(AGENPARL) - Roma, 16 Dicembre 2024 - (AGENPARL) – lun 16 dicembre 2024 None [1] Press service ** European Parliament **
Media advisory
16-12-2024 None [2] Press briefing on this week’s plenary session
European Parliament’s spokespersons will hold a last-minute briefing on the 16 – 19 December plenary session today at 16.30.
When: Monday 16 December at 16.30*
Where: Daphne Caruana Galizia Press room and via Interactio [3] *
Key topics next week include:
Award of the Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought 2024 to María Corina Machado and Edmundo González Urrutia from Venezuela Debate on misinformation and disinformation on social media and the dangers for free and fair elections in Europe Debate with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on latest developments in Syria, its geopolitical implications, and the humanitarian situation in the region Debate on Russia’s manipulation of history and use of false narratives to justify its war in Ukraine with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas Debate with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on the protests in Georgia following the recent disputed elections Debate on MEPs’ demands for the 19 December EU summit and the Western Balkans Summit on 18 December EU deforestation law: Vote on postponing its application for one year the application Election of the new European Ombudsman Vote on setting up two standing committees on security and defence and on public health, and two special committees on democracy protection and on housing 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/uw5m-71vf-mi2k [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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