World leaders will gather for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos from 22 to 25 January 2019. The theme of this edition will be "Globalisation 4.0" as the organisation vies to send a more inclusive message in the wake of an increasingly fragmented political landscape worldwide.

After the historic defeat of the U.K. Government in the House of Commons and after surviving a vote of no confidence, Theresa May will present updated Brexit plans to the Parliament on Monday 21 January. Eurovision News Events is offering services from Abingdon Green with a view to the Parliament building and from the Prime Ministers office, Nr 10 Downing Street.

World Youth Day 2019 will take place in Panama in January 2019 and will include young people from more than 150 countries. Pope Francis will travel to Panama City, Panama to lead the Catholic faithful at the event. Over 100,000 people are expected to attend.

In response to the invitation of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, His Holiness Pope Francis will visit Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) from 3 to 5 February 2019, to participate in the International Interfaith Meeting on "Human Fraternity". The visit will take place also in response to the invitation of the Catholic Church in the United Arab Emirates.

The new edition of the Sanremo Festival of the Italian Song will take place from February 5 to 9, 2019. The complete programme, rules and list of participants can be found at the official website http://www.rai.it/programmi/sanremo/

One of the most prestigious film festivals in the world, the 69th Berlin International Film Festival, opens on 7 February with the world premiere of Lone Scherfig’s "The Kindness of Strangers" starring Zoe Kazan, Andrea Riseborough and Bill Nighy. The full list of films in competition for the Golden and Silver Bears will be released in January. Film stars will walk the Berlinale’s red carpet every day from 7 to 16 February.

Meetings of the North Atlantic Council (NAC) at the level of Defence Ministers will be held at (New) NATO Headquarters on Wednesday 13 and Thursday 14 February 2019.

Dozens of world leaders and security chiefs will gather at Munich's luxury hotel Bayerischer Hof on 15-17 February 2019 in what has been described as the "Academy Awards for security policy specialists". The Munich Security Conference comprises three days of debates, speeches, and sideline meetings regarding international defence policy.

European Union and Arab leaders will meet in Egypt in late February for their first summit as part of efforts to forge a new European-African alliance and fight migrant smuggling. European leaders first mentioned the summit in Austria last year as they vowed to intensify talks with Egypt and other North African countries to curb illegal migration.

The European Council will take place on 21-22 March 2019 at the Europa building in Brussels.

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.

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

Sibiu will host on May 9, Europe Day, the first EU summit to be organized after Brexit. 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.

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

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

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.