Reporting.brussels

Journalists @ Your Service (J@YS) is a help cen-tre and information hub for journalists, run by the AGJPB/AVBB (the Belgian Journalists’ Union), API/IPA (Association de la Presse Inter-nationale/International Press Association), EJC (European Journalism Centre), IFJ (International Federation of Journalists) EFJ (European Fed-eration of Journalists), Résidence Palace Inter-national Press Centre, and the local branch of the NUJ (the British and Irish Journalists’ Union).

This guide was produced by J@YS(Journalists @ Your Service)Residence Palace, Rue de la Loi 155, B-1040 BrusselsTel: +32 (0)2 235 22 [email protected]

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IntroductionIntroduction .............................................................................................................................. ..............................................................................................................................44EU institutions under the Lisbon TreatyEU institutions under the Lisbon Treaty ........................................................... ...........................................................66European Commission .......................................................................................................7Spokespersons’ Service of the European Commission ...................................10Audiovisual Service-European Commission ..........................................................25Head and Press Officers of Representations in EU Countries ....................26European Parliament .......................................................................................................34EP President’s Press Office .................................................................................................36EP Press Service........................................................................................................................36EP Political Groups Press Service ...................................................................................37Plenary Press Officers ...........................................................................................................39EP Committees Press Officers by Policy Area ........................................................42EP Press publications ............................................................................................................45EP Information Offices in EU Countries ....................................................................46Council of the European Union ................................................................................50Rotating Presidencies...........................................................................................................51European Council ................................................................................................................52Council Press Office ..............................................................................................................53Press Officers at Permanent Representations .......................................................57European External Action Service (EEAS) ................................................................62Other EU institutions ........................................................................................................63EU agenciesEU agencies ............................................................................................................................. .............................................................................................................................6868International organisationsInternational organisations ...................................................................................... ......................................................................................7272Lobby groups - NGOsLobby groups - NGOs ...................................................................................................... ......................................................................................................7474Think tanks ...............................................................................................................................78Information sources ..........................................................................................................80Web-based information sources ............................................................................81European wide news channels .................................................................................82AccreditationAccreditation ......................................................................................................................... .........................................................................................................................8383Tax guideTax guide ................................................................................................................................... ...................................................................................................................................8989EU jargon buster EU jargon buster ................................................................................................................ ................................................................................................................9494Media organisations in Brussels Media organisations in Brussels ......................................................................... .........................................................................9696

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IntroductionBrussels: capital of Belgium, European Union focal point and a global media centre

Brussels is not only the capital of Belgium, it is also the strategic hub of the EU institutions and concomitantly an international media centre. Around one thousand accredited journalists and audiovisual media live and work here to cover European affairs, NATO and events in Belgium, the Netherlands and other European countries. Many more journalists from all over the world visit Brussels for brief periods for EU related events or to report on the activities of the international institutions based here.

For the last ten years, experienced reporters staffing Journalists @ Your Service (J@YS) have offered guidance to media professionals working in Brussels or passing through. This friendly helpdesk, launched in 2001 with the creation of the International Press Centre in the Residence Palace, comprises most journalist organisations based in Belgium. It operates during normal office hours in the heart of the European quarter, where a full-time coordinator is available to answer journalists’ questions on subjects as varied as accreditation with the EU institutions or helping to find suitable contacts for their reportages.

In its ten years of activity, J@YS has organised, together with its members, conferences and roundtable discussions on topics relevant to the media and briefings to help new arrivals to Brussels learn some of the essentials of living and working in the city. In collaboration with the European Journalism Centre (EJC), J@YS also arranges seminars for journalists whether established here or newcomers to Brussels, as well as those visiting to learn more about the ‘European Project’. Regular exchanges take place between European journalists and their counterparts as far away as Japan and Korea.


Now in its sixth edition, this vest-pocket guide contains a wealth of infor-mation and contacts, plus brief descriptions of the main EU institutions, EU agencies and some of the most relevant NGOs, international and Belgian organisations, media and lobby groups.

For further information on the activities of J@YS and more details on “what’s on” for journalists, jobs offers, prizes and exchanges for the media, please check out its newly revamped website: www.brusselsreporter.eu. The whole of this booklet will be also available on the J@YS website.

As a member of the API/IPA council and as a veteran journalist working here, I am confident this media guide will be an invaluable working tool for all.

Maria Laura FranciosiPresidentJournalists @ Your Service (J@YS)Brussels, June 2011


Institutions under the Lisbon Treaty

The Lisbon Treaty, which entered into force on 1st December 2009, has modified the EU’s structure. It increased the number of areas where the European Parliament shares decision-making with the Council of the European Union (Member States). It also increased the role of national parliaments by giving them more opportunities to provide a direct input into EU decision-making. This is because of a new early-warning system that allows them to comment on draft laws and to check that the so-called subsidiarity principle is adhered to and that the EU does not legislate on matters that would be better dealt with nationally or locally.

The impact of the Lisbon Treaty on the Council of the European Union has led to more extensive use of ‘qualified majority voting’ in areas where unanimity was previously required. From 2014, decisions in the Council will require the support of 55% of the Member States, representing at least 65% of the European population. To move new policy areas from unanimity to majority voting, every Member State will have to agree and national parliaments will have a right of veto.

The role of the European Commission has also been modified by the Lisbon Treaty. The separation of powers among the three main EU institutions has become less rigorous. The Council of the European Union now has a High Representative for Foreign and Security Policy, the former British EU Commissioner for Trade, Catherine Ashton. She is also Vice President of the European Commission in charge of the foreign policy portfolio of the European Executive and heads a 3,000-strong EU diplomatic service.

Under the Lisbon Treaty, the European Council, which is made up of heads of state and governments of the 27 Member States, has elected as its president, for a maximum of two and a half year terms, the former Belgian Prime Minister Herman Van Rompuy who started his new job on January 1st 2010.For further information on the new Lisbon Treaty, see also http://ec.europa.eu/publications/booklets/others/84/en.pdf


European Commission

RuedelaLoi200 B-1049Brussels Tel:+32(0)22991111 www.europa.eu www.europa.eu

The European Council’s appointment of the President of the Commission was ratified by the European Parliament. The Parliament re-confirmed José Manuel Barroso as President of the Commission, and he chose a college of 26 Commissioners, based on proposals from EU Member States. The new executive was officially approved by the Parliament on 9th February 2010.

The Commission – the EU institution that proposes new legislation – oversees the Union’s budget of more than €120 billion a year and makes sure that laws are implemented and competition rules applied. It is usually the first port of call for journalists wanting to find out what is happening in the EU.

The Commission runs a long-established spokespersons service with a midday briefing every working day in the press room of the Berlaymont building (the Commission’s headquarters, Rue de la Loi 200, B-1049 Brussels) for members of the Brussels media corps and other press temporarily in the city. It is responsible for running the Europa web server (www.europa.eu). On a regular basis, European Commissioners attend to explain their latest legislative initiatives or decisions to the media and to answer journalists’ questions. In general, the daily briefing lasts between half an hour and one hour, with a short introduction to the day’s offerings from the chief spokesperson and the other spokespeople, followed at times by a series of more technical briefings on specific pieces of legislation.

Paper copies of press releases and background material can be found outside the press room. The same material will be available on the Europa website after the midday briefing. News agencies are eager to get the press releases


as soon as they come out, so as to be the first to announce the news.

The press area includes a bar and a workroom for both visiting and resident journalists. It offers phones (local calls are free), workstations and free Wi-Fi internet access. A few PCs are available for visiting journalists.

Commission press conferences are held in French and English during the working week and in most of the 23 official EU languages on Wednesdays – the day the 27 Commissioners meet – or on other special occasions such as press conferences by Commissioners. Spokespersons usually reply in the language of the question asked (French or English during the midday briefing). Most questions in the press room are asked in English, but the use of national languages is possible when wider interpretation is available. A high percentage of Commission papers are now drafted in English, but French and German translations are, in theory if not always in practice, immediately available.

Accredited journalists to the EU institutions can attend Commission briefings by showing their press pass. Non-accredited or visiting journalists holding a national press card can access the press room by reporting to the Berlaymont reception desk and showing their ID and press card. A day pass will be issued. If in doubt, before arriving at the Commission headquarters, e-mail (press-([email protected])[email protected]), or fax or telephone the press room team.


Press Room + Accreditation SilvanaRIVA Pressroom BERL-1/PRE6 Tel:+32(0)22950086 M:+32(0)498950086 Fax:+32(0)22994770 [email protected]@ec.europa.eu PierSOLDATI PressAccreditation BERL-1/PRE6 Tel:+32(0)22990170 Fax:+32(0)22994770 [email protected]@ec.europa.eu

Journalists based outside Brussels (or too busy or too lazy to leave their office!) can follow the daily briefing in two ways:1. Europe by Satellite www.ec.europa.eu/avservices/ebs/schedule.cfmEbS offers live streaming of the daily briefing for journalists with high-speed internet access and Real Player streaming software. It also covers sessions of the European Parliament and some Council of the European Union press conferences. TV companies can obtain live feeds and stock shots of events from EbS.2. The web www.europa.eu/press_room/index_en.htmPress releases and background material are posted on the Commission’s ‘virtual press room’ less than an hour after they are distributed. Rapid, the press release search engine covering all EU institutions is also available via this site.

Note:Whenaspokespersondecidestogo‘offtherecord’bypressingaredNote:Whenaspokespersondecidestogo‘offtherecord’bypressingaredbuttoninthepressroom,coverageofthebriefingissuspendedforTVandbuttoninthepressroom,coverageofthebriefingissuspendedforTVandweb-watchers.Theremayalsobeotherwaysofgoingofftherecord,whichweb-watchers.Theremayalsobeotherwaysofgoingofftherecord,whichareexplainedtothepressastheoccasionarises.areexplainedtothepressastheoccasionarises.

The Commission’s press service is headed by Koen Doens. The chief spokesperson is Pia Ahrenkilde Hansen. She is supported by a team whose members are each responsible for a specific policy area – health, employment, economic and monetary policy, trade, competition policy, transport, and so on. In the current Commission, the areas have been divided into three main groups:


• Economic & Financial Policies and Knowledge Society • Citizens’ Interest, Climate Action, and Structural Policies • External Relations, Budget, Fiscal Policy and AdministrationThe spokespeople are the only Commission officials – apart from Commis-sioners and Director-Generals of services – allowed to speak to the press ‘on the record’ for the institution. Civil servants working in the Commission’s directorates are not supposed to speak to the press. However, once a journalist has established a working relationship with an official, the information he or she may provide can usually be used on a background and off-the-record basis.

Tip: Commission spokespersons are busy people but on the whole theyTip: Commission spokespersons are busy people but on the whole theytry to respond to your calls. If a spokesperson does not get back quicklytry to respond to your calls. If a spokesperson does not get back quicklyandyouhaveadeadlineapproaching,donotbeafraidtocontacttheirandyouhaveadeadlineapproaching,donotbeafraidtocontacttheirsecretaryorpressofficeragain.secretaryorpressofficeragain.

SPOKESPERSONS’ SERVICE of the European Commission

E-mail addresses are formed as follows: [email protected] number for weekends and outside working hours: +32 (0)2 295 84 63 KoenDOENS HeadoftheSpokespersons’Service BERL3/339 Tel:+32(0)22981566 Fax:+32(0)22967912 Mobile:+32(0)498981566 [email protected] [email protected] PiaAHRENKILDEHANSEN SpokespersonoftheCommission BERL-3/347 Tel:+32(0)22953070 Fax:+32(0)22964284 Mobile:+32(0)498953070 [email protected] [email protected] LeonorRIBEIRODASILVA DeputySpokesperson,ActivitiesofthePresident BERL3/353 Tel:+32(0)22988155 Fax:+32(0)22964284 Mobile:+32(0)498981669 [email protected] [email protected]


KrisztinaNAGY AssistanttotheHeadofService BERL3/334 Tel:+32(0)22964933 Fax:+32(0)22967912 Mobile:+32(0)498964933 [email protected]@ec.europa.eu MarkGRAY Spokesperson,AdvisortotheHeadofService BERL3/319 Tel:+32(0)22988644 Fax:+32(0)22964284 Mobile:+32(0)498988644 [email protected]@ec.europa.eu

OffICEOfKOENDOENS OffICEOfKOENDOENS IsabelleMORDELLE SecretarytotheHeadofService BERL3/336 Tel:+32(0)22956619 Fax:+32(0)22967912 Mobile:+32(0)498956619 [email protected] [email protected] TuuliHUTTUNEN SecretarytotheHeadofService BERL3/336 Tel:+32(0)22950427 Fax:+32(0)22967912 Mobile:+32(0)498956619 [email protected]@ec.europa.eu

OffICEOfPIAAHRENKILDEHANSEN-MIDDAYCOORDINATION OffICEOfPIAAHRENKILDEHANSEN-MIDDAYCOORDINATION DelphineRIO Secretary BERL3/350 Tel:+32(0)22993675 Fax:+32(0)22964284 Mobile:+32(0)498995741 [email protected] [email protected]

OffICEOfLEONORRIBEIRODASILVA OffICEOfLEONORRIBEIRODASILVA KristynaHAMRIKOVA Secretary BERL3/350 Tel:+32(0)22986980 Fax:+32(0)22964284 Mobile:+32(0)498986980 [email protected]@ec.europa.eu

PLANNINGANDCOORDINATIONSECTOR PLANNINGANDCOORDINATIONSECTOR MichaelKARNITSCHNIG Spokesperson BERL3/320 Tel:+32(0)22996066 Fax:+32(0)22964284 Mobile:+32(0)498996066 [email protected] [email protected]


CezaryLEWANOWICZ Spokesperson BERL3/328 Tel:+32(0)22993050 Fax:+32(0)22964284 Mobile:+32(0)498984501 [email protected] [email protected] JensMESTER Spokesperson BERL3/332 Tel:+32(0)22963973 Fax:+32(0)22964284 Mobile:+32(0)498963973 [email protected] [email protected] SimonO’CONNOR Spokesperson BERL3/286 Tel:+32(0)22967359 Fax:+32(0)22964284 Mobile:+32(0)498967359 [email protected] [email protected] LeaISKRA PressOfficer BERL3/326 Tel:+32(0)22987680 Fax:+32(0)22964284 Mobile:+32(0)498984440 [email protected] [email protected] MargaritaNIKOLOVA PressOfficer BERL3/323 Tel:+32(0)22988242 Fax:+32(0)22967912 Mobile:+32(0)498984432 [email protected] [email protected] MayaANGELOVA Secretary BERL3/323 Tel:+32(0)22962763 Fax:+32(0)22967912 Mobile:+32(0)498962763 [email protected] [email protected] JenniKINNUNEN Secretary Berl3/326 Tel:+32(0)22958775 Fax:+32(0)22967912 Mobile:32(0)460758775 [email protected] [email protected] SilvanaRIVA PressRoom BERL1/PRE6 Tel:+32(0)22950086 Fax:+32(0)22994770 Mobile:+32(0)498950086 [email protected] [email protected] PierSOLDATI PressAccreditation BERL1/PRE6 Tel:+32(0)22990170 Fax:+32(0)22994770 [email protected] [email protected]


Unit 1 – Growth and Jobs Unit 1 – Growth and Jobs OlivierBAILLY HeadofUnit/CoordinatingSpokesperson BERL2/298 Tel:+32(0)22968717 Fax:+32(0)22960625 Mobile:+32(0)498968717 [email protected] [email protected] franckARRII Secretary(acting) BERL4/321 Tel:+32(0)22972221 [email protected] [email protected] PatriciaBOROT SecretaryfortheUnit1 BERL3/288 Tel:+32(0)22988544 [email protected] [email protected]

COMPETITION(VICE-PRESIDENTJOAqUíNALMUNIA) COMPETITION(VICE-PRESIDENTJOAqUíNALMUNIA) AmeliaTORRES Spokesperson BERL4/313 Tel:+32(0)22954629 Fax:+32(0)22951413 Mobile:+32(0)498980161 [email protected] [email protected] MarisaGONZÁLEZIGLESIAS PressOfficer BERL3/292 Tel:+32(0)22951925 Fax:+32(0)22951413 Mobile:+32(0)498951925 [email protected] [email protected] MaríaMADRID PressOfficer BERL4/316 Tel:+32(0)22954530 Mobile:+32(0)498954530 [email protected] [email protected] OlgaLESZCZYNSKA-VARGIN Secretary BERL4/310 Tel:+32(0)22965520 [email protected] [email protected]


ECONOMICANDMONETARYAffAIRS(COMMISSIONEROLLIREHN) ECONOMICANDMONETARYAffAIRS(COMMISSIONEROLLIREHN) AmadeuALTAfAJTARDIO Spokesperson BERL4/307 Tel:+32(0)22952658 Fax:+32(0)22951413 Mobile:+32(0)498952658 [email protected] [email protected] PiaSEPPÄLÄ PressOfficer BERL4/305 Tel:+32(0)22992488 Fax:+32(0)22951413 Mobile:+32(0)498992488 [email protected] [email protected] CatherineBUNYAN PressOfficertoAmadeuALTAfAJTARDIO andChantalHUGHES BERL4/301 Tel:+32(0)22996512 Mobile:+32(0)498996512 [email protected] [email protected] SamanthaBUTTERWORTH Secretary BERL3/301 Tel:+32(0)22965522 Fax:+32(0)22951413 [email protected] [email protected]

INDUSTRYANDENTREPRENEURSHIP(VICE-PRESIDENTANTONIOTAJANI) INDUSTRYANDENTREPRENEURSHIP(VICE-PRESIDENTANTONIOTAJANI) CarloCORAZZA Spokesperson BERL4/325 Tel:+32(0)22951752 Mobile:+32(0)498992862 [email protected] [email protected] AndreaMARESI PressOfficer BERL4/328 Tel:+32(0)22990403 Fax:+32(0)22963067 Mobile:+32(0)498990403 [email protected] [email protected]

INTERNALMARKETANDSERVICES(COMMISSIONERMICHELBARNIER) INTERNALMARKETANDSERVICES(COMMISSIONERMICHELBARNIER) ChantalHUGHES Spokesperson BERL4/302 Tel:+32(0)22964450 Mobile:+32(0)498964450 [email protected] [email protected]


CarmelDUNNE PressOfficer BERL4/301 Tel:+32(0)22998894 Mobile:+32(0)498998894 [email protected] [email protected] CatherineBUNYAN PressOfficertoAmadeuALTAfAJTARDIO andChantalHUGHES BERL4/301 Tel:+32(0)22996512 Mobile:+32(0)498996512 [email protected] [email protected] NathalieMINSART Secretary BERL3/288 Tel:+32(0)22954335 Fax:+32(0)22991970 [email protected] [email protected]

