MONDAY, MAY 18
BERLIN: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz receives newly elected Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev
GENEVA: The World Health Assembly, the highest decision-making body of the World Health Organization, holds its annual gathering (until May 23)
BERLIN: Amnesty International publishes its annual report on the global use of the death penalty
OSLO: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visits Norway for the first time (until May 19)
PARIS: G7 finance ministers meet in France (until May 19)
STRASBOURG: The European Parliament holds plenary session (until May 21)
DUBLIN: Budget airline Ryanair presents annual results
BERLIN: German council of climate experts presents report on 2025 greenhouse gas emissions and 2026 projections
BERLIN: German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius meets counterparts from Austria, Switzerland and Luxembourg
MAINZ, GERMANY: Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament holds inaugural session after regional elections, including election of the state premier
BERLIN: Former longtime chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at the WDR European Forum on “Hard Times, Soft Power – Europe’s role in a world in disorder”
LONDON: Premier League match Arsenal v Burnley
ITALY: Giro d'Italia continues (until May 31)
VARIOUS DATELINES: WTA Strasbourg and ATP Hamburg Open continue (until May 23)
RIO DE JANEIRO: Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti to name his squad for the 2026 World Cup
TUESDAY, MAY 19
*BEIJING: Russian President Vladimir Putin begins two-day visit to China
BRUSSELS: Meeting of the NATO Military Committee, composed of member states' chiefs of defence
KOUROU, FRENCH GUIANA: Launch of European Space Agency's "Smile” mission to study space weather; the mission aims to study the magnetic environment of our home planet on a global scale
BERLIN: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz meets Swiss President Guy Parmelin
VIENNA: Former Austrian vice chancellor Heinz-Christian Strache on trial on suspicion of breach of trust
WIENER NEUSTADT, AUSTRIA: Proceedings continue in the terrorism trial linked to a foiled plot targeting a Taylor Swift concert
BERLIN: Conference on energy-infrastructure security opens with remarks by German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul and keynote by Ukraine’s Energy Minister Denys Shmyhal
PARIS: The fifth “No Money for Terror” ministerial conference is to be held as the G7 finance ministers' meeting concludes
VILNIUS: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz is to receive Lithuania's Aleksandras Stulginskis Star parliamentary award, which is given for "achievements and contribution towards fostering the ideas of parliamentarianism, democracy and statehood"
NUUK: Start of the “Future Greenland” business conference, bringing together 450 decision-makers from Greenland and abroad (until May 20)
HAMBURG, GERMANY: Hamburg customs presents its 2025 report
ENGLAND: Premier League matches, Bournemouth v Manchester City and Chelsea v Tottenham
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20
WIESBADEN, GERMANY: Commerzbank, which is in the midst of a major restructuring and the subject of a takeover bid by Italy's UniCredit, holds its annual general meeting
LONDON: British comedian and actor Russell Brand is set to appear in court charged with sexual assault
LUXEMBOURG: Eurostat, the EU statistics agency, releases inflation figures for April
BERLIN: ZVEI eSummit conference on the application of AI in the electrical and digital industries, featuring Chancellor Friedrich Merz (until May 21)
BERGEN, GERMANY: First large-scale exercise of Germany’s Homeland Security Division focuses on securing rail unloading of tracked vehicles
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA: AI chipmaker Nvidia announces first-quarter results
BERLIN: Youth Engagement Congress opens with speech by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
ISTANBUL: Europa League final Freiburg v Aston Villa
LOS ANGELES: US pop star Cher turns 80
THURSDAY, MAY 21
ANKARA: Trial begins of Deutsche Welle investigative reporter Alican Uludağ
BRUSSELS: European Commission releases its spring forecast for economic growth and inflation in the EU and the eurozone
HELSINGBORG, SWEDEN: NATO foreign ministers meet (until May 22)
WIENER NEUSTADT, AUSTRIA: Proceedings continue in the terrorism trial linked to a foiled plot targeting a Taylor Swift concert in Vienna
PARIS: Verdict in the appeal trial of Airbus and Air France over the Rio-Paris flight disaster, which killed 228 people; Air France and aircraft manufacturer Airbus are on trial for negligent homicide, but were acquitted by a lower court
STRASBOURG: European Parliament concludes plenary session
KARLSRUHE, GERMANY: Civil liberties groups present the Fundamental Rights Report 2026
BERLIN: World Wildlife Fund for Nature stages protest action calling for intergenerational nature conservation
NEW YORK: "The Late Show" with Stephen Colbert, which regularly lambasts President Donald Trump, airs its final episode after its controversial cancellation by CBS
LUTON, UK: Easyjet releases half-year figures
ZURICH: Insurer Swiss Life releases first-quarter figures
FRANKFURT: Germany coach Julian Nagelsmann to name his squad for the 2026 World Cup
PARIS: Draw for the French Open
FRIDAY, MAY 22
HELSINGBORG, SWEDEN: NATO foreign ministers meet for second and final day
KARLSRUHE, GERMANY: Germany's Federal Court of Justice rules on a dispute over a Jehovah’s Witnesses family archive from the Nazi era
MUNICH: German ifo institute releases its closely watched business climate index
BRNO, CZECH REPUBLIC: 76th Sudeten German Day opens in the Czech Republic, to commemorate the expulsion of Sudeten Germans from then Czechoslovakia after World War II (ends May 25)
PARIS: Coupe de France final Lens v Nice
MONTREAL: First practice and sprint qualifying at the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix
SATURDAY, MAY 23
CANNES, FRANCE: Final day and prize ceremony of the Cannes Film Festival
ACERRA, ITALY: Pope Leo XIV visits Acerra in southern Italy
BERLIN: German Cup final Bayern Munich v VfB Stuttgart
OSLO: Women's Champions League final Barcelona v Lyon
MONTREAL: Sprint race and qualifying for the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix
VARIOUS DATELINES: WTA Strasbourg and ATP Hamburg Open finals
SUNDAY, MAY 24
INTERNATIONAL: Christians mark Pentecost Sunday
VARIOUS DATELINES: Matches in top European leagues, including Crystal Palace v Arsenal, Manchester City v Aston Villa, Liverpool v Brentford, Real Madrid v Athletic Bilbao, Valencia v Barcelona, Bologna v Inter Milan and Napoli v Udinese
MONTREAL: Formula One Canadian Grand Prix
PARIS: Start of the French Open
