Dates and Events for Europe - through March 30th

The Critical Events List

Below is a lost of upcoming 'key milestones' in the euro area recently published by the WSJ:

- Wednesday, Jan. 25: Preliminary data on the Spanish government’s annual budget deficit expected around this time. German January Ifo business climate index. ECB seven-day dollar operation. ECB three-month long-term refinancing operation. German bond auction. World Economic Forum begins in Davos, Switzerland (through Jan. 29).

–Thursday, Jan. 26: Italian bond auction. EUR45 billion of three-month ECB LTRO funds mature.

–Friday, Jan. 27: Italian T-bill auction. Spain fourth-quarter unemployment data.

–Monday, Jan. 30: EU leaders’ summit. Italian, Belgian bond auctions.

–Tuesday, Jan. 31: Greece aims to conclude talks detailing new EUR130 billion loan deal, debt-exchange program with private-sector creditors by this date.

–Wednesday, Feb. 1: EUR25.8 billion of Italian BTP bonds due. Portuguese T-bill auction. German bond auction. Euro-zone January manufacturing PMI data.

–Thursday, Feb. 2: Spanish and French bond auctions.

–Friday, Feb. 3: Euro-zone January services PMI data.–Monday, Feb. 6: Italian parliament must have approved government's fiscal growth package by this date.

–Wednesday, Feb. 8: German bond auction.

–Wednesday, Feb. 8: German bond auction.

–Thursday, Feb. 9: ECB interest-rate statement, press conference.–Thursday, Feb. 9: ECB interest-rate statement, press conference.

–Friday, Feb. 10: EUR1.0 billion in Greek debt maturing.

–Monday, Feb. 13: Deadline for formal Greek debt restructuring offer to creditors. Italian T-bill auction.

–Tuesday, Feb. 14: Italian BTP auction. Greek and Spanish T-bill auctions. German February ZEW economic sentiment indicator.

–Wednesday, Feb. 15: Portuguese T-bill auction. Flash data on fourth-quarter EU gross domestic product.

–Thursday, Feb. 16: French and Spanish bond auctions. Spain fourth-quarter final gross domestic product data.

–Friday, Feb. 17: EUR1.6 billion Greek T-bills maturing.

–Monday, Feb. 20: Euro-zone finance ministers meet. Flash euro-zone February PMI data.

–Tuesday, Feb. 21: European Union finance ministers meet. Greek and Spanish T-bill auctions.

–Wednesday, Feb. 22: German bond auction.

–Thursday, Feb. 23: German February Ifo business climate index.

–Friday, Feb. 24: Italian bond auction.

–Saturday, Feb. 25: Group of 20 finance ministers, central-bank governors meet.

–Monday, Feb. 27: Belgian bond auction, Italian T-bill auction.

–Tuesday, Feb. 28: ECB three-month, three-year long-term refinancing operation. Italian bond auction.

–Wednesday, Feb. 29: EUR10.6 billion of Italian CTZ bonds mature. German bond auction.

–Thursday, March 1: EUR14.9 billion of Italian BTP and EUR12.3 billion CCT bonds mature. Euro-zone February manufacturing PMI data. Spanish and French bond auctions.

–Thursday, March 1-Friday, March 2: EU leaders summit.

–Monday, March 5: Euro-zone February services PMI data.

–Tuesday, March 6: Revised EU fourth-quarter GDP growth data.

–Wednesday, March 7: German bond auction.

–Thursday, March 8: ECB interest rate decision. German January industrial production data.

–Monday, March 12: Euro-zone finance ministers meet.

–Tuesday, March 13: German March ZEW economic sentiment indicator. Italian and Greek T-bill auctions.

–Wednesday, March 14: Italian bond auction.

–Thursday, March 15: Spanish and French bond auctions.

–Tuesday, March 20: EUR14.4 billion of Greek government bonds mature. Spanish and Greek T-bill auctions.

–Wednesday, March 21: German bond auction.

–Thursday, March 22: Flash euro-zone March PMI data. –Monday, March 26: German March Ifo business climate index. Belgium bond auction.

–Tuesday, March 27: Spanish T-bill auction. Italian bond auction.

–Wednesday, March 28: ECB three-month long-term refinancing operation.Italian T-bill auction.

–Thursday, March 29: Italian bond auction.

-Friday, March 30: Euro-zone finance ministers meet.