RESEARCH,INNOVATION&SCIENCE(COMMISSIONERMÁIREGEOGHEGAN-qUINN) RESEARCH,INNOVATION&SCIENCE(COMMISSIONERMÁIREGEOGHEGAN-qUINN) MarkENGLISH Spokesperson BERL4/330 Tel:+32(0)22962410 Fax:+32(0)22963038 Mobile:+32(0)498962410 [email protected] [email protected] MonikaWCISLO PressOfficer BERL4/333 Tel:+32(0)22955604 Mobile:+32(0)498986595 [email protected] [email protected] CarineJEUKENNE Secretary BERL4/328 Tel:+32(0)22997873 Fax:+32(0)22963067 [email protected] [email protected]

EMPLOYMENT,SOCIALAffAIRSANDINCLUSION(COMMISSIONERLÁSZLóANDOR) EMPLOYMENT,SOCIALAffAIRSANDINCLUSION(COMMISSIONERLÁSZLóANDOR) CristinaARIGHO Spokesperson BERL3/308 Tel:+32(0)22985399 Fax:+32(0)22991970 Mobile:+32(0)498982118 [email protected] [email protected] MariaJAVOROVA PressOfficer BERL3/305 Tel:+32(0)22998903 Fax:+32(0)22991970 Mobile:+32(0)498986057 [email protected] [email protected]


TAXATIONANDCUSTOMSUNION,AUDITANDANTI-fRAUD TAXATIONANDCUSTOMSUNION,AUDITANDANTI-fRAUD (COMMISSIONERALGIRDAS (COMMISSIONERALGIRDASŠŠEMETA) EMETA) EmerTRAYNOR Spokesperson BERL3/291 Tel:+32(0)22921548 Fax:+32(0)22991970 Mobile:+32(0)498983871 [email protected] [email protected] DavidBOUBLIL Spokesperson(acting) BERL3/291 Tel:+32(0)22965573 Fax:+32(0)22991970 Mobile:+32(0)498965573 [email protected] [email protected] MaudSCELO PressOfficer BERL3/288 Tel:+32(0)22981521 Fax:+32(0)22991970 Mobile:+32(0)498984495 [email protected] [email protected] DeniseCLAREMBAUX SecretarytoCristinaARIGHOandDavidBOUBLIL BERL3/305 Tel:+32(0)22960539 Fax:+32(0)22991970 [email protected] [email protected]

DIGITALAGENDA(VICE-PRESIDENTNEELIEKROES) DIGITALAGENDA(VICE-PRESIDENTNEELIEKROES) JonathanTODD Spokesperson BERL3/310 Tel:+32(0)22994107 Fax:+32(0)22963038 Mobile:+32(0)498994107 [email protected] [email protected] LindaCAIN PressOfficer BERL3/315 Tel:+32(0)22999019 Fax:+32(0)22963038 Mobile:+32(0)498999019 [email protected] [email protected]

EDUCATION,CULTURE,MULTILINGUALISMANDYOUTH EDUCATION,CULTURE,MULTILINGUALISMANDYOUTH (COMMISSIONERANDROULLAVASSILIOU) (COMMISSIONERANDROULLAVASSILIOU) DennisABBOTT Spokesperson BERL3/316 Tel:+32(0)22959258 Fax:+32(0)22963038 Mobile:+32(0)498959258 [email protected] [email protected]


DinaAVRAAM PressOfficer BERL3/315 Tel:+32(0)22959667 Fax:+32(0)22963038 Mobile:+32(0)498959667 [email protected] [email protected] JustynaMILANOWSKA SecretarytoJonathanTODDandDennisABBOTT BERL3/315 Tel:+32(0)22994246 Fax:+32(0)22984172 [email protected] [email protected]

Unit 2 – Citizens and Budget Unit 2 – Citizens and Budget KarolinaKOTTOVA HeadofUnit/CoordinatingSpokesperson BERL1/320 Tel:+32(0)22987019 Mobile:+32(0)498984412 [email protected] [email protected] InmaculadaMARTíNEZGARCíA Secretary(acting) BERL1/322 Tel:+32(0)22974413 [email protected] [email protected] IlseGORDTS Secretary BERL3/286 Tel:+32(0)22954997 [email protected] [email protected]

JUSTICE,fUNDAMENTALRIGHTSANDCITIZENSHIP JUSTICE,fUNDAMENTALRIGHTSANDCITIZENSHIP (VICE-PRESIDENTVIVIANEREDING) (VICE-PRESIDENTVIVIANEREDING) MatthewNEWMAN Spokesperson BERL1/333 Tel:+32(0)22962406 Fax:+32(0)22960625 Mobile:+32(0)498962406 [email protected] [email protected] MinaANDREEVA PressOfficer BERL1/324 Tel:+32(0)22991382 Fax:+32(0)22960625 Mobile:+32(0)498991382 [email protected] [email protected]


HOMEAffAIRS(COMMISSIONERCECILIAMALMSTRÖM) HOMEAffAIRS(COMMISSIONERCECILIAMALMSTRÖM) MicheleCERCONE Spokesperson BERL1/328 Tel:+32(0)22980963 Fax:+32(0)22960625 Mobile:+32(0)498982349 [email protected] [email protected] MarcinGRABIEC Spokesperson(acting) BERL1/328 Tel:+32(0)22981045 Mobile:+32(0)49898408 [email protected] [email protected] ToveERNST PressOfficer BERL1/324 Tel:+32(0)22986764 Fax:+32(0)22960625 Mobile:+32(0)498984483 [email protected]@ec.europa.eu NatashaBERTAUD SecretarytoMarcinGRABIECandMatthewNEWMAN BERL1/330 Tel:+32(0)22967456 Fax:+32(0)22960625 [email protected] [email protected]

AGRICULTURAL&RURALDEVELOPMENT(COMMISSIONERDACIANCIOLO AGRICULTURAL&RURALDEVELOPMENT(COMMISSIONERDACIANCIOLOŞŞ)) RogerWAITE Spokesperson BERL1/343 Tel:+32(0)22961404 Fax:+32(0)22963067 Mobile:+32(0)498961404 [email protected] [email protected] JohanREYNIERS PressOfficer BERL1/341 Tel:+32(0)22956728 Fax:+32(0)22963067 Mobile:+32(0)498956728 [email protected] [email protected]

MARITIMEAffAIRS&fISHERIES(COMMISSIONERMARIADAMANAKI) MARITIMEAffAIRS&fISHERIES(COMMISSIONERMARIADAMANAKI) OliverDREWES Spokesperson BERL1/336 Tel:+32(0)22992421 Fax:+32(0)22963067 Mobile:+32(0)498980081 [email protected] [email protected] LoneMIKKELSEN PressOfficer BERL1/337 Tel:+32(0)22960567 Fax:+32(0)22963067 Mobile:+32(0)498960567 [email protected] [email protected]


StéphanieLIARD SecretarytoAgricultureandfisheries BERL1/337 Tel:+32(0)22964695 Fax:+32(0)22963067 [email protected] [email protected]

HEALTH&CONSUMERPOLICY(COMMISSIONERJOHNDALLI) HEALTH&CONSUMERPOLICY(COMMISSIONERJOHNDALLI) frédéricVINCENT Spokesperson BERL2/347 Tel:+32(0)22987166 Fax:+32(0)22963067 Mobile:+32(0)498987166 [email protected] [email protected] AikateriniAPOSTOLA Secretary BERL2/344 Tel:+32(0)22987624 Fax:+32(0)22963067 Mobile:+32(0)2498987624 [email protected]

REGIONALPOLICY(COMMISSIONERJOHANNESHAHN) REGIONALPOLICY(COMMISSIONERJOHANNESHAHN) TonVANLIEROP Spokesperson BERL4/338 Tel:+32(0)22966565 Fax:+32(0)22963038 Mobile:+32(0)498966565 [email protected] [email protected] Marie-PierreJOUGLAIN PressOfficer BERL4/333 Tel:+32(0)22984449 Fax:+32(0)22963038 Mobile:+32(0)498984449 [email protected] [email protected] ChristinaWELLS SecretarytoTonVANLIEROP BERL4/333 Tel:+32(0)22985725 [email protected] [email protected]

INTER-INSTITUTIONALRELATIONSANDADMINISTRATION INTER-INSTITUTIONALRELATIONSANDADMINISTRATION (VICE-PRESIDENTMAROS (VICE-PRESIDENTMAROSŞŞEfEfČČOVIOVIČČ) ) AntonioGRAVILI Spokesperson BERL3/292 Tel:+32(0)22954317 Fax:+32(0)22960625 Mobile:+32(0)498954317 [email protected] [email protected]


HelleMORTENSEN AssistanttoAntonioGRAVILI BERL3/295 Tel:+32(0)22963212 Fax:+32(0)22960625 [email protected] [email protected] MarilynCARRUTHERS PressOfficer BERL3/295 Tel:+32(0)22999451 Fax:+32(0)22960625 Mobile:+32(0)498999451 [email protected] [email protected]

fINANCIALPROGRAMMING&BUDGET(COMMISSIONERJANUSZLEWANDOWSKI) fINANCIALPROGRAMMING&BUDGET(COMMISSIONERJANUSZLEWANDOWSKI) PatriziofIORILLI Spokesperson BERL3/298 Tel:+32(0)22958132 Fax:+32(0)22960625 Mobile:+32(0)498958132 [email protected] [email protected] MonikaSIKORSKA PressOfficer BERL3/301 Tel:+32(0)22952392 Fax:+32(0)22960625 Mobile:+32(0)498952392 [email protected] [email protected]

Unit 3 – Global and Sustainable Europe Unit 3 – Global and Sustainable Europe AlejandroULZURRUN deASANZAyMUÑOZ HeadofUnit/CoordinatingSpokesperson BERL2/316 Tel:+32(0)22954867 Fax:+32(0)22960625 Mobile:+32(0)498954867 [email protected] [email protected] françoised’ENNETIERES Secretary BERL2/314 Tel:+32(0)22984087 Fax:+32(0)22960625 [email protected] [email protected]

fOREIGNAffAIRS&SECURITYPOLICY fOREIGNAffAIRS&SECURITYPOLICY (VICE-PRESIDENT/HIGHREPRESENTATIVECATHERINEASHTON) (VICE-PRESIDENT/HIGHREPRESENTATIVECATHERINEASHTON) MichaelMANN EEASSpokesperson BERL2/328 Tel:+32(0)22999780 Fax:+32(0)22951915 Mobile:+32(0)498999780 [email protected] [email protected]


MajaKOCIJANCIC DeputySpokesperson BERL2/320 Tel:+32(0)22986570 Fax:+32(0)2951915 Mobile:+32(0)498984425 [email protected] [email protected] Functionalmailbox:[email protected] Functionalmailbox:[email protected] DarrenENNIS PressOfficer BERL2/319 Tel:+32(0)22963293 Fax:+32(0)22951915 Mobile:+32(0)498963293 [email protected] [email protected] Functionalmailbox:[email protected] Functionalmailbox:[email protected] IuliaCOSTEA Secretary BERL2/325 Tel:+32(0)22976855 Fax:+32(0)22951915 [email protected] [email protected] Functionalmailbox:[email protected] Functionalmailbox:[email protected] DelphineLIEVREMONT Secretary BERL2/325 Tel:+32(0)22981746 Fax:+32(0)22951915 [email protected] [email protected] Functionalmailbox:[email protected] Functionalmailbox:[email protected]

TRADE(COMMISSIONERKARELDEGUCHT) TRADE(COMMISSIONERKARELDEGUCHT) JohnCLANCY Spokesperson BERL2/335 Tel:+32(0)22953773 Fax:+32(0)22984172 Mobile:+32(0)498953773 [email protected] [email protected] HeleneBANNER PressOfficer(acting) BERL2/333 Tel:+32(0)22952407 Fax:+32(0)22964172 [email protected] [email protected]


ENLARGEMENTANDEUROPEANNEIGHBOURHOODPOLICY ENLARGEMENTANDEUROPEANNEIGHBOURHOODPOLICY (COMMISSIONER (COMMISSIONERŠŠTEfANfÜLE) TEfANfÜLE) NatashaBUTLER Spokesperson BERL2/310 Tel:+32(0)22951968 Fax:+32(0)22984172 Mobile:+32(0)498951968 [email protected] [email protected] AncaPADURARU PressOfficer BERL2/309 Tel:+32(0)22966430 Fax:+32(0)22984172 Mobile:+32(0)498966430 [email protected] [email protected] AntonyHERRMANN SecretarytoJohnCLANCYandNatashaBUTLER(acting) BERL2/309 Tel:+32(0)22975777 Fax:+32(0)22960625 [email protected] [email protected]

DEVELOPMENT(COMMISSIONERANDRISPIEBALGS) DEVELOPMENT(COMMISSIONERANDRISPIEBALGS) CatherineRAY Spokesperson BERL2/305 Tel:+32(0)22969921 Fax:+32(0)22991970 Mobile:+32(0)498969921 [email protected] [email protected] WojtekTALKO PressOfficer BERL2/302 Tel:+32(0)22978551 Fax:+32(0)22991970 Mobile:+32(0)498978551 [email protected] [email protected]

INTERNATIONALCOOPERATION,HUMANITARIANAID&CRISISRESPONSE INTERNATIONALCOOPERATION,HUMANITARIANAID&CRISISRESPONSE (COMMISSIONERKRISTALINAGEORGIEVA) (COMMISSIONERKRISTALINAGEORGIEVA) RaphaëlBRIGANDI Spokesperson(acting) BERL2/300 Tel:+32(0)22980847 Fax:+32(0)22963067 Mobile:+32(0)498984660 [email protected] [email protected] IrinaNOVAKOVA PressOfficer BERL2/297 Tel:+32(0)22995751 Fax:+32(0)22963067 Mobile:+32(0)498957517 [email protected] [email protected]


MariannaKOURIDAKI SecretaryCatherineRAYandRaphaëlBRIGANDI BERL2/302 Tel:+32(0)22981035 Fax:+32(0)22991970 [email protected] [email protected]

ENVIRONMENT(COMMISSIONERJANEZPOTO ENVIRONMENT(COMMISSIONERJANEZPOTOČČNIK) NIK) JoeHENNON Spokesperson BERL1/355 Tel:+32(0)22953593 Fax:+32(0)22963067 Mobile:+32(0)498953593 [email protected] [email protected] MonicaWESTEREN PressOfficer BERL1/352 Tel:+32(0)22991830 Fax:+32(0)22963067 Mobile:+32(0)498982892 [email protected] [email protected] CLIMATEACTION(COMMISSIONERCONNIEHEDEGAARD) CLIMATEACTION(COMMISSIONERCONNIEHEDEGAARD) IsaacVALEROLADRON Spokesperson BERL1/349 Tel:+32(0)22964971 Fax:+32(0)22963067 Mobile:+32(0)498964971 [email protected] [email protected] KataDÒZSA PressOfficer(acting) BERL1/346 Tel:+32(0)22972686 Fax:+32(0)22960625 Mobile:+32(0)498963694 [email protected] [email protected] LorellaCORATO SecretarytoJoeHENNONandtoIsaacVALEROLADRON BERL1/352 Tel:+32(0)22963099 Fax:+32(0)22963067 [email protected] [email protected] ENERGY(COMMISSIONERGÜNTHEROETTINGER) ENERGY(COMMISSIONERGÜNTHEROETTINGER) MarleneHOLZNER Spokesperson BERL2/353 Tel:+32(0)22960196 Fax:+32(0)22954143 Mobile:+32(0)498982280 [email protected] [email protected]


NicoleBOCKSTALLER PressOfficer BERL2/350 Tel:+32(0)22952589 Fax:+32(0)22950143 Mobile:+32(0)498952589 [email protected]@ec.europa.eu KaterinaRYBAROVA SecretarytoMarleneHOLZNER BERL2/350 Tel:+32(0)22990425 Fax:+32(0)22950143 [email protected] [email protected]

TRANSPORT(VICE-PRESIDENTSIIMKALLAS) TRANSPORT(VICE-PRESIDENTSIIMKALLAS) HelenKEARNS Spokesperson BERL2/342 Tel:+32(0)22987638 Fax:+32(0)22960625 Mobile:+32(0)498987638 [email protected] [email protected] DaleKIDD PressOfficer BERL2/338 Tel:+32(0)22957461 Fax:+32(0)22960625 Mobile:+32(0)498957461 [email protected] [email protected] DominiqueSAINTJAMES SecretarytoHelenKEARNS(acting) BERL2/338 Tel:+32(0)22962284 Fax:+32(0)22960625


DGCOMMUNICATIONAudiovisualService-EuropeanCommissionDGCOMMUNICATIONAudiovisualService-EuropeanCommission FabriziaDEROSA-HeadofUnit Berlaymont4/363RuedelaLoi200,B-1049Brussels Tel:+32(0)22993739,Fax:+32(0)22999301 [email protected] [email protected]

EuropebySatellite(EbS) Berlaymont1/ME23,B-1049Brussels Tel:+32(0)22964106,Fax:+32(0)22987023 www.ec.europa.eu/avservices/ebs/welcome_en.cfm www.ec.europa.eu/avservices/ebs/welcome_en.cfm

• Fred D’HONDT, Michael DEGREZ, Michael MARTORELL-VIZCARRO EbS News Desk - Tel: +32 (0)2 296 41 06, Fax: +32 (0)2 230 12 80 • Simona PILKO – Head of Sector and EbS Chief Editor Tel: +32 (0)2 296 82 94, Fax: +32 (0)2 299 93 01

The Commission runs a virtual media library stocked with audio, video and photo clips: www.ec.europa.eu/avservices/home/index_en.cfmThose wishing to use the site need only register once.

To obtain material, contact:• Photos: Karima BOULIF, Domenica CARUSO, Jeanne TCHEDRY, Alex THIRY Tel: +32 (0)2 295 95 97, Fax: +32 (0)2 299 90 12• Videos: Aylin CELEBI, Catherine GERARD, Sarah MARECHAL, Michael MARTORELL-VIZCARRO, Sandra NSAMBI NZALI, Juan RASO, Isabelle SURAY Tel: +32 (0)2 298 63 72, Fax: +32 (0)2 299 90 12

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The accreditation office is open: Monday to Thursday: 9.00-13.00 and 14.30-17.00 Fridays - 9.00-13.00 and 14.30-16.00. It is closed during the first two weeks of August.

Tip: Remember that each directorate-general (DG) has its own website,Tip: Remember that each directorate-general (DG) has its own website,informationserviceandnewsletter.Soif,forexample,youarelookingforinformationserviceandnewsletter.Soif,forexample,youarelookingforfemaleemploymentratesinGreece,youshouldfirstvisittheCommission’sfemaleemploymentratesinGreece,youshouldfirstvisittheCommission’semployment and social affairs website, then check with the statisticalemployment and social affairs website, then check with the statisticalofficeEurostatofficeEurostat(ec.europa.eu/dgs/employment_social/index_en.htm).

