International agenda
2008 2007
December
Ghana, Presidential and Parliamentary Elections
(00/12/2008 to 00/12/2008)November
Ivory Coast Presidential Elections
(30/11/2008 to 30/11/2008)Follow-up International Conference on Financing for Development to Review the Implementation of the Monterrey Consensus
(29/11/2008 to 02/12/2008) DohaIn accordance with General Assembly resolutions 61/191 and 62/187, the review conference should address progress made, reaffirm goals and commitments, share best practices and lessons learned.
The conference should also identify obstacles and constraints encountered, actions and initiatives to overcome them and important measures for further implementation, as well as new challenges and emerging issues.
Romania, Parliamentary Elections
(28/11/2008 to 28/11/2008)Guinea, Presidential Elections
(23/11/2008 to 23/11/2008)New Zealand, Parliamentary Elections
(15/11/2008 to 15/11/2008)USA, Presidential Elections
(04/11/2008 to 04/11/2008)October
Azerbaijan, Presidential Elections
(16/10/2008 to 16/10/2008)Lithuania, Parliamentary Elections
(12/10/2008 to 12/10/2008)Slovenia, Parliamentary Elections
(08/10/2008 to 08/10/2008)September
Legislative Election
(28/09/2008 to 28/09/2008) Austria, AustriaReferendum
(28/09/2008 to 28/09/2008) Ecuador, EcuadorLegislative Election
(05/09/2008 to 05/09/2008) Angola, AngolaJuly
Cambodia, Parliamentary Elections
(27/07/2008 to 27/07/2008)Mediterranean Union Meeting
(13/07/2008 to 13/07/2008) ParisThe Francia President, Nicolas Sarkozy, will meet with Italia Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi, and with the President of the Government of Spain, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, to analize Mediterranean Union issues.
June
Icelandic Presidential Election
(28/06/2008 to 28/06/2008)International Conference on the Middle East in support of Civil Security and Palestine Constitutionality
(24/06/2008 to 24/06/2008)“The conference will be attended by foreign ministers of the Palestinian Authority and Israel, as well as their counterparts from more than 40 countries which co-operate actively in the search for an Arab-Israeli accord. Among them will be members of the Middle East “quarter” (the US, Russia, the UN and the EU), as well as representatives of the Arab League, Japan, Canada and other Middle Eastern countries”
Mongolia, Elections to the "State Great Hural"
(08/06/2008 to 08/06/2008)Macedonia, Legislative Assembly Elections
(01/06/2008 to 01/06/2008)May
V Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union Summit
(16/05/2008 to 17/05/2008) LimaThe Lima Summit will provide another important opportunity for political dialogue at the highest level in order to address major challenges in a frank and open way and to assess recent developments in both regions.
It will also be an occasion to give more visibility to the extensive cooperation between both partners, and to analyze the action and policies undertaken within the framework of the EU-LAC Strategic Partnership.
The Lima Summit will focus on poverty, inequality, inclusion and also on sustainable development: climate change; environment; energy.
Related publicationsDominican Republic - Presidential Elections
(00/05/2008 to 00/05/2008)April
Paraguay, Presidential Elections y Parliamentary
(20/04/2008 to 20/04/2008)XII United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
(20/04/2008 to 25/04/2008) Accra International Conference Centre, Accra, GhanaMeeting every four years to set the organization's mandate and work priorities, Ministerial conferences are UNCTAD's highest decision-making body. UNCTAD Ministerial conferences also serve an important political function: allowing intergovernmental consensus building regarding the state of the world economy and development policies.
Related publications- Institutions, economic development and aid
- Donor harmonization and democratisation: new challenges for the development agenda
- Climate change and development cooperation
NATO Summit
(02/04/2008 to 04/04/2008) BucharestRelated publications
- NATO: what to expect from the Bucharest Summit
- NATO's Role in Democratic Reform
- NATO struggles with an opium-funded war in Afghanistan
March
Informal meeting of EU Ministers of Foreign Affairs
(28/03/2008 to 29/03/2008) Brod Cobgress Centre, Brdo, SloveniaThe Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the European Union will convene at the traditional semi-annual informal meeting – the “Gymnich” – at Brdo pri Kranju, on 28 and 29 March.
In an informal atmosphere, a few significant issues of relevance to the European foreign policy will be debated, among others, the situation in the Western Balkans.
For further information, please see the preliminary program at the Slovenian Presidency of the EU website.
Related publications- The Stabilisation and Association Process: are EU inducements failing in the Western Balkans?
- The democracy promotion policies of Central and Eastern European states
Iran, parliamentary elections
(14/03/2008 to 14/03/2008)Related publications
- The Relationship between Sharia and the Rule of Law in Iran
- Iran: the nuclear issue and the implementation of the foreign policy
- Has the EU Got Its Iran Strategy Right?
Spain, General Elections
(09/03/2008 to 09/03/2008)Related publications
- Spain's current multilateral development co-operation policy
- Spain and the foreing policy of the Bush administration
- Forum Spain-Cuba: Spanish Policy and the future of Cuba
- A multilateral development policy for Spain
Russia, Presidential Elections
(02/03/2008 to 02/03/2008)Related publications
Zimbawe,Presidential Elections
(00/03/2008 to 00/03/2008)February
Armenia, Presidential Elections
(00/02/2008 to 00/02/2008)Cyprus, Presidential Elections
(00/02/2008 to 00/02/2008)Czech Republic, Presidential Election
(00/02/2008 to 00/02/2008)January
Cuba's General and local elections
(20/01/2008 to 20/01/2008)Related publications
- The External Actors and Cuba after Fidel
- Helping Castro? EU and US policies towards Cuba
- Forum Spain-Cuba: Spanish Policy and the future of Cuba
- Common goals, different strategies? options for a transatlantic agenda on Cuba
First Alliance of Civilizations Annual Forum
(15/01/2008 to 16/01/2008) MadridThis high-level event will bring together political leaders, representatives of international and regional bodies, donor agencies, civil society groups and foundations to explore ways of addressing the growing polarization between nations and cultures worldwide and develop partnerships to promote cross-cultural understanding globally.
Related publications- The Primacy of Human Rights in an Alliance of Civilisations
- Alliance of Civilizations: international security and cosmopolitan democracy
