The war in Ukraine has entered its second year with no end in sight while millions of Ukrainians have fled their country and tens of thousands of civilians have been killed. Eurovision News Events is offering live positions on Maidan Square with distribution via satellite, ENG cameramen and customized solutions.

Former US President Donald Trump has tweeted that he expects to be arrested on Tuesday, 21 March and is urging his supporters to protest. The tweet is in response to reports that federal, state and local law enforcement agencies in New York are planning a possible indictment against Donald Trump.  It is unclear if the indictment will come as early as Tuesday and whether Trump would immediately travel to New York to appear in court for an arraignment. 

Before his coronation in May, King Charles III will travel to France and to Germany at the end of March for his first State Visits. Eurovision News Events is providing live positions in Paris and Germany.

The European Patent Office will release it's 2022 Patent Index on 28 March 2023. Eurovision News Events will be publishing multimedia material on our Newsdirect digital platform  on 28 March 2023, when the European Patent Office (EPO) publishes its annual Patent Index 2022.

Eurovision News Events, on behalf of the Vatican, is distributing various Holy Week events, including the Via Crucis and the Sunday Easter Mass by Pope Francis at St Peter's Square. 

A meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) at the level of Foreign Affairs Ministers will take place on 4-5 April 2023 at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels.  The Secretary General, who will chair the meeting will preview the Ministerial meeting with a press conference in the days before the event.  More information and media programme on NATO website.

This year marks 25 years since the Good Friday Agreement with global leaders expected to make the trip to Belfast. A three day conference to commemorate is being held at Queen's University - the mainstay of events. Joe Biden is reported to be travelling to Northern Ireland and Ireland during this time and is likely to visit Belfast, Dublin, and Co Mayo.

Pope Francis will visit Hungary at the end of April, in a trip expected to focus on migration to Europe and Russia’s war in Ukraine. The trip to Budapest will be the state visit after Francis made a brief, hours-long stopover in 2021.

The Coronation of King Charles III will take place on Saturday 6 May at Westminster Abbey in London, where the ceremony has been held for 900 years. The televised ceremony - held by the Archbishop of Canterbury, will crown both King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla.

The 67th Eurovision Song Contest will be held in Liverpool, with the Grand Final taking place Saturday 13 May at Liverpool's M&S Bank Arena. The UK is hosting on behalf of Ukraine, who won last year by Kalush Orchestra, with its song Stefania. It will be the first time in 25 years the UK has hosted the competition.

On 7 November 2022, the Committee of Ministers agreed that a 4th Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Council of Europe would be held under the Icelandic Presidency of the Committee of Ministers in Reykjavik, Iceland, on 16 and 17 May 2023. The decision to convene a Summit followed a report presented by a High-Level Reflection Group in October 2022

The 76th Cannes International Film Festival runs May 16-27, 2023, the the full line up of films expected to be announced mid-April. Last year's Palme d'Or winner Ruben Östlund has been announced as the jury president - the first Swedish Cannes jury president since Ingrid Bergman in 1973.

In 2023, as the G7 Presidency, Japan will host the Summit in Hiroshima.

Moldova will host the next European Political Community summit in June 2023. More details soon

The European Inventor Awards takes place this year in Valencia, Spain. Last year's finalists included a professional musician, clinicians combatting cancer, robotics experts, young inventors helping us achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals, and a Lifetime Achievement laureate whose work may have saved millions of lives. Nominations for this year have now closed

The next NATO summit will be held for the first time in Lithuania on 11-12 July 2023.  The meetings will be chaired by the NATO Secretary General, and will take place at LITEXPO - Lithuanian Exhibition and Congress Centre. The Vilnius summit will focus on strengthening the Alliance’s collective defence and deterrence and on increasing support for Ukraine.    

World Youth Day 2023 will take place from 1 to 6 August 2023, with Pope Francis expected to oversee and participate in the Catholic event. Originally scheduled for 2022, the Holy See announced in 2020 that it was postponing the event until 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Between 1 and 2 million pilgrims are expected attend. 

South Africa will host the 15th BRICS Summit in Durban, sometime in late August.  President Cyril Ramaphosa is expected to welcome his counterparts from Brazil, India, China and Russia, although there has no official confirmation of attendance yet.  Exact dates are still to be announced, but please let us know how we can support you in your coverage of this major event. 

The 18th G20 Heads of State and Government Summit will take place on 9th-10th September 2023 in New Delhi. The Summit will be a culmination of all the G20 processes and meetings held throughout the year among ministers, senior officials, and civil societies. 

The APEC CEO Summit 2023 will take place in San Francisco, California, the week of November 12th. The Summit will bring CEOs, thought leaders and other stakeholders together with political leaders from the Asia-Pacific for two days of robust dialogue and engagement on global challenges including, climate change, equitable growth, global health, and supply chain resilience that are shaping economic, environmental, and societal trends in the region. 

COP28 UAE will take place at Expo City Dubai from November 30- December 12, 2023. The Conference is expected to convene over 70,000 participants, including heads of state, government officials, international industry leaders, private sector, representatives, academics, experts, youth and non-state actors.