Manhunt continues for the gunman who opened fire at a Christmas market in Strasbourg Police union officials identified on Wednesday the suspected assailant as Cherif Chekatt, a 29-year-old with a thick police record for crimes including armed robbery. France immediately raised its terror alert level. A Manhunt is underway. France's anti-terror prosecutor said two people were killed and one left brain-dead in Tuesday's attack in the eastern French city.

The 24th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 24) to the UNFCCC will take place from 3-14 December 2018 in the city of Katowice, Poland. COP 24 is expected to finalize the rules for implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate change under the Paris Agreement work program.

Theresa May has won the ballot on the leadership of the Conservative Party with a comfortable majority making her immune from a further challenge for a year. She is understood to have promised not to call a "snap general election" and told Conservative MPs that she won’t lead the party into the 2022 election. Speaking outside Downing Street, May said a "significant number of colleagues did cast a vote against me", but insisted "we need to get on with the job of delivering a Brexit

The European Council on 13-14 December 2018 will focus on the EU's long-term budget, single market, migration and external relations.

The 31st European Film Awards will be celebrated in Seville, the capital of southern Spain’s Andalusia region. The ceremony will take place at the Teatro de la Maestranza, a lyrical and musical theatre which, since 1991, has led the way for opera in the south of Europe.During the ceremony, the legendary Greek director and master of the political thriller, Costa-Gavras, will be presented with the Honorary Award of the EFA President and Board British actor Ralph Fiennes

The President of the Republic of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, as the current Chairperson of the African Union, and the Federal Chancellor of the Republic of Austria, Sebastian Kurz, as Austria holds the rotating presidency of the Council of the EU, cordially invite African and European heads of state or government, CEOs of major global companies as well as innovative entrepreneurs and stakeholders to the High‑Level Forum Africa‑Europe.

RDC elections on Dec. 23 will mark Congo’s first democratic transfer of power and end incumbent President Joseph Kabila’s presidency that began in 2001 after the assassination of his father. After 17 years as president, Joseph Kabila surprised many by announcing he will step down. His presidency has been dogged by allegations of corruption and human rights abuses. Please state your interest for this event before 21 December .

Pope Francis will celebrate Christmas Eve Mass and deliver his ‘Urbi et Orbi’ Christmas message. The Pontiff will preside over the traditional Christmas Eve mass in Saint Peter's Basilica on December 24. At midday on Christmas day Pope Francis will deliver his Urbi et Orbi message (Latin for "to the city and to the world") from the central Loggia of the Vatican Basilica. Tens of thousands of people are expected to gather in Saint Peter's Square to hear the Pope’s Christmas day message.

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.

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.

The United Kingdom is scheduled to leave the European Union at 11pm UK time on Friday, 29 March 2019.

The next European Parliament elections are expected to take place on 23-26 May 2019. Elections to the EP are held every five years. We offer a wide range of services at this event.

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.