Press centre

Where we are  Opening hours  Access  Need accreditation?	Info-point  Working facilities  Photo/video opportunities  Information on events
General rules applicable to the Press Centre
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  WHERE WE ARE

  OPENING HOURS

Normal opening hours 7.30 - 18.00 Monday to Friday.

For Council meetings the press centre remains open two hours after the end of the final press conference. The press bar is open during Council meetings and briefings.

  ACCESS

The press centre is accessible for holders of a permanent EU press badge as well as for delegations of Member states and of candidate countries.

Other media representatives will be given a one-day badge on presentation of a national press card (or proof of professional status) plus identity card or passport.

The same rules apply to the Council press centre in Luxembourg.

The press centre is also open to the public, as announced by the press office, for public debates and deliberations.

Other professional groups (diplomats, lobby group representatives, visitors, etc.) may also have access under certain conditions, depending on activity in the press centre.

  NEED ACCREDITATION? 

 

Contact
Pier Soldati Commission accreditation office	Tel. +32 (0)2 299 0170 Fax + 32 (0)2 299 4770 E-mail: pier.soldati@ec.europa.eu

 

 

 Accreditation for European Council meetings

Special online accreditation is required for European Council meetings, see our website http://www.european-council.europa.eu/media-accreditation from about five weeks before the meeting.

Please note that accreditation is the responsibility of the Council's security office and the Council's press office cannot guarantee that your accreditation will be accepted if you have failed to follow this procedure.

While on the premises, you must visibly wear your European Council identity badge. Any person found not wearing a badge may be asked to leave. Moreover, at any time a member of the security office may ask you to prove your identity by producing an official document, even if you are visibly wearing your European Council identity badge.

Should you have any further questions, you are always welcome to contact the Council's press office for clarification and help with the procedures.

 

Contact
Council press office	Tel. +32 (0)2 281 6319 Fax + 32 (0)2 281 8026 E-mail: press.office@consilium.europa.eu

 

 

 

  INFO-POINT

The info-point is open when a Council press event takes place.

  WORKING FACILITIES

• workspaces with broadband internet (rooms A, B + C) 
• WiFi internet connection for your laptop
• telephone connections for analogue and/or digital modems
• fax machines
• photocopiers
• TV message service
• lockers

Additional facilities are provided for European Council meetings, with over 1000 workspaces available.

  PHOTO/VIDEO OPPORTUNITIES

We organise and announce photo/video opportunities for all major events and meetings taking place in the Council, to make sure you can produce the necessary video footage/photos for your reports. For some major events such as the European Council we organise groups (pools).

 Full video newscoverage & archive

The web platform http://tvnewsroom.consilium.europa.eu offers a broad coverage of Council and European Council activities as well as archive and illustrative pictures. The footage is free of copyright and can be downloaded in MPEG-4 for TV and web use.

Council and European Council activities are also covered by EbS http://ec.europa.eu/avservices/ebs

 Full photo coverage & archive

The press office team of photographers provide coverage of major events taking place at the Council and the European Council. A selection of their photos is published in the photographic library on www.consilium.europa.eu/photo. They are made available free of charge and in high-definition format on condition that the source (Council of the European Union) is mentioned.

 TV/Radio studios

The Council's TV and radio studios are available for delegations and the media. We offer support to TV/radio journalists in their coverage of Council activities. Contact our audiovisual team to arrange studio and satellite bookings.

 Stand-ups

Live stand-ups can be organised from the "mezzanine" in the main entrance hall (atrium). Ask our audiovisual team for help.

 Live streaming of public events

You can follow all public events taking place in the Council live on the web, including public debates and deliberations. If you missed an event, you can always catch up via our "video on demand" platform, on Council webcast http://video.consilium.europa.eu.

  INFORMATION ON EVENTS

 Press documents

General information and documentation is available from the press office secretariat and from our press portal www.consilium.europa.eu/press. This includes:

• Presidency calendar with dates and preliminary agendas of Council meetings
• announcements on the timing of press briefings, presidency press conferences and public deliberations and debates (see below)
• a fortnightly summary of upcoming events and topics
• background notes published before each Council session
• Council and European Council conclusions as they are adopted
• press releases
• common foreign and security policy declarations and press releases on the signing of international agreements.

 

The press portal brings together information and ressources. Its "Council meetings" section offers all available information on a given Council meeting (agenda, background notes, press releases, photos, webcast and videos).

 Background information

Our team of press officers will be happy to brief you on Council activities and policy developments. Press officers speak "off the record". To contact the relevant press officer, for the topic you are covering, click here.

 Press briefings and press conferences 

Press briefings and press conferences normally take place in the main press room, but press opportunities can also be organised at the VIP corner or in other press briefing room at the press centre.

Our info point at the entrance of the press centre can help you.

All this information and more can be found on the Council's press office internet portal www.consilium.europa.eu/press - see Council meetings.


 

 Press alerts

• By e-mail. To receive our announcements, press releases, video alerts and other press documents, register on
  www.consilium.europa.eu/mailing-list.
  
  
• By SMS. To receive our last minute alerts on time changes, timing of doorsteps, press conferences and other events, register on www.consilium.europa.eu/sms-list.