THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE 23 March – 27 March 2015 This version was published on 23 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
Brussels. EP Plenary Session. Wednesday 25 March. At 3 p.m. More information Brussels. UNCTAD Launch of the Information Economy Report. Press conference on Tuesday 24 March at 12:00 p.m., at UNRIC, Résidence Palace, 155 rue de la Loi, 1040 Brussels. More information
Visits to Brussels
Ms. Ruby Sandhu-Rojon, Deputy Assistant Administrator and Deputy Regional Director of the Regional Bureau for Africa. 22 to 26 March. Mr. Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights. 23 to 24 March. Ms. Maria do Valle Ribeiro, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General in GuineaBissau, UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident Representative, and Mr. Gabriel Labão Dava, Deputy Resident Representative, UNDP Guinea, and Mr. Miguel Trovoada, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and head of United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau - UNIOGBIS – Bissau, 23 to 24 March. Mr. Rastislav Vrbensky, Manager, UNDP Regional Hub for Europe and the CIS. 23 to 27 March. Ms. Sarah Poole, Chief of Division, EU Enlargement and New Member States, UNDP RBEC. 23 to 27 March. Mr. Jeffrey D. Feltman, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs. 24 to 25 March.
Monday 23 March World Meteorological Day More information Brazzaville, Congo Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) Regional Conference on “Finance for all: Promoting Financial Inclusion in Central Africa”. More information Brussels EESC European Civil Society on the Road to COP21. More information EP Press Conference on “Privatisation of the Right to Water: Popular Resistance Movements across Spain”. At 11:30 a.m. More information EP Public Hearing on “Monetary Dialogue with Mario Draghi”. More information EC-EIB Cooperation in Agriculture and Rural Development within the EU. More information EU Release of European Alert System for Dangerous Products. More information EP Committee Meetings. 23 to 24 March. More information EU Closing Conference on Sustainable Raw Materials Management in Europe. 23 to 24 March. More information Geneva UNCTAD Press Conference for the Publication of the 2015 Information Economy Report on “Unlocking the Potential of E-commerce for Developing Countries”. At 2:30 p.m. More information Luxembourg EURATOM Member States Training. 23 to 26 March. More information
New York UN Committee for Development Policy (CDP), 17th Session. 23 to 27 March. More information UN Intergovernmental Negotiations on the Post-2015 Development Agenda: Sustainable Development Goals and Targets. 23 to 27 March. More information UN Global Compact Event on “Corporate Sustainability: Maximizing the Contribution of Business to the Post-2015 Development”. At 1:15 p.m. More information
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UNICEF and Violence Against Children Event on “We can prevent violence against children: Achieving Targets to Prevent Violence Against Girls and Boys in the Sustainable Development Goals”. At 1:15 p.m. More information
Paris
PACE Committee on Migration, Refugees and Displaced Persons. More information
Gdansk, Poland Launch Event of the 2015 Edition of the European Social Innovation Competition. More information Riga, Latvia EU institutions and the World Animal Health Organization Seminar on "Biosecurity – Fundament for Animal Health". 23 to 24 March. More information EU Youth Conference. 23 to 26 March. More information Rome FAO Council, 151st Session. 23 to 27 March. More information Santiago de Compostela, Spain Council of Europe’s Committee on Organ Transplantation and Walk Against Organ trafficking. More information Strasbourg Annual Report of the Committee of Ministers on the Supervision of the Execution of Judgments and Decisions of the European Court of Human Rights. At 2 p.m. More information Washington, D.C. World Bank Event on “Growth and Inclusion: The Path to Shared Prosperity”. At 12 p.m. More information Annual World Bank Conference on “Land and Poverty 2015: Linking Land Tenure and Use for Shared Prosperity”. 23 to 27 March. More information
