Media advisory: 2nd Schuman Security and Defence Forum
The second edition of Schuman Security and Defence Forum (Schuman Forum) will take place in Brussels, on 28-29 May.
After its first edition in March 2023, at the initiative of High Representative/Vice President Josep Borrell, the Schuman Forum will bring together the EU’s closest partners in the field of peace, security and defence to exchange on common security challenges and common responses.
The Schuman Forum will gather political actors, senior decision-makers, military representatives from EU Member States and more than 60 partner countries, as well as representatives from international and regional organisations, leading think-tanks and academia.
The Schuman Forum will start with a closed-door ministerial dinner on 28 May. A side event with experts on peace, security and defence policy from think-tanks and academia from around the world will take place in the afternoon.
On 29 May, the Schuman Forum will continue at the European Parliament premises with a series of keynote speeches, high-level panels, roundtables, and plenary sessions. Participants will discuss how to best strengthen and further develop cooperation in the field of peace, security and defence, with a view to addressing common security threats.
Please see here an indicative programme of the Forum.
Accreditation
Journalists, photographers, and audiovisual teams who are not holders of joint EU-institutional media accreditation, need to apply for European Parliament media accreditation (and a recording permit when applicable) to work in the European Parliament.
Please apply for media accreditation here and register to the event here before Tuesday 21 May at 12:00 CEST.
Photo/TV opportunities
A pool to cover the arrivals, doorsteps and roundtables at the beginning of the plenaries and breakout sessions will be organised. Interested media should send a request to info@schumanforum2024.eu with the subject “Media Coverage” before Friday 24 May.
A selection of photographs/videos taken by official photographers will be made available on a designated website gallery throughout the Schuman Forum. A selection of pictures of the Forum will also be made available on the audiovisual service of the European Commission.
The high-resolution photographs can be downloaded and used free of charge for non-commercial use (provided the copyright "European Union" is mentioned).
Host broadcaster
The European Parliament service will be the host broadcaster of the Forum on 29 May. All host broadcaster footage can be downloaded in broadcast quality from EbS.
EbS will broadcast part of the Forum proceedings live on 29 May. For more information, check the EbS schedule.
The following sessions will be broadcast:
- 08:00 Arrivals and doorstep remarks
- 9:00 - 9:15 HR/VP Keynote speech
- 9:20 – 10:50 Opening plenary session
- 16:00 – 17:15 Closing plenary session
- 17:15 HR/VP concluding remarks
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