MEDIA GUIDE
A Europa de todos para todos Contents
1. Accreditation 03 2. Permanent Press Centre 05 3. Host Broadcaster 08 4. Media Partner 08 5. Photos and Videos 09 6. Website and Social Media 09 7. Focal Point Contacts for Communications 10
Developments arising from the pandemic may determine changes to the information provided in this manual in order to assure the best possible safety conditions. Any updates will be made available immediately at www.2021portugal.eu, on the social media of the Portuguese Presidency and in a new version of this document.
MEDIA GUIDE 2 Accreditation
Portugal’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union, in compliance with strict safety and verification criteria, will grantaccreditation for six months to national and international journalists requesting this.
The accreditation process will be exclusively online, through the platform available at 2021portugal.eu/en/media/accreditation, and consists of two steps:
1. Request for six-month accreditation for Portugal’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union;
2. Request to register for each one of the events on the official calendar of Portugal’s Presidency. Requests must be made in each journalist’s reserved area as soon as possible and not less than 14 days before the date of the event.
During the initial accreditation phase, journalists must agree to provide the following information regarding their personal and professional identity:
• Copy of valid passport or citizen’s card or identity card;
• Passport sized photo, in colour;
• Copy of press card or copy of a document proving the labour relationship with the media outlet represented.
Their personal data will be processed in accordance with the following provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)*:
• Article 6(1)(a), in the situations where the data subject has given his/her consent;
• Article 6(1)(b), if the processing is necessary for compliance with a contract or for procedures prior to signing a contract;
• Article 6(1)(c), if the processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation that the Task Group for Portugal’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 2021 is bound by;
• Article 6(1)(d), if the processing is necessary for protecting the vital interests of the person in question or another individual;
• Article 6(1)(e), if the processing is necessary for carrying out duties of public interest or the exercise of the public authority invested in the controller.
*Reference to Law No. 58/2019.
MEDIA GUIDE 3 Accreditation
When approved, the accreditation cards* may only be picked up in person by their holders at the Permanent Accreditation Centre located in Centro Cultural de Belém, headquarters of Portugal’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union, or at the Temporary Accreditation Centres spread throughout the country, according to the official calendar of events scheduled.
The following documents must be presented when the accreditation card is picked up:
• Valid passport or citizen’s card/identity card;
• E-mail with the accreditation authorisation granted by Portugal’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union;
• Press card or copy of a document proving the labour relationship with the media outlet represented.
When can accreditation be requested? Accreditation may be requested throughout the Presidency. However, it is recommended that accreditation requests be made by 1 January 2021.
Last-minute accreditation requests will be processed, but this may imply a wait of several hours. Due to the current pandemic and bearing in mind possible changes to the calendar, the format of the events or other restrictions to be introduced in order to ensure the best possible safety conditions, we suggest that accreditation requests be made within the recommended period.
Note that valid accreditation does not grant automatic access to events and people and vehicles must register again for each event. To see the official calendar of events for Portugal’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union, follow the link 2021portugal.eu/en/events
*It is important to point out that the Presidency may revoke the accreditation granted at any time if the accredited person breaks the rules established.
MEDIA GUIDE 4 Permanent Press Centre
The Permanent Press Centre is located in the Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB) in Lisbon, headquarters of Portugal’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union. This building, designed by architects Vittorio Gregotti (Italy) and Manuel Salgado (Portugal), has been classified as a public interest monument since 2002. The CCB is made up of a temporary exhibition centre, housing the Berardo Museum, a module with two multipurpose rooms, two auditoriums and a meeting centre, and it hosted Portugal’s first Presidency of the Council of the European Union in 1992.
ADDRESS: Presidência Portuguesa do Conselho da União Europeia CCB - Praça do Império 1449–003 Lisboa Portugal
MEDIA GUIDE 5 Permanent Press Centre
Access
Located around nine kilometres from Lisbon’s city centre, the headquarters of Portugal’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union is in Belém, a riverside area in the capital, where some of the most frequently visited monuments and museums in the city are to be found, such as the Monastery of the Hieronymites (Mosteiro dos Jerónimos) – UNESCO World Heritage – and the Tower of Belém.
The area is served by a number of transport networks:
Buses:
• 727 - from Restelo to Roma–Areeiro station (the Marquês de Pombal exit connects with the 783 and 744 buses that serve Lisbon Airport);
• 728 - connects Restelo and Avenida dos Descobrimentos (the Cais do Sodré exit connects with the number 1 bus to the airport and gives access to the Metro’s Green Line, intersecting with the Red Line which stops at the airport);
• 729 - connecting Algés and Bairro Padre Cruz;
• 751 - connecting Mosteiro dos Jerónimos and Campolide Station.
Trams:
• 15E – connecting Algés and Praça da Figueira;
• 18E – connecting Belém and Cais do Sodré.