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Tuesday 24 March World Tuberculosis Day More information International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims More information Brussels UNCTAD Launch of the Information Economy Report. Press conference on Tuesday 24 March at 12:00 noon, at UNRIC, Résidence Palace, 155 rue de la Loi, 1040 Brussels. More information Debate on “Growth, Distribution of Wealth and Labour Market: What are the long-term Challenges for the European Union?” in French. More information ECIPE Seminar: Internal and External IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) Policy in Europe - Do they Hang Together? At 4 p.m. More information CoR 10th Anniversary of the Observatory for Decentralised Cooperation EU-Latin America. At 9:30 a.m. More information CoR MED Programme Capitalisation: Contributing to a Stronger Europe. More information EP Press Conference on “Human Dignity in 2015”. More information EESC Conference on “Safe Seas. Can an Integrated Maritime Surveillance be Achieved by the EU?”. At 9 a.m. More information EP Workshop on "Youth Education and Entrepreneurship". At 10:30 a.m. More information EP Joint Public Hearing on “Time to Revisit Summer Time?”. At 4 p.m. More information EU Press Conference on “How Safe are our Roads? Commission Publishes EU Road Safety Statistics for 2014”. More information CEEP and the Atlantic Council Presentation of the Report on “Completing Europe – from the North-South Corridor to Energy, Transportation and Telecommunications Union”. More information European Commission Launch of a Best Practice Platform for a Better Management of Regional Policy investments. More information Cebu, Philippines The Second Asia Regional Conference: “Scaling up and Mainstreaming Community-Driven Development”. 24 to 27 March. More information
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New York Security Council Consultations on Sudan and South Sudan. More information Security Council Consultations on UNDOF. More information Security Council Briefings on the 1737 Committee. More information Global Ocean Commission Event on ‘Ocean Sustainable Development Goal: A Key Opportunity for the Post-2015 Development Agenda’. At 1:15 p.m. More information UNEP and GAHP Event on ‘The Poisoned Poor: Why Safe Management of Chemicals and Wastes Matters for Sustainable Development’. At 1:15 p.m. More information Paris
PACE Committee of Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development Meeting. More information
Sofia, Bulgaria Eu Event on “Smart and Blue – New Opportunities for the Blue Economy of the Black Sea”. More information Strasbourg The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 11 judgments concerning Italy, Poland, Romania and Turkey. More information 28th Session of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities: “Local Responses to Human Rights Challenges - Migration, Discrimination, Social Inclusion”. From 24 to 26 March. More information Warsaw Poverty & Social Impact Analysis (PSIA) Learning Event - Tackling Difficult Issues in Policy Reform: Evidence from Europe and Central Asia. 24 to 25 March. More information
Wednesday 25 March International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade More information International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members of the United Nations. More information Berlin
Council of the EU Conference on “Cyber Defence in Europe”. 25 to 26 March. More information
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Bonn, Germany UNCCD, Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention, 13th Session. 25 to 27 March. More information Brussels The Hanns Seidel Foundation Holds a Debate on “Power, Influence and Majority Building in the European Parliament”. At 12:45 p.m. More information Joint CEPS and ESF Lunchtime Meeting on “Why Services are Critical in TTIP”. At 1 p.m. More information COREPER I & II More information CoR Brussels Model United Nations 2015. More information EESC Conference on “The Impact of Digitalization on Business and Society: a Challenge for Policy-Makers”. More information EP Plenary Session. At 3 p.m. More information EP Press Conference on “Endomitriosis Awareness Campaign”. At 11 a.m. More information EP Press Conference on “Mission in Donbass on 11-12 may 2015 to Observe the Implementation of Minsk's Agreements and the Humanitarian Situation. How to Promote Reconstruction of Ukraine?”. At 2:30 p.m. More information EP Press Conference on “EFSI Proposal and Public-Private Partnerships”. At 3:30 p.m. More information European Commission Conference “Net Futures 2015”. 25 to 26 March. More information International Conference on Sustainable Development in Guinea-Bissau. More information Geneva Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 13th Session. 25 March to 17 April. More information Kilkenny, Ireland Digital Enlightenment Forum 2015. 25 to 26 March. More information New York Security Council Open Debate on Children and Armed Conflict. More information Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, 1st part. More information
