Press briefing on next week’s plenary session 

WHEN: Friday 2 October at 11.00

WHERE: Anna Politkovskaya press room in Brussels and via Interactio

Key topics next week include:

• Debate with Ursula von der Leyen and the Irish Council Presidency on Parliament’s priorities for the 15-16 October European Council

• Debate on an ambitious 2028-2034 EU long-term budget for a strong and resilient Europe

• Debates on addressing the cost-of-living crisis and ways to make housing affordable

• Vote on the new defence innovation programme (AGILE), worth €115 million

• Debate and vote on the undemocratic parliamentary elections in Russia

• Debate on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine

• Debate on effective measures to protect and empower children online

• “This is Europe” debate with the Prime Minister of Portugal, Luís Montenegro

Interpretation for the press briefing will be available in English and French.

You can follow it live from 11.00 on Friday in Parliament’s Anna Politkovskaya press room or via Parliament’s webstreaming and EbS.

Information for the media - Use of Interactio to ask questions

Journalists wishing to participate actively and ask questions, please connect via Interactio using this link: https://ep.interactio.eu/link/pressconfp2359847123471

Interactio is only supported on iPads (with the Safari browser) and Mac/Windows (with the Google Chrome browser). For more details, check the connection guidelines and recommendations for remote speakers.

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 questions asked on 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.