Spokespersons for Parliament and for the political groups will hold a briefing on the 9 - 12 February plenary session, on Friday at 11.00 in Parliament’s Anna Politkovskaya press room.
WHEN: Friday 6 February at 11.00
WHERE: Anna Politkovskaya press room in Brussels and via Interactio
Key topics next week include:
- Debate on building a stronger European defence and vote on EU strategic defence and security partnerships
- Debate on EU competitiveness and the Draghi report recommendations
- Vote on first EU list of safe countries of origin for asylum seekers and rules on when a non-EU country may be considered safe
- 90% reduction of greenhouse gas emissions by 2040: vote on agreement with Council
- EU-Mercosur agreement: final vote on safeguard clause to prevent imports from harming Europe’s agriculture sector
- Debate on extreme weather events and the need to strengthen EU readiness, preparedness and solidarity
- European Central Bank priorities and activities: debate with President Christine Lagarde, followed by a vote
- Formal sitting with UN General Assembly President Annalena Baerbock
Interpretation of the press briefing will be available in English and French.
You can follow it live from 11.00 on Friday in Parliament’s Anna Politkovskaya press room or via Parliament’s webstreaming and EbS.
Information for the media - Use of Interactio to ask questions
Journalists wishing to participate actively and ask questions, please connect via Interactio using this link: https://ep.interactio.eu/link/pressconfp1254698545582
Interactio is only supported on iPads (with the Safari browser) and Mac/Windows (with the Google Chrome browser). For more details, check the connection guidelines and recommendations for remote speakers.
When connecting, enter your name and the media you are representing in the first name / last name fields. For better sound quality, use headphones and a microphone. Interpretation is only possible for questions asked on video.
Journalists who have never used Interactio before are asked to connect 30 minutes before the start of the press conference to perform a connection test. IT assistance can be provided if necessary. When connected, open the chat window (upper right corner) to be able to see the service messages.