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Guia per a periodistes 2020 Parlament Europeu Oficina a Barcelona SUMARI Benvinguts al Parlament Europeu 3 Salutació del portaveu 4 Calendari 2020 6 Oficina del Parlament Europeu a Espanya 8 Direcció General de Comunicació 10 Gabinet de Premsa del president 11 Servei a mitjans audiovisuals 12 Acreditacions 14 Sessions informatives i conferències de premsa 15 Grups polítics al Parlament Europeu 16 Presidents dels grups polítics 18 La Mesa 20 Premsa dels grups polítics al Parlament Europeu 22 Premsa dels partits polítics espanyols al Parlament Europeu 22 Eurodiputats espanyols per grup parlamentari 26 Eurodiputats espanyols per comissions parlamentàries 35 Delegacions 42 Eines en línia / Xarxes socials 46 Plànols dels edificis 48 1 Per contribuir a un dels seus objectius BENVINGUTS prioritaris, el de ser una institució accessible i transparent, l’Oficina del Parlament Europeu a Barcelona publica AL PARLAMENT EUROPEU aquesta Guia per a periodistes 2020 amb informació sobre: El Parlament Europeu és l’únic òrgan Malgrat l’actual pandèmia de la • com contactar amb els serveis de la UE elegit per sufragi directe. Els COVID-19 i l’alteració que això d’informació i relacions públiques del seus 705 escons representen els més provoca al normal funcionament Parlament Europeu, i també amb els de 446 milions d’habitants dels 27 d’aquesta institució, l’Eurocambra grups polítics; membres de la UE. L’Eurocambra té continua exercint les seves importants • com accedir a la informació escrita i un paper fonamental en l’elecció de funcions legislatives i pressupostàries audiovisual de la institució; la presidència de la Comissió Europea. (compartides amb el Consell Europeu) • com acreditar-se; Comparteix amb el Consell de la Unió per donar una resposta efectiva a • com utilitzar els estudis de ràdio Europea els poders legislatius i les l’impacte del brot de coronavirus. i televisió del Parlament Europeu a competències pressupostàries de la UE. Brussel•les i a Estrasburg; Des de 1979, els eurodiputats han estat El Parlament Europeu dona una gran • com posar-se en contacte amb els elegits per sufragi universal directe per importància a la tasca que duen a eurodiputats elegits a la circumscripció un període de cinc anys. terme els mitjans de comunicació. estatal. 2 3 SALUTACIÓ Benvolguda, benvolgut, per mitigar les conseqüències de la crisi, totalitat de les seves emissions de gasos necessitats i ambicions de la UE i que nostres oficines i antenes als Estats DEL PORTAVEU ampliar l’abast del Fons de Solidaritat de d’efecte hivernacle per al 2050. “el Parlament Europeu no pot acceptar”. membres, com les de Madrid i Barcelona, Amb la investidura per part del la UE per cobrir emergències sanitàries La sortida de l’atzucac pot estar en la respectivament. Parlament Europeu de la Comissió i posar fi als anomenats “vols fantasma” Amb les previngudes reserves per les incorporació en aquests pressupostos de nous recursos propis, que no depenen Europea liderada per Ursula von der causats pel brot. Davant una situació possibles modificacions al calendari En aquesta Guia per a periodistes 2020 extraordinària i inesperada, el Parlament principalment dels pressupostos Leyen i la posada en marxa de l’executiu amb motiu del Covid-19, 2020 serà facilitem els contactes dels diferents comunitari a la tardor, va començar un Europeu s’adapta de la manera que sigui un any clau per al projecte europeu: nacionals. necessària per continuar al servei de la gabinets de comunicació, institucionals i nou cicle polític a la UE nascut de les amb les negociacions de l’acord polítics, per contrastar fets i opinions, així eleccions europees del 26 de maig de ciutadania europea. d’associació amb el Regne Unit amb Finalment, aquest any es posarà en 