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Tuesday, January 24

A crucial Brexit ruling, Italy’s Constitutional Court debates controversial electoral laws and Turkey’s central bank meets.

Fillon discusses future EU policy with Merkel

On Monday, French centre-right presidential candidate Francois Fillon will meet with Angela Merkel to discuss…

Samsung limps on

South Korean electronics giant Samsung is set to announce the results of a probe into…

Fresh Syrian peace talks begin

Syrian peace talks led by Russia, Iran and Turkey kick off in Kazakhstan this week.…

Monday, January 23

Syrian peace talks begin in Astana, Samsung releases a report on its exploding Note 7 and a French presidential candidate meets Angela Merkel.

French socialists hold primary vote

Left-wing voters in France will vote for their presidential candidate on Sunday. If, as is…

Sunday, January 22

France’s Socialist Party hold primary vote and Bulgaria’s pro-Russian president takes office.

Oil producers review production deal

OPEC ‘s monitoring committee will meet in Vienna on Saturday to assess compliance with December’s agreement…

Saturday, January 21

OPEC reviews progress towards production cuts and European populists hold a summit in Germany.

Xi’s the boss: China’s leadership transition

China’s President Xi may use this year’s party congress to make his authority paramount.