Tomorrow’s Political Agenda (30 August)

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State Visits & Ministerial Trips

• UK PM Theresa May to visit Kenya.
• German Chancellor Angela Merkel to visit Senegal, Ghana and Nigeria.
• French President Emmanuel Macron to visit Finland.
• Spanish PM Pedro Sanchez to visit Colombia and Costa Rica.
• Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Kotzias to visit China.  

Key Events

• International Court of Justice hears Iranian case against the US over reimposition of sanctions.
• Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) summit in Kathmandu, Nepal. (Senior officials from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Thailand are expected to attend the summit)

EU Agenda

Informal meeting of EU Foreign Affairs ministers in Vienna.

EU Foreign Affairs ministers meets in Vienna, Austria for an European Council Informal meeting of ministers, also known as Gymnich. (The informal meeting will be opened with a discussion on current developments in the Middle East. During the working session on transatlantic relations, ministers will discuss the general state of relations and will address topics such as the preservation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and the denuclearisation of North Korea. Discussions about South-East Europe will be aligned to developments in the coming months, with a focus on enlargement).

Negotiations for visa liberalisation for Kosovo

The Civil Liberties Committee to vote on whether to start negotiations with the Commission and EU ministers on a new legislation granting visa-free access to the EU for Kosovo citizens for 90 days in any 180-day period, provided they hold a biometric passport.