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This article covers daily news and events in February 2020 .

Daily events

Saturday 1st February 2020

• Islamabad / Pakistan : Due to the worst plague of locusts in more than two decades, the government has declared a national emergency.
• Mogadishu / Somalia : Due to the locust plague, the government declares a national emergency.

Sunday February 2, 2020

• Berlin / Germany : The final of the German Masters 2020 will take place in the Tempodrom .
• Cologne / Germany : Opening of the International Confectionery Fair (until February 5th)
• London / United Kingdom : An attacker stabbed several people, he was carrying a dummy explosive. The police assume an Islamist attack.
• Miami Gardens / United States : Super Bowl LIV at Hard Rock Stadium

Monday 3rd February 2020

• Pristina / Kosovo : Albin Kurti was elected Prime Minister of Kosovo .

Tuesday 4th February 2020

• Wilsum ( County of Bentheim ) / Germany : Around 1500 farmers with 1000 tractors (Aktion Land Creates Connection ) demonstrate against the intended regulatory changes in agriculture on the occasion of a speech by Federal Agriculture Minister Julia Klöckner (CDU) .
• Bahçesaray / Turkey : Avalanche accident near Bahçesaray

Wednesday 5th February 2020

• Erfurt / Germany : Thomas L. Kemmerich ( FDP ) is elected Prime Minister of the Free State of Thuringia in the 3rd ballot ; His election was criticized because the FDP only barely exceeded the 5% hurdle and won the election mainly through the votes of the AfD .
• Bucharest / Romania : The Ludovic Orban I cabinet overthrows a vote of no confidence by the PSD .
• Istanbul / Turkey : A Boeing 737-800 of the Turkish low-cost airline Pegasus Airlines (registration number TC-IZK ) had an accident at around 4:20 p.m. while landing at Istanbul-Sabiha Gökçen Airport . The machine came from Izmir . On landing it shot over the runway and collided with the boundary wall of the airport, breaking it in three parts. At least three people were killed in the incident and several passengers were injured, some seriously (see also Pegasus Airlines flight 2193 ) .
• Bahçesaray / Turkey : Avalanche accident near Bahçesaray

Thursday February 6, 2020

• Erfurt / Germany : The Prime Minister of the Free State of Thuringia Thomas L. Kemmerich ( FDP ) announced one day after taking office that he would submit an application to dissolve the Thuringian state parliament for a new election. Kemmerich was criticized for having won the election only thanks to agreements with the AfD .
• Jerusalem / Israel : A car crashes into a crowd, the authorities assume a terrorist attack.
• Washington DC / United States : The impeachment proceedings against US President Donald Trump have been suspended after an acquittal.

Friday 7th February 2020

• Dresden / Germany : Dresden Semper Opera Ball

Saturday 8th February 2020

• Dublin / Ireland : Elections for Dáil Éireann
• Montreux / Switzerland : Start of the Europe Top 16 Cup in table tennis
• Nakhon Ratchasima / Thailand : 26 people die in a rampage by a former soldier. The perpetrator was shot dead by the police.
• Santa Monica / United States : At the 35th Independent Spirit Awards , the film The Black Diamond (Uncut Gems) will be awarded in the categories of Best Director ( Benny Safdie and Josh Safdie), Best Actor ( Adam Sandler ) and Best Editing (Ronald Bronstein and Benny Safdie) excellent.
• Washington DC / United States : Following the impeachment proceedings against Donald Trump , key witnesses who testified against the president will be sacked.

Sunday February 9, 2020

• Bern / Switzerland : Referendum on a law to punish homophobia . The Swiss voted in favor of the draft law with a majority of over 60%.
• Los Angeles / United States : In Dolby Theater the ceremony which takes place 92nd Academy Awards instead.
• Montreux / Switzerland : Timo Boll and Petrissa Solja win gold at the Europe Top 16 Cup in table tennis.
• Yaoundé / Cameroon : general election

Monday February 10, 2020

• Cape Canaveral / United States : An Atlas V rocket brings the European space probe Solar Orbiter on its way to the sun.
• Berlin / Germany : The CDU chairwoman Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has surprisingly announced that she is renouncing the candidacy for chancellor and is withdrawing from party leadership.

Tuesday February 11, 2020

• Munich / Germany : Cardinal Marx withdraws from chairing the Bishops' Conference .

Wednesday February 12, 2020

• Vienna / Austria : The final of the protest song contest takes place in the Rabenhof Theater

Thursday February 13, 2020

• Strasbourg / France : The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled in a landmark ruling that illegal migrants can be sent back to Morocco immediately by push-back without a procedure and that this procedure does not violate the human rights convention.

