A P R E S E N TAT I O N O F
THE EP PRESS SERVICE
Press Service Contents 4 Foreword by Ms Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou 6 What is the EP Press Service? 10 Catalogue of products and services 11 Agenda 12 Audiovisual archives - Media Library 13 Audiovisual Website 14 Background Notes 15 EP live: the multimedia centre of the Website 16 Europarltv 17 Headlines of the EP website 18 Hotline-Newsdesk 19 Live coverage for media professionals 20 National angles 21 Newsletters on Plenary Sessions 22 Photo service and archives 23 Press breakfasts 24 Pre-session press briefings 25 Press Conferences
26 Press releases 27 Press room facilities 28 Thematic Press Seminars in Brussels 29 Radio Services 30 Seminars and workshops for journalists in the Member States 31 Parliament on Social media platforms 32 Sound and Video recording 33 Technical briefings 34 TV Studios 35 Video on Demand (VOD) / Web Streaming 36 Visits of Groups of Journalists to Brussels and Strasbourg 37 VoxBox multimedia studio 38 Website 39 Weekly briefing 40 33000: A single number for journalists
41 Statistics of the year 2009 44 Getting in touch with us
March 2010. Produced by the Directorate for the Media, DG Communication, European Parliament All photos by Pietro Naj-Oleari, except from: front page, p.6, p.25, p.34, and by EP Photo Service.
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Foreword
Rodi Kratsa-Tsagaropoulou EP Vice-President for Communication
The information revolution and new technologies have dramatically increased the accessibility of information and have opened up the world of interactive media. Digital technologies offer new channels for communication on European issues, new forums for civic debate, new tools for cross-border democracy and new opportunities for MEPs. The European Parliament’s communication and information policy is closely following these new challenges by increasing and by improving its facilities in order to respond efficiently to all the new requirements, through Web-channels, blogs, websites, pictures, and other user-generated media. Information sources proliferate at incredible speed. Multiple-channel communication strategies should now be used to reach out to the fragmented audience and social media networks such as Facebook or Twitter.
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In order to stay plugged-in, the European Parliament takes these developments into account when forging its communication policy and relations with the media and the citizens. A step in that direction was taken during the 2009 European elections. New communications tools such as Web-TV, Facebook or Twitter take a growing role in our efforts to go local and reach European citizens. The EP Press Service provides written, oral, audiovisual and web communication on the activities of Parliament and its official bodies to a wide range of media using an equally wide range of tools following one basic principle: objective, factual and trustworthy information in all official EU languages. Furthermore the EP Press Service offers us a solid platform of modern communication services, on the basis of which we, the policy makers, can elaborate and communicate our political analysis and message. This brochure is structured in a way to present press products and also tools and facilities that are currently available to the Members of the European Parliament in order to enrich their communication activities. How to embed an europarltv video in your own homepage, how to record a video-blog, what is needed to organise a press conference, whom to contact to order a photographer or what kind of written content is available for copy right free reuse – these and other questions find answers in the brochure. I hope that the brochure will become a valuable guide for your communication activities and wish you pleasant reading.
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A special effort in the audiovisual field In all the EP Press service’s activities, quality is the watchword. Parliament’s media and communication services have an enviable reputation for objective reporting of accurate facts, trustworthiness and high-quality content. These are their greatest assets and ones which must and will be maintained. `
Our activities in a nutshell
In compliance with its mandate, the press service of the European Parliament works on a day-to-day basis to ensure the largest possible press coverage of the European Parliament and its decisions. To that end, we provide written, oral and audiovisual information to a wide range of media through an equally wide range of tools. As the only directly elected institution of the European Union, it is also our duty to ensure that every citizen has easy access to information on the European Parliament. The EP press service is responsible for implementing web communication strategies aimed at the general public using tools such as the EP web site, Parliament’s web television channel and social networking platforms.
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As to the detail of the press service activities, votes and debates at Parliament’s plenary sessions are reported in all the official EU languages, distributed via the website, by e-mail and by press officers in Parliament’s information offices to national, regional and local media in the Member States. Votes in the parliamentary committees are also covered in several languages, depending on the national media interest on a particular subject. The EP Press service provides oral information as well, through personal contacts and in Parliament’s press rooms, but also by regularly organising press conferences, briefings, seminars and other media events aimed at the Brussels press corps or journalists from the Member States. In 2009 alone, 4678 journalists participated in 216 media seminars and events organised by the EP press officers in Brussels, Strasbourg and in the Member States. All these efforts have contributed to a considerable increase of Parliament’s presence in the media in comparison to previous years. All Parliament’s plenary sessions, almost all committee meetings and a selection of special events are webcast on Parliament’s website and web TV channel and also transmitted live by satellite. Other events may be recorded and summarised for TV transmission or webcast on demand.
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Also online!
A high level of innovation in Parliament’s communication online was achieved when conducting an effective campaign on the 2009 European elections - a first of its kind for a parliament in Europe. The most important initiatives were the establishment of a new and durable social media presence, via platforms such as Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, Flickr and Twitter, the development of innovative one-off web applications and a series of viral videos promoting electoral participation.
