MONDAY, JUNE 17
BRUSSELS: EU leaders hold informal summit to pick nominees for the top EU jobs following last week's elections, with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen hoping for a second term. The European Council president and the bloc's top diplomat - currently Josep Borrell - are also up for nomination
STOCKHOLM: Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) releases its report on nuclear weapons
FRANKFURT: IG Metall union holds a press conference on the wage negotiations in the metal and electronics industry
BAD NEUENAHR-AHRWEILER, GERMANY: Press discussion with the insurance association over how to proceed in light of recent heavy floods
BERLIN: Online press conference about the effects of home office work on city planning and the commercial real estate market
ESSEN, GERMANY: Hearing on the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD)'s effort to book a party conference at a venue in the city, after local officials set requirements, then cancelled the contract
DUSSELDORF/MUNICH/FRANKFURT: Euro 2024 group matches Austria v France, Romania v Ukraine and Belgium v Slovakia
LONDON/HALLE, GERMANY: ATP tournaments, until June 23
BERLIN/BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND: WTA tournaments, until June 23
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TUESDAY, JUNE 18
GENEVA: The 56th session of the 47-country UN Human Rights Council. The new president is the Moroccan ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva (until July 12)
WITTENBERG, GERMANY: Conference of premiers from eastern German states with Chancellor Olaf Scholz to discuss health care, demographic developments, economic and energy policy
BERLIN: Conference about hypersonic weapons
BERLIN: Online press conference from Amnesty International, Doctors without Borders, Pro Asylum and Bread for the World about exporting the asylum process
MUNICH: Start of hearing on AfD Bavaria's complaint against the decision by Germany's domestic intelligence service to place the far-right party under observation status
MUNICH: Start of the third trial against the Reichsbürger or Reich Citizens, surrounding their leader Prince Reuss; the alleged terrorist organization is said to have planned to overthrow the democratically-elected federal government and storm the Bundestag parliament.
LUXEMBOURG: Ruling from the European Court of Justice on whether Germany has to deport a resident Turkish national and Kurd sought by Turkey on manslaughter charges, who was granted refugee status in Italy based on his support for the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK)
LUXEMBOURG: Eurostat, the European statistics office, publishes May inflation numbers
LUXEMBOURG: Meeting of the EU transportation, telecommunication and energy ministers
FRANKFURT: The European Central Bank and the European Commission hold a conference on European financial integration
BERLIN: German School Toilet Summit organized by the German Toilet Organization; the top prize for the countrywide school toilet competition will be awarded
MUNICH: Telefonica Germany's annual general meeting
JENA, GERMANY: Jenoptik electronics company holds annual general meeting
DORTMUND/LEIPZIG: Euro 2024 group matches Turkey v Georgia and Portugal v Czech Republic
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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 19
LONDON: Hearing in a case against six Bulgarian citizens who allegedly spied for Russia in the UK; the mastermind is said to be Jan Marsalek, the former sales director of the now insolvent Wirecard, who is believed to be hiding in Russia under apparent GRU spy agency supervision
SOUTH KOREA/CHINA: German Economy Minister Robert Habeck travels to the Asian countries
MUNICH: Ifo Economics Institute releases its latest economic outlook
POTSDAM, GERMANY: Meeting of the spring conference of interior ministers from the federal and state governments (through Friday)
POTSDAM/BABELSBERG, GERMANY: Conference on National Cybersecurity, focusing on IT security in light of artificial intelligence (AI)
STUTTGART/COLOGNE/HAMBURG: Euro 2024 group matches Germany v Hungary, Scotland v Switzerland and Croatia v Albania
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THURSDAY, JUNE 20
BERLIN: Chancellor Olaf Scholz to address conference of state premiers focusing on migration policy
BERLIN: German government marks United Nations World Refugee Day
GÜTERSLOH, GERMANY: Bertelsmann Stiftung presents its study on the importance of home office work for companies
LUXEMBOURG: Meeting of EU economics and finance ministers
LONDON: Two climate activists from Just Stop Oil, both over 80, appear before a court on property damage charges after breaking the glass covering on a copy of the Magna Carta at the British Library
GELSENKIRCHEN/MUNICH/FRANKFURT: Euro 2024 group matches Spain v Italy, Slovenia v Serbia and Denmark v England
ATLANTA, GEORGIA: Copa America opening match Argentina v Canada (0000 GMT Friday), Copa runs until July 13
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FRIDAY, JUNE 21
BERLIN: Progressive Governance Summit with Chancellor Olaf Scholz
HAMBURG: Two defendants believed to be members of the Iran-backed Hezbollah organization have their closing statements in court
LUXEMBOURG: EU finance ministers meeting
BERLIN/LEIPZIG/DUSSELDORF: Euro 2024 group matches Poland v Austria, Netherlands v France and Slovakia v Ukraine
BARCELONA: First and second practice for Spanish Formula One Grand Prix
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SATURDAY, JUNE 22
COLOGNE/HAMBURG/DORTMUND: Euro 2024 group matches Belgium v Romania, Georgia v Czech Republic and Turkey v Portugal
BARCELONA: Third practice and qualifying for Spanish Formula One Grand Prix
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SUNDAY, JUNE 23
BERLIN: Chancellor Olaf Scholz gives annual summer interview to public broadcaster ARD
BERLIN: Javier Milei, Argentina's right-wing leader, meets with Chancellor Olaf Scholz
FLORENCE, ITALY: Voters in the Tuscan capital will decide in a run-off election whether to elect the German-Italian Eike Schmidt, who is supported by Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's right-wing government in Rome
LONDON: Arrival of Japan's imperial couple in Britain; the pair have several private visits planned before their official state visit begins on June 25
FRANKFURT/STUTTGART: Euro 2024 group matches Switzerland v Germany and Scotland v Hungary
BARCELONA: Spanish Formula One Grand Prix
LONDON/HALLE, GERMANY: ATP tournaments, finals
BERLIN/BIRMINGHAM: WTA tournaments, finals
BAD HOMBURG, GERMANY: WTA tournament, until June 29