Upcomingevents,newslettersandcontactdetailsofCommissionstaffcanUpcomingevents,newslettersandcontactdetailsofCommissionstaffcanallbe foundonDGwebsites.Note,however, that informationofficers inallbe foundonDGwebsites.Note,however, that informationofficers intheDGsareprimarilyconcernedwithproducingbrochuresforthegeneraltheDGsareprimarilyconcernedwithproducingbrochuresforthegeneralpublic, ratherthanansweringpressenquiries.However, theymightbeapublic, ratherthanansweringpressenquiries.However, theymightbeagoodcontactifyouwantmoredetailedinformationonparticularissues.goodcontactifyouwantmoredetailedinformationonparticularissues.

The Commission has spokespeople in its national representations in the 27 member states. They can provide an additional perspective on the impact of decisions taken in Brussels on individual countries.

HeadsandPressOfficersoftheRepresentationsinEUCountriesHeadsandPressOfficersoftheRepresentationsinEUCountries

• AUSTRIA, VIENNA Richard KUEHNEL (Head), Annemarie HUBER (Press Officer) Vertretung der Europäischen Kommission Haus der Europäischen Union, Willplinger Strasse 35 A-1010 Wien, Österreich Tel: +43 1 516 180, Fax: +43 1 513 4225 www.ec.europa.eu/austria•[email protected] www.ec.europa.eu/austria•[email protected]


• BElGIUm, BRUSSElS Willy HELIN (Head), Christian DE BRUYNE (Deputy Head)) Représentation de la Commission Européenne en Belgique/ Vertegenwoordiging van de Europese Commissie in België Rue Archimède 73/Archimedesstraat 73 B-1000 Bruxelles/Brussel, Belgique/België Tel: +32 (0)2 295 38 44, Fax: +32 (0)2 295 01 66 www.ec.europa.eu/belgium•[email protected] www.ec.europa.eu/belgium•[email protected]• BUlGARIA, SOfIA Zinaida ZLATANOVA (Head), Elitsa ZLATEVA (Press Officer) Representation of the European Commission in Bulgaria, 9 Moskovska St., 1000 Sofia, Postal Address – P.O. Box 668 BG-1000 Sofia, Bulgaria Tel: +359 2 933 5252, Fax: +359 2 933 5233 http://ec.europa.eu/bulgaria•[email protected] http://ec.europa.eu/bulgaria•[email protected]• CYPRUS, NICOSIA Androulla KAMINARA (Head), Kezban AKANSOY (Press Officer Turkish language), Georgios ELIOPOULOS (Press Officer Greek language) Representation of the European Commission in Cyprus, 30 Byron Avenue, 1096 Nicosia, Cyprus Tel: +357 2281 7770, Fax: +357 2276 8926 http://ec.europa.eu/cyprus/•[email protected] http://ec.europa.eu/cyprus/•[email protected]• CzECh REPUBlIC, PRAGUE Irena MOOZOVA (Head), Martin STASEK (Press Officer) Representation of the European Commission in the Czech Republic, Jungmannova 24, P.O. Box 811 CZ-111 21 Praha 1, Czech Republic Tel: +420 2 24 31 28 35, Fax: +420 2 24 31 28 50 www.ec.europa.eu/ceskarepublika/index_cs.htm www.ec.europa.eu/ceskarepublika/index_cs.htm [email protected] [email protected]


• DENmARK, COPENhAGEN Jan SCHMIDT (Head), Michael VEDSØ (Press Officer) Europa-Kommissionens Repræsentation i Danmark, Gothersgade 115, DK-1123 København K, Danmark, Tel: +45 33 14 41 40, Fax: +45 33 11 12 03 www.europa-kommissionen.dk/eu-politik/aktuelt www.europa-kommissionen.dk/eu-politik/aktuelt [email protected]•[email protected] [email protected]•[email protected]• ESTONIA, TAllINN Toivo KLAAR (Head), Pille VAHER (Press Officer) Euroopa Komisjoni Esindus Eestis, Rävala 4, 10145 Tallinn, Eesti Tel: +372 62 644 00 www.ec.europa.eu/eesti/index_et.htm•[email protected] www.ec.europa.eu/eesti/index_et.htm•[email protected]• fINlAND, hElSINKI Eikka KOSONEN (Head), Marjatta HAUTALA (Press Officer) Euroopan komission Suomen edustusto/Europeiska kommissionens representation i Finland, Pohjoisesplanadi 31/Norra esplanaden 31, FI-00100 Helsinki/Helsingfors, Suomi/Finland, Tel: +358 9 6226 544 http://ec.europa.eu/finland• [email protected] http://ec.europa.eu/finland• [email protected]• fRANCE, PARIS Anna ZALEWSKA-URBANCZYK, (Acting Head) Cheida KECHAVARZI (Press officer) 288, Boulevard Saint-Germain F-75007 Paris, France Tel: +33 1 40 63 38 00, Fax: +33 1 45 56 94 www.ec.europa.eu/france/index_fr.htm•[email protected] www.ec.europa.eu/france/index_fr.htm•[email protected]• GERmANY, BERlIN Matthias PETSCHKE (Head), Carsten LIETZ (Press Officer) Vertretung der Europäischen Kommission in Deutschland Unter den Linden 78, D-10117 Berlin, Germany Tel: +49 30 2280 2000 www.ec.europa.eu/deutschland/index_de.htm www.ec.europa.eu/deutschland/index_de.htm [email protected] [email protected]


• GERmANY, BONN Stephan KOPPELBERG (Regional Head), Kerstin STREICH (Press Officer) Vertretung der Europäischen Kommission in Bonn Bertha-von-Suttner-Platz 2-4, D-53111 Bonn, Germany Tel: +49 228 530 090 www.ec.europa.eu/deutschland/index_de.htm www.ec.europa.eu/deutschland/index_de.htm [email protected] [email protected]• GERmANY, mUNICh Henning ARP (Regional Head), Peter MARTIN (Press Officer) Vertretung der Europäischen Kommission in München Erhardtstraße 27, D-80469 München, Deutschland Tel: +49 89 2424 480 www.ec.europa.eu/deutschland/index_de.htm www.ec.europa.eu/deutschland/index_de.htm [email protected] [email protected]• GREECE, AThENS Ierotheos PAPADOPOULOS (Acting Head) Carlos MARTIN RUIZ DE GORDEJUELA (Press Officer) Evropaiki Epitropi-Antiprosopeia stin Ellada, 2, Vassilissis Sofias GR-10674 Athina, Ellas - Tel: +30 210 7272 100 www.ec.europa.eu/ellada/index_el.htm•[email protected] www.ec.europa.eu/ellada/index_el.htm•[email protected]• hUNGARY, BUDAPEST Tamás SZÜCS (Head), Adrienn GEGES (Press officer) Representation of the European Commission in Hungary Deak Ferenc utca 15, 1052 Budapest, Hungary Tel: +36 1 209 9700, Fax: +36 1 466 4221 www.eu.hu•[email protected] www.eu.hu•[email protected]• IRElAND, DUBlIN Barbara NOLAN (Head), Ruth DEASY (Press Officer) European Commission Representation in Ireland European Union House 18 Dawson, Street Dublin 2, Ireland Tel: +353 1 634 1111, Fax: +353 1 634 1112 www.ec.europa.eu/ireland/press_office/index_en.htm www.ec.europa.eu/ireland/press_office/index_en.htm [email protected] [email protected]


• ITAlY, ROmE Lucio BATTISTOTTI (Head), Emilio DAL MONTE (Acting Press Officer) Rappresentanza in Italia della Commissione Europea Via IV Novembre 149, I-00187 Roma, Italy Tel: +39 06 699 991, Fax: +39 06 679 1658 / 36 52 www.ec.europa.eu/italia•[email protected] www.ec.europa.eu/italia•[email protected]• ITAlY, mIlAN Matteo FORNARA (Regional Head) Rappresentanza a Milano della Commissione Europea, Corso Magenta, 59, I-20123 Milano, Italia - Tel: +39 02 4675 141 www.ec.europa.eu/italia•[email protected] www.ec.europa.eu/italia•[email protected]• lATVIA, RIGA Iveta SULCA (Head), Ivars BUSMANIS (Press Officer) Representation of the European Commission in Latvia, Aspazijas street 28, LV-1050 Riga, Latvia - Tel: +371 6708 5400 www.eiropainfo.lv•[email protected] www.eiropainfo.lv•[email protected]• lIThUANIA, VIlNIUS Laimute PILUKAITE (Head), Giedrius SUDIKAS (Press Officer) Representation of the European Commission in Lithuania Naugarduko St. 10, LT-01141 Vilnius, Lithuania Tel: +370 5231 3191 - Fax: +370 5231 3192 http://ec.europa.eu/lietuva•[email protected] http://ec.europa.eu/lietuva•[email protected]• lUxEmBOURG Ernst MOUTSCHEN (Head and Press Officer) Représentation de la Commission Européenne au Luxembourg Maison de l’Europe 7, Rue du Marché-aux-Herbes L-2920 Luxembourg Tel: +352 4301 32 925 www.ec.europa.eu/luxembourg•[email protected] www.ec.europa.eu/luxembourg•[email protected]• mAlTA, VAllETTA Martin BUGELLI (Head), Angelo CHETCUTI (Press officer) Kummissjoni Ewropea – Rapprezentanza F’Malta, Dar I-Ewropa, 254 St Paul Street, Valletta VLT 1215, Malta - Tel: +356 23 42 50 00 www.delmlt.cec-eu-int.com•[email protected] www.delmlt.cec-eu-int.com•[email protected]


• NEThERlANDS, ThE hAGUE Jimmy JAMAR (Head) Europese Commissie Vertegenwoordiging in Nederland, Mauritskade 35, 2514 HD Den Haag, Nederland Tel: +31 70 313 53 00, Fax: +31 70 364 66 19 www.eu.nl www.eu.nl [email protected] [email protected]• POlAND, WARSAW Marie-Therese DUFFY-HAEUSLER (Acting Head) Zbigniew GNIATKOWSKI (Press Officer) Reprezentacja Komisji Europejskiej w Polsce, Ul. Jasna 14/16a, 00-041 Warszawa, Polska - Tel: +48 22 556 89 89 www.europa.delpol.pl•[email protected] www.europa.delpol.pl•[email protected]• PORTUGAl, lISBON Margarida MARQUES (Head), Manuel ROMANO (Press Officer) Representação da Comissão Europeia em Portugal, Largo Jean Monnet n°1-10°, P-1269-068 Lisboa, Portugal Tel: +351 21 350 98 01/02/03 www.ec.europa.eu/portugal/comissao/index_pt.htm www.ec.europa.eu/portugal/comissao/index_pt.htm [email protected] [email protected]• ROmANIA, BUChAREST Niculae IDU (Head), Daniela ROSCA (Press Officer) European Commission in Romania, 31 Vasile Lascar st., sector 2 – 020492 Bucharest, Romania Tel: +40 21 203 54 00, Fax: +40 21 212 88 08 http://ec.europa.eu/romania•[email protected] http://ec.europa.eu/romania•[email protected]• SlOVAKIA, BRATISlAVA Andrea ELSCHEKOVA-MATISOVA (Head) Katarina TOUQUET-JAREMOVA (Press Officer) Representation of the European Commission in Slovakia, Palisady 29, SK-811 06 Bratislava, Slovak Republic - Tel: +421 2 5443 1718 http://ec.europa.eu/slovensko/Index_sk.htm http://ec.europa.eu/slovensko/Index_sk.htm [email protected] [email protected]


• SlOVENIA, lJUBlJANA Mihela ZUPANCIC (Head), Tina VONCINA (Press Officer) Representation of the European Commission in Slovenia, Breg 14, SLO-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia - Tel: +386 1 252 8800 ec.europa.eu/slovenija/index_sl.htm•[email protected] ec.europa.eu/slovenija/index_sl.htm•[email protected]• SPAIN, mADRID Francisco FONSECA MORILLO (Head) Miguel PUENTE PATTISON (Press Officer) Representación de la Comisión Europea en España, Paseo de la Castellana, 46, E-28046 Madrid, España - Tel: +34 91 423 8021 www.ec.europa.eu/spain/index_es.htm•[email protected] www.ec.europa.eu/spain/index_es.htm•[email protected]• SPAIN, BARCElONA Manel CAMOS GRAU (Regional Head), Albert ROYO I MARIVE’ (Press Officer) Representación de la Comisión Europea en Barcelona, Paseo de Gracia, 90, 1°, E-08008 Barcelona, España - Tel: +34 93 467 7380 www.ec.europa.eu/spain/index_es.htm www.ec.europa.eu/spain/index_es.htm [email protected] [email protected]• SWEDEN, STOCKhOlm Pierre SCHELLEKENS (Head), Eric DEGERBECK (Press Officer) Europeiska Kommissionen Representationen i, Sverige, Regeringsgatan 65, PO Box 7323, 103 90 Stockholm, Sverige - Tel: +46 8 562 444 11 www.eukomm.se•[email protected] www.eukomm.se•[email protected]• UNITED KINGDOm, lONDON Jonathan SCHEELE (Head), Antonia MOCHAN (Press Officer) Representation of the European Commission in the United Kingdom, 8, Storey’s Gate, London SW1P 3AT, United Kingdom - Tel: +44 207 9731992 www.ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom•[email protected] www.ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom•[email protected]• UNITED KINGDOm, CARDIff Antonius KLOM (Regional Head) Rachel LANGLANDS-BROWN (Press Officer) Representation of the European Commission in Wales, 2 Caspian Point, Caspian Way, Cardiff CF10 4QQ, United Kingdom - Tel: +44 2920 895 020 www.ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom•[email protected] www.ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom•[email protected]


• UNITED KINGDOm, EDINBURGh Neil MITCHISON (Regional Head), Caroline WINCHESTER (Press Officer) Representation of the European Commission in Scotland, 9 Alva Street, Edinburgh EH2 4PH, United Kingdom Tel: +44 131 225 2058 www.ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom www.ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom [email protected] [email protected]• UNITED KINGDOm, BElfAST Maurice MAXWELL (Regional Head), Catherine McSHANE (Press Officer) Representation of the European Commission in Northern Ireland, 74-76 Dublin Road, Belfast BT2 7HP, United Kingdom Tel: +44 28 902 40 708 www.ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom•[email protected] www.ec.europa.eu/unitedkingdom•[email protected]


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The European Parliament is the most accessible of the EU’s main institutions. Most of its meetings are held in public and MEPs are usually happy to speak on the record to reporters. The European Parliament has well-equipped press rooms in Brussels and Strasbourg that visiting reporters can also use. The bulk of its plenary meetings are held in Strasbourg – which, because of the transport and accommodation difficulties, makes it harder for Brussels-based journalists to cover the institution on the spot. However, live broadcasts of plenary sessions and press conferences on EbS have made the task of reporting on the Parliament easier. The creation of its own four television channels (www.europarltv.europa.eu) is designed to increase information and communication about the Parliament’s activities. While journalists’ organisations have welcomed efforts to increase the information available, they have also raised concerns that the Parliament has now begun producing ‘ready-made’ programmes in competition with traditional media without offering sufficient guarantees on editorial independence. The Parliament has no daily briefing, but it organises a pre-session press conference in its Brussels building at 11.00 on the Friday before the monthly meetings in Strasbourg. A ‘last-minute’ press briefing is held in Strasbourg at 16.00 – half an hour before the start of the sitting – on the Monday of each session week. A full list of MEPs and the committees on which they sit on can be found on the Parliament’s website: www.europarl.europa.eu


Journalists should know that MEPs are their own best spokespeople. Some are highly knowledgeable, most are able to speak in ‘sound bites’, and all are keen to be quoted on the record. However, if you cannot get hold of a politician, the Parliament’s press officers or the MEP’s assistants are also excellent sources to explain the details of legislation being discussed or its background.For big picture issues, contact the spokesperson of the Parliament president, the European Parliament spokesperson or one of the press officers. There are press officers for each of the 23 official languages of the EU, a press service for the different political groups and press officers attached to every EP committee.

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EPPRESSSERVICE EPPRESSSERVICE JaumeDUCHGUILLOT-DirectorfortheMediaandEuropeanParliamentSpokesperson Tel:+32(0)22843000 Tel:+33(0)388174705 M:+32(0)496599476 [email protected] [email protected] MarjoryVANDENBROEKE HeadofPressRoomUnit,EuropeanParliament Tel:+32(0)22844304 Tel:+33(0)388174336 M:+32(0)498983586 [email protected] [email protected]


IoannisDARMIS HeadoftheMediaServicesandMonitoringUnit Tel:+32(0)22843816 Tel:+33(0)388174692 M:+32(0)498983269 [email protected] [email protected] fernandoCARBAJO HeadoftheAudiovisualUnit Tel:+32(0)22844816 Tel:+33(0)388174737 M:+32(0)498983363 Tel:+32(0)22840713 [email protected] [email protected]

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Each political group has a press service, website and e-mail list for journalists

EPPOLITICALGROUPSPRESSSERVICE EPPOLITICALGROUPSPRESSSERVICE EuropeanPeople’sParty(EPP)-RobertfITZHENRY Tel:+32(0)22842228 Tel:+33(0)388174144 M:+32(0)475493356 Fax:+32(0)22841718 [email protected]•www.epp-ed.eu [email protected]•www.epp-ed.eu AntoineRIPOLL-Chairman’sSpokesperson Tel:+32(0)22842688 M:+32(0)475856290 Fax:+32(0)22841742 GroupoftheProgressiveAllianceofSocialists&Democrats(S&D)-TonyROBINSON Tel:+32(0)22843061 Tel:+33(0)388172998 M:+32(0)475257410 Fax:+32(0)22849106 [email protected]•http://www.socialistgroup.eu [email protected]•http://www.socialistgroup.eu


AllianceofLiberalsandDemocratsforEurope(ALDE)-NeilCORLETT Tel:+32(0)22842077 Tel:+33(0)388174167 M:+32(0)478782284 Fax:+32(0)22844946 Fax:+33(0)388256471 [email protected]•www.alde.eu [email protected]•www.alde.eu TheGreens/EuropeanfreeAlliance(Greens/EfA)-HelmutWEIXLER Tel:+32(0)22844683 Tel:+33(0)38874760 M:+32(0)475671340 Fax:+32(0)22844944 [email protected]•www.greens-efa.org [email protected]•www.greens-efa.org EuropeanUnitedLeft/NordicGreenLeft(EUL/NGL)-GianfrancoBATTISTINI Tel:+32(0)22846785 Tel:+33(0)388172949 M:+32(0)475646628 Fax:+32(0)22847119 [email protected]•www.guengl.eu [email protected]•www.guengl.eu EuropeanConservativesandReformistsGroup(ECR)-JamesHOLTUM Tel:+32(0)22841394 Tel:+33(0)388173512 M:+32(0)473861762 Fax:+32(0)22844532 [email protected]•www.ecrgroup.eu [email protected]•www.ecrgroup.eu EuropeoffreedomandDemocracy(EfD)-TaniaLAIKAUf Tel:+32(0)22842074 Tel:+33(0)388172801 M:+32(0)498981808 Fax:+32(0)22849144 [email protected]•www.efdgroup.eu [email protected]•www.efdgroup.eu

Most information about the Parliament’s activities is provided by press officers in each of the 23 language sectors:A full list of European Parliament press officers is given below, by language.


