Press briefing on this week’s plenary session 

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Spokespersons for the European Parliament will hold a last-minute online press briefing on the 29 - 30 March session today at 14.30

When: Wednesday 29 March at 14.30 via Interactio, webstreaming and EbS+



Key topics this week include:


  • Final vote on new legislation on pay transparency to close the gender pay gap
  • New rules to protect online shoppers and vulnerable customers: final vote
  • Key debate with Presidents Michel and von der Leyen on the 23-24 March EU summit
  • Debate and vote on Commission 2022 report on the state of the Rule of Law in the EU
  • Reducing emissions from fluorinated greenhouse gases and substances that damage the ozone layer
  • Ceremony on the 25th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement



The online press briefing will be in English and French (without interpretation).


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

You can follow it live from 14.30 on Wednesday 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.