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Press conference on deal on COVID-19 Certificate at 19.00 today
The European Parliament negotiators and the Portuguese Council Presidency today reached a provisional agreement to establish an EU COVID-19 Certificate.
Parliament’s rapporteur, Juan Fernando LÓPEZ AGUILAR, Chair of the Civil Liberties Committee will hold a press conference at 19.00 CET.
The agreed text will be put to a vote in the Civil Liberties Committee on 26 May 2021. If confirmed by the committee, the text will be tabled for adoption in plenary during the June I plenary session (7-10 June 2021).
When: 19:00 - 19:30 CET, Thursday 20 May, 2021
Where: Brussels, Anna Politkovskaya press room (SPAAK 0A50) and remote participation via Interactio.
You can also follow it live from 19.00 CET via Parliament’s webstreaming and EBS+
Interpretation will be available in English, French, Spanish.
Journalists wishing to actively participate and ask questions, please connect via Interactio by using this link: https://broadcaster.interactio.eu/join/66e2-hy1p-1w4u
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.
Important notice: Following advice from Parliament’s medical service, EP President Sassoli has decided that anyone wishing to enter Parliament’s premises must wear either a surgical mask. You will not be allowed to enter Parliament wearing a ‘community mask’ or any mask made of textiles.
Contact:
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Polona TEDESKO
Press Officer
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