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

When: Monday 26 February at 16.30

Where: Daphne Caruana Galizia Press room and via Interactio

Key topics this week include:

• Address by Yulia Navalnaya and debate and vote on the murder of Alexei Navalny and the need for EU action to support civil society in Russia;
• Final vote on the EU nature restoration law;
• Environmental crimes and related sanctions: debate and final vote;
• Funding for Ukraine, revision of the EU long-term budget and making the EU more competitive and resilient in strategic sectors: debate and final vote;
• The need for unwavering EU support for Ukraine, two years into Russia’s invasion: vote on a resolution;
• Key debate and vote on a stronger European security and defence policy;
• Debate on the war in the Gaza Strip, including recent developments related to the International Court of Justice and UNRWA;
• Final vote on new rules to protect journalists and activists from abusive lawsuits aimed at silencing them;
• Debate and final vote on transparency and targeting of political advertising; and
• Debate and vote on new rules on driving licences.

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