Press briefing on this week’s plenary session

European Parliament's spokespersons will hold a last-minute briefing on the 7 - 10 October plenary session today at 16.30.

When: Monday 7 October at 16.30

Where: Daphne Caruana Galizia Press room and via Interactio

Key topics next week include:

• Escalating violence in the Middle East and the situation in Lebanon: debate with Josep Borrell;

• Debate on the anniversary of the terrorist attack by Hamas on Israel;

• Debates on the implications of the reintroduction of border controls for the travel-free Schengen area and on the management of Europe's external borders;

• Debate with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on the programme for Hungary's six-month Council Presidency;

• Parliament's priorities for the 17 - 18 October European Council;

• Debates on the crisis in the EU's automotive industry and on how to ensure affordable and decent housing;

• Decent and affordable housing in Europe: debate

• Georgia: debate and vote on the state of Georgia's declining democracy, with EU foreign policy chief Borrell;

• Moldova: debate and vote on Russian attempts to interfere in Moldova's presidential elections, with EU foreign policy chief Borrell.

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 by using this: https://ep.interactio.eu/uw5m-71vf-mi2k

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

  Head of Spokesperson's Unit and Deputy Spokesperson

  Contact data:

  • Phone number: (+32) 2 28 43383 (BXL)
  • Phone number: (+33) 3 881 64123 (STR)
  • Mobile number: (+32) 498 98 44 85
  • E-mail: [email protected]

• Neil CORLETT

  Head of the Press Unit

  Contact data:

  • Phone number: (+32) 2 28 42077 (BXL)
  • Phone number: (+33) 3 881 74167 (STR)
  • Mobile number: (+32) 470 89 16 63
  • E-mail: [email protected]