When: Friday 13 December at 11.00
Where: Anna Politkovskaya press room in Brussels and via Interactio
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
Interpretation of the press briefing will be available in English and French.
Journalists wishing to actively participate and ask questions, please connect via Interactio using this link: https://ep.interactio.eu/uw5m-71vf-mi2k
You can follow it live from 11.00 on Friday in Parliament’s Anna Politkovskaya press room room or via Parliament’s webstreaming and EbS.
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.
