On 1 July 2020, Germany assumed the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. According to Government statements, the German presidency will concentrate throughout the Presidency on the modernization of mobility in Europe to achieve greater levels of sustainability and innovation. Many of the meetings that Germany will chair during its semester will be held remotely, by video-conference. Eurovision News Events will offer live standup facilities with a view on the Brandenburg Gate.

For its sixth mission in 2020 and the first Vega flight of the year, Arianespace will orbit 53 satellites on the Small Spacecraft Mission Service (SSMS) Proof of Concept (PoC) Flight, performed on behalf of 21 customers.

For the first time since the start of the Corona Crisis, a global leading trade fair will be opening its doors. IFA 2020 Special Edition is the first leading global fair for consumer electronics and home appliances that will physically take place since the pandemic. From 3 September to 5 September, outstanding brands and up-and-coming start-ups will showcase their novelties, trends and highlights at the Berlin exhibition grounds.

The first day of the high-level General Debate of the 75th session of the United Nations General Assembly will take place on Tuesday, 22 September 2020. Due to concerns over COVID-19, world leaders will not travel to New York and will instead deliver their addresses virtually. The UN will also mark its 75th anniversary with a one-day meeting at the opening of the General Assembly taking take place on 21 September 2020.

The Special European Council on 24 and 25 September was called by President Charles Michel in August. EU leaders will meet in Brussels to discuss the single market, industrial policy and digital transformation, as well as external relations, in particular relations with Turkey and with China. The summit will also be an opportunity to take stock of the situation of the COVID-19 pandemic.

President Trump will face off against his Democratic rival Joe Biden in the first debate of the 2020 Presidential election campaign. The debate will take place at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH after the University of Notre Dame withdrew from hosting over COVID -19 concerns. It is expected there will be only one debate moderator in an effort to keep as few people onstage as possible.

The European Council meeting will take place at the Europa building in Brussels on 15 & 16 October 2020.

Sitting U.S. President Donald Trump will debate his Democratic rival Joe Biden in the second of three Presidential debates. The second debate will take place at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, in Miami, Florida. Florida remains a COVID-19 hotspot. The debates will look very different than four years ago and will not take place in front of a large audience.

Sitting U.S. President Donald Trump will debate his Democratic rival Joe Biden in the final debate of three. The third debate will take place at Belmont University, in Nashville, Tennessee.

Sitting Republican President Donald Trump will face off against his Democratic rival Joe Biden on November 3rd. Current polls show Biden with a slight lead but the contest remains extremely lose. Concerns over voting during the COVID-19 pandemic have led to many states moving toward mail-in voting, something President Trump has said will increase the chance of election fraud. Eurovision will offer multiple facilities across the country to enable coverage of this historic event.

The APEC Economic Leaders' meeting 2020 will take place in Malaysia on November 12.

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The European Council meeting will take place at the Europa building in Brussels on 10 & 11 December 2020.