The EP Facebook page had 60,500 fans in January 2010, a figure which grows steadily. The platform is now used among other things as a forum for direct interaction between Members and web users in ”Facebook chats”. Communication activities on social media networks come, of course, in addition to running and developing the EP website. The EP Press service team was responsible, in cooperation with other EP services, for the development of special websites such as for the 2009 European elections and on the hearings of the commissioners-designate, which went online on 30 November 2009. The audiovisual service recently launched a wide range of technical facilities for radio and television, including six radio, two multimedia studios and a brand new TV studio, all located in the JAN building in Brussels. An equal level of services is proposed in Strasbourg. The “VoxBox”, a fully equipped and open radio and television studio on the third floor of the ASP building, has become especially popular with Members. They can easily book the “VoxBox” to record a video blog or a debate with fellow politicians or journalists. In comparison with previous year, TV and radio productions from the European Parliament doubled in 2009, largely thanks to the media interest that was triggered by the European elections. The EP Press service offers both copyright-free audiovisual material (images, sound and photos) and technical assistance, such as TV crews or editing suites, to journalists reporting on and from Parliament.
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Parliament’s web TV channel - europarltv - has entered its second operational year with programmes aimed at the general public. Being the only web TV in the world to run in 22 languages, europarltv’s first priority was to ensure the good technical functioning of the platform. Now the focus is on distributing its content. Several national and regional television channels have already broadcast europarltv programmes, which are offered to them copyright-free. These can be easily embedded in members’ websites, blogs and other online communication platforms and are often used to enrich EP press products. Drawing from the first experiences and feedback from users, the interface of europarltv will be renewed and upgraded in May 2010. In a fast evolving media and communication landscape, the EP-Press service faces a number of great challenges, but the aim is always the same - to assure the best possible visibility for Parliament’s debates and decisions on the issues that really matter to people and to make sure that anyone can easily access information on the Parliament.
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The Agenda
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Each Friday the Press Service publishes a guide to the institutional events of media interest in the next seven days. This includes a highlights page, the full plenary agenda, a list of all the committee meetings including their main business, a timetable of press conferences and information on the EP President’s activities. High media-profile delegation visits and other official events are also included. The Agenda is published on the website with an e-mail alert to the Brussels press corps.
Catalogue of
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Audiovisual archives
archivestv@europarl.europa.eu
Audiovisual website
The European Parliament multimedia archives contain an extensive collection of historical and topical photos, audio and video material, and over 18,000 hours of video footage - the majority of which has been digitalised - dating back to historical images from the 1950s’, and recordings of all plenary sessions since 1979.
In the first half of 2010 the Audiovisual Unit of the European Parliament will launch a new website specifically dedicated to audiovisual media professionals.The website will enable easy access to online broadcasts, as well as promotion of the Audiovisual Unit’s productions and services, and will be equipped with a high performance search engine allowing users to locate video, audio and photo material related to EP activities.
MEPs can request relevant footage from the archives for television reports, news magazine programmes and documentaries. Footage and sound clips are offered free of charge, and free of rights, for non-commercial use only.
MEPs will be able to use the material available on the audiovisual website for their own productions, copyright free. They can also redirect journalists and media professionals to this site, should they be looking for audiovisual material on the Parliament.
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Background Notes
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When a legislative or institutional issue needs more explanation than can be included in an ordinary press release, either because of its complexity or because journalists need a guide to the history of a particular proposal, the Press Service publishes a detailed Background Note – a multi-section dossier which covers all the points in detail. Background Notes are published on the website with an e-mail alert to the Brussels press corps.
EP live: the multimedia centre of the website
webmaster@europarl.europa.eu
EP Live is the video, audio and multimedia Euroinfo, a weekly programme edited and centre of the EP website. produced by Euronews, on various political subjects such as climate change and air This service offers scheduled, live and passengers’ rights, available in 6 languages recorded audiovisual coverage of the (English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Parliament’s events and activities in all official Portuguese). EU languages. It also offers informative audio and video programmes on a variety of EU topics. An overview of our multimedia products: In live streaming: Plenary sessions, committee’s meetings, press conferences, public hearings and special events. In recorded format: past plenary sessions in info-rich format, past committee meetings, press conferences and public hearings of particular interest to targeted publics and journalists, other special events. From the main page of EP live, MEPs can watch the scheduled live events and news videos, audio clips or other multimedia products, or watch it recorded later online, by going to the multimedia library section. Any recorded event can be easily embedded in a member’s website and extracts can be downloaded in the available EU languages, for emailing to contacts and journalists.
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europarltv@europarl.europa.eu
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Parliament’s Web television service informs citizens about events in their institution through news, interviews, debates, magazines, in-depth analysis and reports. There are four channels with content subtitled in 22 languages: parliamentNews for the latest news and debates; yourVoice, an intermediary between citizens and MEPs; youngEurope, a channel dedicated to young viewers and schools; parliamentLive to follow European Parliament activities and plenary sessions live. In May 2010, a new and upgraded interface of Europarltv will be launched. Europarltv has reached an agreement with RTBF transmit a number of Europarltv programmes. Euronews, ARD and RTV, a Slovenian national broadcaster, were among television channels that used Europarltv programmes last year.
