WHEN: Friday 16 January at 11.00
WHERE: Anna Politkovskaya press room in Brussels and via Interactio
Key topics next week include:
- Debate with Presidents Costa and von der Leyen on the results of the December EU summit and the need for a stronger and more sovereign Europe
- Debate on the EU’s response to President Trump’s claims to Greenland.
- Events in Iran: debate with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas, followed by a vote
- Debate with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on the situation in Venezuela
- Votes on fast-tracking the approval of the enhanced cooperation by 24 member states on the €90 billion Ukraine loan, setting up the Ukraine Support Loan for 2026 and 2027, and amending the Ukraine Facility
- Vote on EU-US relations
- Debate and vote on air passenger rights
- Vote on whether to seek the European Court of Justice’s opinion on the compatibility of the EU-Mercosur deals with the EU Treaties
- Debate and vote on a motion of censure against the European Commission.
- Debate on AI deepfakes and sexual exploitation on social media
- Formal sitting with the King of Spain and the President of Portugal celebrating 40 years of the EU membership of Spain and Portugal
- Debate the programme of the Cyprus Council Presidency
Interpretation of 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/pressconfp1254698545582
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.