--- title: "DIARY-Political and General News Events from February 23" description: "On February 23, various political and general news events are scheduled, including visits by Polish PM Donald Tusk and Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Stoere to Camp Jomsborg, and Finland’s Minister Ville Tav" type: "news" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/276598757.md" published_at: "2026-02-23T12:25:50.000Z" --- # DIARY-Political and General News Events from February 23 > On February 23, various political and general news events are scheduled, including visits by Polish PM Donald Tusk and Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Stoere to Camp Jomsborg, and Finland’s Minister Ville Tavio promoting economic cooperation in London. Other notable events include visits by leaders from Armenia, Belarus, Pakistan, Brazil, and Finland, as well as the final day of London Fashion Week. The following days feature significant meetings and visits, including EU foreign policy discussions and the U.S. President's State of the Union address. Feb 23 (Reuters) - For other diaries, please see: Political and General News (POL/DIARY) Top Economic Events (M/DIARY) Emerging Markets Economic Events (EMRG/DIARY) Government Debt Auctions (D/DIARY) U.S. Federal Reserve (FED/DIARY) Today in Washington (WASH/DIARY) —————————————————————- This diary is filed daily. Indicates new events ————————————————————— MONDAY, FEBRUARY 23 WARSAW - Polish PM Donald Tusk and Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Stoere visit the Norwegian-led Camp Jomsborg in southeastern Poland, where Ukrainian and NATO troops train together. Geneva - Minister of Foreign Affairs of Armenia Ararat Mirzoyan pays a working visit to Switzerland (To Feb 24). LONDON – Finland’s Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Ville Tavio visits London to promote commercial and economic cooperation between Finland and the United Kingdom (To Feb 24). TASHKENT, UZBEKISTAN - Belarusian Prime Minister Aleksandr Turchin departs Minsk for an official visit to Uzbekistan (To Feb 24). DOHA – Pakistan’s Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif will undertake an official visit to Qatar (To Feb 24). LONDON - London Fashion Week Winter 2026. (Final day). SEOUL - Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva visits South Korea to have a summit with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung. (To Feb. 24) PARIS - President of the Republic of Finland Alexander Stubb will pay a working visit to Paris and will meet with French President Emmanuel Macron at the Elysee Palace. BRUSSELS – EU Foreign Affairs Council. - - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24 KYIV - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen travels to Kyiv to mark four years since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. BRUSSELS - EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas meets the Director General of the Gaza Board of Peace, Nickolay Mdladenov, in Brussels. WASHINGTON DC - U.S. President Donald Trump will deliver his State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in Washington. BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council. - - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25 BEIJING - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz will pay an official visit to China (To Feb 26). JERUSALEM – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to pay a two-day visit to Israel (to Feb. 26). CAPE TOWN - South African Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will present the 2026 budget to lawmakers - 1200 GMT - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26 BRUSSELS - President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen meets Romania’s Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan in Brussels. BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council (Cohesion). - - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27 CARACAS – 37th anniversary of deadly Caracas riots. - - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28 JERUSALEM - US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will visit Israel to meet Prime Minister Netanyahu and discuss the Iranian threat as US regional forces prepare for full deployment by mid-March. LONDON - The BRIT Awards 2026 - - - - - - - - - MONDAY, MARCH 2 PARIS - OECD Financial Markets Week Spring 2026. (To March 6) NICOSIA – EU Informal meeting of the General Affairs Council (To March 3) - - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, MARCH 3 LUXEMBOURG - European Commission head Ursula von der Leyen speaks at EIB Forum conference – 1025 GMT LUXEMBOURG - European Economic Commissioner Valdis Dombrovskis speaks at EIB Forum conference – 1545 GMT LUXEMBOURG - European Council President Antonio Costa speaks at EIB Forum conference – 0830 GMT THURSDAY, MARCH 5 BRUSSELS – EU Justice and Home Affairs Council. (To March 6) NEPAL - Nepalese House of Representatives Election. - - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, MARCH 8 COLOMBIA - Colombian House of Representatives Election. COLOMBIA - Colombian Senate Election. SWITZERLAND - Switzerland Referendum Election. - - - - - - - - - MONDAY, MARCH 9 BRUSSELS – Eurogroup Meeting. - - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, MARCH 10 BRUSSELS – EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council - - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 11 NICOSIA – EU Informal meeting of defence ministers. (To March 12) - - - - - - - - - SATURDAY, MARCH 14 CANBERRA - Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese will welcome the King and Queen of Denmark to Australia. (To March 19). - - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, MARCH 15 KAZAKHSTAN – Kazakhstan Referendum Election. - - - - - - - - - MONDAY, MARCH 16 BRUSSELS - EU Foreign Affairs Council. - - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, MARCH 17 BRUSSELS - EU General Affairs Council. - - - - - - - - - WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18 LONDON - Nigeria’s President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is set to make a state visit to the UK. (To March 19) - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, MARCH 19 BRUSSELS – EU European council (To March 20) - - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, MARCH 22 ITALY - Italy Referendum Election. SLOVENIA - Slovenian National Assembly Election. - - - - - - - - - THURSDAY, MARCH 26 PARIS - G7 foreign ministers meet at Vaux-de-Cernay near Paris. (to March 27) YAOUNDE - WTO ministerial meeting in Cameroon. (To March 29) BRUSSELS – EU foreign affairs council (trade) - - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, MARCH 27 NICOSIA - EU informal meeting of economic and financial affairs ministers (To March 28) - - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, MARCH 29 BRUSSELS – EU foreign affairs council (trade) - - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, MARCH 31 BEIJING - U.S. President Donald Trump will travel to China for a highly anticipated meeting between leaders of the two countries, a trip confirmed by a White House official as the Supreme Court overturned Trump’s sweeping tariffs against imported goods. (To April 2) - \- - - - - - - - SATURDAY, APRIL 4 MALDIVES - Maldives Referendum Election. - - - - - - - - - TUESDAY, APRIL 7 METRO MANILA - ASEAN Finance Ministers Meeting (AFMM). (To April 10) - - - - - - - - - FRIDAY, APRIL 10 DJIBOUTI - Djiboutian Presidency Election. - - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, APRIL 12 HUNGARY - Hungarian National Assembly Election. PERU - Peruvian Congress of the Republic Election. PERU - Peruvian Presidency Election. BENIN - Beninese Presidency Election. - - - - - - - - - MONDAY, APRIL 13 WASHINGTON D.C. - Boards of Governors of the World Bank Group and IMF, Spring meetings. (To April 18) - - - - - - - - - SUNDAY, APRIL 19 BULGARIA - Bulgarian National Assembly Election. - - - - - – - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - NOTE: The inclusion of diary items does not necessarily mean that Reuters will file a story based on the event. 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