Press briefing on next week’s plenary session – Friday, 29 September, at 11.00 | News | European Parliament

Key topics next week include:

• Debate and vote on the Media Freedom Act Media Freedom Act to protect journalists and media outlets;
• New trade policy tool to protect the EU from economic blackmail: debate and final vote;
• Key debate: need for a speedy adoption of the pact on asylum and migration;
• Question Time with Commission on EU-China relations;
• Revision of the EU’s 2021-2027 long-term budget: debate and vote;
• Appointment of Wopke Hoekstra as Commissioner and new role for Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič: hearings and vote;
• Formal sitting with Petr Pavel, President of the Czech Republic.

Interpretation of the press briefing will be available in English and French.

Journalists wishing to actively participate and ask questions, please connect via Interactio by using this: https://ep.interactio.eu/66e2-hy1p-1w4u

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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