The Headlines of the EP website
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The “Headlines” page of Parliament’s website provides daily updates on the activities of the Institution for the general reader. The material aims to be concise, attractive, varied and accessible for the non-specialist visitor, with an emphasis on the human dimension of EP politics: the real impact of MEPs’ work on people’s everyday lives, interviews with Members, straightforward explanations of EP business, and much more. Links are provided to all relevant further information available on the website. All Headlines material is provided in 22 languages. All material - articles, photos, video - is free for re-use, and can easily be shared via MEPs’ own websites and blogs using RSS feeds. Conversely, the web team relies on the members, contacting them to explain their work and putting them in touch, through the site, with over 1.5 million visitors per month.
Europarltv is also present on platforms as Dailymotion, YouTube and in social networking sites as Facebook and Twitter. MEPs can freely and easily include videos from europarltv on their websites, blogs and social networking sites profiles using the embed code under the “Share” button.
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Hotline-Newsdesk
hotlinenewsdesk@europarl.europa.eu
The Hotline-Newsdesk provides assistance to TV and radio journalists in finding relevant information on EP activities and MEPs. Its multilingual team provides audiovisual media with regular briefings or detailed information on upcoming events - such as meetings of parliamentary committees and delegations, press conferences, extraordinary meetings and visits by Heads of State and Government - as well as profiles of individual MEPs, their fields of expertise and languages spoken, so as to facilitate interviews.
Live coverage for media professionals
ebs-webstreaming-ep@europarl.europa.eu
Live coverage of events in the European Parliament is transmitted via Europe by Satellite (EbS/EbS+), the television news service of the EU Institutions. EbS/EbS+ provides the audiovisual media with a multimedia digital signal, non-coded and easy to downlink. EbS-EP provides broadcasters with the following news services: Live – major EP events, plenary sessions, press conferences, public hearings, etc. News – daily highlights of EP news Stockshots – video dossiers focussed on a topical subject. Infoclips – short compilations of shots relating to a topical subject. Material on EbS/EbS+ is offered free of charge and free of rights for non-commercial use. However EP material must be credited as such. MEPs can consult the EbS/EbS+ schedule on the EP website’s EP live/Media professionals pages.
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National angles
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The idea behind the “national angle” section in the Press Service website is to inform readers in each country about EP activities that are of particular interest in their specific Member State. “National angle” articles by EP Press officers are often focused on events organised by the Information Offices with the participation of MEPs.
MEPs can reuse these articles by, for example, publishing them in their newsletters or on their web sites.
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Newsletters on plenary sessions
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Ahead of each plenary, the Press Service produces a guide for journalists to what is coming up on the session agenda. Short articles give the essentials of what is at stake with each of the major events, giving journalists the information they need to pitch stories to their editors. The Newsletter includes a wealth of links to more detailed sources of information, and is published in 22 languages, tailored to include points likely to arouse media interest in different Member States.
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Photo service and archives
photobookings@europarl.europa.eu
The photo service of the European Parliament has a twofold mission: to cover news events in the EP and to provide official pictures of MEPs. Its archives contain both historical and topical images, as well as all official photos in the history of the EP.
Press breakfasts
For major legislation, breakfast meetings between rapporteurs and selected journalists with a special interest in the issue allow for more extended discussion of complex, high-profile issues in an informal setting.
MEPs can call on EP photographers for their official portraits or to cover events in which they are taking part on the EP premises. MEPs can consult and select photos on: www.photo-service.europarl.europa.eu Pictures will also soon be available through the new EP audiovisual website.
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Brussels: Anna Politkovskaya Room (PHS 0A50) Strasbourg: LOW N-1 / 201 Presse-conf@europarl.europa.eu
Pre-session press briefings
Press conferences
On the Friday morning before each Strasbourg plenary session, a press briefing takes place in Brussels including the spokespeople from all the political groups who wish to take part. Parliament’s spokesperson summarises the main events to come and the group speakers set out their priorities. A last-minute briefing with the EP spokesperson takes place immediately before the session in Strasbourg. These briefings are webstreamed on the EP and europarltv web sites and shown live on Europe by Satellite. In 2009, there were 22 pre-session press briefings in Brussels and in Strasbourg.
MEPs’ press conferences are held in the press briefing rooms in Strasbourg and Brussels. During the sessions in Strasbourg and Brussels, priority is given to items on the agenda. For institutional press conferences, such as with rapporteurs, MEPs are assisted by a press officer from the EP Press Service. In 2009, there were 432 press conferences organised in Brussels and Strasbourg. In addition, EP press officers in the member states often organise press conferences and other media events on the ground. MEPs are invited to discuss new legislative work with the media, especially when they have an institutional role to play (rapporteur, chair of delegation, chair of parliamentary committee). MEPs can book the press conference room for their press conferences, which are scheduled to last 30 minutes. Rapporteurs and members with an institutional role are entitled to interpretation on request. The press conferences are announced in the Agenda and on the EP website as well as on the screens in the press room. Some press conferences are webstreamed and/or transmitted via Europe By Satellite. The full set of rules for press conferences is distributed with each booking.
