BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council (Development) Meeting.

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TUESDAY, MAY 27

BRUSSELS – EU General Affairs Council meeting.

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SATURDAY, MAY 31

GLOBAL - World No Tobacco Day.

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SUNDAY, JUNE 1

KATHMANDU - 24th anniversary of Nepal King Birendra, Queen Aishwarya and eight other members of the royal family assassinated in royal family massacre.

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MONDAY, JUNE 2

WARSAW - EU-US Justice and Home Affairs ministerial meeting. (To June 3)

GENEVA – ILO, International Labour Conference, 113th session. (To June 13)

VILNIUS - Leaders from NATO's eastern flank arrive in Vilnius for a meeting ahead of the Hague NATO summit later in June, including the Bucharest Nine - Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania and Slovakia - and the Nordics - Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden.

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TUESDAY, JUNE 3

South Korea - South Korean Presidency election

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 4

CHILE – 14th anniversary of Chile's Puyehue volcano eruption, causing air traffic cancellations across South America, New Zealand, Australia.

SYDNEY - Sydney Film Festival 2025 (to June 15)

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THURSDAY, JUNE 5

GLOBAL - World Environment Day.

BURUNDI - Burundian National Assembly election

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FRIDAY, JUNE 6

SEOUL - South Korea marks the 70th anniversary of Memorial Day.

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SATURDAY, JUNE 7

MONACO - Monaco welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron for a state visit (to June 8)

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SUNDAY, JUNE 8

ITALY – Referendum election.

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MONDAY, JUNE 9

SPAIN – 33rd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition (to Jun 12).

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JUNE 12

GLOBAL - World Day against Child Labour ILO.

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JUNE 14

GLOBAL - World Blood Donor Day.

GAZA - 18th anniversary of Hamas takeover of the Gaza strip from Fatah.

GLOBAL - World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD).

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SUNDAY, JUNE 15

KANANASKIS, Canada - Canada hosts the G7 Leaders' Summit in the Rocky Mountain resort town of Kananaskis, Alberta (To June 17)

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MONDAY, JUNE 16

LUXEMBOURG - EU energy and environment ministers meet in Luxembourg. (To June 17)

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TUESDAY, JUNE 17

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

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THURSDAY, JUNE 19

LUXEMBOURG - Eurogroup meeting

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FRIDAY, JUNE 20

GLOBAL - World Refugee Day

LUXEMBOURG – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting

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SATURDAY, JUNE 21

GLOBAL - International Yoga Day

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MONDAY, JUNE 23

LUXEMBOURG – EU Foreign Affairs Council meeting

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TUESDAY, JUNE 24

BERLIN - 77th 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 organise a massive airlift.

LUXEMBOURG – EU General Affairs Council meeting

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Leaders of NATO countries gather in The Hague, Netherlands, for the annual NATO summit. (To June 26)

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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25

LOS ANGELES - 16th death anniversary of pop star Michael Jackson.

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THURSDAY, JUNE 26

GLOBAL - International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking.

BRUSSELS - European Council meeting (to June 27)

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SUNDAY, JUNE 29

PYEONGTAEK - South Korea observes the 23rd anniversary of an inter-Korean sea clash.

BEJING/TAIPEI - 15th Anniversary of signing of a landmark trade deal between China and Taiwan.

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