Ascolta has prepared a geopolitical calendar for you, highlighting key political events and trends for the coming month. We publish monthly updates and also prepare analytical reports for you on many of these events.
October 1
America: The first round of parliamentary elections will take place in the Dominican Republic.
America: Ecuadorian presidential candidates Luisa Gonzalez and Daniel Noboa will debate before the October 15 presidential election.
Eurasia: The autumn conscription season will begin in Russia.
Europe: Ukraine celebrates Defender of the Fatherland Day on a new date for the first time.
Europe: Opening of the annual national conference of the UK Conservative Party (until October 4).
Europe: Large anti-government demonstrations are planned in Warsaw (Poland), organised by the opposition party “Civic Coalition of Poland”.
Middle East: Resumption of work of the National Assembly of Turkey. On the agenda is a vote on Sweden’s accession to NATO.
October 2
Eurasia: The first international parliamentary conference, Russia-Latin America, will take place in Moscow (Russia).
October 3
Eurasia: The Constitutional Court of Georgia plans to consider the impeachment suit against Georgian President Salome Zurabishvili, initiated by the ruling Georgian Dream party.
Europe, Eurasia: A ban by Norway, Finland, the Baltic countries and Poland on the entry of passenger cars registered in Russia comes into force.
Africa: Nigerian unions are planning to launch indefinite strikes over removing fuel subsidies and the high cost of living.
October 4
World: A meeting is planned at the level of relevant ministries of OPEC+ members.
October 5
America: Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador is scheduled to meet with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Mexico City (Mexico) to discuss illicit trafficking in fentanyl.
Asia-Pacific: Japan plans to release a second batch of treated Fukushima wastewater into the Pacific Ocean.
Europe: The third summit of the European Political Community will open in Grenada (Spain).
October 6
World: The announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize laureates is planned.
October 8
Europe: General elections will take place in Luxembourg.
October 10
Africa: Presidential elections in Liberia.
October 13
America: The annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank opens in Washington (USA).
Eurasia: Commonwealth of Independent States leaders will meet in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
October 14
Asia-Pacific: New Zealand will hold a general election.
October 15
Eurasia: The international forum “One Belt – One Road” opens in Beijing (China), where leaders and delegations from more than 60 countries are planned to participate.
October 16
Eurasia: Russian President Vladimir Putin is planning a visit to China.
October 18
Middle East: The UN missile embargo on Iran is expiring.
October 22
America: General elections will take place in Argentina.
Europe: In the 2023 Swiss federal elections, all members of the National Council and the Council of Swiss States will be elected.
October 23
Asia-Pacific, America: Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will officially visit the United States.
October 25
Europe: Opening of the trilateral EU social summit.
October 26
Europe: The Governing Council of the European Central Bank will hold a meeting on monetary policy.
October 28
World: A meeting of G7 trade ministers will take place in Osaka (Japan).
October 29
Europe: The next parliamentary elections are planned in Ukraine, which will not be held due to martial law.
October 31
America: The Federal Open Market Committee meeting is planned in the United States.