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Press releases
Press room facilities
The Parliament Press Service publishes press releases on important votes and key debates, in both plenary sessions and parliamentary committees, and on other major events, in up to 22 languages. The press releases are published immediately on the website and sent to EU correspondents, journalists in the member states and specialised media.
In both Brussels and Strasbourg, Parliament offers journalists free use of fully equipped press work rooms. Free WIFI internet access is available, and each workstation includes a telephone (chargeable for international calls) and a screen allowing reporters to follow the plenary session, committee meeting or other major events. Journalists can also choose to watch one of dozens of TV channels available on the same screen. In Brussels, there is a desktop computer built into each workstation with slots for photo memory cards and a DVD drive. A helpdesk with Press Service staff and a technical support team from the communication contractors are available. The press centres also have racks containing press releases from the EP Press Service and the political groups, and session documents.
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These facilities are available to any bona-fide journalist, whether permanently accredited to the EU institutions or visiting, for example, at the invitation of an MEP.
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Press seminars
Radio services
The press seminars aim to explain the role of Parliament to representatives of the media from the Member States by focussing on specific major pieces of legislation. The topics of these seminars are closely linked to Parliament’s agenda. Journalists from around Europe are invited their interest or specialisation in the particular topic concerned.
The radio services of the European Parliament feature a wide range of facilities including: 6 multimedia radio studios equipped with sound and recording facilities, as well as facilities for live broadcasting round-table discussions; a studio next to the Chamber both in Strasbourg and in Brussels, with various recording formats available; PC editing with the assistance of a technician. The resulting feeds can be sent by ISDN or e-mailed in various formats.
The day before the Lisbon Treaty entered into force, a seminar on the new powers of the European Parliament was organised in Brussels with the participation of more than 100 journalists. In 2010, thematic seminars are planned on major legislation such as the financial crisis and economic recovery, climate change and energy issues or EU law linked to health issues. The Press service invites MEPs with an leading role on a subject, such as rapporteur and shadow rapporteurs to explain and to present to participants their views on the issue in question.
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Audio recordings of EP activities are also available through the multimedia archives of the European Parliament (EP plenary debates, committee meetings, press conferences, etc. recorded in digital format – in the original language and in English – with extracts available in any format). MEPs can obtain assistance with their radio interviews and request recordings available in the archives via this service.
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Seminars and workshops
for journalists in the Member States
Parliament on social media platforms Parliament has a strong and active social media presence across a variety of platforms, most importantly Facebook, MySpace, YouTube, Flickr and Twitter. These media allow the Institution to communicate and interact with a new audience, promote online publications and events, share photo and video material, post web-applications, etc.
Press officers in Parliament’s information offices regularly organise seminars and workshops for journalists, taking place both in the capital cities and the regions of the Member States. The topics dealt with are closely linked to the interests of the region in question and the EP legislative agenda. In the second half of 2009, 1056 journalists took part in 39 seminars organised by the EP press officers in European towns and cities. MEPs representing the region or involved in the legislation in question are invited to present their point of view to the media representatives.
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Crucially, social media also provide increasing scope for direct interaction between members of the public and MEPs, for example through the popular “Facebook chat” format. Members with a social media presence can participate in and use the networks established at an institutional level, both as a source of online material and in order to participate in direct interaction, notably on Parliament’s Facebook page. www.facebook.com/europeanparliament www.myspace.com/europeanparliament www.youtube.com/europeanparliament
www.flickr.com/photos/european_parliament
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Sound and video recording
tvbookings@europarl.europa.eu
The European Parliament offers support to visiting TV and radio media organisations in their coverage of parliamentary activities. Facilities available include ENG crews, editing stations with state-of-the-art technical equipment, TV and Radio studios, as well as live positions next to the Chambers for statements and interviews. On-site multi-camera sets are also available during plenary sessions or special events. Facilities in detail: - ENG crews - several editing rooms - a digital archive system for audiovisual media - a new television studio equipped with high definition camera facilities, and TV studio sets to cater for 10 participants, with an audience of up to 50 people and 3 interpreting booths - 6 multimedia radio studios, equipped with sound and recording facilities, as well as facilities for live broadcasting from ‘Round Table meetings’. wIn 2010 the Audiovisual Unit of the European Parliament will also launch a new website specifically targeted at audiovisual media professionals enabling access to online broadcasts, along with promotion of its productions and services.
Technical briefings
For complex legislative dossiers, the Press Service arranges technical briefings with experts from, for example, committee secretariats. These off-the-record events give journalists a chance to ask the detailed questions about the technical aspects of a piece of legislation, so they can understand fully what is at stake. Political questions are not covered here but in other settings – for example a press conference with the rapporteur, or a seminar.
