THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE 2 March – 6 March 2015 * This version was published on the 2 March 2015. For more recently updated information, please consult the online version. * All the times listed below are local times for the region in which they are listed .
Highlights of the week
World Wildlife Day. 3 March. More information
Brussels. High-Level Conference Ebola. 3 March. More information
London. Global Launch of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) Report. 3 March. More information
International Women’s Day. 8 March. More information
Visits to Brussels
Visit of Mrs. Helen Clark, United Nations Development Programme Administrator. 2 March.
Visit of Mr. Pierre Krähenbühl, UNRWA Commissioner General. 2 to 4 March.
Visit of Mr. William Lacy Swing, IOM Director General. 3 March.
Visit of Dr. David Nabarro, the Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Ebola, and Mr. Ould Cheikh Ahmed, Special Representative for UNMEER. 3 March.
Monday 2 March France will hold the Security Council’s Presidency for one month Berlin
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will host a series of events on Europe’s innovation and competitiveness under the title “Momentum for Europe”. 2 to 3 March. More information
Milena Santerini, rapporteur of the PACE Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination, will make a fact-finding visit to Berlin, Leipzig and Dresden in the context of the preparation of her report on “Recognising and preventing neo-racism”. 2 to 3 March. More information
Brussels
Friends of Europe Debate on “ASEAN in the 21st Century. What’s happening and why it matters”. More information
European Parliament Committee Meetings. More information
EU Competitiveness Council. 2 to 3 March. More information
EU Committee of the Regions Workshop on “Cutting Red Tape for Enterprises. Regional Good Practices in Administrative Simplification”. More information
EU 2nd CoR COTER Commission Meeting. More information
EP Development Committee Workshop on “Tax Avoidance and Tax Evasion in Developing Countries”. More information
ACP Special Session of the Committee of Ambassadors. More information
Geneva
Human Rights Council, 28th Session. 2 to 27 march. More information
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Human Rights Council Working Group on the use of mercenaries as a means of violating human rights and impeding the exercise of the right of peoples to self-determination, 24th Session. 2 to 6 March. More information
OHCHR Press Conference for the Launch of its New Report on the Human Rights Situation in Ukraine. More information
Mauritius
IMF High-Level Conference on “Managing Capital Flows: Lessons from Emerging Markets for Frontier Economies”. More information
New York
General Assembly, 5th Committee, 1st resumed session. 2 to 27 March. More information
Ebola Relief Concert: “Stop Ebola and Build for the Future”. General Assembly Hall at 6.30 p.m. More information
Riga
High-Level EU Event on “Women’s Economic Empowerment and Sustainable Development – the Synthesis for Succes”. More information
EU NGO Forum More information
Strasbourg
Council of Europe Committee for Prevention of Torture (CPT) holds a Conference to examine challenges for preventing ill-treatment and torture in Europe. More information
Vienna
IAEA Board of Governors Meeting. 2 to 6 March. More information
Carnegie Europe Event on “The European Neighborhood Policy: Which Way Forward?”. More information
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Zagreb, Croatia
EBRD Workshop on “Enhancing the EHSS Skills and Competence of EBRD Local Consultants”. More information
Tuesday 3 March World Wildlife Day More information Africa Environment Day in conjunction with Wangari Maathai Day More information International Ear Care Day More information
Brussels
EU High-Level International Conference on Ebola. More information
European Commission Celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the “European Charter for Researchers and a Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers”. More information
European Commission presents “European Environment – State and Outlook 2015”. More information
EU CoR 5th Annual meeting of the EGTC Platform – EGTC’s and Employment. More information
Friends of Europe Working Group Final Report on “Adapting EU Health Policy to an Evolving Europe”. More information
Luxembourg
PACE President Anne Brasseur will make a visit to a detention centre for irregular migrants and asylum seekers. More information
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Madrid
EESC 1st Round Table on the Strategic Implementation Plan of the European Innovation Partnership on Raw materials. More information
New York
UN Statistical Commission, 46th Session. 3 to 6 March. More information
High-Level Panel Discussion on International Wildlife Crime. In Central Park Zoo at 3.30 p.m. More information
Briefing by Ambassador François Delattre of France, President of the Security Council for the month of March. At 12.30 p.m. More information
ECOSOC Panel Discussion on “Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Arbitrary Detention and Enforced Disappearance in Syria”. At 1.15 p.m. More information
Paris
UNESCO Conference “CONNECTing the Dots: Options for Future Action”. 3 to 4 March. More information
Riga
European Crime Prevention network (EUCPN) First Board Meeting. 3 to 4 March. More information
European Patent Office Conference on “Intellectual Property and Beyond”. 3 to 4 March. More information
EU International Workshop “Prevention of Violence – Precondition for Women’s Economic Empowerment”. More information
Strasbourg
European Court of Human Rights’ judgments concerning Bulgaria, the Republic of Moldova, Poland, Romania and the United Kingdom. More information
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Wednesday 4 March
Brussels
European Commission Orientation Debate on Migration. More information
European Commission and High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Consultation on the Future of the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP). More information
EU CoR Med Programme Conference on “Enhancing the Integrated Maritime Policy in the Mediterranean Basin”. More information
EU CoR URBACT II x 3 “Sharing Experiences and Learning in Tackling Urban Issues”. More information
Friends of Europe Launch of the Security Jam Report “Reappraising Global Security: 10 Key Recommendations”. More information
Inter-Parliamentary Seminar on “Political Participation of Women in the Western Balkans and Turkey”. More information
EP Seminar for Journalists on “Empowering Women and Girls through Education”. More information
ACP Working Group on Cotton. At 10 a.m. More information
Geneva
ILO Press Conference on International Women’s Day – Launch of “Motherhood Pay Gap” Report. At 10 a.m. More information
Istanbul
G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group Meeting. 4 to 5 March. More information
New York
The Secretary-General launches the “2015 Global Assessment Report (GAR)” on Disaster Risk Reduction. At 11 a.m. More information
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Briefing by Margareta Wahlström, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction, and Andrew Maskrey, Lead Author of the GAR Report. At noon. More information
Briefing by Ashraf Shikhaliyev, Head of the Azerbaijan International Development Agency. At 11 a.m. More information
Paris
OECD/PWN Event – Conference on “Financial Implications of Uneven Careers”. More information
Riga
Interparliamentary Conference for the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), 6th Session. 4 to 6 March. More information
Strasbourg
The European Court of Human Rights holds a Grand Chamber Hearing in the Case of Schatschaschwili v. Germany. More information
Tirana, Albania
The ad hoc Committee of Experts on Roma Issues (CAHROM) conducts a thematic visit on combatting and addressing human trafficking within Roma communities, with special focus on prostitution and street children. 4 to 6 March. More information
Tokyo
World Bank Group Seminar on “Economic Impacts of Ebola and the World Bank Groups’ Response: Partnership with Japan”. More information
Washington, D.C.
