THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE 5th of January – 9th of January 2015 th
* This version was published on the 6 of January 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 • •
As of January, Latvia takes over the EU Council presidency from Italy, for 6 months. More information As of January, Chile holds the presidency of the Security Council.
Monday 5th of January Brussels •
European Parliament Committee Meetings. More information
Tuesday 6th of January Ankara, Turkey •
Council of Europe: Secretary-General Thorbjørn Jagland will have high-level bilateral meetings with the Turkish government. 6th to 7th of January. More information
New York • •
Security Council consultation on the Middle East (Syria). More information Security Council briefing and consultation on MINUSMA. More information
Wednesday 7th of January Brussels •
Presentation of the Latvian presidency priorities for the Council of the European Union. More information
New York • •
Executive Board of UNDP/UNFPA/UNOPS, Election of Bureau. More information UN-Women, Executive Board, Election of the Bureau. More information
Riga, Latvia •
The College of Commissioners travels to Riga to meet the Latvian presidency of the Council. 7th to 8th of January. More information
Strasbourg •
European Court of Human Rights Grand Chamber hearing. More information
Thursday 8th of January Brussels •
European Parliament Committee Meetings. More information
New York •
Security Council briefing and consultation on UNOWA. More information
Riga, Latvia • •
Opening event of the Latvian presidency of the Council of the European Union. More information Council of the European Union: Meeting of the Latvian government and the College of Commissioners. More information
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Friday 9th of January New York •
Security Council report due on the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus. More information Riga, Latvia •
Countdown to the European Year for Development – 2015. More information Sunday 11th of January
Worldwide •
OECD ITF Transport Outlook 2015. More information Monday 12th of January
Brussels •
European Parliament Committee Meetings. 12th to 15th of January. More information
Geneva • • •
Committee on the Rights of the Child, 68th session. 12th to 30th of January. More information Group of governmental experts for a treaty to ban the production of fissile materials for nuclear weapons or other nuclear explosive devices, 3rd session. 12th to 23rd of January. More information Group of governmental experts on development in the field of information and telecommunications in the context of international security, 2nd session. More information
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