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TV studios and live facilities
tvbookings@europarl.europa.eu
EBS-Webstreaming-EP@europarl.europa.eu Webmaster@europarl.europa.eu
Video on demand (VOD) / Webstreaming Parliament’s plenary sessions, committee meetings and other major events are streamed live on the EP website. They are also available as video-on-demand in all EU languages. Regarding the plenary session, members can extract and download a single speech from the Chamber or the whole debate.
The EP has two TV Studios, one in Strasbourg and a brand new, larger one in Brussels. The Brussels TV studio is equipped with high definition camera facilities, virtual background and TV studio sets to cater for 10 participants, with an audience of up to 50 people and 3 interpreting booths.
The European Parliament is the first international organisation to provide a multilingual simultaneous transmission of more than 12 parliamentary committees. This service is available through the EP website in two video formats WMV (Windows Media Video) and MPEG-4.
In Strasbourg and Brussels journalists can use the EP live facilities for interviews and standups. During the plenary sessions these facilities are placed next to the chamber. Many TV stations already use this TV studio for their occasional or regular programmes and MEPs can offer TV stations and journalists the possibility to record their programmes - on EP-related activities – in these state-of-the-art premises. MEPs can also give live interviews to TV stations in the Member States via these facilities.
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MEPs can watch the live broadcast or recorded meetings in WMV format, from their offices or from their personal computers equipped with Windows Media Player and a browser with the necessary plug-in. Any recorded event can be easily embedded in a website and extracts can be downloaded in the available EU languages, for emailing to contacts or journalists.
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VoxBox@europarl.europa.eu
Visits of groups of journalists to Brussels and Strasbourg
VoxBox multimedia studio
Press officers based in the Member States and in Brussels also arrange visits for national, local or regional journalists to the Parliament. The aim is to give journalists the opportunity to be informed about Parliament and see how it works in practice. They also learn about the press products, services and facilities available to them, including the audiovisual facilities. In the second half of 2009, 30 groups comprising 634 journalists in total visited the European Parliament in Brussels.
The VoxBox multimedia studio is a facility located in the heart of the EP in Brussels, on the third floor of the ASP building. It is specifically designed to assist radio and Web journalists with live or recorded audio and video round-table discussions for web streaming.
Such visits include always an exchange of views between the journalists and MEPs of their respective countries
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MEPs can use the VoxBox services for ‘on the spot’ multimedia interviews, and to make recordings for use on their websites.
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The EP website
webmaster@europarl.europa.eu
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The website of the European Parliament is an unparalleled multilingual source of news and information about the institution. It provides an extensive multimedia, multilingual news service, catering for both the general public and media professionals; gives in-depth information about the Parliament, its role and organisation; publishes profiles and contact information for all MEPs; links to all current plenary and committee business, and all relevant documentation; and offers a multimedia resource, with live and recorded webstreaming of plenary and committees. From time to time, the website incorporates extra sections on special events.
Weekly briefing On Monday of each committee week or Brussels session week, the EP Press Service holds a morning press briefing, setting out the major events for the week ahead, with EP press officers on hand to respond to questions from journalists. 13 weekly briefings were organised in 2009, slightly less than usual due to the European elections.
MEPs will find a wealth of material on the site available for re-use on personal sites and blogs, notably via RSS feeds. The video-on-demand service in particular allows Members to download tailor-made video extracts of plenary proceedings.
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33000: A single number for journalists
There is a central switchboard for press enquires: +32 2 28 33000. Staff from the press room helpdesk and the Audiovisual service hotline provide information and can transfer calls to the most appropriate EP press officer.
