Rules for visiting journalists with no permanent accreditation

Professional journalists with no permanent accreditation may have access:

• to the Commission pressroom
  • by sending an email 24 hours before to comm-pressroom-team@ec.europa.eu
  • by presenting themselves at the Berlaymont reception desk with proof of identity and either:
    • a copy of an identity document
    • an international press card issued by the European Federation of Journalists or a federation of journalists recognised by the accreditation committee, or
    • a press card issued by a media organisation recognised by the press services of the EU institutions.

Interviews with Commission spokespersons are available by appointment only

• to the Council pressroom
  • by sending a request to the press office by fax: +32-2-281.85.41 or by e-mail: press.office@consilium.europa.eu (24 hours in advance) attaching:
    • a national press card, or
    • a copy of your national press card or, if your country has no such card, a copy of your international press card issued by the European Federation of Journalists or federation of journalists recognised by the accreditation committee, or a press card issued by a media organisation recognised by the press services of the EU institutions.
• to Parliament's pressroom
  • by sending a request to the press office by fax: +32-2-284.90.95 or by e-mail: presse-conf@europarl.europa.eu(24 hours in advance) attaching:
    • a copy of an identity document
    • a copy of your national press card or, if your country has no such card, a copy of your international press card issued by the European Federation of Journalists or federation of journalists recognised by the accreditation committee, or a press card issued by a media organisation recognised by the press services of the EU institutions.