PLENARYPRESSOffICERS PLENARYPRESSOffICERS Coordinator:ThomasDUDRAP Tel:+32(0)22844524 Tel:+33(0)388172850 M:+32(0)498983284 [email protected] [email protected] BULGARIANSECTOR:TeodorSTOYCHEV Tel:+32(0)22840764 Tel:+33(0)388174601 M:+32(0)498983986 [email protected] [email protected] CZECHSECTOR:JitkaPOLÁŠKOVÁ Tel:+32(0)22831056 Tel:+33(0)388173477 M:+32(0)498983280 Fax:+32(0)22849253 Fax:+33(0)388172901 [email protected] [email protected] DANISHSECTOR:RikkeULDALL Tel:+32(0)22842976 Tel:+33(0)388174005 M:+32(0)498983257 Fax:+32(0)22846515 Fax:+33(0)388179355 [email protected] [email protected] DUTCHSECTOR:SanneDERYCK Tel:+32(0)22842531 Tel:+33(0)388173605 M:+32(0)498983451 Fax:+32(0)22849171 Fax:+33(0)388172901 [email protected] [email protected] ESTONIANSECTOR:JanaJALVI-ROBERTSON Tel:+32(0)22832192 Tel:+33(0)388174794 M:+32(0)498983327 Fax:+32(0)22849171 Fax:+33(0)388172901 [email protected] [email protected] ENGLISHSECTOR:JackBLACKWELL Tel:+32(0)22842929 M:+32(0)498983400 Fax:+32(0)22846515 Fax:+33(0)388179984 [email protected] [email protected]


fINNISHSECTOR:SannaKANGASHARJU Tel:+32(0)22841498 Tel:+33(0)388173612 M:+32(0)498983386 Fax:+32(0)22849253 Fax:+33(0)388179355 [email protected] [email protected] fRENCHSECTOR:fabienneGUTMANN-VORMUS Tel:+32(0)22840650 Tel:+33(0)388172649 M:+32(0)498983985 Fax:+32(0)22849171 Fax:+33(0)388179984 [email protected] [email protected] GERMANSECTOR:ConstanzeBECKERHOff Tel:+32(0)22844302 Tel:+33(0)388173780 M:+32(0)498983550 Fax:+32(0)22846901 Fax:+33(0)388172901 [email protected] [email protected] GREEKSECTOR:Kristina-AntigoniELEfTERIE Tel:+32(0)22831053 Tel:+33(0)388174651 M:+32(0)498988283 Fax:+32(0)22849171 Fax:+33(0)388179984 [email protected] [email protected] HUNGARIANSECTOR:LőrincRÉDEI/(IstvánLAURINYECZ) Tel:+32(0)22832379 Tel:+33(0)388174005 M:+32(0)498983402 Fax:+32(0)22849171 Fax:+33(0)388172901 [email protected] [email protected] ITALIANSECTOR:federicoDEGIROLAMO Tel:+32(0)22831389 Tel:+33(0)388174005 M:+32(0)498983591 Fax:+32(0)22849171 Fax:+33(0)388172901 [email protected] [email protected] LATVIANSECTOR:MarikaARMANOVIČA Tel:+32(0)22831032 Tel:+33(0)388174651 M:+32(0)498983352 Fax:+32(0)22849253 Fax:+33(0)388179355 [email protected] [email protected]


LITHUANIANSECTOR:RobertasPOGORELIS Tel:+32(0)22832006 Tel:+33(0)388174642 M:+32(0)498983331 Fax:+32(0)22849171 Fax:+33(0)388179355 [email protected] [email protected] MALTESESECTOR:CorinneCORDINA Tel:+32(0)22831082 Tel:+33(0)388174588 M:+32(0)498983300 Fax:+32(0)22846901 Fax:+33(0)388179984 [email protected] [email protected] POLISHSECTOR:AndrzejSANDERSKI Tel:+32(0)22831051 Tel:+33(0)388173479 M:+32(0)498983335 Fax:+32(0)22849171 Fax:+33(0)388179355 [email protected] [email protected] PORTUGUESESECTOR:IsabelNADKARNI Tel:+32(0)22832198 Tel:+33(0)388176758 M:+32(0)498983336 Fax:+32(0)22849253 Fax:+33(0)388172901 [email protected] [email protected] ROMANIANSECTOR:IoanaBOBES Tel:+32(0)22832460 Tel:+33(0)388176725 M:+32(0)498983983 [email protected] [email protected] SLOVAKIANSECTOR:ZuzanaREPKOVA-ANDREJCAKOVA Tel:+32(0)22832119 Tel:+33(0)388176673 M:+32(0)498983334 Fax:+32(0)22849253 Fax:+33(0)388172901 [email protected] [email protected] SLOVENESECTOR:JanezVOUK Tel:+32(0)22831053 Tel:+33(0)388174897 M:+32(0)498983337 Fax:+32(0)22846901 Fax:+33(0)388172901 [email protected] [email protected]


SPANISHSECTOR:NataliaDASILVA Tel:+32(0)22844301 Tel:+33(0)388173661 M:+32(0)498983985 Fax:+32(0)22849253 Fax:+33(0)388172901 [email protected] [email protected] SWEDISHSECTOR:SaraAHNBORG Tel:+32(0)22834018 Tel:+33(0)388172420 M:+32(0)498981336 Fax:+32(0)22849253 Fax:+33(0)388179355 [email protected] [email protected]

Much of the Parliament’s work is conducted in committees. Each committee has a news report service.A full list of the European Parliament press officers with responsibility for the various committees is given below:

EPCOMMITTEEPRESS EPCOMMITTEEPRESS PressUnitCoordinator-RalphPINE Tel:+32(0)22842941 Tel:+33(0)388174751 M:+32(0)498983587 Fax:+32(0)22844903 Fax:+33(0)388174005 [email protected] [email protected] PressOfficer-DelphineCOLARD Tel:+32(0)22843383 Tel:+33(0)388174934 M:+32(0)498984485 [email protected] [email protected]

PRESSOffICERSBYPOLICYAREA PRESSOffICERSBYPOLICYAREA Co-ordinator-AndreasKLEINER Tel:+32(0)22832266 Tel:+33(0)388172336 M:+32(0)498983322 [email protected] [email protected]


fOREIGNAffAIRS(AfET)-MariaANDRESMARIN(Teamcoordinator) Tel:+32(0)22844299 Tel:+33(0)388173603 M:+32(0)498981345 [email protected] [email protected] CONSTITUTIONALAffAIRS(AfCO)-SannaKANGASHARJU(Teamcoordinator) Tel:+32(0)22841498 Tel:+33(0)388173612 M:+32(0)498983386 [email protected] [email protected] AGRICULTURE(AGRI)-federicoDEGIROLAMO(TeamcoordinatorAGRI) Tel:+32(0)22831389 Tel:+33(0)388172850 M:+32(0)498983591 [email protected] [email protected] BUDGETS(BUDG)andBUDGETARYCONTROL(CONT) SaraAHNBORG(TeamcoordinatorBUDG,SURE) Tel:+32(0)22834018 Tel:+33(0)388172420 M:+32(0)498981336 [email protected] [email protected] COMMITTEEONTHEfINANCIAL,ECONOMICANDSOCIALCRISIS(CRIS) RikkeULDALL(IMCO,CRIS) Tel:+32(0)22842976 Tel:+33(0)388172033 M:+32(0)498983257 [email protected]•[email protected] [email protected]•[email protected] CULTUREANDEDUCATION(CULT)-RobertasPOGORELIS Tel:+32(0)22832006 Tel:+33(0)388174642 M:+32(0)498983331 [email protected] [email protected] DEVELOPMENT(DEVE)ANDHUMANRIGHTS(DROI)-IoanaBOBES Tel:+32(0)22832460 Tel:+33(0)388176725 M:+32(0)498983983 [email protected] [email protected] ECONOMICANDMONETARYAffAIRS(ECON)-JohnSCHRANZ Tel:+32(0)22844264 Tel:+33(0)388174076 M:+32(0)2498981402 [email protected] [email protected] EMPLOYMENTANDSOCIALAffAIRS(EMPL)-NoraCHAAL Tel:+32(0)22831151 Tel:+33(0)388174005 M:+32(0)498983326 [email protected] [email protected]


ENVIRONMENT,PUBLICHEALTHANDfOODSAfETY(ENVI)-ChristopherCOAKLEY Tel:+32(0)22844859 Tel:+33(0)388176853 M:+32(0)498983326 [email protected] [email protected] WOMEN’SRIGHTSANDGENDEREqUALITY(fEMM)-AylaSultanÇIÇEK Tel:+32(0)22841009 Tel:+33(0)388174151 M:+32(0)498981337 [email protected] [email protected] INTERNALMARKETANDCONSUMERPROTECTION(IMCO)-RikkeULDALL Tel:+32(0)22842976 Tel:+33(0)388172033 M:+32(0)498983257 [email protected] [email protected] INDUSTRY,RESEARCHANDENERGY(ITRE)-JanezVOUK(Teamcoordinator) Tel:+32(0)22831053 Tel:+33(0)388174897 M:+32(0)498983337 [email protected] [email protected] LEGALAffAIRS(JURI)-JanaJALVI-ROBERTSON Tel:+32(0)22832192 Tel:+33(0)388174794 M:+32(0)498983327 [email protected] [email protected] CIVILLIBERTIES,JUSTICEANDHOMEAffAIRS(LIBE)-IsabelNADKARNI Tel:+32(0)22832198 Tel:+33(0)388176758 M:+32(0)498983336 [email protected] [email protected] JanJAKUBOV Tel:+32(0)22834476 Tel:+33(0)388176673 M:+32(0)498983590 [email protected] [email protected] fISHERIES(PECH)-JanJAKUBOV Tel:+32(0)22834476 Tel:+33(0)388174005 M:+32(0)498983590 [email protected]•[email protected] [email protected]•[email protected] REGIONALDEVELOPMENT(REGI)-MichaelafINDEIS Tel:+32(0)22831141 Tel:+33(0)388173603 M:+32(0)498983332 [email protected] [email protected]


PETITIONS(PETI)-NataliaDASILVA Tel:+32(0)22844301 Tel:+33(0)388173661 M:+32(0)498983985 [email protected] [email protected] SECURITYandDEfENCE(INTA,SEDE)-LorincREDEI Tel:+32(0)22832379 Tel:+33(0)388174005 M:+32(0)498983402 [email protected]•[email protected] [email protected]•[email protected] TRANSPORTANDTOURISM(TRAN)-MichaelafINDEIS Tel:+32(0)22831141 Tel:+33(0)388173603 M:+32(0)498983332 [email protected] [email protected] Seminars,EnlargementCountries-MichelPLUMLEY Tel:+32(0)22841056 Tel:+33(0)388174909 M:+32(0)498983238 [email protected] [email protected]

EPPressPublications:EPPressPublications:The Parliament’s press division produces a number of publications journalists may find useful. You can receive these by e-mail, by contacting the press officers in the language sectors or by visiting ‘our publications’ on the Parliament’s website.The following are the three main publications – in all the EU’s 23 official languages – dealing with parliamentary sessions:• The Briefing: Published during the week before the plenary session, this summarises reports and other items on the agenda.• The Daily Notebook: Reports on debates and votes as they take place during plenary sessions.• The Week: A newsletter that reviews the plenary debates and votes after the session has ended. Three publications – in English and French – provide information about committee meetings:• News Report: A daily news bulletin on meetings of parliamentary committees and public hearings.


• News Alert: Published every Friday, this news sheet lists the upcoming week’s parliamentary activities, such as committee meetings, press conferences, and hearings.• Background Notes: This occasional publication provides detailed information about specific topics.Like the Commission, the European Parliament has information offices in every EU capital, as well as some other major cities and candidate countries. These are often a first port of call for journalists operating outside Brussels.

EPInformationOfficesinEUCountriesEPInformationOfficesinEUCountries

One of the main roles of the information offices is to provide journalists with information about Parliament and help them in their contacts with the institution. Co-ordinator-PaulafERNANDEZ-HERVAS Tel:+32(0)22842535 Tel:+33(0)388174768 M:+32(0)498983226 [email protected] [email protected]

• AUSTRIA - Haus der Europäischen Union, Wipplingerstrasse 35 A-1010 Vienna Tel: +43 1 516 17206 - Fax: +43 1 513 25 15 [email protected]•www.europarl.at [email protected]•www.europarl.at• BELGIUM - rue Wiertz 60, B-1047 Brussels Tel: +32 (0)2 284 20 05 - Fax: +32 (0)2 230 75 55 [email protected]•www.europarl.europa.eu/brussels [email protected]•www.europarl.europa.eu/brussels• BULGARIA - 9 Moskovska Str., BG-1000 Sofia Tel: +359 2 985 35 43 - Fax: +359 2 981 99 44 [email protected]•www.europarl.bg [email protected]•www.europarl.bg• CYPRUS - 30 Vyronos Avenue, CY-1096 Nicosia Tel: +357 22 87 05 00 - Fax: +357 22 76 77 33 [email protected]•www.europarl.cy [email protected]•www.europarl.cy• CZECH REPUBLIC - Jungmannova 24, CZ-110 00 Prague 1 Tel: +420 255 708 270 - Fax: +420 255 708 200 [email protected]•www.evropsky-parlament.cz [email protected]•www.evropsky-parlament.cz


• DENMARK - Europa-Parlamentet, Informationskontoret i Danmark Europa-Huset, Gothersgade 115, DK-1123 Copenhagen K Tel: +45 3 3143377 - Fax: +45 3 3150805 epkobenhavn@ [email protected]•www.europarl.dk.europa.eu•www.europarl.dk• ESTONIA - Euroopa Parlamendi, Infobüroo Eestis, Rävala 4 EE-10143 Tallin Tel: +372 630 6967 - Fax: +372 630 6968 [email protected]•www.europarl.ee [email protected]•www.europarl.ee• FINLAND - Pohjoisesplanadi 31, Norra esplanaden 31, FIN-00100 Helsinki Tel: +358 962 204521 - Fax: +358 9 6222610 [email protected]•www.europarl.fi [email protected]•www.europarl.fi• FRANCE - Boulevard St-Germain 288, F-75341 Paris Cedex 07 Tel: +33 1 40 63 40 07 - Fax: +33 1 45 51 52 53 [email protected]•www.europarl.fr [email protected]•www.europarl.fr• FRANCE - Avenue du Président Robert Schuman 1, CS 91024, F-67070 Strasbourg Cedex Tel: +33 3 88 17 40 01 - Fax: +33 3 88 17 51 84 [email protected] [email protected]• FRANCE - Rue Henri Barbusse 2, F-13241 Marseille Tel: +33 4 91 91 46 00 - Fax: +33 4 91 90 95 03 epmarseille@europarl. [email protected] http:// http://sudestsudest.europarl.fr/view/fr/bienvenue.html.europarl.fr/view/fr/bienvenue.html• GERMANY - Unter den Linden 78, D-10117 Berlin Tel: +49 30 22801200 - Fax: +49 30 22801111 [email protected]•www.europarl.de [email protected]•www.europarl.de• GERMANY - Erhardtstr. 27, D-80469 Munich Tel: +49 89 202 08790 - Fax: +49 89 202 087973 [email protected] [email protected]• GREECE - Leof. Amalias 8, GR-105 57 Athens Tel +30 210 327 89 24 - Fax: +30 210 331 15 40 [email protected]•www.europarl.gr [email protected]•www.europarl.gr


• HUNGARY - European Parliament Information Office for Hungary H-1024 Budapest Lövőház u. 35. Tel: +36 1 411 3552 - Fax: +36 1 411 3560 [email protected]•www.europarl.europa.eu/budapest [email protected]•www.europarl.europa.eu/budapest• IRELAND - European Union House, 43 Molesworth Street, IRL Dublin 2 Tel: +353 1 6057932 - Fax: +353 1 6057999 [email protected]•www.europarl.ie [email protected]•www.europarl.ie• ITALY - Via IV Novembre 149, I-00187 Rome Tel: +39 06 699 50236 - Fax: +39 06 699 502 00 [email protected]•www.europarl.it [email protected]•www.europarl.it• ITALY - Corso Magenta 59, I-20123 Milan Tel: +39 02 43 44 171 - Fax: +39 02 43 44 17 500 [email protected] [email protected]• LATVIA - Aspazijas Boulevard 28, LV - 1050 Riga Tel: +371 708 54 68 - Fax: +371 7 08 54 70 [email protected]•www.europarl.lv [email protected]•www.europarl.lv• LITHUANIA - Naugarduko st. 10, LT-01141 Vilnius Tel: +370 5 212 1530 - Fax: +370 5 261 98 28 [email protected]•www.europarl.lt [email protected]•www.europarl.lt• LUXEMBOURG - Maison de l’Europe, 7 Rue du Marché-aux-Herbes, L-1728 Luxembourg Tel: +352 4300 22597 - Fax: +352 4300 22457 [email protected]•www.europarl.lu [email protected]•www.europarl.lu• MALTA - Europe House 254 St. Paul Street Valletta VLT 1215, Valletta Tel: +356 21 23 50 75 - Fax: +356 21 22 75 80 [email protected]•www.europarlmt.eu [email protected]•www.europarlmt.eu• THE NETHERLANDS - Korte Vijverberg 6, NL-2513 AB The Hague Tel: +31 70 313 54 22 - Fax: +31 70 364 70 01 epdenhaag@ [email protected]•www.europeesparlement.nl.europa.eu•www.europeesparlement.nl• POLAND - Biuro Informacyjne Parlamentu Europejskiego w Polsce, ul. Jasna 14/16 a, 00-041 Warsaw Tel: +48 22 595 24 84 - Fax: +48 22 595 24 80 epwarszawa@ [email protected]•www.europarl.pl.europa.eu•www.europarl.pl


• PORTUGAL - Centro Europeu Jean Monnet, Largo Jean Monnet 1-6, P-1269-070 Lisbon Tel: +351 21 350 49 13 - Fax: +351 21 354 00 04 eplisboa@ [email protected]•www.parleurop.pt.europa.eu•www.parleurop.pt• ROMANIA - Strada Vasile Lascar, nr. 31, and 1 Sector 2 020492, Bucarest Tel: + 40 21 405 08 80 - Fax: +40 21 405 08 86 epbucarest@ [email protected]•www.europarl.europa.eu/bucuresti.europa.eu•www.europarl.europa.eu/bucuresti• SLOVAK REPUBLIC - Informačná kancelária, Európskeho parlamentu, Palisády 29, SK-811 06 Bratislava Tel: +421 2 59 203295 - Fax: +421 5942 9687 epbratislava@ [email protected]•www.europskyparlament.sk.europa.eu•www.europskyparlament.sk • SLOVENIA - Breg 14, SL-1000 Ljubljana Tel: +386 1252 88 42 - Fax: +386 1 252 88 40 [email protected]•www.europarl.si [email protected]•www.europarl.si• SPAIN - Paseo de la Castellana 46, E-28046 Madrid Tel: +34 91 436 47 30 - Fax: +34 91 578 31 71 [email protected] [email protected]• SPAIN - Passeig de Gràcia 90, 1ª planta, E-08008 Barcelona Tel: +34 93 272 20 44 - Fax: +34 93 272 20 45 [email protected]•http://www.europarlbarcelona.eu/ [email protected]•http://www.europarlbarcelona.eu/ [email protected] [email protected]• SWEDEN - Regeringsgatan 65, 6 tr, SE-111 56 Stockholm Tel: +46 8 562 444 61 - Fax: +46 8 562 444 99 [email protected]•www.europaparlamentet.se [email protected]•www.europaparlamentet.se• UNITED KINGDOM - Europe House 32 Smith Square London SW1P 3EU Tel: +44 20 7227 4335 - Fax: +44 20 7227 4302 Fax: +44 20 7227 4301 (Library) - Fax: +44 20 7227 4327 (Press) [email protected]•www.europarl.org.uk [email protected]•www.europarl.org.uk• UNITED KINGDOM - The Tun, 4 Jackson’s Entry Holyrood Road, Edinburgh EH8 8PJ Tel: +44 131 5577866 - Fax: +44 131 5574977 [email protected] [email protected] www.europarl.org.uk/about-us/about-us/office-scotland www.europarl.org.uk/about-us/about-us/office-scotland


Council of the European UnionEuropean Council JustusLipsiusbuilding RuedelaLoi175 B-1048Brussels Tel:+32(0)22816111 [email protected] [email protected]

The Council of the European Union, often seen as the most powerful of the Union’s three major institutions, brings together the governments of the 27 EU Member States.