2019. Van ser els comicis europeus amb marxa de la Conferència sobre el Futur com per seguir l’actualitat parlamentària un apretadíssim calendari que porta sense intermediaris. Esperem que un la millor participació dels últims 25 anys: Tindrem per endavant una agenda el període de transició, de moment, d’Europa, proposada per Von der Leyen 50,6%, 8 punts per sobre de les del 2014 i de la UE per als cinc anys d’aquesta només fins el 31 de desembre; però en la seva agenda per Europa, i que cop més compleixi amb les expectatives la més alta des del 1994. IX legislatura molt ambiciosa i caldrà sobre tot perquè el Parlament Europeu tindrà una durada de dos anys. Passats 10 i que sigui d’utilitat per la cobertura comptar amb la inversió i la legislació haurà d’aprovar el nou Marc Financer anys de l’entrada en vigor del Tractat de informativa d’una legislatura que es L’any 2020 ha començat durament, apropiada per liderar internacionalment Plurianual 2021-2027 (i, per tant, Lisboa, aquesta ha de ser una oportunitat preveu intensa i interessant. situant Europa en l’epicentre de la àmbits com la protecció mediambiental definir les prioritats polítiques). Algunes per impulsar la reforma de la UE de baix pandèmia del Covid-19. Però com i el canvi climàtic -qüestió que els capitals aposten per un pressupost a dalt, de manera transparent, inclusiva, destacava el President del Parlament ciutadans consideren que hauria de minvant que no sobrepassi l’1% de la participativa i equilibrada. Encara hi ha Jaume Duch i Guillot Europeu, David Sassoli, “la democràcia ser la prioritat del Parlament Europeu Renta Nacional Bruta dels 27, la qual cosa molt a definir, però l’essència és clara: Portaveu i director general de no es pot paralitzar davant el segons dades de l’Eurobaròmetre-, implicaria el pressupost més auster de la ciutadania ha de ser la pedra angular Comunicació del Parlament Europeu Covid-19”. Així, el 26 de març va tenir lloc una resposta a llarg termini en política la UE des de 1988, quan es va adoptar d’aquesta Conferència. @jduch la primera sessió plenària de la història migratòria, el creixement, la inclusió, la el model plurianual. Com a autoritat 2020 de l’Eurocambra amb vot telemàtic on innovació i digitalització, la protecció de pressupostària que és, el Parlament Des de la Direcció General de -tot i que l’organització i la prestació de la democràcia, els valors europeus, els Europeu té molt a dir i tant el president Comunicació del Parlament Europeu l’assistència sanitària són competència drets dels ciutadans i l’estat de dret. Els Sassoli, com els presidents de quatre estem com sempre a la disposició dels Estats membre- els eurodiputats primers passos del Parlament Europeu grups parlamentaris van afirmar que la dels professionals dels mitjans de van donar ràpidament resposta a la no s’han fet esperar i ja al novembre va proposta debatuda al Consell Europeu comunicació, tant de les corresponsalies proposta de mesures de la Comissió declarar l’emergència climàtica i demanar el passat 20 de febrer de l’1,074% a Brussel·les com de les redaccions Europea d’aportar 37.000 milions d’euros que la UE es comprometi a neutralitzar la és “insuficient” per respondre a les arreu de la UE, també a través de les Maig de 2020 Guia per a periodistes 4 5 CALENDARI 2020 2020 Sessió Comissions Grups Activitats parlamentàries Possibilitat de reunions exteriors / Setmanes de a distància d’òrgans polítics, circumscripció grups i comissions Guia per a periodistes parlamentàries 6 7 OFICINA DEL PARLAMENT EUROPEU Paseo de la Castellana, 46 El Parlament Europeu disposa BARCELONA E- 28046 Madrid d’oficines a totes les capitals Passeig de Gràcia, 90, 1r A ESPANYA dels Estats membres i a [email protected] E-08008 Barcelona +34 91 436 47 47 Washington per a informar de [email