THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE 03 November – 09 November 2015 This version was published on 03 October 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
UNESCO, General Conference. 3-18 November More information EPC: Turkey votes - What next after the elections? More information
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Visits to Brussels No high-level visits reported for this week.
Ongoing events
19 October – 6 November Geneva, OHCHR: Human Rights Committee / 115th session More information 26 October – 20 November OHCHR: Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women / 62nd session More information 2 – 13 November OHCHR: Universal Periodic Review / 23rd session More information
Tuesday 3 November Brussels Mid-term conference on the environmental footprint pilot phase. 3-4 November. More information Frankfurt World Bank - FinSAC Regional Seminar on the Single Supervisory Mechanism. 3-4 November More information New York Press briefings: o President of the General Assembly, Mogens Lykketoft, will address reporters at the General Assembly Stakeout. At 11:30 a.m. o President of the Security Council, Ambassador Matthew Rycroft of the United Kingdom. At 12:30 p.m. More information UN High Commissioner for Refugees will take part in a high-level panel discussion on the importance of nationality in today’s world. At 11:30 a.m. More information Paris
UNESCO, General Conference. 3-18 November More information
Wednesday 4 November Bangkok, Thailand 2015 Global Perspectives. 4-6 November More information Brussels Lunchtime briefing: Cohesion and growth: challenges and prospects for EU policy-making. At 1 p.m. More information EPC: Turkey votes - What next after the elections? More information Copenhagen/Malmö Living cities – sustainable growth and quality of life. 4-6 November. More information London
Key findings from OECD’s Health at a Glance 2015: London launch event More information
Luxembourg Common social values and principles & social governance More information 2
New York Noon briefing by the Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ivan Šimonoviæ, who will brief reporters on the issue of the death penalty. More information “Terrorism and International Criminal Law: Debate on Legal Challenges related to a prospective International Court against Terrorism”. At 1:15 p.m. More information “The United Nations at 70: Moments and Milestones and UN Headquarters: A Workshop for Peace exhibitions” At 6:00 p.m. More information Skhirat, Morocco SEMED Business Forum: Unleashing the Potential More information Washington D.C. Poverty and Applied Microeconomics Seminar. At 12:30 p.m. More information Macro, Trade, and Finance Seminar More information
Thursday 5 November Brussels Info day on the 2016-2017 Horizon 2020 Work programme ‘Smart, green and integrated transport’ More information Justice and Home Affairs Council More information "Is Europe back on a Growth Track with its Energy Union and in Promoting Innovation?" At 2:30 p.m. More information EPC: Capital Markets Union - Achieving the free movement of capital. At 8 a.m. More information Friedrich Naumann Stiftung: “Comb, cushion, constitution: What can we offer the refugees?” At 12:30 p.m. More information IFRI: Europe's Greek Crisis: Hang Together or Hang Separately? At 17:30 p.m. More information Chicago
Eighteenth Annual International Banking Conference: The Future of Large, Internationally Active Banks. 5-6 November More information
Luxembourg 12th Asia-Europe Foreign Ministers' Meeting (ASEM FMM12) - Working together for a sustainable and secure future. 5-6 November. More information 3
Washington DC Sixteenth Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference: “Unconventional Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies”. 5-6 November. More information
Friday 6 November International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict More information
Brussels Info day the 2016-2017 Horizon 2020 Work programme ‘Cross-cutting activities’ – Call ‘Smart and sustainable cities’ More information Lunchtime debate: EU Cohesion Policy and Structural and Investment Funds. At 1 p.m. More information ‘Disorder in the Middle East’: opportunities and limits for Iranian action after the nuclear agreement. At 12 a.m. More information
Monday 9 November International Week of Science and Peace. 9–15 November (the week in which 11 November falls) More information
Brussels Eurogroup More information Bioeconomy investment summit – Unlocking EU leadership in 21st century bioeconomy. 910 November More information IES: European Climate Leadership and COP21: Assessing EU relations with China and India. At 12 p.m. More information
CEPS: Data protection vs. Digital Single Market – Can the Juncker Commission square the circle? At 13:30 p.m. More information
London
CBI: Annual Conference More information
Moltkes Palae, Denmark Energy Infrastructure Forum (EIF) – Inaugural event. 9-10 November. More information
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Paris 
New World Forum 2015. 9-10 November More information
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