Press release – Press conference on Recovery & Resilience Facility at 10.25 on Friday

When: Friday, 12 February 10.25 CET

Where: EP Press room and via Interactio

On Friday, Portuguese Prime Minister António Costa will visit the European Parliament for the formal signature of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). After the signing, EP President David Sassoli, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister Costa will hold a press conference on measures to support the European social and economic recovery.

Adopted by the European Parliament on Wednesday, 9 February, the RRF is the biggest building block of the Next Generation EU recovery package. It comprises €672.5 billion in grants and loans and it will support key policy areas such as the green and digital transitions.

The signature will be live on EbS+ from 10.15 CET.

You can follow the press conference live from 10.25 CET via Parliament’s webstreaming and EbS+.

Interpretation will be available in English, French, Italian and Portuguese.

Journalists wishing to actively participate and ask questions, please connect via Interactio by using the link.

Information for the media – Use Interactio to ask questions

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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 interventions with video.

Journalists are asked to connect a few minutes before the start of the press conference to perform a connection test. Technical assistance can be provided if necessary via the chat box.

For more details, check the connection guidelines and recommendations for remote speakers.