Friday February 14, 2020

• Berlin / Germany : The Federal Council meets for the first time since the reunification of Germany without the participation of the state of Thuringia and rejects a proposal for a speed limit .
• Erfurt / Germany : The Thuringian CDU chairman Mike Mohring announces his withdrawal.
• Munich / Germany : Start of the 56th Munich Security Conference (until February 16)
• Paris / France : Two weeks before the presentation of the most important French film awards, the Bureau of César - Price Academy resigned closed.

Saturday 15th February 2020

• Baghdad / Iraq : Several rockets hit the Green Zone near the US embassy.
• Rust / Germany : In Europa Park is Leonie von Hase , the oldest candidate, the Miss Germany selected.

Sunday February 16, 2020

• Grünheide / Germany : The police enforce a decision by the Berlin-Brandenburg Higher Administrative Court and stop the clearing of a pine forest for the planned Tesla car factory .
• Skopje / North Macedonia : After the resignation of the government of Zoran Zaev , the parliament of the Republic of North Macedonia unanimously resolves to dissolve itself ; early elections are to take place on April 12, 2020.

Monday 17th February 2020

• Eisenstadt / Austria : Constituent meeting of the XXII. Legislative period with the election and inauguration of the state government Doskozil II . Hans Peter Doskozil is elected governor by the Burgenland Parliament with 35 out of 36 votes.

Tuesday February 18, 2020

Wednesday 19th February 2020

• Hanau / Germany : A man shoots nine people near several shisha bars. The alleged perpetrator and one other person are later found dead in an apartment in the Kesselstadt district .

Thursday, February 20, 2020

• Berlin / Germany : Opening of the 70th International Film Festival (until March 1st)
• Berlin / Germany : The Higher Administrative Court Berlin-Brandenburg lifts the stop of the construction of the Tesla factory.
• Dublin / Ireland : The incumbent Prime Minister Leo Varadkar announces his resignation.
• Idlib / Syria : Two Turkish soldiers die in an air strike.
• Now Sanschary / Ukraine : Demonstrations against the return of Ukrainian citizens from the Chinese city of Wuhan lead to riots. The protesters fear an outbreak of the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus .
• Vienna / Austria : The Vienna State Opera finds Vienna Opera Ball instead.

Friday February 21, 2020

• Germany : Increase in the police presence in Germany after the Hanau attack .
• Tehran / Iran : general election

Saturday 22nd February 2020

• Lombardy / Italy : The first two coronavirus-related deaths among Europeans are reported in Padua and Cremona , as well as 76 infected people in 5 regions. In the city of Cordogno, as the center of infections, schools and public bars are being closed and residents are being asked to stay at home.
• Lomé / Togo : presidential election
• Fessenheim / France : The Fessenheim I reactor block in the Fessenheim nuclear power plant is decommissioned.
• Gandhinagar / India : At the end of their 13th meeting (CMS COP13), the contracting states of the Bonn Convention agree, among other things, an increased protection status for some endangered migratory wild animals. Ten species are newly placed under the protection of the Convention, of which the highest category is the Asian elephant , whitetip deep-sea shark , jaguar , little bustard , bearded bustard , Hindu bustard and antipodal albatross .

Sunday 23 February 2020

• Hamburg / Germany : State election

Monday February 24, 2020

• London / United Kingdom : Start of the extradition proceedings of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to the USA.
• Putrajaya / Malaysia : Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad resigns, at the same time his party Bersatu declares his withdrawal from the ruling coalition.
• New York City / United States : Film producer Harvey Weinstein is found guilty of rape and sexual assault.
• Volkmarsen / Germany : A car driver drives into a group of spectators of the Rose Monday procession and injures 61 people.

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

Wednesday February 26, 2020

• Berlin / Germany : Start of the UCI Track World Championships 2020 in the Velodrom (until March 1st)
• Karlsruhe / Germany : The Federal Constitutional Court declares Section 217 of the Criminal Code prohibiting commercial euthanasia to be unconstitutional.
• Ljubljana / Slovenia : President Borut Pahor proposes to the ultimately decisive state assembly that Janez Janša be appointed as the new Prime Minister .