The European Council (which is composed of the heads of state or government of the European Union and the president of the Commission) is the driving force behind the European Union, setting its course and its political priorities. It is headed by the President of the European Council.

Council Media contact with the Council occurs mainly on the occasion of ministerial meetings: background briefings and documents are provided before these meetings, flash press releases and Council conclusions are issued during them, and they are followed by a press conference.The Council press office is also available for background information about Council preparations, which occurs notably in the weekly meetings of Coreper 2, the forum for national permanent representatives or Coreper 1 for their deputies. There are no regular daily briefings by the Council’s press officers, although briefings are always given before a ministerial meeting, and technical or thematic background briefings are also frequently scheduled.

The pre-Council briefings are usually given by the six-monthly rotating Council presidency supported by the Council Secretariat. The spokespersons for the presidency are also important contacts.


RotatingpresidenciesThe presidency of the Council changes twice a year: on January 1st and July 1st. During its six-month term, the presidency chairs Council meetings in all configurations except for the “Foreign Affairs” Council, which is chaired by the High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy .

Informal ministerial meetings are held in the country holding the presidency, providing an opportunity for reporters based outside Brussels and notably in the country of the presidency to report on European issues. The next presidencies are:

Poland July-December 2011 Denmark January-June 2012 Cyprus July-December 2012 Ireland January-June 2013 lithuania July-December 2013 Greece January-June 2014 Italy July-December 2014 latvia January-June 2015 luxembourg July-December 2015

National Permanent representations also organise meetings for their country’s media, which can be open to media from other countries. Their press officers can be contacted for information about the respective national positions.

Note:TheCounciloftheEuropeanUnion,alsoknownas“theCouncil”orNote:TheCounciloftheEuropeanUnion,alsoknownas“theCouncil”or“CouncilofMinisters”–meetsinBrusselsmostoftheyear.However,dueto“CouncilofMinisters”–meetsinBrusselsmostoftheyear.However,duetoalegalobligationenshrinedintheEUtreaties,allministerialmeetingsinalegalobligationenshrinedintheEUtreaties,allministerialmeetingsinApril,JuneandOctoberareinLuxembourg.April,JuneandOctoberareinLuxembourg.


European CouncilThe Lisbon Treaty turned the European Council into an institution in its own right. In addition, it created the position of ‘President’ of the European Council, nominated for two-and-a-half years, with the possibility of renewing his/her nomination for another similar term to a maximum of five years. The main tasks of the President of the European Council are to prepare, chair and lead its meetings, to make sure that decisions are subsequently put into practice and to represent the European Union abroad at his level. At present, the president of European council is Herman van Rompuy. SpokespersonforPresidentVanRompuy:DirkDeBACKER Tel:+32(0)22819768 M:+32(0)497599919 [email protected] [email protected]

The European Council meets at least 4 times a year, in Brussels. In practice, it has tended in recent years to meet more frequently than that, sometimes in informal or extraordinary meetings. Special accreditation is needed to access the press centre during European Council meetings.

Tip: Details can be found on the website of the rotating six monthTip: Details can be found on the website of the rotating six monthpresidency.TheURLiswww.eu+currentyear.theinitialsofthecountrye.g.presidency.TheURLiswww.eu+currentyear.theinitialsofthecountrye.g.http://www.eu2011.hu/.http://www.eu2011.hu/.

Summits with third countries (e.g. EU-Russia, EU-US, etc.) are also held in the Council / European Council building when they take place in Europe.


council Press office

As a one-stop-shop for finding out what is happening in the Council, its press service is a good place to start. Council press officers speak on background. The Council Press Office supports the Council and its Presidency. It also supports the European Council and its President.The Council Press Office includes press officers responsible for specific Council policy areas, such as environment or foreign affairs. It is also in charge of the Council press centre and runs an audiovisual sector.Press conferences and public events in the Council can be followed by video streaming: http://video.consilium.europa.eu/http://video.consilium.europa.eu/

Video coverage of Council / European Council events is available for preview and download in broadcast quality (MPEG4) on: http://tvnewsroom.consilium.europa.euhttp://tvnewsroom.consilium.europa.eu CentralPressOfficesecretariat: Tel.+32(0)22816319 Fax+32(0)22818026 [email protected] [email protected] HeadofthePressOffice:NicolasKERLEROUX Tel:+32(0)22818239 Fax:+32(0)22818026 M:+32(0)475369676 [email protected] [email protected] SupporttotheEuropeanCouncilPresident:DeputySpokesperson:JesúsCARMONA Tel:+32(0)22819548 Fax:+32(0)22818026 M:+32(0)475653215 [email protected] [email protected] Secretariat: Tel:+32(0)22815150 [email protected] [email protected]


Council Press OfficersCouncil Press Officers EconomicandfinancialAffairs,GeneralAffairs:françoisHEAD Tel:+32(0)22816083 Fax:+32(0)22818026 M:+32(0)475953807 [email protected] [email protected] foreignAffairs:MaryBRAZIER Tel:+32(0)22815183 Fax:+32(0)22818026 M:+32(0)477970874 [email protected] [email protected] EconomicandfinancialAffairs;GeneralAffairs;Summits:AzadehSHARAfSHAHI Tel.+32(0)22813195 M+32(0)475691865 [email protected] [email protected] Coordination;JusticeandHomeAffairsandCounter-terrorism:JochenMÜLLER Tel:+32(0)22818914 Fax:+32(0)22818026 M:+32(0)477974224 [email protected] [email protected] JusticeandHomeAffairs(Justice);Environment; DevelopmentCooperation:SusanneKIEfER Tel:+32(0)22819442 Fax:+32(0)22818026 M:+32(0)473923308 [email protected] [email protected] Agricultureandfisheries:XavierPAVARD Tel.+32(0)22818352 M:+32(0)477991710 [email protected] [email protected] Competitiveness(Industry,ResearchandInternalMarket):VíctorfLAVIAN Tel:+32(0)22816715 Fax:+32(0)22818026 M:+32(0)473640390 [email protected] [email protected] TTE(Transport,Telecommunications,Energy) TelecommunicationsandEnergy:MiriamVANČOVÁ Tel:+32(0)22819776 Fax:+32(0)22818026 M:+32(0)473640377 [email protected] [email protected]


TTE(Transport,Telecommunications,Energy)-Transport:ReinhardSCHMIDT Tel:+32(0)22818847 Fax:+32(0)22818026 M:+32(0)479955086 [email protected] [email protected] Budget;HealthandConsumerAffairs:JérômeUNTERHUBER Tel:+32(0)22815394 Fax:+32(0)22818026 M:+32(0)473923628 [email protected] [email protected] Employment,SocialPolicy:EviLIASKOU Tel.+32(0)22815272 M+32(0)470960477 [email protected] [email protected] Education,Youth,CultureandSport:HelenaGOMES Tel.+32(0)22817040 M+32(0)479955079 [email protected] [email protected] Crisismanagementmechanisms;Coordinationofthepublicsessions oftheCouncil;Videostreaming;Socialmedia:DanaMANESCU Tel:+32(0)22814477 Fax:+32(0)22818026 M:+32(0)473923477 [email protected] [email protected]

Audiovisual:Audiovisual: Audiovisualcounsellor:IsabelleBRUSSELMANS Tel:+32(0)22815713 Fax:+32(0)22818026 M:+32(0)475753406 [email protected] [email protected] Producer:AndreaDESORMEAUX Tel:+32(0)22816716 Fax:+32(0)22818026 M:+32(0)477973552 [email protected]•[email protected] [email protected]•[email protected]


Press centrePress centre CoreperIICouncils/EuropeanCouncil:MargareteGILOT-KÖHLER Tel:+32(0)22816550 Fax:+32(0)22818541 [email protected] [email protected] CoreperICouncils/PhotoDepartment/EuropeanCouncil:ValerieGOLDSMITH Tel:+32(0)22818969 Fax:+32(0)22815065 M:+32(0)476762156 [email protected] [email protected]

Tip: Members of Council press office speak on condition of anonymity.Tip: Members of Council press office speak on condition of anonymity.Theyareusuallyquotedas‘EUsources’or‘EUofficials’,butnotas‘CouncilTheyareusuallyquotedas‘EUsources’or‘EUofficials’,butnotas‘Councilpress officers’ or by their name. Before each Council meeting, the presspress officers’ or by their name. Before each Council meeting, the pressservice produces a background briefing that is available on the web inservice produces a background briefing that is available on the web inEnglishandFrench.Attheendofthemeeting,theprovisionalconclusionsEnglishandFrench.Attheendofthemeeting,theprovisionalconclusionsarealsopostedontheinternet.arealsopostedontheinternet.


PressofficersatPermanentRepresentationsPressofficersatPermanentRepresentations

• Austria: Avenue de Cortenberg 30, B-1040 Brussels Alexander PAIER - Mobile: +32 (0)475 651 713 Tel: +32 (0)2 234 53 44 - Fax: +32 (0)2 235 63 44 [email protected] [email protected] Sonja ROSENBERGER - Mobile: +32 (0)477 333 425 Tel: +32 (0)234 52 15 - Fax: +32 (0)2 235 62 15 [email protected] [email protected] http://www.bmeia.gv.at/index.php?id=65590&L=1 http://www.bmeia.gv.at/index.php?id=65590&L=1• Belgium: Rue de la Loi 61-63, B-1040, Brussels Bernard BULCKE - Mobile: +32 (0)475 721 449 Tel: +32 (0)2 233 03 92 - Fax: +32 (0)2 233 03 20 [email protected]•http://www.diplomatie.be/belgoeurop/ [email protected]•http://www.diplomatie.be/belgoeurop/• Bulgaria: Sq. Marie-Louise 49, Brussels 1000 Victoria MELAMED - Mobile: +32 (0)472 213 492 Tel: +32 (0)2 235 83 47 - Fax: +32 (0)2 374 91 88 [email protected]•http://www.mfa.bg/brussels-eu/ [email protected]•http://www.mfa.bg/brussels-eu/• Cyprus: Avenue de Cortenberg 61, B-1000 Brussels Maria PHANTI - Mobile: +32 (0)474 333 372 Tel: +32 (0)2 739 51 39 - Fax: +32 (0)2 736 65 73 [email protected] [email protected] Marianna KARAGEORGIS - Mobile: +32 (0)475 862 395 Tel: +32 (0)2 739 61 89 - Fax: +32 (0)2 736 65 79 [email protected] [email protected] http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/permrep/permrep_brussels.nsf/ http://www.mfa.gov.cy/mfa/permrep/permrep_brussels.nsf/ DMLrepresentation_en/DMLrepresentation_en?OpenDocument# DMLrepresentation_en/DMLrepresentation_en?OpenDocument#• Czech Republic: Rue Caroly 15, B-1050 Brussels Radek HONZÁK - Mobile: +32 (0)473 553 316 Tel: +32 (0)2 213 93 32 - Fax +32 (0)2 213 92 92 [email protected]•www.mzv.cz/representation_brussels/en/index.html [email protected]•www.mzv.cz/representation_brussels/en/index.html


• Denmark: Rue d’Arlon 73, B-1040 Brussels Jakob ALVI - Mobile: +32 (0)475 603 819 Tel: +32 (0)2 233 09 46 - Fax: +32 (0)2 233 08 92 [email protected]•www.eurepraesentationen.um.dk/en [email protected]•www.eurepraesentationen.um.dk/en• Estonia: Rue Guimard 11/13, B-1040 Brussels Helen ENNOK - Mobile: +32 (0)474 981 657 Tel: +32 (0)2 227 39 22 - Fax +32 (0)2 227 39 25 [email protected]•www.eu.estemb.be/eng [email protected]•www.eu.estemb.be/eng• finland: Rue de Trèves 100, B-1040 Brussel Jussi SEPPÄLÄ - Mobile: +32 (0)476 950 547 Tel: +32 (0)2 287 84 72 - Fax: +32 (0)2 287 84 05 [email protected]•http://www.finland.eu/[email protected]•http://www.finland.eu/• france: Place de Louvain 14, B-1000 Brussels Gael VEYSSIERE - Mobile: +32 (0)475 579 095 Tel: +32 (0)2 229 82 78/77 - Fax: +32 (0)2 229 82 80 [email protected] [email protected] Myriam SAINT-PIERRE - Mobile: +32 (0)478 882 935 Tel: +32 (0)2 229 82 84 - Fax: +32 (0)2 229 82 80 [email protected]•www.rpfrance.eu/ [email protected]•www.rpfrance.eu/• Germany: Rue Jacques de Lalaing 8/14, B-1040 Brussels Stefan BREDOHL - Mobile: +32 (0)475 053 927 Tel: +32 (0)2 787 10 70 - Fax: +32 (0)2 787 20 70 [email protected]•[email protected]•www.eu-vertretung.de Holger DREISEITL - Mobile: +32 (0)476 760 675 Tel: +32 (0)2 787 10 72 [email protected] [email protected]• Greece: Avenue des Arts 39, 1040 Brussels Konstantinos PAPPAS - Mobile: +32 (0)473 514 034 Tel: +32 (0)2 235 03 75 - Fax: +32 (0)2 230 66 51 [email protected] [email protected] Eleni DRAKOPOULOU - Mobile: +32 (0)472 036 756 Tel: +32 (0)2 235 03 80 - Fax: +32 (0)2 230 66 51 [email protected]•http://www.greekembassy-press.be/ [email protected]•http://www.greekembassy-press.be/


• hungary: Rue de Trèves 92-98, B-1040 Brussels Magda JÓZAN - Mobile : +32 (0)473 825 062 Tel: +32 (0)2 234 1313 - Fax: +32 (0)2 230 43 51 [email protected] [email protected] Gergely POLNER - Mobile: +32 (0)491 355 460 Tel: +32 (0)2 234 12 83 - Fax: +32 (0)2 230 43 51 [email protected]•www.hungrep.be [email protected]•www.hungrep.be• Ireland: Rue Froissart 50, B-1040 Brussels Deirdre FARRELL - Mobile: +32 (0)499 585 300 Tel: +32 (0)2 282 32 33 - Fax: +32 (0)2 230 31 88 [email protected]@dfa.ie Peter McHUGH Tel: +32 (0)2 282 32 45 - Fax: +32 (0)2 230 31 88 [email protected]•www.irelandrepbrussels.be [email protected]•www.irelandrepbrussels.be• Italy: Rue du Marteau 7-15, B-1000 Brussels Michelangelo NERINI - Mobile: +32 (0)492 610 172 Tel: +32 (0)2 220 04 32 - Fax: +32 (0)2 219 35 47 [email protected]•[email protected]•www.italiaue.esteri.it• latvia: Avenue des Arts 23, B-1000 Brussels Evelīna MELBĀRZDE - Mobile: +32 (0)475 865 148 Tel: +32 (0)2 238 32 20 - Fax: +32 (0)2 238 32 50 [email protected]•www.mfa.gov.lv/en/brussels [email protected]•www.mfa.gov.lv/en/brussels• lithuania: Rue Belliard 41/43, B-1040 Brussels Andrius GRIKIENIS - Mobile: +32 (0)477 701 528 Tel: +32 (0)2 775 90 98 - Fax: +32 (0)2 513 45 97 andrius. [email protected]•[email protected]•www.eurep.mfa.lt.mfa.lt• luxembourg: Avenue de Cortenberg 75, B-1040 Brussels Tel: +32 (0)2 737 56 00 - Fax: +32 (0)2 737 56 10 - Tel: +352 (0)27 375 600 [email protected] [email protected]• malta: Rue Archimède 25, B-1000 Brussels Anis CASSAR - Mobile: +32 (0)497 647 311 Tel: +32 (0)2 238 26 84 - Fax: +32 (0)2 343 01 06 [email protected]•www.doi.gov.mt [email protected]•www.doi.gov.mt


• Netherlands: Avenue Hermann Debroux 48, B-1160 Brussels Tony AGOTHA - Mobile: +32 (0)475 669 252 Tel: +32 (0)2 679 15 09 - Fax: +32 (0)2 679 17 74 [email protected]•[email protected]•www.eu-nederland.be• Poland: Avenue de Tervuren 282/284, B-1150 Brussels Kacper CHMIELEWSKI - Mobile: +32 (0)492 727 219 Tel: +32 (0)2 780 42 25 - Fax: +32 (0)2 780 42 97 [email protected]@msz.gov.pl Renata BANCARZEWSKA - Mobile: +32 (0)492 727 220 Tel: +32 (0)2 780 42 61 - Fax: +32 (0)2 780 42 97 [email protected]•[email protected]•www.www.brukselaeubrukselaeu.polemb.net.polemb.net• Portugal: Avenue de Cortenbergh 12, 1040 Brussels Maria Rui FONSECA - Mobile: +32 (0)478 270 224 Tel: +32 (0)2 286 43 00 - Fax: +32 (0)2 231 00 26 [email protected]•[email protected]•www.reper-portugal.be• Romania: Rue Montoyer 12, B-1000 Brussels Brindusa Gabriela CHIRIBUTA - Mobile: +32 (0)475 651 300 Tel: +32 (0)2 700 03 06 - Fax: +32 (0)2 700 06 41 [email protected]•http://ue.mae.ro/[email protected]•http://ue.mae.ro/• Slovakia: Avenue de Cortenberg 79, B-1000 Brussels Dagmar SULEJMANI - Mobile: +32 (0)479 397 488 Tel: +32 (0)2 743 68 07 - Fax: +32 (0)2 743 68 88 [email protected]•www.mzv.sk/[email protected]•www.mzv.sk/szbrusel• Slovenia: Rue du Commerce 44, 1000 Brussels Uroš MAHKOVEC - Mobile: +32 (0)499 696 780 Tel: +32 (0)2 213 63 25 - Fax: +32 (0)2 213 63 01 [email protected]•http://bruselj.predstavnistvo.si/[email protected]•http://bruselj.predstavnistvo.si/• Spain: Boulevard du Régent 52, B-1000 Brussels Ana de Miguel LANGA - Mobile: +32 (0)476 460 723 Tel: +32 (0)2 509 86 42 - Fax: +32 (0)2 511 48 56 [email protected]@reper.maec.es


Beatriz MONGE MORENO - Mobile: +32 (0)474 742 056 Tel: +32 (0)2 509 87 44 - Fax: +32 (0)2 511 48 46 www.es-ue.orgwww.es-ue.org• Sweden: Square de Meeûs 30, B-1000 Brussels Elisabet DAHLÉN JONSSON - Mobile: +32 (0)476 505 022 Tel: +32 (0)2 289 56 65 - Fax: +32 (0)2 289 57 32 elisabet.dahlen-jonsson@[email protected] Martina SMEDBERG - Mobile: +32 (0)475 245 660 Tel: +32 (0)2 289 56 55 - Fax: +32 (0)2 289 56 00 [email protected]•www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/[email protected]•www.sweden.gov.se/sb/d/2254• United Kingdom: Avenue d’Auderghem 10, B-1040 Brussels Tim FOLEY - Mobile: +32 (0)475 446 323 Tel: +32 (0)2 287 82 06 - Fax: +32 (0)2 287 83 98 [email protected]@fco.gov.uk Nicola KELLY - Mobile: +32 (0)486 090 032 Tel: +32 (0)2 282 89 13 - Fax: +32 (0)2 287 83 98 [email protected] [email protected]


EuropeanExternalActionService(EEAS)EuropeanExternalActionService(EEAS)

1046Brussels-Belgium-Tel:+3225841111

The European External Action Service (EEAS) is a unique European Union department established following the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon on 1st December 2009. It was formally launched on 1st December 2010 and serves as a foreign ministry and diplomatic corps for the EU. It is under the authority of the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR), a post also created by the Treaty of Lisbon.

