Informal Meeting of Ministers for Foreign Affairs (Gymnich)
MEDIA PROGRAMME, 29-30 AUGUST
Who is who -gallery
Registration for interviews and pools
Booking of Radio/TV editing booths
NB. It is not possible for one photographer to attend both family photo and round table due to pool schedules. Only escorted access to the photo opportunities.
Thursday 29 August
7.00 Media Centre opens
11.00–14.00 Lunch
Place: Lounge
11.00–11.50 Distribution of Pool 4 cards: Doorstep – photo opportunity and interviews
Place: Information desk
11.50 Pool 4 meeting: Doorstep – photo opportunity and interviews
Place: Meeting point
Live broadcast
13.00–14.45 Joint working lunch on hybrid threats, with EU Ministers of Defence
14.30–15.15 Distribution of Pool 5 cards: Family photo – photographers
Place: Information desk
15.00–15.45 Distribution of Pool 6 cards: Round table – photographers
Place: Information desk
15.15 Pool 5 meeting: Family photo – photographers
Place: Meeting point
Live broadcast
15.45 Pool 6 meeting: Round table – photographers
Place: Meeting point
Live broadcast
16.00–18.00 Working session I on wider Middle East
20.00 Media Centre closes
Friday 30 August
7.00 Media Centre opens
7.00–7.15 Distribution of Pool 1 cards: Doorstep – photo opportunity and interviews
Place: Information desk
7.15 Pool 1 meeting: Doorstep – photo opportunity and interviews
Place: Meeting point
Live broadcast
8.30–10.00 Working session II on Europe and the Arctic
9.00–9.45 Distribution of Pool 2 cards: Arrival of Western Balkan partners, doorstep – photo opportunity and interviews
Place: Information desk
9.30–10.15 Distribution of Pool 3 cards: Round table – photographers
Place: Information desk
9.45 Pool 2 meeting: Arrival of Western Balkan partners, doorstep – photo opportunity and interviews
Place: Meeting point
Live broadcast
10.15 Pool 3 meeting: Round table – photographers
Place: Meeting point
Live broadcast
10.30–12.00 Working session with Western Balkan Partners on regional cooperation
11.00–14.00 Lunch
Place: Lounge
12.00–12.30 Main press conference: High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Federica Mogherini and Minister of Foreign Affairs Pekka Haavisto.
Place: Veranda 1
Live broadcast
13.00–14.30 Informal lunch on human rights, hosted by the Finnish Presidency
15.30–16.30 National press conference: Minister of foreign Affairs of Finland Pekka Haavisto.
Place: Veranda 1
Live broadcast
19.30 Media Centre closes