MONDAY, MAY 20
TAIPEI: Lai Ching-te takes office as Taiwan's new president, gives a closely watched inaugural speech that is expected to touch on relations with Beijing.
TOKYO: Saudi Arabia's de facto leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, visits Japan, meets with Emperor Naruhito and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (until Wednesday).
NEW DELHI: Fifth phase of India's general election begins.
LONDON: A second hearing is held at the UK High Court over whether Julian Assange can launch an appeal against his extradition to the US, where he is wanted over WikiLeaks' release of confidential military records and diplomatic cables.
DUBLIN: Ryanair reports full-year results.
SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA: Zoom reports first-quarter results.
BOLOGNA, ITALY: Serie A matches including Bologna v Juventus.
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TUESDAY, MAY 21
BRUSSELS: EU countries are expected to give final approval for the reform of the European electricity market at a meeting of ministers; one goal is to better protect consumers from electricity price shocks.
BRUSSELS: EU ministers are expected to give final approval to the landmark Artificial Intelligence Act, which sets guidelines on the use of the transformative technology.
SEOUL: The South Korean and British governments co-host the second AI safety summit, six months after the inaugural meeting was held at Bletchley Park (until Wednesday).
PARIS: Trial opens in France of three senior officials in Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime on allegations of crimes against humanity and war crimes (until Friday).
FRANKFURT: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen receives an honorary doctorate from the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management;
ECB President Christine Lagarde and German Finance Minister Christian Linder take part.
WILHELMSHAVEN, GERMANY: Groundbreaking ceremony for the NeuConnect Interconnector, the first direct electricity connection between Germany and Britain.
LONDON: England manager Gareth Southgate nominates Euro 2024 squad.
COPENHAGEN: The annual Royal Run to promote healthy lifestyles takes place in the Danish capital, this time with new King Frederik X taking part.
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WEDNESDAY, MAY 22
VIENNA: Real estate tycoon Rene Benko, head of the troubled Signa property group, is due to appear before a parliamentary commission investigating the alleged preferential treatment of entrepreneurs by Chancellor Karl Nehammer's conservative ÖVP party.
LEIPZIG, GERMANY: Opening of the annual summit of the International Transport Forum with the theme "Greening Transport"(until Friday).
BERLIN: Continuation of the trial of a German intelligence agency employee accused of spying for Russia's FSB in 2022.
BERLIN: Press conference on the publication of the report "Anti-Semitic Incidents in Berlin 2023" by the RIAS institute.
DUBLIN: Europa League final Atalanta v Bayer Leverkusen.
DUBLIN: UEFA executive committee meeting.
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THURSDAY, MAY 23
STRESA, ITALY: G7 finance ministers and central bank governors meet (until Saturday).
BRUSSELS: The final televised debate between the lead candidates for the presidency of the European Commission is held ahead of June's European elections (from 1300 to 1445 GMT).
ROME: Italy's far-right Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni faces off with centre-left opposition leader Elly Schlein in a televised debate ahead of June's European elections.
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden hosts Kenya's President Ruto and First Lady Rachel Ruto for a state visit.
BERLIN: Bundesliga promotion/relegation tie, first leg.
PARIS: French Open grand slam draw.
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FRIDAY, MAY 24
SOFIA: Spring meeting of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly opens, focusses on support for Ukraine and priorities for the July NATO Summit in Washington (until May 27).
WIESBADEN, GERMANY: Second estimate of first-quarter German GDP results is released after an initial reading showed growth of 0.2% on the previous three-month period.
MONACO: First and second practice for Monaco Formula One Grand Prix.
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SATURDAY, MAY 25
CANNES, FRANCE: The 77th Cannes Film Festival comes to a close with the awarding of the Palme d’Or for best film in competition.
BERLIN/BONN: Democracy Festival held in Berlin to Bonn to mark 75 years of Germany's Basic Law and the 35 years since the outbreak of citizen-led movements across Germany helped bring about reunification.
WEST POINT, NEW YORK: US President Joe Biden gives commencement speech to the Class of 2024 at West Point Military Academy.
NEW DELHI: Sixth phase of India's general election begins.
BILBAO, SPAIN: Women's Champions League final Barcelona v Olympique Lyon.
VARIOUS DATELINES: German Cup final Kaiserslautern v Bayer Leverkusen, FA Cup final Manchester City v Manchester United, Coupe de France final Olympique Lyon v Paris Saint-Germain.
MADRID: Final La Liga matchday, including Real Madrid v Real Betis and Sevilla v Barcelona.
MONACO: Third practice and qualifying for Monaco Formula One Grand Prix.
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SUNDAY, MAY 26
BERLIN: French President Emmanuel Macron begins a state visit to Germany with a reception hosted by President Frank-Walter Steinmeier (until May 28).
ROM: Final Serie A matchday, including Hellas Verona v Inter Milan and Juventus v Monza.
BLANKENHAIN, GERMANY: German team starts final Euro 2024 preparations.
PARIS: French Open grand slam tournament opens (until July 9).
MONACO: Monaco Formula One Grand Prix.
ROME: Final Giro d'Italia stage.
PRAGUE: World ice hockey championships final.