The Week Ahead is a detailed listing of key events of the coming week affecting RFE/RL's broadcast region.
EU: Economic and Financial Affairs Council meeting begins in Brussels (to December 9).
EU/Ukraine: Representative of the President of Ukraine on Crimean Tatar Affairs Mustafa Dzhemilev holds a press conference in European Parliament in Brussels.
EU/Turkey: EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and neighborhood and enlargement negotiation commissioner Johannes Hahn visit Ankara (to Decemebr 9).
Georgia/Georgia: German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier visits Tbilisi (to Decemebr 9).
Iraq/Iran: Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari meets with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in Tehran.
Serbia: Belgrade hosts the OSCE Roma and Sinti Youth Conference (to December 9).
Uzbekistan: Constitution Day.
World: Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons opens in Vienna (to December 9).
TUESDAY, December 9:
Balkans: Brussels hosts a conference titled "Balkan Revival: Kick-starting stalled policies."
Eastern Europe: European Policy Center (EPC) hosts a conference in Brussels titled "Security Challenges and Conflict Resolution in Eastern Europe."
EU: Brussels hosts a meeting of the energy ministers of the EU countries involved in the South Stream project.
Georgia/Russia: The 30th round of Georgia-Russia talks starts in Geneva (to December 10).
Iran: Tehran hosts the World Against Extremism and Violence (WAVE) international conference (to December 10).
Slovakia: Bratislava hosts a meeting of V4 Group prime ministers (Slovakia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland).
Syria/Iran: Syrian Foreign Minister Walid Moallem visits Tehran.
Ukraine: Minsk hosts another round of peace talks on Ukraine.
Ukraine: The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) hosts in Singapore a discussion titled "The Ukrainian Crisis: A Test for Europe and the World."
Ukraine/Singapore: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko visits Singapore (to December 10).
WEDNESDAY, December 10:
EU: The Center for European Policy Studies in Brussels hosts a discussion titled "EU’s relations with Ukraine, Georgia, and Moldova."
Moldova: European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee hosts in Brussels a debriefing on the general elections in Moldova.
Norway: The Nobel Peace Prize laureates receive their Nobel Peace Prize 2014 in Oslo.
Russia/India: Russia President Vladimir Putin visits New Delhi (to December 11).
Turkey: Azerbaijani, Georgian, and Turkish foreign ministers are scheduled to meet in Kars.
THURSDAY, December 11:
Ukraine/Australia: Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko visits Sydney (to December 12).
FRIDAY, December 12:
EU: Brussels hosts a Foreign Affairs Council meeting (to December 15).
Russia: Constitution Day.
Turkmenistan: Neutrality Day.
SATURDAY, December 13:
Culture: Riga hosts the 27th European Film Awards ceremony.
SUNDAY, December 14:
Kazakhstan: A Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) prime ministers meeting opens in Astana (to December 15).