The EEAS manages the EU’s response to crises, has intelligence capabili-ties and cooperates with the Commission in areas with which it shares competence. However, although the High Representative and the EEAS can propose and implement policy, it does not make policy as that is left to the Foreign Affairs Council chaired by the High Representative, currently Baron-ess Katherine Ashton.

To contact the EEAS MichaelMANN EEASSpokesperson BERL2/328 Tel:+32(0)22999780 M:+32(0)498999780 Fax:+32(0)22951915 [email protected] [email protected] MajaKOCIJANCIC DeputySpokesperson BERL2/320 Tel:+32(0)22986570 M:+32(0)498984425 Fax:+32(0)2951915 [email protected] [email protected] Functionalmailbox:[email protected] Functionalmailbox:[email protected] DarrenENNIS PressOfficer BERL2/319 Tel:+32(0)22963293 M:+32(0)498963293 Fax:+32(0)22951915 [email protected] [email protected] Functionalmailbox:[email protected] Functionalmailbox:[email protected]


IuliaCOSTEA Secretary BERL2/325 Tel:+32(0)22976855 Fax:+32(0)22951915 [email protected] [email protected] Functionalmailbox:[email protected] Functionalmailbox:[email protected] DelphineLIEVREMONT Secretary BERL2/325 Tel:+32(0)22981746 Fax:+32(0)22951915 [email protected] [email protected] Functionalmailbox:[email protected] Functionalmailbox:[email protected]

OtherEUinstitutionsOtherEUinstitutions

Apart from the European Parliament, Commission and Council of the European Union, there are several other institutions, some based outside Brussels, which provide news for journalists. The Court of Justice, in particular is a treasure-trove of good stories for reporters willing to invest their time and energy in covering the EU’s ‘Supreme Court’. It is located in Luxembourg. Its multilingual press service is very helpful and ready to explain subtle legal issues to clarify the meaning of rulings.

The European Central Bank has also become increasingly relevant since the introduction of the euro, the single currency at present shared by 17 EU member states. Its headquarters are in Frankfurt.


European central BankEuropean central Bank

Eurotower-Kaiserstrasse29,D-60311FrankfurtamMain,Germany Tel:+496913440 www.ecb.int•[email protected] www.ecb.int•[email protected]

Director of Communication: Elisabeth ARDAILLON-POIRIERelisabeth.ardaillon-poirier@[email protected] of Press and Information Division: Regina Karoline SCHÜLLER, Tel: +49 69 1344 7457 - [email protected]@ecb.int

court of Justice of the European Union

PalaisdelaCourdeJustice-BoulevardKonradAdenauer Kirchberg,L-2925Luxembourg-Tel:+35243031 www.curia.europa.eu www.curia.europa.eu

If journalists wish to attend a hearing or the delivery of a judgement, they must obtain prior accreditation: (http://curia.europa.eu/jcms/upload/docs/application/pdf/2009-02/en_accreditation.pdf )

• Head of Division - Juan Carlos GONZÁLEZ ÁLVAREZ Tel: +352 4303 2623 2035 – Fax: +352 4303 2500• Unit France, Luxembourg - Marie-Christine LECERF Tel: +352 4303 32053315 – Fax: + 352 4303 3034• Unit Netherlands, Belgium - Stefaan VAN DER JEUGHT Tel: +352 4303 21703046 – Fax: +352 4303 2988• Unit Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia Gitte STADLER Tel: + 352 4303 3127/2981 – Fax: +352 4303 3656• Unit Germany, Austria – Jens HAMER Tel: + 352 4303 3255/3645 – Fax: + 352 4303 2734• Unit Italy, Greece, Cyprus - Estella CIGNA Tel: + 352 4303 2582 / 2180 (Greece and Cyprus) /3552 (Italy) - Fax: + 352 4303 2674


• Unit United Kingdom, Ireland, Malta - Christopher FRETWELL Tel: + 352 4303 3355 / 3366 – Fax: + 352 4303 2731• Unit Spain, Portugal - Agnès LOPEZ GAY Tel: + 352 4303 3667 / 3442 – Fax: + 352 4303 2668• Unit Poland, Slovenia - Ireneusz KOLOWCA Tel: + 352 4303 2793 / 2878 – Fax: + 352 4303 2053• Unit Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovakia - Balázs LEHOCZKI Tel: + 352 4303 5499 / 3668 – Fax: + 352 4303 2028• Unit Bulgaria, Iliiana PALIOVA Tel: + 352 4303 3708 – Fax: + 352 4303 4719• Unit Romania, Claudiu ECEDI-STOISAVLEVICI Tel: + 352 4303 3720 – Fax: + 352 4303 3034

EuropeanCourtofAuditorsEuropeanCourtofAuditors

12RueAlcideDeGasperi,L-1615Luxembourg www.eca.europa.eu www.eca.europa.eu

• Press contact at Communication and Reports Unit Michel BULZ - Tel: +352 4398 45410 – Fax: +352 4398 46233 [email protected] [email protected]

EuropeanEconomicandSocialCommitteeEuropeanEconomicandSocialCommittee

99,RueBelliard,B-1040Brussels www.eesc.europa.eu www.eesc.europa.eu

• Press Officers: Tel: +32 2 546 80 66 - Secretariat: +32 2 546 87 88 - Fax: +32 2 546 97 64


CommitteeoftheRegionsCommitteeoftheRegions

BâtimentJacquesDelors-RueBelliard101-B-1040Brussels BelgiumTel+32(0)22822211–Fax:+32(0)22822325 E-mailaddresses:[email protected] E-mailaddresses:[email protected] www.cor.europa.eu www.cor.europa.eu

• Director of Press and Communication - Christian GSODAM Tel: +32 (0)2 282 21 21 - Fax: +32 (0)2 282 21 09 [email protected] [email protected]

EuropeanInvestmentBankEuropeanInvestmentBank

100,BoulevardKonradAdenauer-L-2950Luxembourg Tel:+35243791–Fax:+35243792199

• Press Officer in Luxembourg - Sabine PARISSE Tel: +352 79 833 40 – Fax: +352 4379 6130 [email protected]•www.eib.org [email protected]•www.eib.org• Press Officer in Brussels - Nicholas ANTONOVICS Tel: +32 (0)2 235 00 84 – Fax: +32 (0)2 235 08 27 [email protected] [email protected]• Press office Head of Division - Rainer SCHLITT Tel: +352 43 79 21000 - Fax: +352 43 79 61000 [email protected]•www.eib.org/press•[email protected] [email protected]•www.eib.org/press•[email protected]• General enquiries Tel: +352 43 79 22000 - Fax: +352 4379 62000 [email protected] [email protected]


EuropeanOmbudsmanEuropeanOmbudsman

1AvenueduPrésidentRobertSchuman-B.P.403 FR-67001StrasbourgCedex Tel:+33388172313–Fax:+33388179062 [email protected] [email protected] www.ombudsman.europa.eu www.ombudsman.europa.eu

• For press inquiries: Press Officer Gundi GADESMANN Tel: +32 (0)2 284 26 09 - Fax: +32 (0)2 284 49 14 - M: +32 (0)475 348 993 [email protected] [email protected]

EuropeanAnti-FraudOffice(OLAF)EuropeanAnti-FraudOffice(OLAF)

OLAF-MailaddressOLAF,EuropeanCommission RueJosephII,30,B-1049Brussels

• Spokesperson, Pavel BORKOVEC Tel: +32 (0)2 298 82 51 - Fax: +32 (0)2 299 81 01 [email protected]•http://ec.europa.eu/olaf [email protected]•http://ec.europa.eu/olaf

Eurostat,StatisticalOfficeoftheEUEurostat,StatisticalOfficeoftheEU

BâtimentJeanMonnet,L-2920Luxembourg,Luxembourg Tel:+352430133444–Fax:+352430135349 http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat [email protected] [email protected]

• For specific information and extraction of statistical data: Tel: +352 (0)4301 33408 - Fax: +352 (0)4301 35349 [email protected] [email protected]• Head of Press Office - Tim ALLEN Tel: +352 (0)4301 33444


EU Agencies• CdT, Translation Centre for the Bodies of the European Union Bâtiment Nouvel hémicycle, 1 rue du Fort Thüngen, L-1499 Luxembourg Tel: +352 42 17 11 1 - Fax: +352 42 17 11 220 Catherine STEINMETZ - Tel: +352 42 17 11 213 - Fax: +352 42 17 11 220 [email protected]•[email protected]•www.cdt.europa.eu• Cedefop, European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training Europe 123, GR-57001 Thessaloniki (Pylea), Greece Tel: +30 2310 490 111 - Fax: +30 23 10 49 00 49 Gerd Oskar BAUSSEWEIN - Tel: +30 23 10 49 02 88 - Fax: +30 23 10 49 00 99 [email protected] [email protected] www.cedefop.gr•www.cedefop.europa.eu www.cedefop.gr•www.cedefop.europa.eu• CfCA, Community fisheries Control Agency Edificio Odriozola, Avenida Garcia Barbon 4, E-36201, Vigo, Spain Tel: + 34 986 120610 – Fax: +34 886 12 5234 [email protected]•www.cfca.europa.eu [email protected]•www.cfca.europa.eu• CPVO, Community Plant Variety Office Boulevard Maréchal Foch 3, 49000 ANGERS, France Tel: +33 2 41 25 64 00 - Fax: +33 2 41 25 64 10 - Fabien SANTOIRE [email protected]•www.cpvo.europa.eu [email protected]•www.cpvo.europa.eu• EASA, European Aviation Safety Agency Ottoplatz1, D-50679, Koln, Germany, Tel:+ 49 221 89 99 00 00, Fax: + 49 221 89 99 09 99 [email protected]•www.easa.europa.eu [email protected]•www.easa.europa.eu• ECDC, European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control 171 83 Stockholm - Sweden - Tomtebodavägen 11a, Solna, Sweden Tel: +468 586 01000 - Fax: +468 586 01001 Sarah EARNSHAW - Tel: +468 5860 1624 [email protected]•www.ecdc.europa.eu [email protected]•www.ecdc.europa.eu


• EChA, European Chemicals Agency Annankatu 18, 00120 Helsinki, Finland Tel: +358 9 686 180 - Fax:+358 9 686 18210 - Juhani SORMUNEN [email protected]•www.echa.europa.eu [email protected]•www.echa.europa.eu• EEA, European Environment Agency Kongens Nytorv 6, 1050 Copenhagen K, Denmark Tel: +45 3336 7100 - Fax: +45-3336 7199 Gülçin KARADENIZ - Mobile: +45 2368 3653 - Tel: +45 3336 7172 Iben STANHARDT - Mobile: +45 2336 1381 - Tel: +45 3336 7168 Oscar ROMERO SANCHEZ - Mobile: +45 2368 3671 - Tel: +45 3336 7207 [email protected]•www.eea.europa.eu [email protected]•www.eea.europa.eu• EfSA, European food Safety Authority Largo N. Palli 5/A (on the Viale Mentana) I-43100 Parma, Italy Tel: +39 0521 036 111 - Fax: +39 0521 036 110 Stephen PAGANI - Tel: +39 052 103 68 74 - Fax: +39 052 103 608 74 [email protected]•[email protected]•www.efsa.europa.eu• EIGE, European Institute for Gender Quality Švitrigailos g. 11M, LT-03228 Vilnius, Lithuania Tel: +370 5 239 4140 - Jesper HANSEN [email protected]•www.eige.europa.eu [email protected]•www.eige.europa.eu• EmA, European Agency for the Evaluation of medicinal Products 7 Westferry Circus, Canary Wharf, London E14 4HB, UK - Tel: +44 20 7418 8400 Martin HARVEY-ALLCHURCH - Tel: +44 20 7418 427 - Fax: +44 20 7478 8409 [email protected]•www.ema.europa.eu [email protected]•www.ema.europa.eu• EmCDDA, European monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction Cais deSodre 1249-289 Lisbon, Portugal Tel: +351 211 21 0200 - Fax: +351 21 813 1711 Kathy ROBERTSON - Tel: +351 211 21 02 00/32 - Fax: +351 21 813 1711 [email protected]•www.emcdda.europa.eu [email protected]•www.emcdda.europa.eu• EmSA, European maritime Safety Agency Cais do Sodre. 1249- 206 Lisbon, Portugal Tel: +351 21 1209 200, Fax: +351 21 1209 212 [email protected]•www.emsa.europa.eu [email protected]•www.emsa.europa.eu


• ENISA, European Network and Information Security Agency P.O. Box 1309 71001 Heraklion - Crete - Greece Tel: +30 28 10 39 1280 Ulf BERGSTRÖM - M: +30 6948 460 143 - Tel: +330 28 1039 1286 [email protected]•www.enisa.europa.eu [email protected]•www.enisa.europa.eu• ERA, European Railway Agency 120, Rue Marc Lefranq 59300 Valenciennes, France Tel: +33 3 227 09 65 00 - Fax: +33 3 27 33 40 65 Thorsten HAHN - Tel: +33 3 27 09 65 95 - Fax: + 33 3 27 09 65 95 [email protected]•www.era.europa.eu [email protected]•www.era.europa.eu• ETf, European Training foundation Villa Gualino, Viale Settimio Severo 65, I-10133 Torino, Italy Tel: +39 011 630 2222 - Fax: +39 011 2200 - Bent SORENSEN [email protected]•www.etf.europa.eu [email protected]•www.etf.europa.eu• EU-OShA, European Agency for Safety and health at Work Gran Via 33, E-48009 Bilbao, Spain Tel: +34 944 794 360 - Fax: +34 944 794 383 Birgit MÜLLER - Tel: +34 94 479 35 52 - Fax: +34 94 479 43 83 [email protected] [email protected] In Brussels: Square de Meeûs 38/40, 1000 Brussels, Belgium Brenda O’BRIEN - M: +32 (0)477 175 770 Tel: +32 (0)2 401 68 59 - Fax: +32 (0)2 401 68 68 [email protected]•www.osha.europa.eu [email protected]•www.osha.europa.eu• Eurofound, European foundation for the Improvement of living and Working Conditions Wayttville Road, Loughlinstown, Dublin 18, Ireland Tel: +353 12 04 31 24 - Fax: +353 12 82 64 56 Mans MARTENSSON - Tel: +353 12 04 31 24 - Fax: +353 12 02 42 09 [email protected] [email protected] Avenue d’Auderghem 20, B-1040 Brussels, Belgium Tel: +32 (0)2 280 64 76 - Tel: +32 (0)2 230 51 61 - Fax: +32 (0)2 280 64 79 www.eurofound.ie www.eurofound.ie


• EUROPOl PO Box 90850 - NL-2509 LW The Hague, Netherlands Tel: +31 70 302 5000 [email protected] [email protected] Soren Kragh PEDERSEN Tel: +31 70 30 25 118 [email protected]•www.europol.europa.eu [email protected]•www.europol.europa.eu• fRA, European Union Agency for fundamental Rights Schwarzenbergplatz 11, AT-1040 Vienna, Austria Tel: +43 1 580 30 60 - Fax: +43 1 580 30 699 Andreas ACCARDO Tel: +43 1 58 03 06 33 - Fax: +43 1 58 03 06 93 [email protected]•http://www.fra.europa.eu/ [email protected]•http://www.fra.europa.eu/• fRONTEx, European Agency for the management of Operational Cooperation at the External Borders of the members States of the European Union Rondo Onz 1, 00-124 Warsaw, Poland Tel. (48 22) 544 9500 - Fax. (48 22) 544 95 01 [email protected]•www.frontex.europa.eu [email protected]•www.frontex.europa.eu• GSA, European GNSS Supervisory Authority Rue de la Loi 56, B-1049 Brussels, Belgium Tel: + 32 (0) 2 297 16 16, Fax: + 32 (0)2 296 72 38 [email protected]•www.gsa.europa.eu [email protected]•www.gsa.europa.eu• OhIm, Office for harmonisation in the Internal market (Trade Marks and Designs) Avenida de Europa 4, E-03008 Alicante, Spain Tel: +34 965 139 100 - Fax: +34 965 139 173 Sabina VEIE Tel: +34 965 13 90 75 - Fax: +34 965 13 13 44 [email protected]•www.oami.europa.eu [email protected]•www.oami.europa.eu


