The 70th Berlin International Film Festival will begin on 20 February 20 with a grand opening ceremony. Speeches will be held by German Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media, Monika Grütters and the Governing Mayor of Berlin, Michael Müller. The new heads of the festival, Executive Director Mariette Rissenbeek and Artistic Director Carlo Chatrian, together with Jury President Jeremy Irons, will open the festival. The Award Ceremony will take place on 29 February .

The Iranian legislative election will take place on February 21. Iranians are called to polls to elect members for the country's Parliament 290 seats. The election comes as the nation is still under international sanctions and there is public discontent over mass disqualification of candidates. The United States Congress has ramped up the pressure on the Iran government passing a unanimous resolution in support of pro-democracy protests.

People testing positive to the coronavirus infection in Italy surged 15-fold to 50 individuals in the past 24 hours with two confirmed fatalities. Eurovision Italy is offering live stand up facilities with a backdrop of Ospedale Sacco in Milan, where many of those testing positive are being treated. Broadcast facilities at the Rome bureau are also avaiilable. Please contact EUROVISION Rome + 39 06 6888 6000 for more info.

The Legislative elections for the Knesset will be held on March 2nd. Benjamin Netanyahu's Likud Party will compete with the Blue and White political alliance, led by Benny Gantz to form the next Government. Both men were present in Washinton for the recent unveiling of the U.S. Peace Plan for the Middle East.

Super Tuesday, one of the most crucial days in the Democratic primary season will be held on March 3rd . Front-runners Bernie Sanders and Pete Buttigieg will face a new rival in former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg who chose not to compete in the early states. Alabama, American Samoa, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont and Virginia will all hold their nominating contests on Super Tuesday.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board (EB) will meet at Olympic House on 3 and 4 (5 TBC) March 2020. The EB is scheduled to receive reports from the Organising Committees of the upcoming Olympic Games and various IOC commissions, as well as updates on the activities of the IOC administration. COVID-19 and possible impact on events and athletes in Asia may be discussed.

Eurovision News Events will be present during the press days on March 3 and 4 2020 with broadcast services. Please contact newsevents@eurovision.net to dicsuss your broadcast needs.

The Joint Investigation Team (JIT) examinig the criminal responsibility in the crash of Malaysia Air flight MH17 shot down over Ukraine in July 2014, has confirmed the trial will open on March 9 at the heavily secured court complex in Schiphol, The Netherlands. The trial has been assigned to the District Court of the Hague which has reserved 25 weeks to the proceedings. A Press Center able to accommodate up to 500 journalists will be open.

12 March Flame Lighting Ceremony in ancient Olympia, Greece A relay precedes the arrival of the flame at its final destination: the Olympic stadium in the host city of the Olympic Games. Eurovision News Events will offer a wide range broadcast facilties from Olympia. Send your requirements to newsevents@eurovision.net

The European Council meeting will take place at the Europa building in Brussels on 26 & 27 March 2020.

The week of Easter celebrations will start on Palm Sunday with the traditional procession and Passion of the Lord Mass celebarated by Pope Francis on Sunday April 5. Traditional events will follow through the Thursday, Good Friday, the Easter Mass in St Peters Square and the closing celebration on Easter Monday as the Pope recites Regina Coeli.

ASEAN 2020 to be hosted by Vietnam. Preliminary plans to check interest on regional meetings pre-November

Friday May 8 2020 will mark the 75th anniversary of Victory Day in Europe.

The 65th edition will take place in Rotterdam. Thirty Five nations will compete in the two Semi-Finals on May 12 and May 14 with 10 successful acts from each Semi-Final joining the Big Five (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) and hosts the Netherlands in the Grand Final on May 16. Eurovision News Events, Euroradio and ESC Host NPO, AVRO/TROS and NOS are proud to offer a wide range of TV and Radio broadcast facilities from the Ahoy Arena from May 8 to May 16.

The 73rd Cannes Film Festival will take place from Tuesday, May 12 to Saturday, May 23, 2020, Eurovision News Events will be offering broadcast facilities with a backdrop overlooking the red carpet, famous stairs and the Mediterranean Sea.

The 2019-2020 Champions League final is the 65ᵉ UEFA Champions League final. The football match will take place on May 30, 2020 at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey. EBU News Events will offer services and live standup positions outside the stadium rights holders area

Welcoming the invitation of the President of the Republic of Malta, the Authorities and the Catholic Church of the Country, Pope Francis will make an Apostolic Journey to Malta and Gozo on 31st May 2020, the Press office said in a note. The program of the journey will be published at a later stage Please send your requirements top newsevents@eurovision.net in order for our Eurovision Rome office to start working on broadcasting needs.

The G7 Summit in 2020 is expected to take place at Camp David, Maryland, United States on June 10th to 12th. US President Donald Trump abandoned last October the idea of hosting the group of 7 meeting in his Florida resort after public outcry by political adversaries accusing Trump of misusing his office for his own gain. The G7 group is formed by the 7 largest IMF advanced economies in the world, including Japan, Canada, France, Germany, Italy the United Kingdom and the United States.

The European Council meeting will take place at the Europa building in Brussels on 18 & 19 June 2020.

The Democratic Party will gather to formally nominate their candidate for the next President and Vice President of the United States at the 2020 Democratic National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The four-day event will take place on July 13th – 16th and will Democrats a chance to build national support for their candidate who will eventually face Donald Trump in the November election. Eurovision will offer extensive facilities on-site in Milwaukee.

Eurovision News Events is planning to offer broadcast facilities - accessible to both rights holders and non-rights holders - near the Olympic Stadium during this year's Olympic Games. As we are finalising our logistics we would love to receive your broadcast wishes via newsevents@eurovision.net.

The 75 Anniversary of the Hiroshima Bombing will take place on August 6 2020.

Donald Trump will seek to rally his base and garner new support at the 2020 Republican National Convention taking place in Charlotte, North Carolina. The convention will take place on August 24th – 27th. Charlotte hosted the Democratic National Convention in 2012 and North Carolina is a swing state that was key in Trump’s 2016 victory. Eurovision will offer extensive facilities on-site in Charlotte.

The 75th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 75) will open on Tuesday, 15 September 2020. The first day of the high-level General Debate will be Tuesday, 22 September 2020.

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

Sitting Republican President Donald Trump will face off against his Democratic rival on November 3rd. Eurovision will offer multiple facilities across the country to enable coverage of this historic event.

The COP 26 Climate Chance Conference will take place in Glasgow, Scotland, starting on November 11 2020

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

Eurovision News Events is happy to offer their wide broadcast experience in covering the G20 Summit since its creation. Please contact newsevents@eurovision.net to find the ideal broadcast solutions for you.

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