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5550
The Press Service in figures - 2009
Minutes of the EP video material used by TV channels
16 533 384
359
Single visits on www.europarl.europa.eu
Number of "National Angle" articles
1561
Number of television crews present at the EP
12 000
4678
90
Number of journalist groups visiting the EP
Hours of footage digitalised for the audiovisual archives
Number of journalists participating in the EP press seminars and events
2149
Number of journalist requests handled by Hotline Newsdesk
Number of multimedia operations
520
Number of the European election press kits distributed (print copies only)
Number of photo downloads in professional quality
Number of views on EP Flickr
940
8000
20 947
254 221
1005
Number of web design items produced in-House
432
Number of press conferences in Brussels and Strasbourg
1378
Number of questions answered by webmaster
329
Number of radio operations
964
Number of web-streaming operations for the parliamentary committees
4 117
7 272
2003
Number of "Newsletter" editions for the plenary session
Number of journalists accredited to the EU institutions
Number of friends on EP MySpace
Number of articles for the public (on Headlines)
11 400
Minutes of europarltv programmes produced
252
Number of TV productions - lobby set operations - at the European Parliament
61 147
Number of the EP fans on Facebook
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654 245
Number of EP YouTube views
594
Number of topics covered by a press release*
43
Getting in touch with us
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Directorate for Media
Press Officers by policy area
Director & EP Spokesman
Andreas KLEINER
Jaume DUCH GUILLOT
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+32 2 28 43000 +33 3 881 74705 +32 496 59 94 76 jaume.duch@europarl.europa.eu
Co-ordinator
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Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) Transport and Tourism (TRAN)
Constanze BECKERHOFF (Team coordinator, ENVI)
Press Unit Head of the Press Unit and Deputy Spokesperson
Marjory VAN DEN BROEKE
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+32 2 28 44304 +33 3 881 74336 +32 498 98 35 86 marjory.vandenbroeke@europarl.europa.eu
Spokesperson service, Press Unit co-ordinator
Ralph PINE
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Spokesperson service, Press Officer
Malene CHAUCHEPRAT
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+32 2 28 42530 +33 3 881 64123 +32 498 98 33 25 malene.chaucheprat@europarl.europa.eu
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Jana JALVI-ROBERTSON (ENVI)
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Janez VOUK (ITRE)
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+32 2 28 31053 +33 3 881 74897 +32 498 98 33 37 indu-press@europarl.europa.eu
François ARNAUD (TRAN, REGI)
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+32 2 28 32379 +33 3 881 74005 +32 498 98 32 83 tran-press@europarl.europa.eu region-press@europarl.europa.eu
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Agriculture (AGRI), Fisheries (PECH) Regional Development (REGI) Culture and Education (CULT)
Federico DE GIROLAMO (Team coordinator, AGRI)
✆ BXL ✆ STR
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Robertas POGORELIS (TRAN, CULT)
✆ BXL ✆ STR
@ @
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Marika ARMANOVIČA (PECH, AGRI)
✆ BXL ✆ STR
@
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Constitutional Affairs (AFCO), Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), Legal Affairs (JURI) Women’s rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL), Petitions (PETI)
Sanna KANGASHARJU (Team coordinator, AFCO)
✆ BXL ✆ STR
@
Baptiste CHATAIN (LIBE)
✆ BXL ✆ STR
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@
Isabel NADKARNI (LIBE)
✆ BXL ✆ STR
@
Nora CHAAL (EMPL)
✆ BXL ✆ STR
@
+32 498 98 35 90 libe-press@europarl.europa.eu
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Zuzana REPKOVA-ANDREJCAKOVA (JURI)
✆ BXL ✆ STR
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Natalia DASILVA (PETI)
✆ BXL ✆ STR
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Ayla Sultan ÇIÇEK (FEMM)
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
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Budget (BUDG), Budgetary Control (CONT) Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) Special Committee on the Financial and Economic Crisis (CRIS) Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON)
Cezary LEWANOWICZ (Team coordinator, IMCO)
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
+32 2 28 44659 +33 3 881 74903 +32 498 98 35 88 imco-press@europarl.europa.eu
Ioana BOBES (DEVE, DROI)
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
István PERGER (INTA, SEDE)
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
Sara AHNBORG (BUDG, CONT)
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
John SCHRANZ (ECON)
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
+32 2 28 34018 +33 3 881 72420 +32 498 98 13 36 budg-press@europarl.europa.eu cont-press@europarl.europal.eu
Jitka POLÁŠKOVÁ (CRIS)
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
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Foreign Affairs (AFET), Development (DEVE), International Trade (INTA), Human Rights (DROI) Security and Defense (SEDE), ACP, Euromed, Eurolat, Euronest