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2nd Annual Power of Collaboration at the United Nations: Women, Technology and Social Innovation. At 10 a.m. More information WIPO and DESA Panel Discussion on ‘Innovative Technologies: Making the World of Books Accessible to People Who Are Print Disabled’. At 1.15 p.m. More information The Unveiling of the Permanent Memorial to Honour the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, with Attendance of the Secretary General. At 2 p.m. General Assembly Commemorative Meeting at 3 p.m. More information Cultural and Culinary Event with Chef Pierre Thiam, Celebrating the Heritage and Traditions which Enslaved Africans Brought to Europe and the Americas. At 6:30 p.m. More information
Paris
OECD Integrity Forum 2015: “Curbing Corruption - Investing in Growth”. From 25 to 26 March. More information
Riga, Latvia EESC Group III Extraordinary Meeting/Conference on "Economic growth and social development in urban and rural areas". More information European Police College (CEPOL) Conference “Cybercrime –Strategic level”. 25 to 27 March. More information EESC Conference on “Economic Growth and Social Progress in Rural and Urban Areas”. More information Santiago de Compostela, Spain The Council of Europe and the Spanish Government hold an Iternational Conference on the Fight against Tafficking in Human Ogans. From 25 to 26 March. More information Washington, D.C. World Bank Group Event: “Can Rich Countries be Reliable Partners for National Development?”. At 12:30 p.m. More information World Bank Group: Results of recent research on Housing Colleteral and Entrepreneurship. At 12:30 p.m. More information
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Thursday 26 March
Brussels ACP Committee of Ambassadors. At 10 a.m. More information CCMI Public Hearing on “Fighting Corruption in the EU: Meeting Business and Civil Society Concerns”. At 9:30 a.m. More information Fourth Conference on Reform of the ECHR System: “Implementing the European Convention on Human Rights: A Shared Responsibility”. From 26 to 27 March. More information Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland will meet President of the European Commission JeanClaude Juncker. More information EP Joint Hearing on “Towards a high degree of accountability, transparency and integrity in the EU Institutions”. At 9 a.m. More information Kiel, Germany European Kick-off Conference of Maritime Stakeholder Platform in the Baltic Sea Region. 26 to 27 March. More information New York Security Council Adoption on MONUSCO More information Security Council Briefings and Consultations on the Middle East (Syria). More information Security Council Briefings and Consultations on the Middle East (Lebanon). More information NGO Briefing on Women and Slavery: Its Impact on Women’s Rights Today. At 11 a.m. More information Press Briefing by UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Process Robert Serry. At 12:30 p.m. More information Riga, Latvia EU Meeting of the Directors General for Youth Affairs. 26 to 27 March. More information EU Single Market Forum. More information Strasbourg The European Court of Justice will notify in writing 24 judgments and/or decisions concerning Croatia, the Czech Republic, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine and the United Kingdom. More information
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Washington, D.C. World Bank Group: Results of Recent Research on Home Bias and International Diversification. At 12:30 p.m. More information
Friday 27 March London
EBRD Green Bond Principles: First Annual General Meeting & Conference. More information
New York Security Council Open Debate on the Middle East. More information First Chiefs of Defence Conference, opened by the Secretary-General and organized by the Departments of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) and Field Support (DFS). More information Paris
Conference organized by the Council of Europe and the Laboratory of Excellence on homosexual rights during WWII: “Write a New History of Europe”. More information (fr)
Saturday 28 March
Istanbul Barbara Toce, Mayor of Pedaso and Vice President of the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, will take part in the first session of the Women Mayors’ Summit 2015, entitled “Women’s Touch Into the City”. More information
Monday 30 March Geneva
Human Rights Council, Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent, 16th Session. 30 March to 2 April. More information
New York Economic and Social Council, Substantive Session. 30 March to 1 April. More information
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Riga, Latvia  Meeting of Directors General responsible for Cohesion Policy. 30 to 31 March. More information  Eastern Partnership Ministerial Conference on Tuberculosis and Its Multi-Drug Resistance (MDR). More information United Nations Regional Information Centre Residence Palace Bloc C 7th floor - Rue de la Loi, 155, 104 Brussels http://www.unric.org/en/
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