(AGENPARL) - Roma, 2 Ottobre 2023 - (AGENPARL) – lun 02 ottobre 2023 None [1] Press service ** European Parliament **
Media advisory 02-10-2023 None [2] Press briefing on this week’s plenary session
The European Parliament’s spokesperson will hold a last-minute briefing on the 2-5 October plenary session today at 16.30.
When: Monday 2 October at 16.30
Where: Daphne Caruana Galizia Press room and via Interactio [3]
Key topics this week include:
Debate and vote on the Media Freedom Act to protect journalists and media outlets; New trade policy tool to protect the EU from economic blackmail: debate and final vote; Key debate: need for a speedy adoption of the pact on asylum and migration; Question Time with Commission on EU-China relations; Revision of the EU’s 2021-2027 long-term budget: debate and vote; Appointment of Wopke Hoekstra as Commissioner and new role for Commission Vice-President Maroš Šef?ovi?: hearings and vote; Formal sitting with Petr Pavel, President of the Czech Republic. Interpretation of the press briefing will be available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Polish.
Journalists wishing to actively participate and ask questions, please connect via Interactio by using this: https://ep.interactio.eu/66e2-hy1p-1w4u [4]
You can follow it live from 16.30 on Monday in Parliament’s Daphne Caruana Galizia press room or via Parliament’s webstreaming [5] and EbS+ [6] .
Information for the media – Use Interactio to ask questions*
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.
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.
For more details, check the connection guidelines and recommendations for remote speakers. [7]
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