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    Press briefing on next week’s plenary session – Friday, 17 November, at 11.00 | News

    Key topics next week include:

    • Key debate on the humanitarian situation in Gaza, the need for the release of hostages and for an immediate humanitarian truce leading to a ceasefire and the prospects for peace and security in the Middle East
    • Debate and vote on new rules to make packaging easier to reuse and recycle and to reduce unnecessary packaging and waste
    • New measures to strengthen the right to repair and promote sustainable consumption: debate and vote
    • Debate and vote on rules to cut the use of chemical pesticides
    • New CO2 emissions reduction targets for trucks and buses: debate and vote
    • Debate and vote on boosting Europe’s Net-Zero technology production
    • Vote on MEPs’ proposals for the June 2024 EP elections with regard to the lead candidate process and increasing voter turnout
    • Reform of the EU Treaties to enhance the EU’s capacity to act and strengthen the voice of citizens: debate and vote
    • “This is Europe” debate with the Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Nikolay Denkov

    Interpretation of the press briefing will be available in English and French.

    Journalists wishing to actively participate and ask questions, please connect via Interactio by using this: https://ep.interactio.eu/66e2-hy1p-1w4u

    You can follow it live from 11.00 on Friday in Parliament’s Anna Politkovskaya press room or via Parliament’s webstreaming and EbS.

    Information for the media – Use 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.

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