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10/20/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 10/20/2025 05:03

Press briefing on this week’s plenary session

European Parliament's spokespersons will hold a last-minute briefing on the 20 - 23 October plenary session today at 16.30.

When: Monday 20 October at 16.30

Where: Daphne Caruana Galizia Press room and via Interactio

Key topics this week include:

  • Debate on the peace agreement in the Middle East and the role of the EU
  • Debate on the 23 October European Council
  • Debate on using Russian frozen assets for Ukraine's reconstruction and defence
  • Votes on new driving licence rules and on reducing reckless driving while abroad
  • Announcement of the 2025 Sakharov Prize laureate
  • Debate on ending all energy imports from Russia
  • Formal sitting with Sergey Tihanovski and Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, and debate and vote on the situation in Belarus
  • Debate on the Commission Work Programme 2026
  • Debate on allegations of espionage by the Hungarian Government within the EU institutions

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

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.

Information for the media - Use of Interactio to ask questions

Journalists wishing to participate actively and ask questions, please connect via Interactio using this link: https://ep.interactio.eu/link/pressconfp1611820.

Interactio is only supported on iPads (with the Safari browser) and Mac/Windows (with the Google Chrome browser). For more details, check the connection guidelines and recommendations for remote speakers.

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 questions asked on 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.

Contacts:

  • Press room

    Contact data:
    • Phone number: (+33) 3 881 74 005 (STR)
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