THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE 9 March – 13 March 2015 * This version was published on 9 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
Strasbourg. European Parliament Plenary Session. 9 to 12 March.
Brussels. Friends of Europe Conversation with Ambassador Samantha Power, U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN and member of President Obama’s Cabinet, on Europe’s role in UN Peacekeeping. 9 March, at 1 p.m. More information
New York. Beijing+20 Event – Commission on the Status of Women, 59th session. 9 to 20 March. More information
Worldwide. Presentation of the Chronic Poverty Report. 9 March. 14:00 GMT. More information
Sendai, Japan. UN Third World Conference on Disaster Reduction and its Preparatory Committee. 14 to 18 March. More information
Visits to Brussels
Visit of Ms. Ekaterina Paniklova, UNDP Deputy Resident Representative in Belarus. 11 to 12 March.
Visit of Ms. Claire Bourgeois, United Nations Senior Humanitarian Coordinator, Central African Republic. 12 March. Press conference at UNRIC. 11:30 a.m. More information
Monday 9 March
Brussels Eurogroup Meeting. 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”. 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
Friends of Europe Conversation with Ambassador Samantha Power, the U.S. Permanent Representative to the UN and member of President Obama’s Cabinet, on Europe’s role in UN Peacekeeping. At 1 p.m. More information
European Commission Releases the 2015 Edition of the Justice Scoreboard. More information
Cancun, Mexico UNCCD Committee on Science and Technology, 4th Special Session. 9 to 12 March. More information New York Beijing+20 Event – Commission on the Status of Women, 59th session. 9 to 20 March. More information Security Council Briefing on “Cooperation between the UN and Regional and Sub-regional Organizations (EU)”. At 11 a.m. More information The Council of Europe and the Belgian authorities are co-organising a panel on “Gender Stereotypes and Sexism – Root Cases of Discrimination and Violence against Women” at the Commission on the Status of Women. At 6:30 p.m. More information
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Riga
European Defence Agency National Armaments Directors Meeting. 9 to 10 March. More information EU International Conference on "Strengthening the European Audiovisual Media Market for the Development of the European Identity". 9 to 10 March. More information
Serbia
PACE President Anne Brasseur pays an official visit to Serbia. 9 to 11 March. 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
Worldwide
Presentation of the Chronic Poverty Report. 9 March. More information
Tuesday 10 March Berlin
B20 Infrastructure Investor Summit 2015. More information
Brussels Launch of the new World Bank Report: What’s Next for Old Europe? Ageing with Growth in Central Europe and the Baltics. At 1:15 p.m. More information
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Council of the EU Economic and Social Affairs Council. More information 7th EU, Latin America and Caribbean Trade Union Meeting. More information
Burundi, Central African Republic and Ethiopia
The Security Council travels to the three countries mentioned above to attend the African Union Peace and Security Summit. 10 to 13 March. More information
Geneva
UNOG Screening of "Ode to my mother" in Cooperation with the 10th International Oriental Film Festival of Geneva (FIFOG), on the occasion of International Women’s Day. At 12 p.m. More information
Jelgava, Latvia EESC Public Hearing on “Implications of Climate and Energy Policy on the Agricultural and Forestry Sectors”. More information New York Annual Women’s Empowerment Principles Event: “Unlimited Potential: Business Partners for Gender Equality”. With the Secretary-General, Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, UN Special Envoy on Climate Change Mary Robinson and UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka. At 1:30 p.m. More information Press Conference on Women’s Empowerment in Africa. At 2:30 p.m. More information UN Women holds Beijing+20 Celebratory Event: “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step it Up for Gender Equality”. At 7:30 p.m. More information Riga
Joint Meeting of the Network of Territorial Cohesion Contact Points (NTCCP) and the Urban Development Group (UDG). 10 to 11 March. More information
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Santiago, Chile Release of OECD Revenue Statistics in Latin America and the Caribbean 2015. At 2:30 p.m. More information Strasbourg
The European Court of Human Rights’ Judgments concerning Albania, Bulgaria, Hungary, Montenegro, Poland and Turkey. More information
Washington USCIB, BIAC and OECD Conference on the Digital Economy. More information
Wednesday 11 March
Belgrade EBRD and the World Bank Centre for Financial Reporting Reform (CFRR) Workshop on SME Financial Reporting. More information Bosnia and Herzegovina
PACE President Anne Brasseur pays an official visit to Bosnia and Herzegovina. 11 to 13 March. More information
Brussels ACP Presentation of the Activities of Pan African Chamber of Commerce (PACC). At 10 a.m. More information EU CoR Meeting on Organic Biogas: Generating Green Energy in our Regions. At 10 a.m. More information EU Coreper Meetings. More information ESC 8th Meeting of EU, Latin American and Caribbean Civil Society Organisations. 11 to 12 March. More information
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Geneva