protected] europarl.es la seva activitat i ser un punt +34 93 272 20 44 @ParlamentoUE de contacte entre diputats, europarl.barcelona @parlamentoeuropeo mitjans de comunicació i @Europarl_CAT ciutadans. @parlamenteuropeu Des de 1986, amb l’entrada Canal de Telegram per a periodistes: DIRECTORA d’Espanya a la UE, el Parlament http://eptwitter.eu/periodistes Europeu compta amb una María Andrés Oficina a Madrid. A més, els [email protected] Subscriu-te a les nostres comunicacions de premsa: sis països amb més població +34 91 436 47 66 http://epinsta.eu/comunicats de la UE disposen d’una +34 669 409 045 oficina regional. En el cas Estrasburg: +33 3881 72427 d’Espanya, la de Barcelona va CAP D’OFICINA ser inaugurada el 1998.La Sala Sergi Barrera CAP DE PREMSA Europa a l’Oficina de Madrid, [email protected] Damián Castaño +34 93 272 20 55 amb un aforament de 120 2020 [email protected] persones, és la sala d’actes que +34 679 896 498 +34 91 436 47 67 l’Oficina comparteix amb la Estrasburg: +33 3881 74436 +34 608 577 966 Representació de la Comissió Estrasburg: +33 3881 64512 Europea, on s’organitzen i Si vol rebre els comunicats s’acullen esdeveniments sobre CAP DE PREMSA de premsa, escrigui un correu polítiques públiques europees. Laura Tejera a [email protected] A Barcelona, l’Aula Europa, amb [email protected] indicant-hi nom i mitjà de capacitat per a 90 persones, +34 93 272 20 47 comunicació. compleix les mateixes funcions. +34 648 27 99 09 GuiaGuía per a periodistes 8 9 DIRECCIÓ GENERAL DE COMUNICACIÓ GABINET JAUME DUCH I GUILLOT DE PREMSA PORTAVEU I DIRECTOR GENERAL [email protected] DEL PRESIDENT + 32 496 59 94 76 Brussel•les: +32 2 28 43000 Estrasburg: +33 3 88 1 74705 El president del Parlament Europeu és elegit per a un període renovable de @jduch dos anys i mig, és a dir, la meitat d’una legislatura. El president representa el Parlament a l’exterior i en les relacions amb les altres institucions comunitàries.
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    Vakhtang Gomelauri Minister of Internal Affairs, Government of Georgia Cc: Josep Borrell Fontelles, High Representative/Vice-President of the Commission for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Helena Dalli, Commissioner for Equality Carl Hartzell, Head of the EU Delegation to Georgia Brussels, 28 June 2021 Subject: Call on Georgian authorities to protect Tbilisi Pride protesters and ensure their universal right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly are effectively enjoyed Dear Vakhtang Gomelauri, Minister of Internal Affairs, Government of Georgia, Between 1-5 July, Tbilisi will see its Pride march celebrations take place. These will include 3 main activities throughout the five days, including the official premiere of “March for Dignity”, a documentary about the first-ever Tbilisi Pride Week in 2019 (1 July), the Pride Fest with local and international artists (3 July) and the Pride “March for Dignity”, co-organized by local social movements (5 July). Collectively, these will constitute a major event where the diversity of the LGBTI community is celebrated and affirmed. Pride demonstrations are peaceful tools for political advocacy and one way in which the universal right to freedom of expression and peaceful assembly is crystallised. They are a hallmark of the LGBTI activist movement, a pillar for social visibility and they are equally political demonstrations during which the community voices its concerns, highlights its achievements and gives the opportunity to its members to demonstrate in favour of equality. As such, the recent comments of the Chair of the Ruling Georgian Dream Party, Irakli Kobakhidze, who said that the Pride March had to be cancelled, are in contravention of these universal rights and of the established precedent in Tbilisi.