8 September 2017 - The Parliament of Romania will host the NATO Parliamentary Assembly's 63rd Annual Session from Friday 6 to Monday 9 October 2017.
The Session will bring together in Bucharest some 300 parliamentarians from the 29 NATO member countries from North America and Europe as well as delegates from partner countries and observers to discuss current international security issues and the reports and policy recommendations prepared by the Assembly’s Committees.
Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 October will be devoted to the meetings of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s five Committees: Political, Defence and Security, Science and Technology, Civil Dimension of Security and Economics and Security. Each Committee will be addressed by speakers from government, academia, NGO’s and NATO.
The Plenary Session on Monday 9 October will be addressed by Paolo Alli, President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Călin POPESCU-TĂRICEANU, President of the Senate of Romania, Nicolae-Liviu DRAGNEA, President of the Chamber of Deputies of Romania, Klaus IOHANNIS, President of Romania (TBC) and Jens STOLTENBERG, NATO Secretary General and Chairman of the North Atlantic Council (TBC).
All the above-mentioned meetings are open to the press.
SESSION PROGRAMME
A draft programme for the media containing names and timings for the speakers and the discussion of the Committee reports is available and regularly updated on the NATO PA website Session page.
PRESS BRIEFING
Paolo ALLI, NATO Parliamentary Assembly President
Vergil CHIȚAC, Head of the Romanian Delegation to the NATO PA
David HOBBS, NATO Parliamentary Assembly Secretary General
will welcome media representatives and answer questions during a press briefing
WHEN: 11:00 on Friday 6 October time (time tbc)
WHERE: Spiru Haret (Gallery A2, level P)
Romanian Parliament
2-4 Izvor Street, District 5
Bucharest, Romania
MEDIA ACCREDITATION
Only accredited press will be able to access the session venue. Deadline for accreditation is 29 September. No requests will be accepted after this date.
For media accreditation, please download the PRESS ACCREDITATION FORM for the NATO Parliamentary Assembly’s 63rd Annual Session, Bucharest, Romania, 6-9 October 2017.
Completed forms, along with your press cards, should be sent to:
Roxana Lozneanu
Directorate for Communication and Public Relations, Chamber of Deputies, Parliament of Romania
Telephone: + 40 (0) 21 414 1798.
E-mail: [email protected]
Indicate: "Press Accreditation for NATO PA Bucharest" in the subject line.
All Applications are subject to review. The Parliament Press Office will contact you when your request has been accepted.
GENERAL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THE MEDIA FACILITIES, BROADCAST FACILITIES, UPLINK TRUCKS ETC…
Roxana Lozneanu
Directorate for Communication and Public Relations, Chamber of Deputies, Parliament of Romania
Telephone: + 40 (0) 21 414 1798.
E-mail: [email protected]
REQUESTS FOR INTERVIEWS - QUESTIONS ON THE SESSION PROGRAMME OR ON THE NATO PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY
Questions on the Session programme or on the NATO Parliamentary Assembly and requests for interviews with Members of Parliament and Committee guest speakers should be directed to:
Roberta Calorio
Head, Press and Communication Service, NATO Parliamentary Assembly
Telephone Brussels: + 32 (0) 2 50 48 154
Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @natopapress