Demonstrations continued after the Lebanese parliament approved legislation to remove banking secrecy laws seen as having promoted corruption in the country for decades. Critics say the law lacks essential enforcement provisions. Lebanon is facing a prolonged economic crisis.

The U.S. has reached a grim milestone, surpassing over 100,000 deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic. The staggering death toll comes just four months after the first case was detected in the country. Despite the high death toll, President Trump has increasingly downplayed the severity of the pandemic and has urged states to reopen.

Protesters in Minneapolis, Minnesota have clashed with police for the third straight night. Clashes turned violent at times as protesters set fires across the city in a show of anger over the death of George Floyd, a black man who was killed in police custody. President Trump has referred to the protesters as ‘THUGS’ and suggested looters would be shot. Eurovision can currently offer studio facilities in Minneapolis.

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 Global Vaccine Summit, hosted by the UK Governement, will take place Thursday 4 June - 13:00-16:30 (UK Time) – 14:00-17:30 (CEST)

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

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.

Planners for the 2020 Democratic National convention are exploring a range of options for the event, currently scheduled to be held in Milwaukee in August. Joe Biden is set to be officially nominated as the Democratic Party’s candidate for president, however, the coronavirus pandemic is forcing organizers to look for alternative plans for coverage. A virtual option has been suggested and the DNC is looking into contingency plans to allow the thousands of party delegates to cast their vote.

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. President Trump has threatened to pull the convention out of North Carolina if the Democratic governor of the state doesn’t immediately agree to allowing a full-capacity gathering in August, despite the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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.