Press briefing on this week’s plenary session

European Parliament's spokespersons will hold a last-minute briefing on the 5 - 8 May plenary session today at 16.30.

When: Monday 5 May at 16.30

Where: Daphne Caruana Galizia Press room and via Interactio

Key topics this week include:

• Debate on and vote on Parliament's priorities for the next long-term budget for the EU
• Debate on US trade measures and global trade opportunities for the EU
• Debate on EU contribution to a just peace deal for Ukraine
• Vote on more flexibility on CO2 emission performance standards for new cars and vans
• Vote on rules to prevent security risks arising from foreign investments in the EU
• Debate and vote on greater flexibility in gas storage refilling to address market and bring down prices
• Commemoration of the end of the World War II in Europe
• Debate on the 19 May EU-UK summit in London
• Debate with Kaja Kallas on EU-Türkiye relations, followed by a vote
• Debate on the Iberian peninsula electricity blackout

Interpretation of the press briefing will be available in English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Polish.

Journalists wishing to actively participate and ask questions, please connect via Interactio using this link: https://ep.interactio.eu/s871-h7gf-91mi

You can follow it live from 16.30 on Monday in Parliament's Daphne Caruana Galizia press room or via Parliament's webstreaming and EbS+.

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• Delphine COLARD

  Spokesperson of the European Parliament and Head of Spokesperson's Unit

  Kontaktangaben:

  • Telefon: (+32) 2 28 43383 (BXL)
  • Telefon: (+33) 3 881 64123 (STR)
  • Mobiltelefonnummer: (+32) 498 98 44 85
  • E-Mail: delphine.colard@europarl.europa.eu

• Neil CORLETT

  Head of the Press Unit

  Kontaktangaben:

  • Telefon: (+32) 2 28 42077 (BXL)
  • Telefon: (+33) 3 881 74167 (STR)
  • Mobiltelefonnummer: (+32) 470 89 16 63
  • E-Mail: neil.corlett@europarl.europa.eu