Associated Reporters Abroad (ARA) - bringing Europe closer

Editorial Calendar


January	February	March	April
May	June	July	August
September	October	November	December

August 2010

Aug. 31
Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders meet for talks, Nicosia

The 30th anniversary of the Gdansk accords, which fueled the rise of the Solidarity trade union

September 2010

Sept.1
Poland marks 71st Anniversary of the outbreak of WWII

67th Venice Film Festival (to Sept. 11)

Sept. 2
Trial of suspected killers of French soccer fan Brice Taton resumes, Belgrade

Sept. 5
World Water Week begins in Stockholm (to Sept. 11)

Sept. 6
European finance ministers meet to discuss changes to EU Stability Pact (to Sept. 7), Brussels

Sept. 7
Annual Kavli Prize Laureate prize for work in astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience to be announced in Oslo

Sept. 8
18th Annual Mercury Music Prize in London

Annual Central and Eastern Europe Economic Forum (to Sept. 11), Krynica, Poland

Sept. 11
Mayor's Thames Festival in London (to Sept. 12)

International Press Institute holds congress marking 60th anniversary of its foundation (to Sept. 14), Vienna

Sept. 12
World Energy Congress in Montreal, Canada (to Sept. 16)

Turkish referendum on constitutional changes limiting the power of the army and the judiciary

Sept. 13
IAEA Board of Governors meet in Vienna (to Sept. 17)

World Nuclear Association 35th Annual Symposium in London (to Sept. 17)

Sept. 14
European Union Monitoring Mission (EUMM) mandate in Georgia expires

UN 65th Annual General Assembly starts

Sept. 15
Trade Union Congress meets for annual conference in Manchester, England

United Nations Conference on Trade and Development board meets in Geneva (to Sept. 28)

UN High Commission for Refugees Nansen Refugee Award 2010 to be presented

European Parliament Committee meets in Brussels

Sept. 18
Rose D’Or Festival in Lucerne, Switzerland (to Sept. 22)

Oktoberfest kicks off in Munich (to Oct. 3)

58th San Sebastian International Film Festival in San Sebastian, Spain (to Sept. 26)

Sept. 19
Parliamentary elections in Sweden

Sept. 20
IAEA General Conference (to Sept. 24)

Sept. 21
London Fashion Week begins (to Sept. 26)

Sept. 24
Rafto Human Rights Prize 2010 to be awarded in Bergen, Norway

Sept. 26
2010 Berlin Marathon

Sept. 27
IAEA Board of Governors meet in Vienna

Sept. 30
Music of Black Origin Awards in London

October 2010

Oct. 2
Parliamentary elections in Latvia

Paris Motor Show 2010 (to Oct. 17)

Oct. 4
Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe horse race in Paris

Oct. 5
2010 Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine to be announced in Stockholm

Oct. 6
2010 Nobel Prize for Physics to be announced in Stockholm

Oct. 7
2010 Nobel Prize for Chemistry to be announced in Stockholm

4th anniversary of journalist Anna Politkovskaya’s murder

Oct. 9
2010 Nobel Prize for Peace to be announced in Oslo

Oct. 11
European Parliament Committee meeting in Brussels

Oct. 12
Man Booker Prize 2010 winner to be announced in London

2010 Nobel Prize for Economics to be announced in Stockholm

Oct. 14
54th British Film Institute London Film Festival

Oct. 15
Rome Film Festival 2010

Oct. 22
Prix Pictet International Photographic Awards in Paris

Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to be announced in Strasbourg

Oct. 23
Hungary marks 1956 uprising against Soviet government

Oct. 27
International Narcotics Control Board (INCB) meets for its 99th session (to Nov. 13)

World Economic Forum Global Gender Gap Report 201 set to be released in Geneva

November 2010

Nov. 5
MTV Europe Awards in Berlin

Nov. 17
Transparency International releases Corruption Perceptions Index report

Nov. 18
21st Stockholm International Film Festival

December 2010

Dec. 2
IAEA Board of Governors meet in Vienna (to Dec. 3)

Dec. 13
Germany’s mandate to assist International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan expires

Back to top

Assign a story

Politics - Czech Republic
Extremist measures
The Czech government's recent move to ban the far-right Workers' Party was surprisingly successful and has left neighboring governments grappling with their own extremists envious. That is because two decades after the fall of communism, right-wing ideology has been flourishing - mostly unimpeded - across the region.
Find out more - Assign this story

Society - Morocco
The Berber broadcaster
First an alphabet and now a television channel: Berbers in Morocco have fought for decades to get recognition of their once-banned language and culture. These days, a new public television channel is marking a turning point in their struggles.
Find out more - Assign this story

Business - Switzerland
Questioning the secrecy
Swiss banking secrecy came under yet another attack after Germany bought stolen bank data to catch hundreds of tax evaders last month. Now the Swiss are wondering if their treasured tradition of financial secrecy is worth it after all.
Find out more - Assign this story

Arts - Germany
The 'miracle' of Essen
It's being called "the miracle" of Essen: The Folkwang Museum in Essen, Germany has just reopened with a makeover by British architect David Chipperfield. And what's next is a celebration with more than a thousand treasures once confiscated by the Nazis.
Find out more- Assign this story

Science - United Kingdon
Celebrating science
Call it the science hall-of-fame: The hallowed halls of the Royal Society in London boast names like Newton, Darwin and Einstein. The world's first science academy paved the way for modern science and even how it's practiced. And as it marks its 350th birthday, the society is changing and evolving as it always has.
Find out more - Assign this story

Travel - Norway
Ice trekking into the midnight sun
The Svalbard archipelago is one of the most accessible regions of the High Arctic and its vast and impassive landscapes are breathtakingly spectacular. One of the more adventurous ways to take in this scenery is on a 10-day glacier trekking expedition.
Find out more - Assign this story

Profile - Boyko Borisov
The colorful leader
The prime minister of Bulgaria cuts a colorful and sometimes vulgar figure. A black belt and former bodyguard to the Bulgarian king, Borisov is beloved for his no-nonsense manner and plain-speaking, an unusual approach in a country known for its underhanded politics and high-level corruption.
Find out more - Assign this story

Special reports - Zarqa, Jordan
The terror factory
The Jordanian city of Zarqa has given the world two of its most notorious terrorists in recent years, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi and double-agent Humam al-Bilawi. This dense, dirty city of one million people has also produced countless jihadis and suicide bombers who have been active in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Find out more - Assign this story

Former Yugoslavia
A Balkans report card
Thirty years since the death of Tito and 15 years after the massacre at Srbrenica, which spurred the international community to end the bloodshed in Bosnia, the Balkan countries are moving forward while taking steps toward European integration.
Find out more - Assign this story

German reunification
United Germany?
We are the people! It was the mantra during demonstrations in Leipzig that led to the fall of the Berlin Wall. But two decades after reunification, one in seven East Germans say they want the division back. To what extent have the Germanies been sewn together?
Find out more - Assign this story

More...