International organisations• African Caribbean and Pacific Group of States (ACP) Av. Georges Henri 451, B-1200 Brussels Tel: +32 (0)2 743 06 00 - Fax: +32 (0)2 735 55 73 [email protected] [email protected] Press contact - Robert IROGA Tel: +32 (0)2 743 06 17 [email protected]•www.acpsec.org [email protected]•www.acpsec.org• Council of Europe Brussels Office 85, Avenue des Nerviens, B-1040, Brussels Tel: +32 (0)2 230 41 70• Strasbourg Office Avenue de l’Europe, F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex, France Tel: +33 (0)3 884 12560 Director of Communication - Daniel HOLTGEN Tel: +33(0)3 902 15020 [email protected]@coe.int Secretary General, Spokesperson - Flemming KJERSCHOW Tel: +33 (0) 3 884 13481 [email protected]•www.coe.int [email protected]•www.coe.int• European Court of human Rights Council of Europe, F-67075 Strasbourg Cedex, France Tel: +33 (0)3 902 14208 - Fax: +33(0)3 884 12730 Tracey TURNER-TRETZ Tel: +33 3 88 41 35 30 [email protected]•[email protected] [email protected]•[email protected] ww.echr.coe.int ww.echr.coe.int• European free Trade Association (EfTA) Rue Joseph II, 12/16, B-1000 Brussels Tel: +32 (0)2 286 17 11 [email protected] [email protected]


Elin EJERKEBO Tel: +32 (0)2 286 17 19 - Fax: +32 (0)2 286 17 50 [email protected]•www.efta.int [email protected]•www.efta.int• International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Churchillplein 1 - NL-2517 JW The Hague, Netherlands Tel: +31 (0)70 512 8752, 5343, 5356 - Fax: +31 (0)70 512 5355 Nermina JELACIC Tel: +31 (0)70 512 5066 [email protected]•[email protected]•www.icty.org• NATO Blvd Leopold III, B-1110 Brussels NATO spokesperson - Oana LUNGESCU Deputy spokesperson - Carmen ROMERO Tel: +32 (0)2 707 41 11 [email protected]•www.nato.int [email protected]•www.nato.int• United Nations - Information Office United Nations Regional Information Centre for Western Europe (UNRIC Brussels) - Rue de la Loi 155, Block C2, 1040 Brussels Tel: +32 (0)2 788 84 84 - Fax: +32 (0)2 788 84 85 Jean-Luc ONCKELINX Tel: +32 (0)2 788 84 84 [email protected]•www.un.org [email protected]•www.un.org• United Nations (UN agencies) UN Information Centre for the Benelux Countries and the EU Rue Montoyer 14, B-1000 Brussels Tel: +32 (0)2 503 35 72 - Fax: +32 (0)2 503 46 24 [email protected] [email protected]


Lobby groups & NGOs

LobbygroupsLobbygroupsIt can seem at times that almost everyone in Brussels is lobbying for or against something. The lobbying industry is one of the city’s fastest growing sectors, with a virtual explosion of lobbying and consultancy firms with an estimated 15,000 lobbyists. Besides hosting receptions for EU professionals, the bigger lobbying companies sponsor many of the public debates and exhibitions that make Brussels such a stimulating place to be for reporters. However their communications should always be checked against other sources. A full list of lobby firms and political consultancies can be found in the European Public Affairs Directory (available from www.dodonline.co.uk) and in the EU stakeholder directory (http://www.stakeholder.eu/).

• Association of European Airlines (AEA) Avenue Louise 350, B-1050 Brussels - Tel: +32 (0)2 639 89 89 [email protected]•www.aea.be [email protected]•www.aea.be• Business Europe Avenue de Cortenbergh, 168, B-1000 Brussels - Tel: +32 (0)2 237 65 11 [email protected] [email protected] Senior adviser - Peter VERTESSY Tel: +32(0)2 237 65 03 email•www.businesseurope.eu email•www.businesseurope.eu• Committee of Agricultural Org. in the European Union (COPA) Rue de Trèves, 61, B-1040 Brussels - Tel: +32 (0)2 287 27 11 [email protected] [email protected] Press officer - Amanda CHEESLEY [email protected]•www.copa-cogeca.be [email protected]•www.copa-cogeca.be


• The Community of European Railways (CER) 53 Avenue des Arts, B-1000 Bruxelles Tel: 32 (0)2 213 08 70 - Fax: +32 (0)2 512 52 31 Press and Communications manager - Eva BÖCKLE Tel: +32 (0)2 213 08 90 - Fax: +32 (0)2 512 52 31 [email protected]•www.cer.be [email protected]•www.cer.be• Eurochambres Chamber House – Avenue des Arts 19, B-1040 Brussels - Tel +32 (0) 2 282 08 50 Press officer - Guendalina COMINOTTI [email protected]•www.eurochambres.eu [email protected]•www.eurochambres.eu• European Association of Car Producers (ACEA) Rue des Nerviens 85, B-1040 Brussels Tel: +32 (0)2 738 73 45 - M: +32 (0)485 886 647 [email protected] [email protected] Head of Communications - Sigrid DE VRIES [email protected]•www.acea.be [email protected]•www.acea.be• European Chemical Industry Council (CEfIC) Avenue E. Van Nieuwenhuyse 6, B-1160 Brussels - Tel: +32 (0)2 676 73 98 [email protected] [email protected] Press relations Manager - James PIEPER [email protected]•www.cefic.org [email protected]•www.cefic.org• Eurocontrol (European Organisation for the Safety of Air navigation) Rue de la Fusée 96, B-1130 Brussels Tel: +32 (0)2 729 35 01 - Fax: +32 (0)2 729 91 00 [email protected] [email protected] Press Officers - Kyla EVANS [email protected] [email protected] Lucia PASQUINI [email protected]•www.eurocontrol.int [email protected]•www.eurocontrol.int


• The European Consumers’ Organisation (BEUC) Ave. de Tervuren 36, bte 4, B-1040 Brussels, Head of Communications - Johannes KLEIS - Tel: +32 (0)2 789 24 01 [email protected]•www.beuc.org [email protected]•www.beuc.org• The European food Information Council (EUfIC) Tassel House, Paul-Emile JANSON 6, 1000 Brussels, Belgium Tel: +32 (0)2 506 89 89 Media Contact - Philip SPRINGUEL [email protected] [email protected]• European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) Boulevard du Roi Albert II 5, B-1210 Brussels Tel: +32 (0)2 224 04 11 [email protected] [email protected] Head of Communications - Patricia GRILLO www.etuc.org www.etuc.org• European Trade Union Institute (ETUI) Boulevard du Roi Albert II, 5 box 4, B-1210 Brussels Tel: + 32(0)2 224 04 70 - Fax: + 32(0) 2 224 05 02 [email protected] [email protected] Information officer - Denis GREGOIRE• European Women’s lobby 18, Rue Hydraulique, B-1210 Brussels Tel: +32 (0)2 217 90 20 - Fax +32 (0)2 219 84 51 [email protected] [email protected] Secretary general - Myria VASSILIADOU [email protected]•www.womenlobby.org [email protected]•www.womenlobby.org


NGOsNGOsMany Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) are active in Brussels. A selection can be found below:

• Amnesty International European Union Office, Rue de Trèves 35, Boite 3, B-1040 Brussels Tel: +32 (0)2 502 14 99 www.amnesty.eu www.amnesty.eu• human Rights Watch Avenue des Gaulois, 7, B-1040 Brussels - Tel: +32 (0)2 732 20 09 [email protected]•[email protected]•www.hrw.org [email protected]•[email protected]•www.hrw.org• Platform of European Social NGOs Square de Meeûs 18, B-1050 Brussels Tel: +32 (0)2 511 37 14 - Fax: +32 (0)2 511 19 09 [email protected]•www.socialplatform.org [email protected]•www.socialplatform.org• European Citizen Action Service (ECAS) Avenue de la Toison d’Or 77, 4th floor, B-1060 Brussels Tel: +32 (0)2 548 04 90 [email protected]•www.ecas.org [email protected]•www.ecas.org• Greenpeace EU Rue Belliard 199, B-1040 Brussels - Tel: +32 (0)2 274 19 00 [email protected]•www.greenpeace.org/eu-unit [email protected]•www.greenpeace.org/eu-unit• friends of the Earth Mundo-b Building, Rue d’Edimbourg 26, B-1050 Brussels Tel: + 32 (0)2 893 10 10 - Fax: +32 (0)2 893 10 35 [email protected]•www.foeeurope.org [email protected]•www.foeeurope.org• WWf European Policy Office Avenue de Tervuren 168, B20, B-1150 Brussels - Tel: +32 (0)2 743 88 00 www.panda.org•http://www.wwf.be www.panda.org•http://www.wwf.be


Think Tanks

Originally imported into Brussels from countries such as the United States and Britain, think tanks have expanded in number over recent years. They can be a godsend to EU journalists, because their policy experts really do know their stuff. But a word of caution: many Brussels-based ones are funded by the European institutions, making objectivity difficult.

• BRUEGEl A very authoritative centre for research, Bruegel deals mainly with economic and financial issues. It organises talks and debates and publishes papers on these subjects. Rue de la Charité 33 – 1210 Brussels Tel: +32 (0)2 227 42 70 - Fax: +32 (0)2 227 42 10 [email protected]•www.bruegel.org [email protected]•www.bruegel.org

• CENTRE fOR EUROPEAN POlICY STUDIES (CEPS) The most established and establishment of the Brussels-based think thanks CEPS has a reputation for being somewhat academic. But its researchers are recognised experts in their fields. Place du Congrès 1, B-1000 Brussels, Tel: +32 (0)2 229 39 11 [email protected]•www.ceps.be [email protected]•www.ceps.be

• CENTRE fOR EUROPEAN REfORm A campaigning London-based think-tank advocating EU reform, the CER is one of the most respected voices on EU affairs. Run by former Economist correspondent Charles Grant, it is an invaluable source of news and views on Europe. Its publications are always timely and provocative and are free for journalists 14 Great College Street, Westminster, London SW1P 3RX, UK Tel: + 44 20 7233 1199 - Fax: +44 20 7233 1117 [email protected]•www.cer.org.uk [email protected]•www.cer.org.uk


• CENTRE fOR ThE NEW EUROPE Free-market, ‘liberal’ think tank specialising in health-care issues. Rue de Luxembourg 23, Bte 1, B-1000 Brussels Tel: +32 (0)2 506 40 00 [email protected]•www.cne.org [email protected]•www.cne.org

• EUROPEAN POlICY CENTRE (EPC) The EPC has a solid reputation among the Brussels policy elite. When world leaders come to town, they often speak at EPC conferences and breakfast meetings. It publishes the European public policy journal ‘Challenge Europe’. Résidence Palace, Rue de la Loi 155, B-1040 Brussels Tel: +32 (0)2 231 03 40 - Fax: +32 (0) 2 231 07 04 [email protected]•www.epc.eu [email protected]•www.epc.eu

• fRIENDS Of EUROPE Housed in the Solvay Library in Parc Leopold, Friends of Europe is very much the think tank for Europe’s political and business elite. It attracts top-notch speakers to its conferences. It also publishes a journal on EU affairs, ‘Europe’s World’, three times a year and hosts the Security and Defence Agenda conference series on security issues. Bibliothèque Solvay, Parc Léopold, Rue Belliard 137, B-1040 Brussels Tel: +32 (0)2 737 91 45 - Fax: +32 (0)2 738 75 97 [email protected]•www.friendofeurope.org [email protected]•www.friendofeurope.org

• GERmAN mARShAll fUND Of ThE UNITED STATES The premier source of information on transatlantic relations in Brussels, the GMF has attracted some big-name speakers in its short time in the EU capital. It also has an in-house team of policy experts on issues such as trade and security. Résidence Palace, Rue de la Loi 155 Westraat, B-1040 Brussels. Tel: +32(0)2 238 52 83 - Fax: +32 (0)2 238 52 99 [email protected]•www.gmfus.org/template/index.cfm [email protected]•www.gmfus.org/template/index.cfm


• ThE lISBON COUNCIl A think tank campaigning for economic reform in Europe. It provides lively, critical and quotable feed-back on the EU’s attempts to become the most competitive economy in the world. International Press Centre, Résidence Palace, Block C, 155 Rue de la Loi B-1040 Brussels. Tel +32 (0)2 647 95 75 - Fax: +32 (0)2 640 98 28 [email protected]•www.lisboncouncil.net [email protected]•www.lisboncouncil.net

• NOTRE EUROPE Think tank set up by former European Commission President Jacques Delors to promote further EU integration. 19 Rue de Milan, 75009 Paris, France Tel: +33 1 44 58 97 97 - Fax: +33 1 44 58 97 99 [email protected]•www.notre-europe.eu [email protected]•www.notre-europe.eu

information sources - Brussels-based media:

• EUROPEAN VOICE (www.european-voice.com)(www.european-voice.com)A weekly newspaper seeking to inform and influence Brussels’ policymakers. Although it includes limited hard news, the paper is useful reading for journalists who aim to keep their finger on the EU’s pulse. Top stories on the website are free, but some content is for subscribers only.

• EUROPOlITICS/EUROPOlITIQUE (www.europolitics.info)(www.europolitics.info)A daily newsletter and web publication covering EU affairs in detail. Somewhat dry in style, it is a good comprehensive one-stop-shop for news in French and English about the Union. It also publishes specialised dossiers on selected themes, such as the environment, enlargement, technology, transport, and energy and periodical reports on specific topical issues. Available by subscription only.


• AGENCE EUROPE (www.agenceeurope.com)(www.agenceeurope.com)Daily update on EU news. Although written in a bureaucratic style, it covers everything – from the humblest NGO press release to European Councils. In French and English. Available by subscription only.

• PARlIAmENT mAGAzINE (www.theparliament.com/EN/Magazine)(www.theparliament.com/EN/Magazine)Fortnightly magazine about EU affairs, focusing largely on the activities of the European Parliament.

• NEW EUROPE (www.neurope.eu)(www.neurope.eu)Weekly newspaper with political and business news largely compiled from press agency material.

Web-based news

www.euobserver.comwww.euobserver.comEuobserver provides a relatively balanced coverage of EU affairs and often manages to scoop major news outlets. Very much an insiders’ source, Euobserver sends out a twice-daily news alert by e-mail, has a fee-paying daily press review and useful hypertext links to other sites and articles.

www.euractiv.comwww.euractiv.comPartly funded by the European Commission and big business, Euractiv’s coverage is somewhat uncritical. However, it provides a good roundup of much Brussels news, links to other sites and background information.

www.eubusiness.comwww.eubusiness.comMost of the news stories are for subscribers only. However, AFP-sourced breaking news is free-of-charge. It also sends out a free weekly newsletter, Eubusiness week.

www.bbc.co.uk/newswww.bbc.co.uk/newsRegularly updated and free of charge, the BBC News website is the most extensive in the world. It contains a Europe section with a daily European press review.


European wide news channels

Euronews (www.euronews.net) is the only pan-European news station regularly broadcasting news reports and features about the EU. Its half-hourly news bulletin has comprehensive coverage of European affairs and was completely renewed in mid-2008. It is managed by some of the main European public broadcasting TV authorities and receives European Commission funding. Its headquarters are in Lyon, France.

EuropebySatelliteEuropebySatellite• http://ec.europa.eu/avservices/ebs Covers all main European Union events, daily briefings and provides audiovisual material for media. • www.natochannel.tv NATO’s own television channel dedicated to NATO events and briefings.• www.europarltv.europa.eu The European Parliament has a TV channel and the main political groups also have also their own, making four in total.


ACCREDITATION

AccreditationtotheEUAccreditationtotheEUJournalists who want regular access to the EU institutions need to be accredited by the relevant service. The Commission and Parliament generally demand a letter of accreditation from the chief editor in the headquarters of the journalist’s media (a letter from their Brussels office may not suffice), photocopies of identification documents and your national press card. Freelancers should obtain a letter specifying that they collaborate, even if only occasionally, with specific media.

OccasionalvisitorsOccasionalvisitorsJournalists who work in Brussels for a short time only, or only visit the EU institutions occasionally, can access the Commission press room by contacting the ‘press room’ team by fax: +32 (0)2 299 47 70 or by e-mail: [email protected] If possible, 24 hours notice is required. Appointments may be made to see Commission spokespersons.

PermanentaccreditationPermanentaccreditationThe European Commission issues an inter-institutional accreditation card for Directorate-General (DG) Press and the press room of the European Commission, the Council and the European Parliament. The card is valid for one year and is renewable. This provides access to the press areas of the three institutions and their restaurants, with more freedom to move around the European Parliament both in Brussels and Strasbourg. It also allows the press to enter other EU bodies such as the EESC and CoR.

• Contact Pier SOLDATI at the accreditation desk at the European Commission. Tel: +32 (0)2 299 01 70 - Fax: +32 (0)2 299 47 70 [email protected]


Documents needed:• accreditation letter from the editor-in-chief (from the HQ of the media)• passport or, for EU nationals, identity card• national press card• proof of residence in Belgium • two passport photographsEven if you ask the Commission for a common accreditation to the three institutions, you are advised to give your e-mail address to both the Parliament and the Council, in order to receive press releases.

EuropeanParliamentEuropeanParliamentFor accreditation to the European Parliament only or for temporary accre-ditation, Tel: +32 (0)2 284 20 23, address: Rue Wiertz, B-1047 Brussels.Documents needed:• national press card (or copy)• passport or ID card (or copy)• one passport photograph

CouncilCouncilThe Council of the EU admits journalists accredited to the other EU institutions only to the press area and the restaurant. To gain access to other areas one must be accompanied by a member of staff. Journalists who are not accredited should send a request by fax: +32 (0)2 285 85 41 or by e-mail: [email protected] to the Council Press Centre, with copies of the following documents:• national press card• passport or ID card• one passport photograph


PresidencyandSummitsPresidencyandSummitsJournalists requiring access to a European Council Summit and informal meetings arranged by the EU Presidency must be accredited directly with the EU Presidency Accreditation Service. For accreditation to European Council Summits held in Brussels you will have to consult the rotating presidency website and fill online forms with your details and those of your media. A special pass for each summit will be then issued which journalists must collect personally. (Example: www.eu2011.hu for the Hungarian Presidency)

NATO(NorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization)NATO(NorthAtlanticTreatyOrganization)Contact the Press Section http://www.nato.int/cps/en/natolive/news_47798.htm?mode=pressreleaseTel: +32 (0)2 707 50 38Fax: +32 (0)2 707 50 57E-mail: [email protected]: Boulevard Léopold III, B-1110 Brussels.Documents needed for permanent accreditation:• accreditation letter from your editor-in-chief• passport• national press card• press pass issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and two passport photographs

You can also be accredited for specific NATO events in which case you have to bring your national press card and passport for daily accreditation.


AccreditationtoBelgianauthoritiesAccreditationtoBelgianauthoritiesObtained through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This procedure can take several months. The accreditation document allows entry into all Belgian institutions.