Thursday February 27, 2020

• Pyongyang / Democratic People's Republic of Korea : For fear of a SARS-CoV-2 epidemic, North Korea has banned all entry and exit. The travel ban is a violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations . Therefore, the German Embassy closes Pyongyang temporarily.
• Essen / Germany : Thyssenkrupp sells its elevator division Thyssenkrupp Elevator for 17.2 billion euros to a consortium led by Advent International , Cinven and the RAG Foundation .
• New Delhi / India : After protests against the new citizenship law, there were street battles between Hindus and Muslims . So far there have been 32 confirmed fatalities.
• Greece : Strikes against the construction of new refugee camps on Greek islands led to riots with the police.

Friday February 28, 2020

• Bern / Switzerland : In the ordinance on measures to combat the coronavirus (COVID-19) due to the coronavirus epidemic, the Swiss Federal Council decides the special situation according to Art. 6 para. 2 letter b Epidemics Act , which gives the government extended powers to manage the Combat admits. As a first measure, public and private events with over 1000 people are banned. For example, football games, trade fairs and the parades of the Basel Carnival are affected . Among other things, the 90th edition of the Geneva Motor Show , which was scheduled for March 5-15, 2020, had to be canceled. For most of the vehicle manufacturers among the exhibitors , this represents a bitter, but cushionable loss.
• Paris / France : During demonstrations there were riots with the police, during which several cars were set on fire. Due to the smoke development, the Gare de Lyon was temporarily closed.
• Edirne / Turkey : The Turkish government opens its border to migrants to Bulgaria and Greece and as a result of the civil war in Syria in 2020 no longer adheres to the EU-Turkey agreement of March 18, 2016 .

Saturday February 29, 2020

Lydie Polfer , Mayor of Luxembourg

• Bratislava / Slovakia : In the National Council election , the protest party OL'ANO becomes the strongest force with 25.02%, the second strongest force is the social democratic party SMER - SD with 18.29% of the vote.
• Doha / Qatar : The United States and the Taliban sign an agreement on de-escalation in Afghanistan .
• Luxembourg : All state-operated public transport in the country can be used free of charge from today . 1st class on trains and public transport operated by municipalities remain chargeable.

See also

• Nekrolog February 2020 for deaths this month
• List of annually recurring commemorative and action days in February
• Category for commemorative days, holidays or action days in February

