Te Europe Diary a Long-Term Calendar of European Events for Journalists and Broadcasters

Te Europe Diary A long-term calendar of European events for journalists and broadcasters.

June 2018 onwards Please check entries before broadcast or publication: see contacts at end of Diary.

June 1st Madrid. Opposition parties have tabled a No Confidence motion which could force the resignation of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy after business people tied to his 'Popular Party' were convicted of corruption. https://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-spain-politics/date-for-spain-pm-confidence-vote- set-for-june-1-el-pais-idUKKCN1IT0ZT 2nd Rome. The Five Star Party Leader Di Maio has called for a rally to protest at the President's refusal to appoint a Eurosceptic as Finance Minister, and his appointment of economist Carlo Cottarelli as interim PM. June 2nd is a national holiday in Italy marking Republic Day. Cottarelli would probably lose a vote of confidence in parliamaent, so new elections are possible. Meanwhile financial markets are jittery. www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44280046 www.theguardian.com/world/2018/may/29/italy-risk-new-financial-crisis-wake- coalitions-collapse-investors-alarmed-mood-against-euro 3rd Slovenia. Parliamentary Election. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenian_parliamentary_election,_2018 3rd- 5th Sofia. Informal meeting of EU Agriculture and Fisheries Ministers. www.eu2018bg.bg/en 4th- 5th Ljubljana. Eurelectric 'Power Summit' looks to the future of the electricity industry in Europe. www.eurelectric.org 4th- 8th Brussels. EU Sustainable Energy Week. www.eusew.eu 5th- 6th Brussels. European Development Days. https://eudevdays.eu 6th Budapest. The Hungarian Parliament is expected to pass a new law this week which would criminalise anyone helping asylum seekers in any way, including distributing advice leaflets. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44288242 6th-9th Kosice, Slovakia. The 24th International Festival of Local Television, with the Golden Beggar Awards, named after a famous local statue. www.festival.sk 7th Luxembourg. EU Ministers for Transport meet in the TTE Council. www.eu2018bg.bg/en 7th-29th Tour de France 2018. www.letour.fr 8th Luxembourg. EU Ministers for Telecoms meet in the TTE Council. www.eu2018bg.bg/en

1 8th London. The Best for Britain campaign backed by George Soros is due to publish a manifesto arguing for a second referendum when the Brexit terms are known. www.bestforbritain.org 8th-9th Charlevoix, Quebec, Canada. G7 Summit with the leaders of USA, Canada, UK, France, Germany, Italy and Japan with the Presidents of the European Commission and European Council. Will the other leaders be able to agree anything at all with Donald Trump? And who will represent Italy? www.g7.gc.ga 10th Paris. Final day of the French Open Tennis. www.rolandgarros.com/en/home 11th Luxembourg. EU Energy Ministers meet the TTE Council. www.eu2018bg.bg/en 11th-12th Luxembourg. EU Ministers for Justice and Home Affairs meet.www.eu2018bg.bg 11th-14th Strasbourg. European Parliament plenary session. www.europarl.europa.eu The weekly meeting of the European Commission will be held in Strasbourg on 13th. 13th Helsinki. 2018 Regional Forum for the Future of Agriculture. www.forumforagriculture.com 14th Riga, Latvia. European Central Bank Governing Council monetary policy meeting (external meeting). www.ecb.eu 14th- July 15th Russia. FIFAWorld Cup. European teams in the finals are Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Iceland, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Serbia, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/index.html 16th -17th France. Le Mans 24-Hour Race. www.lemans.org/en 16th-18th Oxford University. Green Economics Institute Annual Conference. Carbon – Lifestyle – Economy – Science. www.greeneconomicsinstitute.org 18th-19th Luxembourg. EU Ministers for Agriculture and Fisheries meet. www.eu2018bg.bg 21st Brussels. Women Rule Summit, organised by Politico. https://diievents.dii.eu/women-rule-summit/ 21st-22nd Luxembourg. EU Ministers for Social Affairs and Health meet in the EPSCO Council. www.eu2018bg.bg/en 21st Luxembourg. EU Finance Ministers from the eurozone countries meet in the Eurogroup. www.eu2018bg.bg/en 21st London. Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee meeting when interest rates are considered. www.bankofengland.co.uk 22nd Luxembourg. Finance Ministers from all 28 EU countries meet in the Ecofin Council. www.eu2018bg.bg/en 23rd London. 'March for a People's Vote' on the final Brexit deal, two years after the referendum. www.peoples-vote.uk/marc h 24th Castellet. French Grand Prix. www.formula1.com 25th Luxembourg. EU Environment Ministers meet. www.eu2018bg.bg/en 25th-26th Luxembourg. EU Foreign Ministers meet in the Foreign Affairs Council and the General Affairs Council, which includes the Article 50 Group scrutinising Brexit on behalf of the 27 member states. www.eu2018bg.bg/en

