MONDAY, APRIL 22
LUXEMBOURG: EU foreign and defence ministers discuss sanctions on Iran, speeding up support to Ukraine
LUXEMBOURG: European Court of Auditors publishes report on ban on new combustion and diesel vehicles from 2035
*NEW YORK: Former French foreign minister Catherine Colonna intends to present interim report on accusations that several UNRWA employees were involved in the October 7 terrorist attacks on Israel
*LONDON: Final vote expected on British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda
PARIS: Start of the appeal trial for the Nice terrorist attack
ISTANBUL: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier travels to Turkey on official visit
*ISLAMABAD: Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi expected to pay a state visit to Pakistan
POTSDAM, GERMANY: Climate conference of the Green parliamentary group in the Brandenburg state parliament
ROME: Italian pipeline and drilling multinational Saipem reports Q1 earnings
ATHENS: High-ranking officials from Greece and Turkey meet in Athens
*OTTAWA: The fourth round of UN negotiations on a global agreement on plastic waste begins with German Environment Minister Steffi Lemke attending (runs April 22- April 29)
FRANKFURT: German software giant SAP reports Q1 earnings
NEW YORK: Verizon Communications reports Q1 earnings
INTERNATIONAL: Copernicus Climate Change Service publishes figures on the climate in Europe in 2023
VARIOUS DATELINES: Matches in major European leagues, including AC Milan v Inter Milan and Sevilla v Mallorca
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TUESDAY, APRIL 23
STRASBOURG: Weekly meeting of the European Commission expected to discuss a recommendation on integrated child protection systems.
ISTANBUL: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier continues official visit to Turkey
*BERLIN: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock visits the former concentration camp near Oranienburg, outside Berlin
BERLIN: German researchers publish report that focusses on the attitudes and concerns of teenagers and young adults
WASHINGTON: US presidential primaries for Republicans and Democrats in the US state of Pennsylvania
HANOVER, GERMANY: Germany's Vice-Chancellor Robert Habeck expected to speak at panel discussion at Hanover Messe, a technology trade fair
FRANKFURT: German stock market operator Deutsche Börse reports Q1 earnings
AUSTIN, TEXAS: US car manufacturer Tesla reports reports Q1 earnings
AMSTERDAM: Dutch human resources firm Randstad reports Q1 earnings
GENEVA: Swiss pharmaceutical firm Novartis reports Q1 earnings
PARIS: The French global luxury group Kering reports Q1 earnings
LONDON: Premier League match Arsenal v Chelsea
ROME: Coppa Italia semi-final return leg Lazio v Juventus
MADRID: WTA and ATP Masters tournament, until May 5
FRIBOURG, SWITZERLAND: Start of Tour de Romandie, until April 28
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 24
BERLIN: The trial for treason of an alleged Russian spy within Germany's BND foreign intelligence service continues
LUXEMBOURG: EU court to rule on data protection case after NGO Sea Watch requested documents from Frontex, the EU border agency, under freedom of information rules
LUXEMBOURG: European Court of Auditors publishes report on refugee centre in Turkey funded by European Union
SKOPJE: First round of presidential elections in North Macedonia
*BERLIN: German government announces spring projection on economic development
*SHANGHAI/BEIJING: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken plans to travel to China for talks aimed at improving communication and reducing the risk of misjudgements and conflicts (until Friday, April 26)
ANKARA: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier concludes official visit to Turkey
BELFAST: Former leader of Northern Ireland's Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Jeffrey Donaldson, on trial in the town of Newry for alleged sexual offences
KARLSRUHE, GERMANY: Germany's Constitutional Court concludes the hearing against the electoral law reform of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's coalition government
MUNICH: The ifo Insitute for economic research publishes the Business Climate Index for April
DRESDEN, GERMANY: Trial continues against another suspect in the burglary of the Dresden Green Vault in 2019
BERLIN: Robert Bosch Stiftung publishes current school barometer which focusses on violence among pupils, exhaustion
INTERNATIONAL: Amnesty International publishes its annual report (2023-2024) on the global human rights situation
AMSTERDAM: Heineken reports Q1 earnings
SAN FRANCISCO: Social media giant Meta reports Q1 earnings
BEIJING: Auto China exhibition starts in Beijing, crucial for the automotive industry. The auto show is also an important exhibition venue for German manufacturers.
INTERNATIONAL: World Day for Laboratory Animals
VARIOUS DATELINES: Matches in major European leagues, including Everton v Liverpool and Lorient v Paris Saint-Germain
BERGAMO, ITALY: Coppa Italia semi-final return leg Atalanta v Fiorentina
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THURSDAY, APRIL 25
*CANBERRA/WELLINGTON: Australia and New Zealand celebrate ANZAC Day, marking the anniversary of their soldiers landing on the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915 during World War I
ROME: Venice introduces entrance fee for tourists
HAMBURG: Opening of the new Monaco World at Miniatur Wunderland, with Prince Albert II of Monaco and his wife Charlene
BAMBURG, GERMANY: Trial begins for ATM blasts bandits, a group 16 defendants who allegedly blew up ATMs across Germany in 30 cases between 2021 and 2023 in order to obtain cash
VIENNA: It is the 75th anniversary of the founding of the SOS Children's Villages, a worldwide children's aid organization
FRANKFURT: Deutsche Bank reports Q1 earnings
PARIS: Airbus Group reports Q1 earnings
SAN FRANCISCO: Alphabet, the parent company of Google, reports Q1 earnings
SAN FRANCISCO: Microsoft reports Q1 earnings - the company's second financial quarter runs until the end of March
INTERNATIONAL: World Malaria Day
BRIGHTON, ENGLAND: Premier League match Brighton & Hove Albion v Manchester City
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FRIDAY, APRIL 26
FRANKFURT: German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier visits the Deutsche Bundesbank, learns about the digital euro
HAMBURG: International Music Festival Hamburg opens under the motto "War and Peace" (until June 2)
PARIS: France's TotalEnergies SE reports Q1 earnings
LONDON: The 75th anniversary of the Commonwealth, an association of former British colonies
STUTTGART: Porsche Automobil Holding SE reports Q1 earnings
ISTANBUL: Trial over hotel collapse after earthquake in Turkey continues in which 11 defendants are on trial, including the hotel owner and the architect
INTERNATIONAL: World Intellectual Property Day
BOCHUM, GERMANY: Bundesliga match Bochum v Hoffenheim
ATHENS: Olympic flame for Paris Games handover ceremony
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SATURDAY, APRIL 27
VARIOUS DATELINES: The 36th International Lake Constance Festival (until May 20) begins - the cross-border cultural festival takes place in the four countries around Lake Constance (Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein)
VARIOUS DATELINES: Matches in major European leagues, including Bayer Leverkusen v VfB Stuttgart, Bayern Munich v Eintracht Frankfurt, West Ham v Liverpool and Real Sociedad v Real Madrid
VARIOUS DATELINES: The 20th Festival Folkbaltica (until May 5) begins. The music festival for Nordic and Baltic music cultures was founded in 2005 and takes place annually in the German-Danish border region
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SUNDAY, APRIL 28
TURIN,ITALY: Meeting of the Group of Seven (G7) ministers for Climate, Energy and Environment (until 30 April)
VARIOUS DATELINES: Matches in major European leagues, including Mainz v Cologne, Nottingham Forest v Manchester City, Real Betis v Sevilla and Juventus v AC Milan