Thomas DUDRAP (Team coordinator, AFET)
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
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Press Officers by language Co-ordinator
María ANDRÉS MARÍN +32 2 28 44264 +33 3 881 74005 econ-press@europarl.europa.eu
+32 2 28 32460 +33 3 881 76725 +32 498 98 39 83 deve-press@europarl.europa.eu foreign-press@europarl.europa.eu
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
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Bulgarian
Teodor STOYCHEV
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
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Czech
Jitka POLÁŠKOVÁ
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
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French
Danish
Malène CHAUCHEPRAT
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
Fabienne GUTMANN-VORMUS +32 2 28 42530 +33 3 881 64123 +32 498 98 33 25 presse-DK@europarl.europa.eu
German
Constanze BECKERHOFF
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
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Estonian
Jana JALVI-ROBERTSON
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
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Jack BLACKWELL
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
Natalia DASILVA
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Italian
Federico ROSSETTO
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
+32 2 28 40955 +33 3 881 74133 +32 498 98 33 23 stampa-IT@europarl.europa.eu
Latvian
Marika ARMANOVIČA
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
Robertas POGORELIS
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Spanish
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
+32 2 28 31032 +33 3 881 74651 +32 498 98 33 32 prese-LV@europarl.europa.eu
Lithuanian
English
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
Hungarian
István PERGER
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✆ BXL ✆ STR @
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Maltese
Corinne CORDINA
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
Slovak +32 2 28 31082 +33 3 881 74588 +32 498 98 33 00 stampa-MT@europarl.europa.eu
Dutch
Sanne DE RYCK
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
+32 2 28 42531 +33 3 881 73605 +32 498 98 34 51 persdienst-NL@europarl.europa.eu
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
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✆ BXL ✆ STR @
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Janez VOUK
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
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Sanna KANGASHARJU
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
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Swedish +32 2 28 32198 +33 3 881 76758 +32 498 98 33 36 imprensa-pt@europarl.europa.eu
Romanian
Ioana BOBES
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
Finnish
Portuguese
Isabel NADKARNI
Slovene
Polish
Andrzej SANDERSKI
Zuzana REPKOVA-ANDREJCAKOVA
Sara AHNBORG
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
+32 2 28 34018 +33 3 881 72420 +32 498 98 13 36 press-SV@europarl.europa.eu
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
typos-EL@europarl.europa.eu
Greek +32 2 28 32460 +33 3 881 76725 +32 498 98 39 83 redactia-RO@europarl.europa.eu
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Press Officers in the Member States’ Information Offices
Austria
Head of Unit
Ioannis DARMIS
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
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Editorial co-ordinator
Paula FERNANDEZ-HERVAS ✆ BXL ✆ STR @
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Czech Republic
Jan PÁTEK
✆ PRAGUE ✆ STR @
+420 255 708 270 +33 3 881 74240 +420 775 329 820 jan.patek@europarl.europa.eu
Denmark
Germany
Jens POTTHARST
✆ BERLIN ✆ STR @
5 6 EP PRESS SERVICE - + 3 2 ( 0 ) 2 2 8 3 3 0 0 0
✆ TALLINN ✆ STR @
+372 630 6967 +33 3 881 64057 +372 51 81 639 mare.haab@europarl.europa.eu
Mare HAAB
Republic of Ireland
Eimear NI BHROIN
✆ DUBLIN ✆ STR @
+353 1 605 7932 +33 3 881 64122 +353 86 855 94 23 eimear.nibhroin@europarl.europa.eu
Greece
Leonidas ANTONAKOPOULOS
✆ ATHENS ✆ STR @
+30 210 32 78 924 +33 3 881 74356 +30 694 31 00 303 leonidas.antonakopoulos@europarl.europa.eu
Spain
Damián CASTAÑO MARTÍN
+49 30 2280 1200 +33 3 881 64025 +49 015 117 257 196 jens.pottharst@europarl.europa.eu
+43 1 516 17 206 +33 3 881 74848 +43 699 104 68 901 georg.pfeifer@europarl.europa.eu
Estonia
✆ COPENHAGEN +45 33 14 33 77 ✆ STR +33 3 881 74713 +45 41 19 05 11 @ jens.jensen@europarl.europa.eu
✆ VIENNA ✆ STR @
Jens JENSEN
Georg PFEIFER
✆ MADRID ✆ STR @
+34 91 43 64 730 +33 3 881 72147 +34 618 189 664 damian.castano@europarl.europa.eu
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Sergi BARRERA
✆ BARCELONA ✆ STR @
+34 93 27 22 044 +33 3 881 78166 +34 679 896 498 sergi.barrera@europarl.europa.eu
France
Dominique ROBERT-BESSE ✆ PARIS ✆ STR @
+33 1 40 63 40 07 +33 3 881 73609 +33 6 31 59 84 15 dominique.robert@europarl.europa.eu
Italy
Manuela CONTE
✆ ROME ✆ STR @
+39 06 699 50236 +33 3 881 74156 +39 335 2482 98 manuela.conte@europarl.europa.eu
Latvia
Iveta KELPE
✆ RIGA ✆ STR @
+371 708 54 68 +33 3 881 74695 +371 2 948 9481 iveta.kelpe@europarl.europa.eu
Lithuania
Rolandas PYRAGIS
