A. Eurovision debate (May 23)
The Eurovision debate with the main candidates for the Commission presidency will take place on May 23 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. in the plenary hemicycle in Brussels.
The event is organized by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), in collaboration with Parliament’s DG COMM and European political parties, and will bring together accredited media, political groups, institutional representatives and several high-level guests.
Accreditation and access to the Eurovision debate
All accredited EU interinstitutional media holding an annual EP media badge will have access to Parliament for the debate upon presentation of their badge, without having to apply for separate accreditation.
All other journalists wishing to attend the debate will need to register a request for short-term media access via the online accreditation system (JOUREG). If they already have a European Parliament media badge, it will be activated automatically once approved on the registration portal. If they do not have an EP media badge, once the request has been approved in JOUREG, they can collect it from the Accreditation Center in front of the Parliament (Esplanade Solidarność, office 01F035).
Media will be able to follow the debate from a limited number of press seats at the back of the plenary room. You can reserve a place in the audience via this link before Thursday May 16.
If you would like to book other audiovisual services and facilities, please email [email protected]also before Thursday May 16.
The debate will be broadcast live on EBS and the Parliament’s website (Multimedia Centre) as well as by the EBU.
For the graphic press, a photo session will take place before the debate, more details to be confirmed in due course.
Access to the car park on the day of the Eurovision debate
Media requiring a space in the Parliament car park will need to reserve their parking space via the IZIX app a few days before the event. If journalists do not yet have the application, they can request it from [email protected]
B. Election night (June 9)
On June 9, the Brussels hemicycle will be transformed into a press room with a stage area and live TV stations. Access will be limited to accredited media representatives and essential EP staff.
Media will have access to the area in and around the plenary hall and the Karamanlis walkway, where the live audio-visual stations are located. Election night will run from approximately 5:00 p.m. until 1:00 a.m. the following morning. There will be a special broadcast on EbS, as well as streaming on the Multimedia Center.
Accreditation and access on election night
All accredited EU interinstitutional media and holders of an annual EP press badge will have access to Parliament on election night upon presentation of their badge, without having to request separate accreditation.
All other journalists wishing to attend election night will need to register a short-term media access request via the online accreditation system (JOUREG). If they already have a European Parliament media badge, it will be activated automatically once approved on the registration portal. If they do not have an EP media badge, once the request has been approved in JOUREG, they can collect it between June 6 and 9 at the Accreditation Center in front of the Parliament (Esplanade Solidarność, office 01F035) .
To reserve a working place in the chamber, please submit a request via this link before Friday 24 May. If you would like to book other audiovisual services and facilities, please email [email protected]also before Friday May 24.
Journalists present in the press room of the hemicycle will be allocated places subject to availability and will be seated according to their nationality.
Election Night Parking
Parliament’s car park will be free for media on election night – upon presentation of your valid press badge upon entry. It will not be necessary to use the IZIX application used during normal parliamentary weeks.
Election results
Throughout election night, Parliament will continuously publish the election results of all member states. The data will consist of publicly available information from Member States, made available in a harmonized format also available on the official election results website:
https://results.elections.europa.eu/
Media will be able to embed a widget containing the results directly on their own websites. The results included in the widget will be automatically updated during election night whenever a new post is available on the election results website. We also provide “raw data” ready for download. Testing will be carried out with participating media outlets in May to ensure data can be received correctly. To find out how to integrate election results online and participate in testing, please contact: [email protected].
More details on how the results will be made available can be found here.
Originally published in The European Times.
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