1) Temporary press card (valid for six months) Contact the Press Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to arrange an appointment with: Frida HEREMANS or Veerle VAN BEVEREN Tel: +32 (0)2 501 80 68 – Tel: +32 (0)2 501 84 07 - Fax: +32 (0)2 513 25 46 E-mail: [email protected] [email protected] Address: Rue des Petits Carmes 15, B-1000 Brussels The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has a mailing list. You can register at: www.diplomatie.be

The Press Department will want to see your:• passport (+ type D visa) or, for nationals of an EU country, your ID card• accreditation document proving that you are appointed as a correspondent to Belgium• national press card• two passport photographsThe temporary press pass is generally valid for six months. It can be renewed when you have applied for registration in your ‘commune’ (the Belgian local authority) and for a permanent press card at API/IPA, the Association de la Presse Internationale/International Press Association.

2) Permanent Press CardThe permanent press card valid for five years is issued by API/IPA, the International Press Association. Contact Martine JOOS from 09.00 to 13.00, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Please call for an appointment. • Tel: +32 (0)2 235 22 24, address: Résidence Palace, block C/2223, Rue de la Loi 155, B-1040 Brussels, e-mail: [email protected].


Documents needed• Declaration from your Director/Editor-in-Chief certifying that you are appointed as a correspondent in Belgium and a document proving that you have been working as a journalist for at least two years (for freelancers, proof of remuneration in the last two years must be produced).• copy of the temporary press pass• copy of the residence certificate delivered by your ‘commune’• copy of the birth certificate from your country/consulate or a copy of your passport• two passport photographs Press Card benefits: • Members of API/IPA and of the Belgian journalists’ unions who have ac- quired a specific coupon for Belgian railways (SNCB/NMBS) can travel free in second class on SNCB/NMBS lines within Belgium, and enjoy reductions or free travel on buses and tramways of De Lijn and TEC. No reductions are provided for journalists on international trains such as Thalys, Eurostar, ICE, etc. • The press card provides up to 24-hours free parking at Brussels-National Airport, Zaventem, but you must pay any outstanding amount at the man- ned ticket office before picking up your vehicle. • API/IPA issues parking permits to press card holders in the International Press Centre, Résidence Palace in Brussels, close to the EU institutions.• The press card also entitles the holder to a 50% reduction on business fares on Brussels Airlines flights. • API/IPA issues a special card for journalists working, but not resident in Belgium.


Press Club Brussels Europe CardAll journalists in Brussels can have access to the “Press Club Brussels Europe”, a new facility for journalists launched with the support of the Brussels Capital Region. The Press Club Brussels Europe is located in the European Quarter at 95 Rue Froissart, 1040 Brussels, and offers journalists a lounge area and space for meetings and debates (www.brusselspressclub.eu). Membership is open to journalists of all nationalities working in Brussels for international or Belgian media and to foreign journalists temporarily visiting the city. The Press Club Brussels Europe is a member of the World Press Club Association.

International Press CardThe International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) issues an international press card for members of IFJ affiliates. While this card is widely recognised and useful in many countries, it does not normally give any added benefits to journalists working in Belgium.

Accreditationrefused?Accreditationrefused?If you are refused journalist accreditation, which is fairly rare, contact API/IPA in Brussels for assistance. In general, objections tend to come from the Belgian authorities. The Commission might object only if it has doubts about the media you work for or, more commonly, believes that you do not require regular access to the institution either because you do not live in Belgium or only enter it infrequently. Another reason for refusing accreditation might be the fact that the special committee in charge of vetting requests believes that the applicant is more a lobbyist than a journalist. In such circumstances, bona fide journalists can still access the press facilities by signing a visitor’s register at reception and presenting a press card and/or passport. API/IPA tries to make sure the same criteria are applied at both the European and Belgian levels. Its representatives are involved in the accreditation processes.


Tax Guide

BasicprinciplesBasicprinciplesForeign journalists should be aware of a certain number of basic principles as far as taxes are concerned.

most tax treaties state that:• The income derived from professional activity is taxable in the country where this activity is performed.• A distinction then has to be made between:

1. An employment contract The duration of the activity in the country and the location of the salary charge should be contemplated:

a. If the employee is seconded in the country for a period or several periods of in total less than 183 days in a calendar year, AND if his salary charge is borne by an employer who is not established in Belgium, this employee remains taxable in the country where his employer is located. b. If the stay in Belgium exceeds the limit of 183 days per calendar year, the employee is taxable in Belgium.

2. A freelance activity If the journalist performs a freelance activity, his income will be taxable in the country where he has a fixed base from where he is working and the extent that this activity is performed through this fixed base. Foreign journalists employed by a foreign news organisation may benefit from a special tax regime known as the “expatriate status”. Please note that this regime is not available to freelance journalists and press correspondents.

ExpatriatestatusExpatriatestatusCompanies eligibleIn order to benefit from this special tax regime, the employer must:• be a commercial or industrial multinational company• have a subsidiary branch or a permanent establishment in Belgium


Journalists eligibleJournalists who can apply for this special tax regime are those who:• possess foreign nationality• perform functions as employees which require special knowledge and responsibilities • live in Belgium because:

a. they have been seconded by foreign companies to Belgium in order to work there temporarily b. they have been seconded to Belgium by foreign companies that form part of an international group c. they have been recruited directly from abroad by a Belgian company, a subsidiary of a foreign company or by a Belgian company that forms part of an international group.

Journalists must also prove that they have maintained in their home country the centre of their economic interest. If they have moved with their family, Belgium will be considered their economic centre, thus they will not be eligible.

TaxBenefitsofthe“ExpatriateStatus”TaxBenefitsofthe“ExpatriateStatus”During their stay in Belgium, journalists who can benefit from this special system are considered as non-resident, which implies that they are only taxable on their Belgian source of income and not on the remuneration relating to activities exercised outside Belgium. In order to calculate this “travel exclusion”, certain rules apply, such as one that says that the day of departure does not count as a day outside Belgium. However a one-day trip outside Belgium can be counted! The employee will have to bring evidence of the real number of days spent outside Belgium and of the business character of these days. The travel exclusion percentage is the result of the number of working days spent abroad, divided by the total number of working days. The total number of working days will be equal to 365 days, minus some 105 Saturdays and Sundays, minus 10 Belgian bank holidays, thus more or less 230 days on a yearly basis.


Consequently under this special tax regime, the taxable basis will be as follows: gross salary, minus social security contributions paid in Belgium or in the country of origin minus tax-free allowances up to a maximum of 11,155 € = reduced taxable basis. Deduct the travel exclusion percentage on the reduced taxable basis to work out the taxable basis. On this reduced taxable basis, normal Belgian tax rates apply.

Journalists are also entitled to receive non-taxable allowances which are deemed to cover the difference in cost-of-living, housing costs and tax equalisation between Belgium and their home country.

Procedure• This special tax regime must be requested by the employer and by the employee, and an application has to be prepared. • The application has to be sent within six months, starting from the beginning of the activities in Belgium, to the Tax Inspector for non-residents:

BureauCentraldetaxationBruxellesEtranger,NorthGalaxyTourB- 7eétage-BoulevardduRoiAlbertII33/32,1030Bruxelles Tel:+32(0)25725757 Email:[email protected] Email:[email protected]

If the application is made after this due date, the journalist will perhaps get the expatriate status, but only as from the year which will follow the request.

• This file, introduced by the employer must establish that the company qualifies and that the employees fulfil the requested conditions (see above). • The application must also give details of the salary and tax free allowances and an estimate of the travel exclusion. It must thus show that the benefit of the system goes to the employer. • Acceptance (or refusal) of the application will be sent by the tax authorities after several months by registered post to the employer.


• If the expatriate status is granted, the employee will have to file a non- resident tax form each year. • If it is not granted, the employee has to pay taxes on the basis of the total yearly salary earned.All the above applies to general cases. For individual cases, contact the Centre of Administration at: +32 (0)2 572 57 57

SpecialtaxstatusforfreelancersworkinginBelgiumSpecialtaxstatusforfreelancersworkinginBelgium

Belgium has a favourable tax system for income deriving from author’s rights.

For incomes up to 51,920 €, 15% will be taxable. However, half of the first 13,840 € is deemed as “professional costs”, and is thus free from any tax. The other half of this amount is taxed at 15%. The portion between 13,840 and 27,690 € has a 25% deduction for agreed costs, meaning that 75 % of this portion will be taxed at 15%. The remainder, between 27,690 and 51,920 €, has no agreed costs rate, thus it will be taxed at 15%. For incomes above 51,920 €, the income will be taxed as a normal professional income with tax rates between 25 and 50%.The dilemma: if you receive 1,000 € from a publisher for an article you wrote, how much of it should be considered a fee for your work and how much can be deemed a payment for your author’s rights (and thus favourably taxed)?Belgian publishers saw this change as a great opportunity for writers and told their freelancers that the entire fee would be paid as author’s rights beginning in 2009. The law states that the organisation that pays the author’s rights has to withdraw the 15% automatically and directly pay the Belgian tax authorities. In other words, authors no longer have to mention that income (“roerend inkomen” in Dutch, “revenus mobiliers” in French) on their tax form, as it has already been taxed “at source”. Since 2009, Belgian publishers have been withdrawing the 15% from the payment owed to their freelancers, ultimately a considerable increase in the net income of freelance writers.


However, the Belgian Journalists Association does not believe that the tax change will last, since it would result in a drastic decrease in overall tax income for the Belgian state and social security organisations in the long run. In January 2010, the Flemish Journalists Organisation (VVJ) met representatives from daily newspapers to look at what might be a sounder ratio between professional incomes (the fee for the work) and “roerend inkomen/revenus mobiliers” (in this case meaning author’s rights). Both parties agreed that a 70-30 proportion might be permanently accepted by tax authorities and social security organisations. The proportion would mean that for every 1,000 € earned, 700 € would be “normally” taxed, while the remaining 300 € would be (favourably) taxed as author’s rights.However, at the time of publication, analyst associations and publishers have not yet reached an agreement with the tax authorities, thus this ratio may not be accepted. Of course, the above information applies to the income for a first publication right. Additional income from the resale of an article or a video by the editing or broadcasting company can be considered as 100% author’s rights. This also applies to the author’s rights an employee may receive separately from his/her fixed salary. When formally considered author’s rights, the favourable tax system is applicable. Foreign freelancers taxable in Belgium, either working in Belgium for a foreign publishing company or a broadcasting company, might see this new 70-30 ratio as a guideline for filling their tax form. However, journalist associations and publishers have not yet reached an agreement with the tax authorities so this ratio might not eventually be accepted. One thing is certain however: the tax authorities will not accept you counting your total fee as author’s rights.

Moreinformationfornon-residentscanbefoundontheBelgianFederalMoreinformationfornon-residentscanbefoundontheBelgianFederalPublicService’swebsite.ArticlesongeneralrulesfortaxationofforeignersPublicService’swebsite.ArticlesongeneralrulesfortaxationofforeignersinBelgiumcanbefoundoninBelgiumcanbefoundonwww.expatica.comwww.expatica.com..


Appendix 1

EUjargon-busterEUjargon-busterJargon is a disease that afflicts the EU like all big bureaucracies. One of the biggest problems in reporting what happens in Brussels is translating this “eurospeak” into a language that readers and viewers can understand. Often this involves cutting corners and sacrificing some precision for intelligibility, but that’s one of the regular compromises Brussels journalists have to make to keep their readers informed.The EU, via its EU website, has made a stab at drafting a ‘plain language guide to Brussels jargon’ (www.europa.eu/abc/eurojargon/index_en.htm). However, the occasionally long-winded explanations are not lively enough for journalists to use in 500-600 word articles or one-minute news bulletins.The following is an attempt at a journalists’ EU lexicon. Often, institutions have been replaced by people, as readers tend to relate more to the latter than the former.

Acquiscommunautaire EU’sbodyoflaw

AllianceofLiberalsandDemocratsforEurope(ALDE) EuropeanLiberals,LiberalMEPs

Cabinet privateoffice

Candidatecountries EUapplicants,would-bemembers

Chefdecabinet headofoffice,chiefofstaff

Co-decision jointlydecidedbyMEPsandEUgovernments

CohesionFund AidfortheEU’spoorestcountries

CollegeofCommissioners EUcommissioners

Communication policypaper

ConciliationCommittee head-to-headtalksbetweenMEPsandEUgovernments

COREPER EUambassadors

CounciloftheEU EUgovernments/ministers

Directive/Regulation EUlaw/regulation

DirectorateGeneral Commissiondepartment


Ecofin EUfinanceministers

Enhancedcooperation pickandchoose/àlacarteEurope

EUtreaty EUrulebook/charter

EuropeofFreedomandDemocracy(EFD) Euro-sceptics

EuropeanCommission EUexecutive,EUofficials/civilservants,Eurocrats

EuropeanCommissionerforTrade EUtradechief/topofficial

EuropeanCouncil EUsummit,EUleaders/headsofstate

EuropeanCourtofJustice EUcourt,EUjudges

EuropeanParliament EUassembly,MembersoftheEuropeanParliament,MEPs

EuropeanPeople’sParty/EuropeanDemocrats(EPP/ED) centre-rightMEPs,ChristianDemocrats

EuropeanUnitedLeft/NordicGreenLeft(EUL/NGL) far-leftMEPs

Europol EU’slawenforcementagency

Eurostat theEU’sstatisticalarm

Fonctionnaire EUofficial

GeneralAffairsCouncil EUforeignministers

Greenpaper discussionpaper

Greens/EuropeanFreeAlliance European/EUgreens

IntergovernmentalConference/IGC EUtreatytalks

JAI/JHAministerial Justiceandinterior/justiceandhomeaffairsministers

MemberState EUcountry,state

MEPs Euro-deputies,EUlegislators/lawmakers,Euro-MPs

OLAF EU’santi-fraudoffice

PermanentRepresentation EmbassytotheEU

Plenarysession fullmeetingoftheEuropeanParliament

ProgressiveAllianceofSocialistsandDemocrats(S&D) EuropeanSocialists,EUcentre-left

QualifiedMajorityVoting(QMV) MajorityVoting

Stagiaire trainee,intern


Appendix 2

MediaorganisationsinBrusselsMediaorganisationsinBrussels• API/IPA (Association de la Presse Internat./Internat. Press Association)Representing international journalists in Brussels, API/IPA is an independent association of journalists run by journalists. It is not financed by any EU institution. API membership currently costs €100 a year for full-time journalists and €50 for freelancers and retired active press. The association’s main aim is to represent journalists in their professional dealings with the EU institutions and help resolve any problems that may arise between them. • Résidence Palace, block C/2223, Rue de la Loi 155, B-1040 Brussels Tel: +32 (0)2 235 22 24 - www.api-ipa.eu • [email protected]

• European Journalism CentreThe EJC is an independent, non-profit, mid-career training centre founded in 1992 in Maastricht. It aims to promote the highest standards in journalism. Relying on its extensive network of journalism trainers, experts and media specialists, the EJC offers short, intensive seminars for journalists across Europe and beyond. It organises activities in the main European languages in an increasing number of locations.• Brussels office: Résidence Palace, block C/3, Rue de la Loi 155, B-1040 Brussels Tel: +32 (0)2 235 23 44 - www.ejc.net Maastricht office, Avenue Ceramique 50, NL-6221 KV Maastricht, Netherlands

• Résidence Palace International Press Centre With around 1,000 foreign journalists working in Brussels at any given time, there was a real need for a fully equipped press centre. Therefore, in July 2001 the Belgian federal government decided to set up an international press centre. The Résidence Palace International Press Centre is a conference venue for journalists, policymakers, researchers and communications experts. It has rental facilities for meetings and a press working area.• Rue de la Loi 155, B-1040 Brussels Tel: +32 (0)2 235 21 11 - www.presscenter.org • [email protected]


• Journalists @ Your ServiceFounded in 2001, J@YS is a help centre and information hub for journalists in Brussels. It is run by a small group of journalists representing all the major press associations present in Brussels• Résidence Palace, block C/2252, Rue de la Loi 155, B-1040 Brussels www.brusselsreporter.eu • [email protected] For telephone contacts, please ring +32 (0)2 235 23 44

• International federation of Journalists (IfJ)The IFJ is the world’s largest organisation of journalists. First established in 1926, it was relaunched in 1946 and again, in its present form, in 1952. Today, the Federation represents around 600,000 members in over 100 countries. • Résidence Palace, block C/2, Rue de la Loi 155, B-1040 Brussels Tel: +32 (0)2 235 22 00 - www.ifj.org • [email protected]

• European federation of Journalists (EfJ)The EFJ is the European group of the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ). Its members are unions or associations of journalists, making the EFJ Europe’s largest organisation of journalists representing about 250,000 journalists in over 30 countries.• Résidence Palace, block C/2, Rue de la Loi 155, B-1040 Brussels Tel: +32 (0)2 235 22 00 - http://europe.ifj.org • [email protected]

• Vlaamse Vereniging van Journalisten (VVJ)The VVJ is the Flemish ‘wing’ of the Belgian association of professional journalists. It defends the rights and interests of about 2,600 journalists, mostly working for Belgian Dutch-speaking media. Résidence Palace, block C/2, Rue de la Loi 155, B-1040 BrusselsTel: +32 (0)2 235 22 70 - www.journalist.be • [email protected]

• Association des Journalistes Professionnels (AGJPB)The General Association for Professional Journalists in Belgium includes the French-speaking association AJP (Association des Journalistes professionnels) and the Dutch-speaking association (VVJ – Vlaamse Vereniging van Journalisten).


The AJP, VVJ and AGJPB work together to defend the rights of Belgian professional journalists and to promote high quality information. • Résidence Palace, block C/2, Rue de la Loi 155, B-1040 Brussels Tel: +32 (0)2 235 22 60 - www.agjpb.be/ajp • [email protected]

• National Union of Journalists (NUJ)The NUJ is an active, campaigning organisation seeking to improve the pay and conditions of its members in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland and working to protect and promote media freedom, professionalism and ethical standards in all media. • Headland House, 308-312 Gray’s Inn Road, London WC1X 8DP, UK Tel: +44 20 7278 7916 - Fax: +44 20 7837 8143 - [email protected] NUJ in Brussels: www.nujcec.org/brussels/?page_id=28

• Association of European Journalists (AEJ)Across Europe, the AEJ brings together individual journalists through their membership of the national sections. It was created in 1962 in the then six EEC countries and founded by 70 journalists, convinced of the need for democratic European integration and of the potential for journalism to promote European harmony.• 145, Avenue Baron Albert d’Huart, B-1950 Brussels Tel: +32 (0)2 646 78 65 - www.aej.org/index.html

• Press Club Brussels EuropeAlthough not a media organisation itself, the Press Club Brussels is a newly created meeting place for Belgian and international journalists offering a series of events and cultural activities relevant to the media working in Brussels. It is a member of the World Press Club Association. Areas within the club can be hired by members for their own events.• 95 Rue Froissart, 1040 Brussels. - Tel: + 32 (0)2 201 37 05 www.brusselspressclub.eu • [email protected]


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