World Bank Event on “Global Demographic Projections: Future Trajectories and Associated Uncertainty”. More information
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Thursday 5 March
Brussels
EU Local and Regional Partners contributing to Europe 2020. More information EU Transport, Telecommunications and Energy Council. More information EU High Level Conference - A new start for social dialogue. More information EU Pan-European Dialogue between Cruise Operators, Ports, and Coastal Tourism Stakeholder. 5 to 6 March. More information European Parliament Committee Meetings. More information EU CoR 2nd NAT Commission Meeting. More information Friends of Europe Event on “Financing for Development: the Challenge of Implementing SDGs”. More information Interparliamentary Committee Meeting on "Empowering Women and Girls through Education". More information EP Development Committee Workshop on “the Role of the Private Sector in Sustainable Development”. More information
New York
High-Level Symposium on “One Ocean: Achieving Sustainability through Sanctuaries”. At 3 p.m. More information Press Conference by the Prime Minister of Turkey, Ahmet Davutoglu. At 11.30 a.m. More information
Strasbourg
The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 20 judgments and/or decisions concerning Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Poland, and Ukraine. More information
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Zagreb, Croatia
EBRD and Croatian Employers’ Association Conference on “Women Economic Empowerment”. More information
Friday 6 March
Brussels EU Environment Council. More information EESC Public Hearing on “White Paper on Transport: where do we stand?” More information Friends of Europe Debate on “Talent Pool Asia: Tackling Talent Shortage in the Global Economy”. More information EP Seminar for new Journalists in Brussels. More information ACP Celebration of the International Women’s Day. At 4 p.m. More information Geneva
Ciné-ONU with the Support of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, screening "Women and Men" followed by a debate with experts from the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women; the Graduate Institute Geneva and the Director of the Film. At 5 p.m. More information
Istanbul OECD 5th Annual High-Level Anti-Corruption Conference for G20 Governments and Business: Placing integrity at the heart of business culture. More information Luxembourg
“The Supreme Price”. Ciné-Onu screening in collaboration with the Luxembourg City Film Festival. Cinéma Utopia, 19:00. Followed by a Q/A M. Tonnar Deputy-Director of Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Action, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Luxembourg; I. Hermans, Senior Policy Advisor and External Relations Adviser, UNFPA Brussels Office; A. Adebayo, Senior Program Advisor, Inter African Committee on Practices Affecting the Health
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of Women and Girls (IAC). Discussion will be moderated by Caroline Petit, Deputy-director of UNRIC. Cinéma Utopia. 19:00. More information New York Press Conference by the Executive Director of UN Women, Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka. At 11 a.m. More information UNESCO Event “Information meeting on World Education Forum 2015”. At 12 p.m. More information General Assembly High-Level Thematic Debate on Advancing Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women in the Post-2015 Development Agenda. More information Paris
PACE Standing Committee Debates. More information
Washington D.C. & Worldwide World Bank Event on “The Age of Sustainable Development” presented by Jeffrey D. Sachs. More information
Sunday 7 March International Women’s Day More information Monday 9 March Brussels Eurogroup Meeting. More information EU Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council. More information European Summit on Innovation for Active & Healthy Ageing. 9 to 10 March. More information EPSCO Meeting on Europe 2020 Strategy. More information EESC Public Hearing on “Sport and European Values”.
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More information ECIPE Jan Tumlir Lecture on “The New World of Trade - What is the new shape of world trade and what does it entail for global trade policy?”. More information
Cancun, Mexico UNCCD, Committee on Science and Technology, 4th Special Session. 9 to 12 March. More information Geneva
UNCTAD, Working Party on the Strategic Framework and the Programme Budget, 70th session. 9 to 13 March. More information
New York Beijing+20 Event - Commission on the Status of Women, 59th session. 9 to 20 March. More information Riga
European Defence Agency National Armaments Directors Meeting. 9 to 10 March. More information EU Conference on "Strengthening the European Audiovisual Media Market for the Development of the European Identity". More information
Strasbourg European Parliament Plenary Session. 9 to 12 March. More information European Parliament Committee Meetings. 9 to 12 March. More information Valletta, Malta EESC Seminar on “The impact of TTIP in Malta: benefits and challenges”. More information Vienna
Commission on Narcotic Drugs, 58th Session. 9 to 17 March. More information
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Worldwide 
Presentation of the Chronic Poverty Report. 9 Maart. More information
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