International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, 28th Session. 11 to 13 March. More information OHCHR Event: Mr. Heiner Bielefeldt, Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, will talk about his annual report on preventing violence committed in the name of religion and his reports on his 2014 missions to Kazakhstan and Vietnam. At 3 p.m. More information
Riga
EU Conference on “ Cultural and Creative Crossovers”. 11 to 12 March. More information
Strasbourg
Secretary General Thorbjørn Jagland will meet Jorge Fernández Díaz, Minister of Interior of Spain. More information
The Ministers’ Deputies’ Examination of the Implementation of Judgments and Decisions of the ECHR, on the following cases : Yukos v. Russia, D.H. and others v. the Czech Republic, AlNashiri and Husayn v. Poland and El-Masri v. “ the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia”. 11 to 12 March. More information
Washington World Bank Conversation on “Opening Doors and Minds: Urban Migrant Inclusion in Policy and Practice”. More information Worldwide EU Webinar on Digital Tourism: Succeeding in Social Media. More information Zagreb, Croatia EESC Conference on “Taking Action on Long-Term Unemployment: National and European Perspectives”. More information
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Thursday 12 March Azerbaijan
Robert Walter, rapporteur of the PACE Political Affairs Committee, will make a fact-finding visit to Baku in the context of the preparation of his report on the issue of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict. 12 to 13 March. More information
Brussels Council of the EU’s Justice and Home Affairs Council. 12 to 13 March. More information Copenhagen
Commissioner of Human Rights Nils Muižnieks will deliver a keynote speech at the Danish Parliament European Affairs Committee debate on “Safeguarding the Fundamental Values of the European Union”. More information
Kiev
Council of Europe Congress Delegation, including Marc Cools, co-Rapporteur on Ukraine, PostMonitoring Visit. More information
London
EU Citizens’ Energy Forum. 12 to 13 March. More information
Riga
EU Conference on “Cultural Heritage,Contemporary Architecture, and Design in Interaction”. 12 to 13 March. More information
Strasbourg
The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 42 judgments and/or decisions concerning Albania, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Greece, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovenia and Ukraine. More information
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The Netherlands EU CoR NAT External Seminar on: “Action Plan for Organic Production in the EU: Time for Regions to Act”. More information Vienna
Council of Europe Side Event on “The Success of Therapeutic Communities in Prison – a Model for Europe” at the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs. At 9 a.m. More information
Warsaw, Poland EESC Conference on “The Role of the Non-Profit Sector as a Provider of Social Services of General Interest”. More information
Friday 13 March
Brussels Council of the EU’s Transport, Telecommunications & Energy Council. More information
EU CoR First CALRE Standing Committee. At 10:30 a.m. More information
Riga
European Conference on “e-Skills for Jobs 2015”. More information
Strasbourg
Deputy Secretary General Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni will take part in the celebration of the 50th anniversary of the European Diploma for Protected Areas. More information
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Saturday 14 March
Sendai, Japan UN Third World Conference on Disaster Reduction and its Preparatory Committee. 14 to 18 March. More information Monday 15 March Ankara, Turkey
G20 Regional Conference on the G-20 Data Gaps Initiative (DGI). 16 to 17 March. More information
Brussels European Consumer Day. More information ACP Sub-Committee on Sustainable Development. At 10 a.m. More information EPC Eastern Promises Policy Dialogue: “Preserving peace and security: searching for assertive answers to hybrid challenges”. At 3 p.m. More information Friends of Europe Debate about the Commission’s Leadership and the Governance of Europe. At 4:30 p.m. More information Council of the EU Agriculture and Fisheries Council. 16 to 17 March. More information EU Foreign Affairs Council. More information Geneva
113th Session of the Human Rights Committee (CCPR) – International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. 16 March to 2 April. More information UNOG in Collaboration with International Trade Center (ITC). Screening of the film “A Small Section of the World”. At 3 p.m. More information
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New York International Civil Service Commission,8th Session. 16 to 27 March. More information Security Council Debate on UNAMA. More information Security Council TCC Meeting on MINUSTAH. More information Security Council Consultations on UNMIL. More information Paris
OECD Conference on Investment Treaties: Policy Goals and Public Support. More information
Sendai, Japan Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction Public Forum “Resilience Dialogue”, cohosted by World Bank. At 10 a.m. More information OECD Event “Risk Governance and Resilient Cities” at the Un World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction. More information Zagreb, Croatia EBRD Muncipal Investment & Development Arena 2015. More information
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