The Week Ahead is a detailed listing of key events of the coming week affecting RFE/RL's broadcast region.
Belarus/Poland: Minsk hosts Belarus-Poland ministerial consultations.
Global: World Hepatitis Day.
Italy/Serbia/Montenegro: Italian Foreign Minister Federica Mogherini visits Belgrade and Podgorica.
Muslim World: Eid al-Fitr (Uraza Bayram) holiday.
Russia/Ukraine: Russia's ban on milk and dairy product imports from Ukraine goes into effect.
U.S./Georgia/Moldova/Ukraine: National Endowment for Democracy in Washington hosts a discussion titled "Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova: How Corruption Threatens the Eastern Partnership."
TUESDAY, July 29:
EU/Russia: The Council’s Committee of Permanent Representatives (COREPER) is set to go through the legislative proposals of broader sanctions on Russia.
Kyrgyzstan/CSTO: The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) six member-states -- Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan -- take part in the "Enduring Brotherhood - 2014" joint military exercises in Ala-Too mountains, near Bishkek.
U.S./Russia: U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations considers nominations of U.S. ambassadors to Kazakhstan, Moldova, Russia, and Turkmenistan.
U.S./Iran: U.S. Senate Committee on Foreign Relations holds a hearing titled "Iran: Status of the P-5+1."
U.S./Iran: U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs holds a hearing titled "Iran Nuclear Negotiations: From Extension to Final Agreement?"
WEDNESDAY, July 30:
Tajikistan: Dushanbe hosts a Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) foreign ministers meeting (to July 31).
U.S./Iraq: The Heritage Foundation in Washington hosts a discussion titled "The Iraq Meltdown: What Next?"
THURSDAY, July 31:
Azerbaijan/Russia: Tverskoy District Court in Moscow considers a lawsuit against Liberal Democratic Party leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky for harming the reputation of the Azerbaijani people.
UK/Russia: A public inquiry into the death of Russian ex-spy and fierce Kremlin critic Aleksandr Litvinenko begins in London.
FRIDAY, August 1:
Azerbaijan: Day of Azerbaijani alphabet and language.
Moldova/EU: Moldova is set to begin exporting its fruits to the European market.
Russia: A new law that would subject popular bloggers to the same restrictions as traditional media goes into effect.