Today: European Parliament meets in Strasbourg. Meeting between European Commission and German EU Presidency in Bonn. Asian Central bankers meet in Hong Kong. French foreign minister visits Russia.
Tomorrow: European Parliament hears statement by German foreign minister, Question Time to European Commission. Board of World Bank meets in Washington. Greek PM visits Spain. DR Congo peace summit.
Wednesday: MEPS debate Agenda 2000 and Common Agricultural Policy.
Thursday: MEPs debate Schengen, protection of families and children and less developed countries. Bundesbank council meets in Frankfurt. UN representative meets Turkish-Cypriot leader. Russian first deputy prime minister visits US for IMF talks.
Friday: European Parliament debates human rights and international financial crisis. Vote of confidence in new government expected in Turkish parliament. Chinese foreign minister visits France.
Saturday: German Christian Social Union party conference in Munich. Party of Democratic Socialism (former East German Communists) congress in Berlin.
Irish events of a world news interest for this column should be received by David Shanks, Foreign Desk, on the Friday before publication.