MONDAY, APRIL 8
* US: Residents in parts of US as well as Mexico and Canada experience a rare total solar eclipse for about 4 minutes
* BEIJING: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov visits China for talks with counterpart Wang Yi on the war in Ukraine and other topics (until April 9)
KOBLENZ, GERMANY: Trial begins of man accused of Islamic State membership and war crimes
GENK, BELGIUM: EU agricultural ministers meet informally to tour Flanders and Wallonia, including a food market, against the backdrop of major farmer protests over falling profits and EU bureaucracy (until April 9)
WIESBADEN, GERMANY: Destatis releases Germany's February export figures
THE HAGUE: International Criminal Court proceedings begin in Nicaragua's genocide case against Germany for its support of Israeli actions in Gaza Strip
ALZEY, GERMANY: Ceremonial groundbreaking for new Lilly factory, featuring Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Health Minister Karl Lauterbach among others
UDINE, ITALY: Serie A match Udinese v Inter Milan
MONTE CARLO: ATP Masters tournament (until April 14)
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TUESDAY, APRIL 9
BERLIN: Slovakian President Zuzana Čaputová visits Germany, received with military honours by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
STRASBOURG: European Court of Human Rights rules on three cases related to calls for stricter climate change measures
LONDON/MADRID: Champions League quarter-final first leg matches Arsenal v Bayern Munich and Real Madrid v Manchester City
VARIOUS DATELINES: Women's Nations League/Euro 2025 qualifiers, including Germany v Iceland, Spain v Czech Republic and Ireland v England
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10
VIENNA: World Trade Organization releases outlook for global trade
WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden meets Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the White House
BERLIN: Debate in Germany lower house of parliament, including remarks by Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Transport Minister Volker Wissing
TOULOUSE, FRANCE: Airbus holds annual general meeting
MADRID/PARIS: Champions League quarter-final first leg matches Atlético Madrid v Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain v Barcelona
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THURSDAY, APRIL 11
FRANKFURT: European Central Bank governors meet to decide changes in interest rates; announcement will be followed by press conference
LUXEMBOURG: Eurozone finance ministers in Luxembourg discuss inflation, economic competitiveness, and trade performance
BERLIN: Televised debate between leading candidates in Thuringia state election in September, Björn Höcke of the far-right AfD and Mario Voigt of the centre-right CDU
VARIOUS DATELINES: Europa League and Conference League quarter-final first leg matches, including Bayer Leverkusen v West Ham United, AC Milan v Roma and Liverpool v Atalanta
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA: Golf's Masters, until April 14
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FRIDAY, APRIL 12
LUXEMBOURG: EU finance ministers meet in Luxembourg to discuss the economic impact of the Ukraine war and assess the bloc’s Covid-19 relief funds
BERLIN: Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili visits German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier
WIESBADEN, GERMANY: Destatis releases final inflation data for March
FRANKFURT: Q1 financial results from airport operator Fraport, and air traffic figures
BERLIN: 71st annual Federal Press Ball, featuring President Frank-Walter Steinmeier among others
WUPPERTAL, GERMANY: Commemorating 25th anniversary of 'Schwebebahn' suspended monorail train crash, which killed five people
AUGSBURG, GERMANY: Bundesliga match Augsburg v Union Berlin
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SATURDAY, APRIL 13
BEIJING: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz travels to China
VARIOUS DATELINES: Matches in major European leagues, including Bayern Munich v Cologne, Newcastle v Tottenham, Mallorca v Real Madrid and Torino v Juventus
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SUNDAY, APRIL 14
BEIJING: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz begins visit to China
WEIMER, GERMANY: Commemoration of the 79th anniversary of the liberation of the Buchenwald concentration camp by US soldiers
VARIOUS DATELINES: Matches in major European leagues, including Bayer Leverkusen v Werder Bremen, Liverpool v Crystal Palace, Sassuolo v AC Milan and Inter Milan v Cagliari
MAASTRICHT, NETHERLANDS: Cycling Amstel Gold Race
MONTE CARLO: ATP Masters, final
AUGUSTA, GEORGIA: Golf's Masters, final round