Press briefing on next week’s plenary session | News

When: Friday 22 November at 11.00

Where: Anna Politkovskaya press room in Brussels and via Interactio

Key topics next week include:

• Election of the 2024-2029 European Commission, preceded by a debate with Ursula von der Leyen on its programme

• Debate and vote on the 2025 EU budget

• Debate and vote on support for Ukraine and Russia’s military cooperation with North Korea

• Debate on the escalating violence and the humanitarian crisis in the Middle East

• Vote on Georgia’s democratic crisis after the elections and alleged electoral fraud

• Debate on the outcome of the COP29 climate talks

• Debate on the results of G20 Summit

• Debate and vote on protecting EU citizens from tobacco smoke exposure

• International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

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:

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.