What's happening in the world next week

EU countries will meet to discuss the 2021-2027 budget; the UN chief will visit Pakistan; and US Secretary of State Pompeo will visit Angola, Ethiopia, Saudi Arabia and Oman.

These are the international events under the spotlight for the week starting Feb 17.

EU countries to meet to discuss the 2021-2027 budget

The 27 EU countries will meet to discuss the 2021-2027 budget in Brussels on Feb 20.

At the meeting, member states will try to agree on a common position on the next multiannual financial framework (MFF).

The MFF proposed by the EU Commission for 2021-2027 consists of a draft central regulation with the proposed figures and the legislative proposals for all 37 EU programs.