Event on Sunday January 19th. Access to the Chancellor’s office standup positions will only be possible with a German government accreditation and an extra access card which will be issued to the correspondent by the Eurovision News Events producer on site. Accreditation must be applied for on the German Government press office website by midnight on January 16th at the latest: http://www.akkreditierung.bundesregierung.de. Standup with a backdrop of the Brandenburg gate also available.

The World Economic Forum (WEF) 50th Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland, will be held from 21-24 January. The Meeting’s theme will be Stakeholders for a Cohesive and Sustainable World. 3,000 participants from around the world will discuss how to give concrete meaning to “stakeholder capitalism”, assist governments and international institutions in tracking progress towards the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals, and facilitate discussions on technology and trade governance.

The impeachment trial of US president Donald Trump on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress is expected to start in the Senate. The Republican-controlled Senate shows little sign of finding President Trump guilty. A two-thirds majority in the 100-member chamber would be needed to convict Trump. A trial could involve testimony from witnesses and a schedule in which proceedings occur six days a week for as many as six weeks.

Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, is the ultimate source for Holocaust education, documentation and research. Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend the commemoration for the 75th anniversary of the Auschwitz Liberation. Eurovision News Events will be providing facilities on site.

On January 1st 2020 Croatia takes over the rotating Presidency of the European Union. Prime Minister Andrej Plenković presented four priorities on which the Croatian presidency intends to concentrate: a Europe that develops, a Europe that connects, a Europe that protects and an influential Europe. These priorities will be advanced through a series of events, conferences and meetings throughout the semester.

European leaders and survivors of the holocaust will meet to commemorate the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp. The main commemoration will be held on the afternoon of 27 January at the memorial to the victims in Birkenau. Earlier in the day a ceremony will also be held at the infamous “Gate of death” at which Andrzej Duda, President of the Republic of Poland will address holocaust survivors. Eurovision News Events will be providing facilities onsite.

The UK parliament voted to back Prime Minister Boris Johnson's plan to leave the EU on 31 January. The vote was 358 to 234 for the EU Withdrawal Agreement Bill. The government says it will get the bill into law in time for the 31 January Brexit deadline. Eurovision News Events will offer facilities on January 31 st onward from London. Please advise newsevents@eurovision.net of your interest.

Eurovision will provide extensive services in Des Moines, Iowa to enable coverage of the Iowa Caucuses, taking place on February 3rd, 2020. The Iowa Caucuses are the first nominating contest in the 2020 Presidential Primary race and success is considered pivotal for any candidate looking to secure the Democratic nomination.

President Trump will deliver the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on February 4th. The address may take place as the President is defending himself in an impeachment trial. Several Republican lawmakers have urged the President to delay his address if the Senate trial has not concluded. Eurovision will offer standup positions from inside the U.S. Capitol on February 4th and 5th.

The 2020 New Hampshire Democratic primary will take place on Tuesday, February 11th as Democratic party candidates seek to build momentum in the race to be the Democratic nominee for the 2020 presidential election. The Iowa caucuses will be held one week prior but m any candidates are looking at the first-in-the-nation primary as pivotal in the 2020 primary race. Eurovision will offer extensive facilities from Manchester, New Hampshire, to enable coverage of this critical race.

Dozens of world leaders and security chiefs will gather at Munich's luxury Hotel Bayerischer Hof on 14-16 February 2020. The Munich Security Conference, which was created at the height of the cold war to address severe military challenges, comprises three days of debates, speeches, and sideline meetings regarding international defense policy. Eurovision News events will be providing faciltities onsite.

The 70th Berlin International Film Festival kicks off on 20 February 2020. The award ceremony takes place on Saturday, 29 February. With the Berlinale 2019, Berlinale Director Dieter Kosslick bid farewell after 18 years as Festival Director. Carlo Chatrian as Artistic Director and Mariette Rissenbeek as Executive Director took office in June.

Israel is having an unprecedented 3rd election in one year. Netanyahu's bribery trial is scheduled to open just days before Election has been called . Eurovision News Event will be offering on election day transmissions facilities from party headquarters as well as stand up positions with general back drop of Tel Aviv & Jerusalem .

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

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

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

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