Press release - Press briefing on this week’s plenary session

When: Monday 5 February at 16.30

Where: Daphne Caruana Galizia Press room and via Interactio

Key topics this week include:

• Key debate with Presidents Michel and von der Leyen on the outcome of the 1 February Special European Council;
• Debate on the need for unwavering EU support for Ukraine, two years into Russia’s war of aggression;
• Debate and vote on new rules on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques;
• Debate on the situation of farmers and on prices of agricultural products;
• Russian attempts to interfere in the EU’s democratic processes: debate and vote;
• Debate and final vote on ensuring instant payments in euro;
• Rise in antisemitism and anti-Muslim hatred: debate;
• Vote on the state of EU values in Greece;
• “This is Europe” debate with Romanian President Klaus Iohannis.

Interpretation of the press briefing will be available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Polish.

Journalists wishing to actively participate and ask questions, please connect via Interactio by using this: https://ep.interactio.eu/1dxr-tkkf-mpje

You can follow it live from 16.30 on Monday in Parliament’s Daphne Caruana Galizia press room or via Parliament’s webstreaming and EbS+.

Information for the media - Use Interactio to ask questions

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Contacts:

• Jaume DUCH GUILLOT

  EP Spokesperson and Director General for Communication

  Contact data:

  • Phone number: (+32) 2 28 43000 (BXL)
  • Phone number: (+33) 3 881 74705 (STR)
  • Mobile number: (+32) 496 59 94 76
  • E-mail: jaume.duch@europarl.europa.eu

• Delphine COLARD

  Head of Spokesperson’s Unit and Deputy Spokesperson

  Contact data:

  • Phone number: (+32) 2 28 43383 (BXL)
  • Phone number: (+33) 3 881 64123 (STR)
  • Mobile number: (+32) 498 98 44 85
  • E-mail: delphine.colard@europarl.europa.eu

• Neil CORLETT

  Head of the Press Unit

  Contact data:

  • Phone number: (+32) 2 28 42077 (BXL)
  • Phone number: (+33) 3 881 74167 (STR)
  • Mobile number: (+32) 470 89 16 63
  • E-mail: neil.corlett@europarl.europa.eu