Press conferences of the Special meeting of the European Council, 24-25 May 2021
Indicative programme
Monday 24 May
18.00 Arrivals and doorsteps of EU leaders
19.00 Exchange of view with European Parliament President David Sassoli
19.30 Working dinner
TTBC Press conference by Presidents Michel and von der Leyen in live streaming
Tuesday 25 May
08:30 Arrivals and doorsteps of EU leaders
09.30 Working session
TTBC Press conference by Presidents Michel and von der Leyen in live streaming
Arrangements for the press conferences
Please note that there will be no physical press conferences. They can be followed via live streaming (Monday) and live streaming (Tuesday)
English, French and German interpretation available.
In order to ask questions remotely, EU accredited journalists and journalists who had a EUCO accreditation from June 2019 EUCO meeting or later, can register using this form
Journalists who already registered for high-level press conferences (European Councils, international summits) in 2020 don’t need to register again.
Deadline for registration: Monday 24 May at 20.00 and Tuesday 25 May at 10.00
Further instructions will be sent to all registered participants approximately half an hour after the deadline.