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Press service
European Parliament
Press release
13-12-2022
Following the 2022 Sakharov Prize award ceremony, EP President Roberta Metsola will hold a press conference with the laureates at around 12.45 on Wednesday.
The European Parliament’s 2022 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought has been awarded to the brave Ukrainian people. At Wednesday’s press conference, they will be represented by:
– Yuliia Paievska, founder of the evacuation medical unit “Angels of Taira”;
– Oleksandra Matviychuk, Chair of the Center for Civil Liberties;
– Ivan Fedorov, Mayor of Melitopol.
The press conference will take place at around 12.45 in Parliament’s Daphne Caruana Galizia press conference room in Strasbourg.
There will be interpretation into English, French, Ukrainian, Russian, German and Polish.
Information for the media
Journalists who want to ask questions, can connect via Interactio by using the link https://ep.interactio.eu/66e2-hy1p-1w4u
Interactio is only supported on iPad (with the Safari browser) and Mac/Windows (with the Google Chrome browser).
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 interventions with video.
When connected, open the chat window (upper right corner) to be able to see the service messages. IT assistance can be provided if necessary.
For more details, check the [connection guidelines](http://www.epgencms.europarl.europa.eu/cmsdata/upload/fbd4b6dc-23f7-4725-b104-0553bd977cbc/linc-remote-connection-guidelines_en.pdf) and [recommendations for remote speakers](http://www.epgencms.europarl.europa.eu/cmsdata/upload/ba24d4cc-68c1-4ce6-b96c-32f42e3efcb0/linc-remote-connection-speakers_en.pdf).
Further information
[Announcement of the brave People of Ukraine, represented by their President, elected leaders and civil society as the 2022 laureate, by Roberta Metsola, EP President](https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/video/sakharov-prize-for-freedom-of-thought-2022-announcement-of-the-brave-people-of-ukraine-represented-by-their-president-elected-leaders-and-civil-society-as-the-2022-laureate-by-roberta-metsola-ep-president_I231809)
[EP Multimedia Centre: Sakharov Prize 2022](https://multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/package/sakharov-prize-2022_24302)
Viktor ALMQVIST
Press Officer