Press release - Press briefing on next week’s plenary session

Press briefing on next week’s plenary session Spokespersons for Parliament and for the political groups will hold a briefing on the 15 – 18 June plenary session, on Friday at 11.00 in Parliament’s Anna Politkovskaya press room. WHEN: Friday 12 June April at 11.00 WHERE: Anna Politkovskaya press room in Brussels and via Interactio Key topics next week include: - Debate and final vote on EU-US trade deal - Vote on updated rules on migrant returns - Debate on MEP expectations for the 18-19 June European Council and on EU-China economic relations - Debate on the situation in the Middle East with Kaja Kallas - Plants obtained with new genomic techniques: final vote - Debate and final vote on simplifying certain rules within the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act, including an EU ban on nudifiers - Debate on protecting children and their mental health from risks attached to social media use - Formal sitting with 2025 Sakharov Prize laureate Andrzej Poczobut - Formal sitting with, Jakov Milatović, President of Montenegro Interpretation of the press briefing will be available in English and French. 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 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/pressconfp1254698545582 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