Press briefing on plenary session today at 15.30 

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The European Parliament’s and political groups’ spokespersons will hold a briefing on the 17-20 May plenary session today at 15.30.

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


  • Debate on waiver of vaccine patents
  • EU strategy towards Israel-Palestine
  • Erasmus+/Creative Europe/EU Solidarity Corps programmes
  • Just Transition Fund
  • Ecocide/Environmental Liability
  • Enlargement prospects / Turkey / Montenegro

Interpretation will be available in English, French and German.


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



You can also follow it live from 15.30 on Monday via Parliament’s webstreaming and EbS+.

Important notice: Following the decision by EP President Sassoli upon advice of Parliament’s medical service, everyone wishing to enter Parliament’s premises must wear either a medical type face maskas of 26 April. Entering Parliament wearing so-called ‘community masks’ or other masks made of textiles won’t be allowed.

Information for the media - Use Interactio to ask questions


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