THE EUROPEAN PERSPECTIVE

2 March ndash 6 March 2015

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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

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Brussels High-Level Conference Ebola 3 March

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London Global Launch of the International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) Report 3 March

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International Womenrsquos Day 8 March

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Visits to Brussels

Visit of Mrs Helen Clark United Nations Development Programme Administrator 2 March

Visit of Mr Pierre Kraumlhenbuumlhl 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-Generalrsquos Special Envoy on Ebola and Mr Ould Cheikh

Ahmed Special Representative for UNMEER 3 March

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Monday 2 March

France will hold the Security Councilrsquos Presidency for one month

Berlin

The European Investment Bank (EIB) will host a series of events on Europersquos innovation and

competitiveness under the title ldquoMomentum for Europerdquo 2 to 3 March

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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 ldquoRecognising and preventing neo-racismrdquo 2 to 3 March

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Brussels

Friends of Europe Debate on ldquoASEAN in the 21st Century Whatrsquos happening and why it mattersrdquo

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European Parliament Committee Meetings

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EU Competitiveness Council 2 to 3 March

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EU Committee of the Regions Workshop on ldquoCutting Red Tape for Enterprises Regional Good

Practices in Administrative Simplificationrdquo

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EU 2nd CoR COTER Commission Meeting

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EP Development Committee Workshop on ldquoTax Avoidance and Tax Evasion in Developing

Countriesrdquo

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ACP Special Session of the Committee of Ambassadors

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Geneva

Human Rights Council 28th Session 2 to 27 march

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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

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OHCHR Press Conference for the Launch of its New Report on the Human Rights Situation in

Ukraine

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Mauritius

IMF High-Level Conference on ldquoManaging Capital Flows Lessons from Emerging Markets for

Frontier Economiesrdquo

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New York

General Assembly 5th Committee 1st resumed session 2 to 27 March

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Ebola Relief Concert ldquoStop Ebola and Build for the Futurerdquo General Assembly Hall at 630 pm

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Riga

High-Level EU Event on ldquoWomenrsquos Economic Empowerment and Sustainable Development ndash the

Synthesis for Succesrdquo

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EU NGO Forum

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Strasbourg

Council of Europe Committee for Prevention of Torture (CPT) holds a Conference to examine

challenges for preventing ill-treatment and torture in Europe

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Vienna

IAEA Board of Governors Meeting 2 to 6 March

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Carnegie Europe Event on ldquoThe European Neighborhood Policy Which Way Forwardrdquo

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Zagreb Croatia

EBRD Workshop on ldquoEnhancing the EHSS Skills and Competence of EBRD Local Consultantsrdquo

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Tuesday 3 March

World Wildlife Day

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Africa Environment Day in conjunction with Wangari Maathai Day

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International Ear Care Day

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Brussels

EU High-Level International Conference on Ebola

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European Commission Celebration of the 10th Anniversary of the ldquoEuropean Charter for

Researchers and a Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchersrdquo

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European Commission presents ldquoEuropean Environment ndash State and Outlook 2015rdquo

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EU CoR 5th Annual meeting of the EGTC Platform ndash EGTCrsquos and Employment

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Friends of Europe Working Group Final Report on ldquoAdapting EU Health Policy to an Evolving

Europerdquo

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Luxembourg

PACE President Anne Brasseur will make a visit to a detention centre for irregular migrants and

asylum seekers

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5

Madrid

EESC 1st Round Table on the Strategic Implementation Plan of the European Innovation

Partnership on Raw materials

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New York

UN Statistical Commission 46th Session 3 to 6 March

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High-Level Panel Discussion on International Wildlife Crime In Central Park Zoo at 330 pm

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Briefing by Ambassador Franccedilois Delattre of France President of the Security Council for the

month of March At 1230 pm

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ECOSOC Panel Discussion on ldquoOut of Sight Out of Mind Arbitrary Detention and Enforced

Disappearance in Syriardquo At 115 pm

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Paris

UNESCO Conference ldquoCONNECTing the Dots Options for Future Actionrdquo 3 to 4 March

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Riga

European Crime Prevention network (EUCPN) First Board Meeting 3 to 4 March

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European Patent Office Conference on ldquoIntellectual Property and Beyondrdquo 3 to 4 March

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EU International Workshop ldquoPrevention of Violence ndash Precondition for Womenrsquos Economic

Empowermentrdquo

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Strasbourg

European Court of Human Rightsrsquo judgments concerning Bulgaria the Republic of Moldova

Poland Romania and the United Kingdom

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Wednesday 4 March

Brussels

European Commission Orientation Debate on Migration

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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)

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EU CoR Med Programme Conference on ldquoEnhancing the Integrated Maritime Policy in the

Mediterranean Basinrdquo

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EU CoR URBACT II x 3 ldquoSharing Experiences and Learning in Tackling Urban Issuesrdquo

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Friends of Europe Launch of the Security Jam Report ldquoReappraising Global Security 10 Key

Recommendationsrdquo

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Inter-Parliamentary Seminar on ldquoPolitical Participation of Women in the Western Balkans and

Turkeyrdquo

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EP Seminar for Journalists on ldquoEmpowering Women and Girls through Educationrdquo

