The press conference will take place following a meeting with representatives of the EU’s institutions and advisory bodies for the creation of an interinstitutional framework of cooperation on ethical standards.
Parliament has been calling for the EU institutions to have an ethics body since September 2021, one with real investigative authority and a structure fit for purpose. MEPs reiterated the call in December 2022, and in 2023 declared the Commission’s proposal “unsatisfactory”.
Who: Vice-President Katarina Barley (S&D, DE), AFCO Chair Salvatore De Meo (EPP, IT), rapporteur Daniel Freund (Greens/EFA, DE)
When: Tuesday 12 March, 18:30 – 19:00 CET
Where: European Parliament in Strasbourg, Daphne Caruana Galizia press conference room (WEISS N -1/201) and online, with interpretation to and from English, French, German, and Italian.
How: Accredited journalists can join the press conference in person. Those wishing to actively participate and ask questions remotely can do so via Interactio. The press conference will be streamed live and become available on demand on Parliament’s Multimedia Centre.
Using Interactio to ask questions
Interactio is only supported on iPad (with the Safari browser) and Mac/Windows (with the Google Chrome browser).
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 interventions with 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.
For more details, check the connection guidelines and recommendations for remote speakers.