✆ VILNIUS ✆ STR @
+370 5 212 15 30 +33 3 881 73382 +370 689 53 306 rolandas.pyragis@europarl.europa.eu
Hungary
Andrea LOVEI
✆ BUDAPEST +36 1 4113552 ✆ STR +33 3 881 64093
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@
+36 20 334 62 58 andrea.lovei@europarl.europa.eu
The Netherlands
Leon PEIJNENBURG
✆ THE HAGUE ✆ STR @
+31 70 313 5422 +33 3 881 72546 +31 625 040 864 leon.peijnenburg@europarl.europa.eu
Poland
Piotr WOLSKI
✆ WARSAW ✆ STR @
+48 22 59 52 484 +33 3 881 73607 +48 665 851 836 piotr.wolski@europarl.europa.eu
Portugal
Teresa COUTINHO
✆ LISBON ✆ STR @
+351 21 3504913 +33 3 881 72673 +351 917 683 430 teresa.coutinho@europarl.europa.eu
Slovakia
Ivana JANIKOVA STAVROVSKA
✆ BRATISLAVA ✆ STR @
+421 259 203 295 +33 3 881 74880 +421 905 215 051 ivana.janikova@europarl.europa.eu
Slovenia
Manja TOPLAK
✆ LJUBLJANA ✆ STR @
+386 1 252 8842 +33 3 881 76724 +386 40 552 052 maja.kezunovic@europarl.europa.eu
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Sweden
Bulgaria
Michayl CHRISTOV
✆ SOFIA ✆ STR @
Marina LAHTEENMAA +359 985 35 43 +33 3 881 78165 + 359 878 853 514 michayl.christov@europarl.europa.eu
✆ STOCKHOLM ✆ STR @
+46 8 562 444 61 +33 3 881 74782 +46 709 98 96 41 marina.lahteenmaa@europarl.europa.eu
United Kingdom
Simon DUFFIN
Cyprus
Alexandra ATTALIDES
✆ NICOSIA ✆ STR @
+357 22 870500 +33 3 881 64217 +357 99 69 7500 alexandra.attalides@europarl.europa.eu
✆ BUCHAREST ✆ STR @
+40 21 4050880 +33 3 881 64044 +40 754777136 madalina.mihalache@europarl.europa.eu
✆ VALLETTA ✆ STR @
Minna OLLIKAINEN
✆ BRUSSELS +32 2 28 43383 @ delphine.colard@europarl.europa.eu
Seminars
Michel PLUMLEY
+356 21 2350 75 +33 3 881 78120 +356 7982 9312 massimo.farrugia@europarl.europa.eu
Finland
Belgium
Malta
Massimo FARRUGIA
✆ HELSINKI ✆ STR @
+44 20 7227 4335 +33 3 881 74256 +44 7786 060531 simon.duffin@europarl.europa.eu
Delphine COLARD
Romania
Madalina MIHALACHE
✆ LONDON ✆ STR @
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
+32 2 28 41056 +33 3 881 74909 +32 498 98 32 38 michel.plumley@europarl.europa.eu
Web Communication Head of Unit
+358 962 204521 +33 3 881 74906 +358 40 72 050 25 minna.ollikainen@europarl.europa.eu
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Stephen CLARK
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
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Editorial co-ordinator
Thibault LESENECAL
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
EbS +32 2 28 40709 +33 3 881 74768 thibault.lesenecal@europarl.europa.eu
Europarl Webmaster
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
+32 2 28 42001 +33 3 881 74288 ennio.pinton@europarl.europa.eu
✆ BXL @
Head of Unit
Hotline
+32 2 28 44816 +33 3 881 74737 +32 498 983363 fernando.carbajo@europarl.europa.eu
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
Karima BEN SALAH
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
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✆ BXL ✆ STR
+32 2 28 41710 +33 3 881 73482 +32 498 983577
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
+32 2 28 42800 +33 3 881 72800 +32 498 983576 hotlinenewsdesk@europarl.europa.eu
TV and Multimedia Booking Centre
Eugénie DEN HERTOG
Europe by Satellite (EbS) / Webstreaming: Production
Elena ESPEJO VERDÙ
✆ BXL ✆ STR
+32 2 28 42921 +33 3 881 72023 +32 498 983521
Coordination
6 2 EP PRESS SERVICE - + 3 2 ( 0 ) 2 2 8 3 3 0 0 0
+32 2 28 32767 +33 3 881 73298 +32 498 983349 barbara.roffi@europarl.europa.eu
Hotline Newsdesk
Audiovisual Unit
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
Barbara ROFFI
Fernando CARBAJO FERRERO
+32 2 28 32435 +33 3 881 75011 +32 498 983427 ebs-webstreaming-ep@europarl.europa.eu
Audiovisual Promotion / Audiovisual Website
+32 2 28 43456 patrick.degussem@europarl.europa.eu
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
Webstreaming
Europarl Helpdesk
Patrick DE GUSSEM
Head of Unit
Ennio PINTON
✆ BXL ✆ STR
+32 2 28 43418 +33 3 881 72079 +32 498 983520
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
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Radio and Multimedia Booking Centre
Marc DE MARTELAER
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
+32 2 28 32200 +33 3 881 74442 +32 476 427172 radiobookings@europarl.europa.eu
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
+32 2 28 42824 +33 3 881 73298 robert.sermek@europarl.europa.eu
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
+32 2 28 43417 +33 3 881 74597 +32 498 983575 denis.luxen@europarl.europa.eu
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
+32 2 28 44 785 +33 3 881 72 068 george.kasimatis@europarl.europa.eu
Editorial Co-ordinator
Jean-Yves LOOG
Denis LUXEN
George KASIMATIS
Events
Head of Unit
Radio
Robert SERMEK
Europarltv
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
+32 2 28 44652 +33 3 881 73008 +32 498 98 35 89 jean-yves.loog@europarl.europa.eu
Photo
Catherine JUCKLER / Claude WOUTERS
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
+32 2 28 42896 +33 3 881 74798 +32 498 983426 photobookings@europarl.europa.eu
Media Library
Mauro ZACCARIA / Fréderic TADINO
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
+32 2 28 42671 +33 3 881 74090 archivestv@europarl.europa.eu
Accreditation
Kirsten VAN KAMPEN
✆ BXL ✆ STR @
+32 2 28 44817 +33 3 881 74561 +32 498 983544 AVaccreditations@europarl.europa.eu
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