Diary

ANKARA (AA) - Here are the main topics Anadolu Agency’s English Desk plans to cover on Monday, June 29, 2020 (coverage may change depending on developing/breaking stories):

TURKEY

ANKARA - President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to chair Cabinet meeting at Presidential Complex.

ANKARA - Parliament Speaker Mustafa Sentop to hold meeting with Indonesian Ambassador Lalu Muhammad Iqbal, and other member state ambassadors of ASEAN regional bloc.

ANKARA - Following latest developments in coronavirus outbreak in Turkey, worldwide.

ANKARA - Following latest cease-fire agreement for Idlib, northwestern Syria, along Turkey's southern border, reached by Turkey, Russia.

GERMANY

BERLIN - Chancellor Merkel to meet French President Macron for talks on EU’s planned €750 billion coronavirus recovery fund, international issues.

UK

LONDON - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to appear in court for an administrative hearing of extradition to the US proceedings.

LIBYA

TRIPOLI - Following clashes between Libyan army, militias of warlord Khalifa Haftar.

THE ECONOMY

ANKARA - Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) to release Economic Confidence Index for June and Road Motor Vehicles data for May.

ISTANBUL - Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency to announce banking sector data for May.

BRUSSELS - EU's Directorate-General for Economic and Financial Affairs to share Economic Sentiment Index for June.

SPECIAL REPORT

Drilling activities pose high risk for Arctic: NGO

By Burak Bir

ANKARA (AA) - Norway's decision to provide more tax relief to its oil sector, which means further support for fossil fuels and continued exploration in the Barents Sea, will pose a higher risk for the sensitive Arctic region, according to experts.