As the scale of the devastation created by Cyclone Idai in South Eastern Africa becomes apparent, a massive aid effort to help victims has begun. Eurovision News Events expects to be operational from Beira Airport by Sunday. Please contact us for further information.

Prime Minister Theresa May will meet her cabinet today as she considers her next steps on Brexit after her plans were thrown into doubt by the House of Commons Speaker, John Bercow. He ruled out another vote on the PM's deal unless MPs are given a new motion. The UK is currently due to leave the EU on 29 March. EU leaders are expected to discuss whether to grant an extension to the Brexit process. at this week's summit.

The United Kingdom is scheduled to leave the European Union at 11pm UK time on Friday, 29 March 2019. Eurovision News Events will be providing standups at relevant locations in the UK, Brussels and beyond. Please contact us on +41 22 7172840 and at NewsEvents@eurovision.net to discuss any specific requests you may have.

On March 31, Presidential elections will be held in Ukraine. This is the first nationwide public vote for Ukrainians since the snap elections of 2014. Citizens will be able to choose from a record number of 39 candidates registered. Volodymyr Zelenskiy has almost 25% of public support, followed by Yulia Timoshenko 18 % and Petro Poroshenko 17 %. If none of the candidates win an absolute majority, the second round of voting will take place on April 21.

The UK is due to leave the European Union on 29 March, 2019.

Pope Francis is visiting Morocco on March 30 & 31 on invitation of King Mohammed VI and the local bishops. The local Catholic church has said it hopes the trip will draw international attention to the plight of migrants in the nation widely touted as a key transit point for migrants. Morocco's government has repeatedly said the country cannot be the region's immigration police, yet deportations and crackdowns have been rampant, leading human rights organizations to denounce these actions.

Ministers of Foreign Affairs from NATO countries will attend events and hold meetings in Washington DC, United States of America, on April 3rd and 4th. The meetings will be chaired by NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and hosted by US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo. The Secretary General has also been invited by U.S. Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, to address the House of Representatives on April 3rd.

Israel will hold a general election on April 9 . Latest Polls are giving Benny Gantz’s, former army chief  (IDF ), center right  party "Kakhol Lavan/ Blue and White "  ahead incumbent PM Netanyahu's Likud party . M. Netanyahu is being investigated on suspicion of committing fraud and bribery . NEWS EVENTS will be offering on election day transmissions facilities from both Headquarters .and studios with general back drop in Tel Aviv & Jerusalem .

Spain will go to the polls for the third time in four years after PM Pedro Sanchez called a snap elections , 2 days after the " Congress de los Diputados " the Spanish parliament rejected his 2019 budget .General Elections will be held on April 28 . one month before European and Regional Elections. Catalan independentists parties voted again sanchez budget in the middle of the independentist leaders trail .

Pope Francis is set to visit Bulgaria and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in May. He had accepted the invitation of the civil authorities and the Catholic Church in the two countries. The Pope will visit the cities of Sofia and Rakovski during the visit to Bulgaria, which will take place on 5-7 May; and on 7 May will travel to the city of Skopje in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia.

Romania will host the first EU summit to be organized after Brexit on 9 May, Europe Day, in the Transylvanian city of Sibiu. National leaders are expected to mark the culmination of this process with a renewed commitment to an EU that delivers on the issues that really matter to people.

Israel will host the 2019 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest at Tel Aviv's "Expo Tel Aviv" congress and convention centre 14-18 May, following the country's victory at the 2018 contest in Lisbon with the song "Toy", performed by Netta. It is the third time Israel hosts the Contest, following earlier victories in Paris in 1978 and in Birmingham in 1998.

The 72nd Festival de Cannes will take place from 14 to 25th of May 2019. Mexican Director Alejandro González Iñárritu will be president of the jury. Iñárritu, who won the best director Oscar two years running for "Birdman" and "The Revenant", is the first Mexican to chair the panel. His association with the festival began almost 20 years ago, when his first film, "Amores Perros", premiered on the Croisette.

The next European Parliament elections are expected to take place on 23-26 May 2019. Elections to the EP are held every five years.

Gianni Infantino has been President of FIFA since February 2016 after the resignation of Sepp Blatter. It was announced on 7 Feb that Infantino is the only candidate in the next election which will be held on June 5 in Paris, on the sidelines of the opening of the Women's FIFA World Cup in France. No other candidate obtained the necessary internal 5 supporting votes. Only one ballot will be available to voters. Please contact newsoperations@eurovision.net +41227172840

The 53rd International Paris Air Show will take place from 17 to 23 June 2019 at the Exhibition Center of Le Bourget, a few kilometers North of Paris.

The European Council will take place on 20-21 June 2019 at the Europa building in Brussels.

the 45th G7 Summit will held in France in the city of Biarritz .

The European Council will take place on 17-18 October 2019 at the Europa building in Brussels.

The European Council will take place on 12-13 December 2019 at the Europa building in Brussels.