When: Friday 28 March 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 20 March European Council
- Debate with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on the EU’s common foreign, defence, and security policy objectives for 2025, followed by a vote
- Debate on the internal security strategy and on the “Preparedness Union” initiative
- Debate on the new steel and metals action plan and on the EU’s approach to other energy intensive industries (with a resolution on the latter to be put to a vote)
- Debate on the Commission’s recently unveiled savings and investments union initiative
- Debates with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas on the crackdown on democratic protests in Türkiye, the situation in Gaza, and Russian war crimes in Ukraine
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/s871-h7gf-91mi
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 Interactio to ask questions
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