Press briefing on this week’s plenary session today at 16.30

Met dank overgenomen van Europees Parlement (EP) i, gepubliceerd op maandag 5 juli 2021.

The European Parliament’s spokesperson will hold a last-minute briefing on the 5-8 July plenary session today at 16.30.

When: Monday 5 July - 16.30

Where: Daphne Caruana Galizia Press room and via Interactio

The main topics that MEPs will discuss and vote on this week include:

  • Rights of LGBTIQ citizens in Hungary/Rule of Law/Fundamental Rights in Hungary and Poland
  • Debate with Prime Minister Janez Janša on Slovenian Presidency of the Council
  • Debate with Presidents Michel and von der Leyen on outcome of EU summit
  • Preventing sexual exploitation of children online
  • Guidelines for applying the Rule of law conditionality rules
  • Infrastructure projects connecting EU regions
  • Strengthening the role of the European Medicines Agency

Interpretation will be available in English, French and German.

Journalists wishing to actively participate remotely and ask questions, please connect via Interactio by using this link: https://broadcaster.interactio.eu/join/66e2-hy1p-1w4u

You can follow the briefing from Parliament’s Daphne Caruana Galizia press room or watch it live from 16.30 via Parliament’s webstreaming and EbS+.

Important notice: Following EP President Sassoli i’s decision, after advice from Parliament’s medical service, everyone wishing to enter Parliament’s premises must wear a medical type face mask. Entering Parliament wearing so-called ‘community masks’ or other masks made of textiles will not be allowed.

Information for the media - Use Interactio to ask questions

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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.

For more details, check the connection guidelines and recommendations for remote speakers.