Russian troops continue to move through Ukraine and taking multiple locations around the country, with the capital city Kyiv under attack. Around the world, protests are taking place against the military actions in Ukraine. Eurovision News Events is offering live positions in various locations to help you cover this major news story including in Kyiv, Moscow, New York City, Washington DC, Brussels and along the Polish border. 

The Czech Republic will hold the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from 1 July until 31 Dcember 2022. More information on the Czech Presidency website

Internationally renowned for the stunning architecture of its City of Arts and Sciences, by local architect Santiago Calatrava, the Valencia (Spain) has been this year selected among the 100 European cities that will take up the challenge to become climate neutral by 2030. With the video news release (VNR) recorded in Valencia, the project wants to show some of its key measures towards climate neutrality.

The announcement of the 2022 Aga Khan Award for Archintecture winners. 

President Putin of Russia announced last week his plans to draft 300,000 men to fight in Ukraine, which has sparked protests across the country and hundreds of arrests.  Eurovision News Events is offering live studios and live positions for your journalists, for your guests, and also ENG newsgathering crews, producers, SNG trucks, and any broadcast services you need to cover this important and developing story.  

The Informal EU summit will take place at the Prague Castle on 6 and 7 October 2022. More information on the Czech Presidency website

A meeting of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) at the level of Defence Ministers will take place on 12 and 13 October at the NATO Headquarters in Brussels. The meeting will be chaired by the NATO Secretary General, Jens Stoltenberg, who will brief the media after the meeting.

The Transport, Telecommunications and Energy council meeting wil take place in Prague on 12 October 2022. More information on the Czech Presidency website

The Foreign Affairs council will take place in Prague on 30-31 October 2022. More information on the Czech Presidency website

This year's UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) will take place in Sharm El-Sheikh 7-18 November. Many attending nations have recognised a shortfall in reducing emission targets since COP26 and have vowed to review this before the new conference. The decision to hold the conference has raised some concerns from protesters, with President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi overseeing a hard-line crackdown on civil rights and outlawing dissent.  

The US midterm elections will be held on Tuesday, November 8th, 2022.  During this election 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate will be contested.  The election will be an informal referendum of the Biden presidency with Republicans looking to take over both the Senate and the House. Eurovision will offer live standup positions overlooking the U.S. Capitol. 

The 17th G20 Heads of State and Government Summit will take place 15 and 16 November in Bali. Indonesia's new ambassador to Australia announced a plan to invite Russian President Putin to the meeting, but some western leaders, including Joe Biden and Scott Morrison, have called for Russia to be expelled from the G20 over its invasion of Ukraine. The summit could face boycotts and backlash if Putin does attend in November.

The 2022 FIFA World Cup is scheduled to take place in Qatar, from 21 November to 18 December 2022. This will be the first World Cup ever to be held in the Arab World and will be the last to involve 32 teams. It will be also the first World Cup of football in winter because of the weather; traditionnaly it unfolds in summer.