MONDAY, APRIL 1
VARIOUS DATELINES: Traditional Easter Monday peace marches held against background of wars in Gaza and Ukraine
ANKARA: Fallout from Sunday's local elections in Turkey
BEIJING: Former Taiwan president Ma Ying-jeou of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT), or Chinese Nationalist Party, visits Mainland China again
BERLIN: Law allowing for partial decriminalization of cannabis in Germany comes into force
VARIOUS DATELINES: Matches in major European leagues, including Villarreal v Atletico Madrid and Inter Milan v Empoli
IRUN, SPAIN: Tour of the Basque Country cycling, until April 7
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TUESDAY, APRIL 2
THE HAGUE: International conference on the prosecution of war crimes in Ukraine
WASHINGTON: Republican and Democratic presidential primaries held in several US states
WIESBADEN, GERMANY: German federal statistical office to present inflation figures for March 2024
BERLIN: German department store chain Galeria's insolvency procedures start
GREIFSWALD, GERMANY: Unveiling of windows designed by Icelandic/Danish artist Ólafur Elíasson in Greifswald Cathedral in north-eastern Germany
LONDON: Premier League matches including West Ham v Tottenham
VARIOUS DATELINES: Cup matches in Europe, including Saarbrücken v Kaiserslautern and Juventus v Lazio
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3
BRUSSELS: NATO foreign ministers prepare for NATO summit in Washington and try to agree on ongoing support for Ukraine to defend against the full-scale Russian invasion
STUTTGART: Opening of XR EXPO 2024, the largest European trade fair for extended reality (XR) and metaverse, with presentations from the European Commission and the Federal Network Agency (until Thursday)
FRANKFURT: German mechanical engineering association VDMA publishes orders for February 2024
ESPOO, FINLAND: Nokia holds annual general meeting
STOCKHOLM: Ericsson holds annual general meeting
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Walt Disney holds annual general meeting
LONDON: 90th birthday of English primatologist and anthropologist Jane Goodall
LONDON: Premier League matches including Arsenal v Luton and Manchester City c Aston Villa
VARIOUS DATELINES: Cup matches in Europe, including Bayer Leverkusen v Fortuna Düsseldorf, Fiorentina v Atalanta and Paris Saint-Germain v Rennes
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THURSDAY, APRIL 4
BRUSSELS: NATO celebrates the 75th anniversary of the alliance’s foundation with ceremony at NATO headquarters
STOCKHOLM: Volvo Cars presents its third quarter sales figures
VIENNA: Raiffeisen International holds annual general meeting
HAMBURG: Annual press conference for Hafen City Hamburg GmbH 2024
LONDON: Premier League matches Liverpool v Sheffield United and Chelsea v Manchester United
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FRIDAY, APRIL 5
LEUVEN, BELGIUM: EU and US representatives meet for talks on trade and technology with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in attendance
PARIS: Expected end of trial for terrorist attack on Strasbourg Christmas market
GUATEMALA CITY: Planned start of trial in Guatemala of 91-year-old ex-general for the murder of almost 1,200 members of the Maya-Ixil ethnic group during the civil war
WASHINGTON: US government releases unemployment rate data for March
VARIOUS DATELINES: Women's Nations League/Euro 2025 qualifiers including Belgium v Spain, Germany v Austria and England v Sweden
FRANKFURT: Bundesliga match Eintracht Frankfurt v Werder Bremen
SUZUKA, JAPAN: First and second practice for the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix
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SATURDAY, APRIL 6
BRATISLAVA: Run-off election for the presidency of Slovakia
WASHINGTON: Democratic presidential primaries held in the US states of Alaska, Hawaii and North Dakota
BRIGHTON, ENGLAND: 50th anniversary of Swedish pop sensation ABBA winning the Eurovision Song Contest
VARIOUS DATELINES: Matches in major European leagues, including Heidenheim v Bayern Munich, Union Berlin v Bayer Leverkusen, Crystal Palace v Manchester City, Brighton v Arsenal and Roma v Lazio
SEVILLE, SPAIN: Copa del Rey final Athletic Bilbao v Mallorca
SUZUKA, JAPAN: Third practice and qualifying for the Japanese Formula One Grand Prix
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SUNDAY, APRIL 7
HONG KONG: 70th birthday of actor and stuntsman Jackie Chan
WELLINGTON: 60th birthday of New Zealand actor Russell Crowe
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: 85th birthday of US film director Francis Ford Coppola
INTERNATIONAL: World Health Day
VARIOUS DATELINES: Matches in major European leagues, Wolfsburg v Borussia Mönchengladbach, Manchester United v Liverpool, Juventus v Fiorentina and Rangers v Celtic
SUZUKA, JAPAN: Japanese Formula One Grand Prix
COMPIEGNE, FRANCE: Paris-Roubaix cycling race