Trains: Oeiras/Cascais Line – station 800 metres away.
Ferry: Belém/Matt – connecting with Trafaria (approximately 15-minute walk).
Parking: Apart from the reserved spaces for duly accredited outside broadcast and technical vehicles, Portugal’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union does not provide any parking spaces. However, there is a paid car park in the CCB and free car parks that are easy to access in the vicinity of the Centro Cultural de Belém.
For further information on access to the CCB, please go to https://moovitapp.com
MEDIA GUIDE 6 Permanent Press Centre
Description of the Press Centre
The Permanent Press Centre for Portugal’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union provides:
• Workspaces with broadband internet, fixed telephone and power sources;
• TV and radio booths;
• Wireless internet connection;
• ISDN line;
• Multipurpose equipment (printer/photocopier and scanner);
• CCTV;
• A rest area and an area for snacks and coffee.
It is important to note that, due to the pandemic, access to the Press Centre may be subject to partial or total restrictions in order to ensure the best possible safety conditions.
MEDIA GUIDE 7 Host Broadcaster
During Portugal’s fourth Presidency of the Council of the European Union, RTP will be providing the services of Host Broadcaster for all events. The public radio and television service operator in Portugal will thus be providing images of the Presidency, free of charge, for broadcast and archive by television, radio, online media and national and international agencies.
Audiovisual material will also be distributed through the traditional channels in Brussels (Europe by Satellite).
If you have any questions about the RTP services, please contact: José Pinto da Fonseca - Booking and Broadcast Services [email protected] 00 351 919 300 081
Media Partner
Lusa is the Media Partner for Portugal’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union, assuring coverage of ministerial events and meetings in Portugal and in Brussels (face-to-face, virtual or hybrid), as well as the associated cultural events.
Lusa will be providing a news service accessible to the general public at www.lusa.pt/ppue2021, with all the news, photos and reports related to Portugal’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
If you have any questions about the Lusa services, please contact: Inês Cordeiro - Marketing Manager [email protected] 00 351 914 839 383
MEDIA GUIDE 8 Photos and Videos
Portugal’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union will have a photo and video service available to all journalists. The images can be accessed and downloaded on the official Flickr channel,2021Portugal.eu and can be used provided that the source is acknowledged.
If you have any questions about the photography services, please contact: [email protected]
Website
www.2021portugal.eu is the address of the website for Portugal’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union, which will be providing information in three languages – Portuguese, English and French. Apart from the updated calendar of meetings and events, the cultural programme, the main news, press releases and programme information on Portugal’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the website will also provide information on the journalist accreditation process and contact information for the Host Broadcaster and Media Partner.
Social Media
Portugal’s Presidency will provide information through the following channels:
Twitter: 2021Portugaleu (https://twitter.com/2021PortugalEU)
Facebook: @PortugalintheEU (https://www.facebook.com/PortugalintheEU)
Instagram: @2021portugaleu (https://www.instagram.com/2021portugaleu/)
Youtube: Portuguese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (https://www.youtube.com/ playlist?list=PLLv69sRRCJR-Uf5heX547GaQOib76AHCw)
The official hashtag is: #EU2021PT
MEDIA GUIDE 9 Focal point contacts for communications
Communications Coordination for Portugal’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2021
Alexandra Carreira Marta Loja Neves Communication Coordinator Assistant Communication Coordinator [email protected] [email protected] 00 351 919 503 405 00 351 919 672 835
REPER – Portugal’s Permanent Representative to the European Union
Telmo Baltazar António Esteves Martins Communication Coordinator Press Officer [email protected] [email protected] 00 324 989 813 84 00 324 752 310 01
Catarina Faria Ana Rita Moura COREPER I Spokesperson COREPER II Spokesperson [email protected] [email protected] 00 324 928 280 32 00 324 854 619 50
MEDIA GUIDE 10 Focal point contacts for communications
Task Group
Carlos Taveira Daniel Serro Press and Communications Coordinator Press Centre Manager [email protected] [email protected] 00 351 911 738 900 00 351 911 997 061
Sandra Ilharco Andreia Lago Press Centre Press Centre [email protected] [email protected] 00 351 914 679 215 00 351 911 101 277
Rita Mira Cláudia Silva Accreditation Office Social Media [email protected] [email protected] 00 351 911 997 030 00 351 914 679 619
Filipa Garganta Raquel Moreira Social Media Website [email protected] [email protected] 00 351 911 997 047 00 351 914 679 214
Diana Lima Ricardo Silva Website Institutional Relations [email protected] [email protected] 00 351 911 101 498 00 351 914 679 217
Pedro Sá da Bandeira Official Photographer [email protected] 00 351 911 739 203
MEDIA GUIDE 11 A Europa de todos para todos