Web links

Commons : February 2020  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ https://www.dw.com/en/pakistan-declares-national-emergency-over-locust-swarms/a-52224762
2. ↑ https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/somalia-declares-emergency-after-worst-desert-locusts-invasion
3. ↑ Terror in London: Alleged Islamist with a dummy bomb stabs passers-by. February 3, 2020, accessed February 3, 2020 . 
4. ↑ Süddeutsche Zeitung online: With roses: farmers seek discussion with Klöckner , accessed on February 4, 2020.
5. ↑ Grafschafter Nachrichten: Klöckner's daughter, the winemaker, pours pure wine to farmers , accessed on February 4, 2020.
6. ^ NDR.de: Klöckner bei Landwirten: First roses, then protest , accessed on February 4, 2020.
7. ^ Romanian government overthrown by vote of no confidence. In: ORF.at . February 5, 2020, accessed February 5, 2020 . 
8. ↑ Simon Hradecky: Accident: Pegasus B738 at Istanbul on Feb 5th 2020, overran runway, impacted wall, broke up. In: avherald.com. The Aviation Herald , February 5, 2020, accessed February 5, 2020 . 
9. ^ After the election scandal in Thuringia - Kemmerich gives office back. Retrieved February 6, 2020 . 
10. ↑ Terrorist attack: car crashes into a crowd in Jerusalem. Retrieved February 6, 2020 . 
11. ↑ "Only one can put Trump in his place". Retrieved February 6, 2020 . 
12. ↑ The rampage in Thailand: 26 people die - the perpetrator is said to have streamed on Facebook. February 9, 2020, accessed February 9, 2020 . 
13. ^ Matt Warren: Here are the Winners of the 35th Film Independent Spirit Awards. In: filmindependent.org. February 8, 2020, accessed on February 9, 2020 . 
14. ↑ tagesschau.de: According to the procedure: Trump dismisses impeachment witnesses. Retrieved February 8, 2020 . 
15. ↑ Switzerland votes for the law: Incitement against gays and lesbians is now a punishable offense. February 9, 2020, accessed February 10, 2020 . 
16. ↑ WELT: CDU: AKK renounces the candidacy for chancellor - and Laschet is silent . In: THE WORLD . February 10, 2020 ( welt.de [accessed February 10, 2020]).
17. ↑ DER SPIEGEL: Cardinal Marx withdraws from chairing the Bishops' Conference - DER SPIEGEL - Panorama. Retrieved February 11, 2020 . 
18. ↑ Zeit.de: Spain can send back illegal migrants
19. ↑ A bad decision - even for speedsters. Retrieved February 15, 2020 . 
20. ↑ Polanski scandal - "César" price committee resigns as a whole. Retrieved on February 14, 2020 (German). 
21. ↑ DER SPIEGEL: Rockets struck in the Baghdad Green Zone - DER SPIEGEL - Politics. Accessed February 16, 2020 . 
22. ↑ Nike Laurenz, DER SPIEGEL: Miss Germany 2020: Mama was working - DER SPIEGEL - Panorama. Accessed February 16, 2020 . 
23. ↑ Higher Administrative Court stops clearing in Grünheide. Accessed February 16, 2020 . 
24. ^ Tesla plant in Brandenburg: Higher administrative court stops clearing work. February 16, 2020, accessed February 16, 2020 . 
25. ↑ SPÖ sole government with the same team in Burgenland. In: VOL.at . January 27, 2020, accessed January 27, 2020 . 
26. ↑ No changes in the SPÖ government team. In: ORF.at . January 27, 2020, accessed January 27, 2020 . 
27. ↑ Doskozil elected by all parties to the LH. In: ORF.at . February 17, 2020, accessed February 17, 2020 . 
28. ↑ Shots in Hessen: Suspected perpetrator from Hanau is dead. Tagesschau.de , February 20, 2020, accessed on February 20, 2020 . 
29. ↑ Court lifts Tesla construction freeze in Brandenburg! Retrieved February 20, 2020 . 
30. ↑ DER SPIEGEL: Failed re-election in parliament: Irish Prime Minister Varadkar offers to resign - DER SPIEGEL - Politics. Retrieved February 21, 2020 . 
31. ↑ Tom Sundermann, dpa: Syria: Two Turkish soldiers killed in an air strike in Idlib . In: The time . February 20, 2020, ISSN  0044-2070 ( zeit.de [accessed February 20, 2020]).
32. ↑ DER SPIEGEL: Coronavirus: Riots outside quarantine station in Ukraine - DER SPIEGEL - Politics. Retrieved February 21, 2020 . 
33. ↑ tagesschau.de: Seehofer: Police presence in Germany is increased. Retrieved February 21, 2020 . 
34. ^ Coronavirus, Governo vara decreto: "Off-limits" le aree focolaio. Stop a gite, lavoro e attività sportive. 76 contagiati in Italia, 2 vittime. Retrieved March 24, 2020 (Italian). 
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36. ↑ https://www.cms.int/en/news/cms-cop13-concludes-india-major-new-actions-migratory-species
37. ↑ tagesschau.de: Before extradition proceedings - call for the release of Assange. Retrieved February 24, 2020 . 
38. ↑ süddeutsche.de: Jury finds Weinstein guilty of sex crimes. Retrieved February 24, 2020 . 
39. ↑ The ban on commercial euthanasia is unconstitutional. Handelsblatt , February 26, 2020, accessed on February 26, 2020 . 
40. ↑ Christoph Giesen: Germany closes the embassy in North Korea. Retrieved February 27, 2020 . 
41. ↑ https://www.thyssenkrupp.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/thyssenkrupp-sells-elevator-technology-business-for--17-2-billion-to-consortium-of-bidders-led-by- advent - cinven-and-rag-foundation-19840.html
42. ↑ tagesschau.de: Protests in India: "A miracle that I'm still alive". Retrieved February 28, 2020 . 
43. ^ Riots in India: number of dead rose to 32. Retrieved February 28, 2020 . 
44. ↑ tagesschau.de: Dispute over refugee camps: Escalation on Lesbos. Retrieved February 28, 2020 . 
45. ↑ Official collection : AS 2020 573
46. ↑ Stefan Grundhoff: Shock for the auto industry: Geneva Salon 2020 is canceled. In: Focus online, February 28, 2020
47. ↑ DER SPIEGEL: Clouds of smoke over the Paris train station - DER SPIEGEL - Panorama. Retrieved February 28, 2020 . 
48. ↑ Welt.de: Erdogan wants to leave the border open - violence between migrants and the police
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51. ^ Road to Peace in Afghanistan: Americans and Taliban Sign Agreement . In: FAZ.NET . ISSN  0174-4909 ( faz.net [accessed February 29, 2020]).
52. ↑ Free public transport is just the beginning , tagesschau.de , February 29, 2020.