2 27th-28th Frankfurt. European Central Bank Governing Council and General Council Meetings. www.ecb.eu 28th-29th Brussels. European Summit. This is being seen as a crunch occasion for the Brexit negotiations, with a divided UK government and currently no resolution of the issues of the customs union or the crucial Irish Border question. www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/european-council/2018/06/28-29/ 29th Paris. The end of the Tour de France. www.letour.fr 30th Sofia. Last day of the Bulgarian Presidency of the European Council. Austria next. July 1st Austria takes over the Presidency of the European Council for the next 6 months, organising meetings and conferences. Controlling immigration into the EU is a high priority for the Austrian government. www.consilium.europa.eu/en/council-eu/presidency-council-eu/ 1st Spielberg. Austrian Grand Prix. www.formula1.com 2nd-5th Strasbourg. European Parliament plenary session. www.europarl.europa.eu The European Commission will meet on 4th in Strasbourg. 2nd-15th London. The 132nd Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships. www.wimbledon.com 8th Silverstone. British Grand Prix. www.formula1.com 11th-12th Brussels. NATO Summit. Are we in a new cold war with Russia? www.nato.int/cps/ic/natohq/news_147856.htm 11th-14th. President Trump to visit Belgium, UK, and France. The US President will pay a 'working visit' to London, and may meet members of the Royal Family, after attending the NATO Summit in Brussels on 11th and 12th, and he is expected to attend the Bastille Day celebrations in Paris on 14th. To avoid mass protests in London he might meet Theresa May at Chequers, the PM's country retreat in Buckinghamshire. www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-43913414 13th Brussels. EU-FYR Macedonia ministerial meeting in the 'Stabilisation and Association Council'. www.consilium.europa.eu/en/meetings/international-ministerial- meetings/2018/07/13/ 15th Moscow. World Cup Final. www.fifa.com/worldcup/ 16th-22nd Farnborough UK. The Farnborough Air Show, one of the biggest in the world. www.farnboroughairshow.com 19th-22nd Carnoustie, Scotland. The 147th Open Golf Tournament. www.theopen.com 21st-Aug 5th London. 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup. 16 qualifying teams, including from Europe, England, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Ireland and The Netherlands. www.englandhockey.co.uk 22nd Hockenheim. German Grand Prix. www.formula1.com 26th Frankfurt. European Central Bank Governing Council monetary policy meeting. www.ecb.eu

3 August Most of the European institutions close down for the holiday month. 1st Frankfurt. European Central Bank Governing Council non-monetary policy meeting. www.ecb.eu 1st - 12th Glasgow and Berlin. 2018 European Championships, a new multi-sport event to be held every 4 years, incorporating some existing European Championships. Athletics (Berlin), Aquatics, Cycling, Gymnastics, Rowing. Triathlon and Golf (Glasgow). 4,500 athletes competing. www.glasgow2018.com 2nd London. Bank of England Monetary Policy meeting and quarterly Inflation Report. www.bankofengland.co.uk 4th-12th Paris. The Gay Games. Held every four years since 1982, celebrating diversity with 36 sports and 14 cultural events. www.paris2018.com 21st-26th Dublin. The World Meeting of Families 2018 – the Roman Catholic Church's gathering held every three years. The Pope will arrive on 25th and take part in the 'Festival of Families' at Croke Park Stadium. On Sunday 26th he will preside at Mass in Phoenix Park to close the festival. www.worldmeeting2018.ie 24th-27th Pippingford Park, East Sussex, UK. The Byline Festival with the Frontline Club, celebrating independent journalism, ideas and free speech. Talks, activities, comedy, food and drink. www.bylinefestival.com 26th Spa-Francorchamps. French Grand Prix. www.formula1.com

Europe Diary June 2018 onwards edition

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4 Contacts

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European Commission: Media information is handled by the Directorate-General for Communication. Commission contacts can be found via http://ec.europa.eu/contact/index_en.htm Also each Directorate-General (DG) has its own Information Unit. Call the general number in Brussels, +322 299 1111, and ask for either the Spokesperson of the appropriate DG - for political matters and interview requests with the Commissioner - or the “Information Unit” of the directorate. (E.g. Agriculture DG or Environment DG).

For broadcast facilities: Simona Pilko, Head of News, Audiovisual Division at DG Communication. Tel: +322 296 8294. Email: [email protected] A/V Planning Office: Tel: +322 295 2123. Email: [email protected] There is a "virtual press office" on the web, which carries news releases, background material and video- streaming. http://europa.eu/comm/press_room Press releases are at http://europa.eu/rapid/ TV coverage on Europe-by-Satellite http://europa.eu/comm/ebs/schedule.cfm TV topical features are available free from ICF Mostra Communication at TVLink Europe www.tvlink.org Email: [email protected] +322 537 4400.

The London Press Office of the Commission: 020 7973 1971 http://ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom Press Office: 020 7973 1971 Email: [email protected]

European Parliament: www.europarl.europa.eu Watch live online: www.europarltv.eu Audiovisual Division in Brussels. Tel: +322 284 4811. Audiovisual Facilities Planning Office: +322 284 2010 [email protected] Information and Broadcast Facilities: +322 284 4817. Email: [email protected] www.europarl.ep.ec/dg3/audiov/en/ftv.htm The London Office of the Parliament: 020 7227 4300 Website: www.europarl.org.uk Press attache: [email protected]

EU Council of Ministers: http://consilium.europa.eu TV pix: http://tvnewsroom.consilium.europa.eu Head of Media Relations: Guy Milton. Tel: +322 281 8519 Press Centre: Tel: +322 281 9000 Email: [email protected] Bulgaria's Presidency website: www.eu2018bg.bg

EU News, information and contacts are also available on the Europa ‘Europe Direct’ site. www.europa.eu/europedirect

------Council of Europe: www.coe.int CoE Press Service. [email protected] Jeremy Moakes +33 3 90 21 50 52 [email protected] or Alun Drake (audio-visual) +33 3 88 41 25 64 [email protected] European Court of Human Rights: Emma Hellyer [email protected]

NATO: Press Service: +322 707 5041. [email protected] www.nato.int

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