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ACP Working Group on Cotton At 10 am

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Geneva

ILO Press Conference on International Womenrsquos Day ndash Launch of ldquoMotherhood Pay Gaprdquo Report

At 10 am

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Istanbul

G20 Anti-Corruption Working Group Meeting 4 to 5 March

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New York

The Secretary-General launches the ldquo2015 Global Assessment Report (GAR)rdquo on Disaster Risk

Reduction At 11 am

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Briefing by Margareta Wahlstroumlm Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Disaster

Risk Reduction and Andrew Maskrey Lead Author of the GAR Report At noon

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Briefing by Ashraf Shikhaliyev Head of the Azerbaijan International Development Agency At 11

am

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Paris

OECDPWN Event ndash Conference on ldquoFinancial Implications of Uneven Careersrdquo

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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

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Strasbourg

The European Court of Human Rights holds a Grand Chamber Hearing in the Case of

Schatschaschwili v Germany

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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

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Tokyo

World Bank Group Seminar on ldquoEconomic Impacts of Ebola and the World Bank Groupsrsquo

Response Partnership with Japanrdquo

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Washington DC

World Bank Event on ldquoGlobal Demographic Projections Future Trajectories and Associated

Uncertaintyrdquo

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Thursday 5 March

Brussels

EU Local and Regional Partners contributing to Europe 2020

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EU Transport Telecommunications and Energy Council

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EU High Level Conference - A new start for social dialogue

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EU Pan-European Dialogue between Cruise Operators Ports and Coastal Tourism Stakeholder 5

to 6 March

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European Parliament Committee Meetings

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EU CoR 2nd NAT Commission Meeting

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Friends of Europe Event on ldquoFinancing for Development the Challenge of Implementing SDGsrdquo

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Interparliamentary Committee Meeting on Empowering Women and Girls through Education

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EP Development Committee Workshop on ldquothe Role of the Private Sector in Sustainable

Developmentrdquo

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New York

High-Level Symposium on ldquoOne Ocean Achieving Sustainability through Sanctuariesrdquo At 3 pm

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Press Conference by the Prime Minister of Turkey Ahmet Davutoglu At 1130 am

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Strasbourg

The European Court of Human Rights will notify in writing 20 judgments andor decisions

concerning Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus France Georgia Germany Greece Poland and Ukraine

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Zagreb Croatia

EBRD and Croatian Employersrsquo Association Conference on ldquoWomen Economic Empowermentrdquo

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Friday 6 March

Brussels

EU Environment Council

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EESC Public Hearing on ldquoWhite Paper on Transport where do we standrdquo

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Friends of Europe Debate on ldquoTalent Pool Asia Tackling Talent Shortage in the Global Economyrdquo

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EP Seminar for new Journalists in Brussels

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ACP Celebration of the International Womenrsquos Day At 4 pm

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Geneva

Cineacute-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 pm

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Istanbul

OECD 5th Annual High-Level Anti-Corruption Conference for G20 Governments and Business

Placing integrity at the heart of business culture

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Luxembourg

ldquoThe Supreme Pricerdquo Cineacute-Onu screening in collaboration with the Luxembourg City Film

Festival Cineacutema Utopia 1900 Followed by a QA 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 Cineacutema Utopia 1900

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New York

Press Conference by the Executive Director of UN Women Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka At 11

am

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UNESCO Event ldquoInformation meeting on World Education Forum 2015rdquo At 12 pm

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General Assembly High-Level Thematic Debate on Advancing Gender Equality and

Empowerment of Women in the Post-2015 Development Agenda

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Paris

PACE Standing Committee Debates

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Washington DC amp Worldwide

World Bank Event on ldquoThe Age of Sustainable Developmentrdquo presented by Jeffrey D Sachs

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Sunday 7 March

International Womenrsquos Day

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Monday 9 March

Brussels

Eurogroup Meeting

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EU Employment Social Policy Health and Consumer Affairs Council

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European Summit on Innovation for Active amp Healthy Ageing 9 to 10 March

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EPSCO Meeting on Europe 2020 Strategy

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EESC Public Hearing on ldquoSport and European Valuesrdquo

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ECIPE Jan Tumlir Lecture on ldquoThe New World of Trade - What is the new shape of world trade -

and what does it entail for global trade policyrdquo

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Cancun Mexico

UNCCD Committee on Science and Technology 4th Special Session 9 to 12 March

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Geneva

UNCTAD Working Party on the Strategic Framework and the Programme Budget 70th session 9

to 13 March

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New York

Beijing+20 Event - Commission on the Status of Women 59th session 9 to 20 March

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Riga

European Defence Agency National Armaments Directors Meeting 9 to 10 March

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EU Conference on Strengthening the European Audiovisual Media Market for the Development

of the European Identity

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Strasbourg

European Parliament Plenary Session 9 to 12 March

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European Parliament Committee Meetings 9 to 12 March

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Valletta Malta

EESC Seminar on ldquoThe impact of TTIP in Malta benefits and challengesrdquo

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Vienna

Commission on Narcotic Drugs 58th Session 9 to 17 March

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Worldwide

Presentation of the Chronic Poverty Report 9 Maart

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