EU lawmakers will vote on the Brexit deal, Brussels, Jan 29 (18.00 CET)
US - Secretary Mike Pompeo to visit London, Jan 29
Russia - Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu visits Moscow, Jan 29
President Steinmeier, Israeli counterpart Rivlin address parliamentary session in homage to Nazi victims, Berlin, Jan 29
US - Trump holds rally in Iowa, four days before state kicks off primary season, Jan 30
US Secretary Pompeo to visit Ukraine, Jan 30-31
Britain will cease to be a member of the European Union at midnight, Jan 31
Global - World Hijab Day, Feb 1
World Interfaith Harmony Week, Feb 1
US - Secretary Mike Pompeo to visit Minsk, Feb 1, Nur-Sultan, Feb 1-2
US - Secretary Mike Pompeo to visit Tashkent, Feb 2-3
US - Iowa caucuses, Feb 3
WHO - World Cancer Day, Feb 4
US - Trump to give State of the Union address, Washington, Feb 4
UN - International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation, Feb 6
Heritage Foundation: Why the US Needs a Strong NATO, Washington, Feb 6
Azerbaijan - Early parliamentary elections, Feb 9
Academy Awards 2020, Feb 9
European Parliament plenary session, Strasbourg, Feb 10-13
Safer Internet Day, Feb 11
US - New Hampshire primaries, Feb 11
UN - World Radio Day, Feb 13
Global - Valentine's Day, Feb 14
Munich Security Conference, Feb 14-16
Serbia's National Day, Feb 15
US - Presidents' Day 2020, Feb 17
EU - Foreign Affairs Council, Brussels, Feb 17
EU - Donors' Conference (Albania), Brussels, Feb 17
Germany - Berlinale Film Festival, Feb 20-29
UN - World Day of Social Justice, Feb 20
UN - International Mother Language Day, Feb 21
Iran - Parliamentary election, Feb 21
G20 finance ministers, central bank governors meeting, Riyadh, Feb 22-23
US - Nevada Democratic caucuses, Feb 22
Mobile World Congress, Barcelona, Feb 24-27
EU General Affairs Council meeting, Brussels, Feb 25
US - South Carolina Democratic primary, Feb 29
Slovak parliamentary elections, Feb 29
Tajikistan - President of Tajikistan sets parliamentary elections for Mar 1
Israel will hold unprecedented third election in a year, Mar 2
Freedom House: Freedom in the World 2020, Mar 4
EU - Informal meeting of defense ministers, Zagreb, Mar 4-5
China’s National People’s Congress, Beijing, Mar 5
EU - Informal Meeting of Foreign Affairs Ministers, Zagreb, Mar 5-6
One World Film Festival, Mar 5-14
Paris Book Fair, Mar 20-23
UN - International Day of Nowruz, Mar 21
UN - World Water Day, Mar 22
EU - Foreign Affairs Council, Brussels, Mar 23
UNESCO - 2020 Global Education Monitoring Report- Global launch, Mar 24
European Council, Brussels, Mar 26-27
Global - Earth Hour, Mar 28
The Moscow Court has extended the arrest of Paul Whelan until Mar 29
UN - Mine Awareness Day, Apr 4
WHO - World Health Day, Apr 7
World - International Roma Day, Apr 8
Russian constitutional referendum slated for Apr 12
Easter 2020, Apr 12
North Macedonia - Snap parliamentary election, Apr 12
World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings, Washington, Apr 17 –19
Orthodox Easter 2020, Apr 19
World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings, Washington, Apr 17 –19
EU - General Affairs Council, Luxembourg, Apr 21
EU - Foreign Affairs Council, Luxembourg, Apr 22
Armenia marks Genocide Remembrance Day, Apr 24
The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra is planning a 24-hour Beethoven marathon, Apr 25-26
UN - World Press Freedom Day, May 3
EU-Western Balkans summit in 2020, Zagreb, May 6-7
V-Day in Russia, May 9
EU - Foreign Affairs Council, Brussels, May 11
Eurovision Song Contest 2020, Rotterdam, May 12-16
Cannes Film Festival, May 12-23
Pope Francis is inviting world leaders and young people to an event called “Reinventing the Global Educational Alliance”, Vatican, May 14
EU - Foreign Affairs Council, Luxembourg, June 15
Global - International Children's Day, June 1
UN - World Environment Day, June 5
IISS - Shangri-La Dialogue is Asia's premier defense summit, Singapore, June 5-7
The UEFA Euro 2020, June 12-July 12
European Council, Brussels, June 18-19
UN - World Refugee Day, June 20
GMF - Brussels Forum, June 25-27
Germany's EU Presidency, July 1- Dec 31
55th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, July 3-11
US - Independence Day, July 4
Czech Republic - Sts. Cyril and Methodius Day, July 5
Czech Republic - Jan Hus Day, July 6
UN - World Population Day, July 11
Salzburg Festival 2020 (100th anniversary), July 18-Aug 30
Russia - SCO summit, Chelyabinsk, July 22-23
2020 Olympic Games, Tokyo, July 24-Aug 9
UN - World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, July 30
Hiroshima marks the anniversary of 1945 nuclear attack, Aug 6
Sarajevo Film Festival, Aug 14-21
Venice Film Festival, Aug 26-Sept 5
Belarus - Presidential election of 2020, Aug 30
EU-China Summit in Leipzig, September
Bulgaria - Unification Day, Sept 6
The 75th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA 75), New York, Sep 15-30
China - National Day, Oct 1
UN - International Day of Older Persons, Oct 1
UN - International Music Day, Oct 1
UN - World Teachers' Day, Oct 5
Kyrgyzstan - Parliamentary elections, Oct 4
WEF - Global Competitiveness Report 2020-21, Oct 7
US - Columbus Day, Oct 12
UN - World Hand-Washing Day, Oct 15
UN - International Day of Rural Women, Oct 15
UN - World Food Day, Oct 16
European Council, Brussels, Oct 15-16
UN - World Food Day, Oct 16
World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings, Oct 16-18, 2020
The 2020 World Expo will open in Dubai, Oct 20
Climate Conference, COP 26, Glasgow, November
US - Election Day, Nov 3
Tajikistan - Presidential election November, 2020 TBD
Georgia - Parliamentary elections, November, 2020
Saudi Arabia - 2020 G20 Summit, Riyadh, Nov 21-22
European Council, Brussels, Dec 10-11