Source: European Parliament
European Parliament’s spokespersons will hold a last-minute briefing on the 21 – 22 May plenary session on Wednesday at 14.30.
When: Wednesday 21 May at 14.30
Where: Anna Politkovskaya press room in Brussels and via Interactio
Key topics next week include:
- Debate on the EU’s response to the Israeli government’s plan to seize the Gaza Strip, and how to provide effective humanitarian support and secure the hostages’ release
- Debate and vote on simplifying the EU’s carbon leakage instrument
- Debate on the phasing-out of Russian gas, nuclear energy and oil imports
- Vote on imposing new tariffs on fertilisers and additional ones on other agricultural products imported from Russia and Belarus
- Debate on the new single market strategy
- Debate on ways to make Europe more attractive to scientists
- Formal sitting: Address by Nataša Pirc Musar, President of the Republic of Slovenia
Interpretation of the press briefing will be available in English and French.
Journalists wishing to participate actively and ask questions, please connect via Interactio using this link: https://ep.interactio.eu/link/pressconfp1611820
You can follow it live from 14.30 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
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