After a year 2020 disrupted by the coronavirus crisis, the appearance of vaccines should allow the holding of several major postponed events, such as the Euro football or the Olympic Games.
2021 will also be marked by the parliamentary elections in Germany, which will appoint a successor to Angela Merkel.
Will the year 2021 mark the return to a more "normal" life?
After a year 2020 turned upside down by the coronavirus pandemic, the whole world hopes to give itself a little respite with the arrival of new vaccines.
Several major events, postponed last year due to the health situation, should thus be held in 2021. Exceptionally, the Euro football and the Olympic Games, two of the biggest sports competitions in the world, will therefore be held in the summer of an odd year.
Some major cultural events, such as the Cannes Film Festival, canceled last year, could also take place.
2021 will also mark the end of an era in Germany, and more broadly for the entire European Union, with the departure of Chancellor Angela Merkel next September, the date of the German parliamentary elections.
Europe 1 lists the major events of 2021… subject to the evolution of the pandemic, of course.
JANUARY 2021
January 11: first anniversary of the announcement by China of the first death of atypical pneumonia, then named Covid-19.
A year later, the coronavirus killed several million people and forced much of the planet to take drastic measures to contain the epidemic.
In January, the first vaccination campaigns should start, or have already started in several countries.
January 18: Karachi case, trial of Edouard Balladur and François Léotard before the Court of Justice of the Republic (until February 19).
It is one of the most sensitive politico-financial affairs of the Fifth Republic.
Former Prime Minister Edouard Balladur, 90 years old today, will be tried for suspicion of secret financing of his 1995 presidential campaign. His former Minister of Defense, François Léotard, will appear alongside him.
January 20: reopening of restaurants in France.
If the health situation allows, the government should authorize the reopening of restaurants, a new stage in the deconfinement announced in November by Emmanuel Macron.
January 20: investiture ceremony of Joe Biden, 46th President of the
United States.
After an election with suspense and length, the Democrat was elected at the head of the first world power.
Even if his predecessor, Donald Trump, still has not admitted defeat (for the moment).
FEBRUARY 2021
Cesar award ceremony.
One year after a sulphurous edition, marked by the departure of Adèle Haenel in full ceremony after the award of the best director to Roman Polanski, the next César are eagerly awaited.
French cinema, in crisis, has completely renewed its governing bodies and must agree on a new format and a date for the 2021 edition.
February 28: Golden Globes ceremony.
Across the Atlantic, the Golden Globes will kick off the traditional award-giving period, culminating in the Oscars.
MARCH 2021
March 17: trial of Nicolas Sarkozy in the Bygmalion affair (until April 15).
New judicial appointment for the former President of the Republic, this time on his campaign expenses for the 2012 presidential election. The former president, tried for "illegal financing of the electoral campaign", is prosecuted for having exceeded the threshold legal election expenses of more than 20 million euros, despite alerts from campaign accountants in March and April 2012.
March 29: judgment at the trial of the Mediator health scandal.
The victims of Mediator, this drug prescribed for 33 years by the Servier laboratories and held responsible for hundreds of deaths, will finally know the end of a very long legal battle.
The prosecution requested a 10 million euro fine and imprisonment for the former n ° 2 of the group.
APRIL 2021
April 25: Oscar ceremony.
Who will succeed
Parasite
, the South Korean film that won the last Academy Awards?
Response on April 25… subject to the evolution of the pandemic in the United States.
MAY 2021
May 11: 74th edition of the Cannes film festival (until the 22nd).
Canceled last year due to the coronavirus, the most prestigious film festival in the world will return in 2021. In what format?
This still remains to be decided.
May 18: Eurovision Song Contest 2021 (until 22).
You know the refrain, which has been repeated over and over since 1977: will France finally find a successor to Marie Myriam, the last French winner of Eurovision?
Final of the Champions League
: in football too, France is desperately looking for a club to succeed OM, the only French winner of the C1 in 1993. Last year, PSG lost in the final against Bayern Munich.
The date of the final, which will take place in Istanbul, has not yet been determined.
JUNE 2021
Regional elections in France.
Initially scheduled for March, the regional elections should, unless the situation turns around, be postponed to June 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.
June 11: kickoff of the Euro football.
Scheduled across the continent, the European football championship will be held after a one-year postponement.
UEFA could, however, decide to reduce the number of host countries, depending on the evolution of the health situation.
June 18: presidential election in Iran.
Hassan Rohani, president of the Islamic Republic since 2013, will not be able to run under the constitution.
His successor will be known in June.
JULY 2021
July 11: final of the Euro football.
Who will succeed Portugal?
In 2016, the Portuguese beat the France team in the final, at the Stade de France, to win their first international title.
Will the Blues take their revenge?
July 23: opening ceremony of the Summer Olympic Games.
Postponed due to the pandemic, the Olympics are taking place as planned in Tokyo.
On the other hand, many uncertainties remain, in particular on the presence or not of spectators.
AUGUST 2021
August 8: closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics.
After the Japanese capital, the Olympics will take place in Paris in 2024.
SEPTEMBER 2021
Beginning of the trial of the attacks of November 13, 2015.
It is the most anticipated trial of the year in France.
Originally scheduled for January 2021, it was finally postponed to September 2021, with dates still to be set.
This extraordinary trial, which will take place on the Ile de la Cité in Paris, should last from five to six months.
September 26: German legislative elections, succession of Angela Merkel.
A page of history will turn.
Chancellor since 2005, the most powerful woman in the world, Angela Merkel has long announced that she will not stand for re-election in the next parliamentary elections.
A heavy legacy to bear for his (or his) successor (e).