Available services

Live coverage of major events in EU public life are covered live in all the languages available at the time of transmission.

These transmissions include

• Press conferences and briefings by Commissioners and visitors to the European Commission.
• For live transmission, click on the EbS live button on the right of the screen.
• European Parliament plenary sessions and press conferences.
• Open meetings and press conferences of the Council of Ministers.
• Significant rulings from the Court of Justice.
• The monthly press conference from the European Central Bank.
• Events from other institutions.
• News broadcasts at regular times.

Five times a day the EU's working agenda is illustrated by relevant raw material with natural sound. During European Parliament plenary sessions, the transmission times often vary. EbS Special transmissions are broadcast on an ad hoc basis as required by the urgency of the news covered.

The EbS news transmissions may be preceded or followed by thematic video stockshots or info clips which can be used to illustrate specific EU policies.

Internet

The EbS site allows you to follow EbS programmes live or on demand for up to 7 days following the original transmission in all the languages available at the time of the broadcast.

The schedule provides continually updated information and covers a 3 week period (previous, current and following weeks). The details provided include the time and title of the event as well as the availability of interpretation into other languages. Where appropriate there will also be a shot list, press documentation, relevant internet links and photographic coverage.