Information on this meeting:

Media programme

Thursday, 18 October 2007

Tripartite Informal Social Summit

• 10h30 – Arrival of Delegations at Pavilhão Atlântico – open to image
• 11h00 – Tripartite Informal Social Summit – participants: President of the Council of the European Union, José Sócrates, President of the European Commission, José Manuel Durão Barroso, European Commissioner Vladimir Spidla, Minister of Labour and Social Solidarity, José Vieira da Silva, ETUC’s Secretary-General, John Monks, Secretary-General for Businesseurope, Philippe de Buck van Overstraeten, President of UEAPME, Georg Toifl and CEEP’s Secretary-General, Rainer Plassmann.
• 13h00 – press conference

Lisbon Informal Summit / Session of the Intergovernmental Conference

• 16h50 - Briefing of the United Kingdom
• 17h00 - Briefing of Denmark
• 17h00 - Arrival of Heads of State / Government at Pavilhão Atlântico – open to image . Welcome greetings by the President of the Council of the European Union, José Sócrates and by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Luís Amado 
• 18h00 - Working session - tour de table
• 19h50 - Briefing of Spain
• 19h50 - Family photo – open to image
• 20h00 - Working dinner - Host broadcaster / photographer Heads of State / Government, the President of the European Parliament, the President of the European Commission and the Secretary-General / European Union’s High Representative for CFSP
• 22h30 - Briefing of Luxembourg
• 23h00 - Briefing of Denmark

Friday, 19 October 2007

• 01h00 - Briefing of Malta
• 09h15 - Arrival of Heads of State /Government at Pavilhão Atlântico – open to image
• 09h30 - Briefing by European Parliament
• 10h00 - Working session - Host broadcaster / photographer
• 11h30 - Briefing of Hungary
• 12h00 - Briefing of the United Kingdom
• 12h20 - Briefing of Poland
• 12h15 - Briefing of Germany
• 12h30 - Briefing of Italy
• 12h40 - Briefing of Spain
• 13h00 - Briefing of Slovenia
• 13h00 - Briefing of Denmark
• 13h00 - Briefing of Greece
• 13h00 - Working lunch - Heads of State/Government, the President of the European Parliament, the President of the European Commission and the Secretary-General / European Union’s High Representative for CFSP
• 13h00 - Briefing of Malta
• 13h00 - Briefing of the Czech Republic
• 13h00 - Briefing of Luxembourg
• 13h00 - Briefing of Romania
• 13h00 - Presidency press conference at the Media Centre 

Information on the meeting venue:

• Lisbon Map (indicating meeting venue and recommended hotels for the press. Bookings for these hotels can be done through the accommodation services)
• Click here to see tourist information on the city of Lisbon
• Click here to know how to get to Pavilhão Atlântico

Opening hours of the Press Centre:

• 16th of October - 9h00 to 20h00
• 17th of October - 6h00 to 22h00
• 18th of October - 6h00 to 01h00
• 19th of October - 5h00 to 21h00

Accreditation: media representatives who have previously made their registration online for other events of the Portuguese Presidency don't need to register again. To those who have not yet registered online we advise them to do so as soon as possible. Last minute accreditation at the venue is subject to delay, which can be more than two hours, and can even be refused for security reasons. Therefore, please pick up your cards in advance to avoid waiting lines.

For further information on media accreditation:
Duarte Nuno Cabugueira
Tel: + 351 918 529 605
accreditation.media@eu2007.pt

Media representatives who are accredited for this Summit have free access to the Media Centre, within the indicated scheduled opening hours.
Access to other areas where the programme of the Summit is taking place is restricted and media representatives will have to be escorted to get into these areas.
The accreditation card is personal and non transferable and must be used visibly at all times, in all the areas where the Meeting is taking place.
Loss of this card must be immediately reported to the Information Desk or the Accreditation Centre.

Transportation:
At Lisbon Airport there is a welcome desk of the Portuguese Presidency with detailed information on the shuttle service to the Media Centre.
16 October - Airport » Media Centre: from 09h00 to 20h00 (every hour)
17 October - Airport » Media Centre: from 08h00 to 22h00
17 October - Airport » Hotels recommended by the Organisation: from 22h00 to 24h00
18 October - Airport » Media Centre: from 08h00 to 15h00
19 October - Media Centre » Airport: from 08h00 to 21h00

Vehicle parking
Media representatives who bring their own cars can use a car park – Parque da Gare do Oriente – 300 metres from the Media Centre.

Next to the Media Centre there is a park for technical vehicles. Access to this park will be closed on the 18th, between 16h00 and 17h30 and on the 19th, between 08h30 and 10h00.

Due to space limitation, access to these parks will be given after the application and confirmation of available spaces.

Access cards to these parks will be given from the 16th, at the Accreditation Centre.

Click here to get the application form.

Contact:
Nuno van Uden
Tel: +351 91 386 91 60
e-mail: nvuden@missaopresidencia.gov.pt

Media Centre:
The Media Centre is located in the building of Feira Internacional de Lisboa (FIL), next to Pavilhão Atlântico.

Address:
Feira Internacional de Lisboa – FIL
Pavilhão 1
Rua do Bojador – Parque das Nações
1998-010 Lisboa
Portugal

Equipment:
The working area for the written press is equipped with 800 individual workstations with telephone, wireless access to the internet and 400 cable accesses.
Some working stations are also equipped with ISDN/RDIS lines. Computers, printers, faxes and photocopying machines for shared use are also available. 

Working stations are used on a first-come-first-served basis.

Radio and television booths are equipped with pool access, internet access, a telephone and a television.
Radio booths also have ISDN/RDIS lines.

To book booths and other facilities you must contact EBU/UER

EBU – Television
Suzana Fenster
e-mail: newsoperation@eurovision.net
e-mail: bookings@eurovision.net~
tel: +41 22 717 2850

EBU – Rádio
Ms Júlia Lonicer
e-mail: lonicer@ebu.ch
tel: +41 227 17 2607

Radio and Television Host Broadcaster

Contacts:
Maria José Nunes: +351 91 758 51 92
Ana Isabel Ramos: +351 91 918 63 96
Luísa Mariano: +351 91 455 21 14
uert@rtp.pt

Image coverage:
Photographic reporters and cameramen have access to the events set in the programme when accompanied by a member of the Organisation.
Due to space limitations, some events will be covered only by RTP/Host Broadcaster and by the Presidency’s official photographer.

Images of the Meeting will be made available by RTP/Host Broadcaster. Through the side of the Portuguese Presidency, Media representatives will have access to the photos of the Meeting, exclusively for editorial use, made available by Lusa Agency – Host Photographer.

Closed Circuit Television (CCTV):
The Closed Circuit Television system, available in all areas of the Media Centre, broadcasts the main events, transportation and briefing schedules and other useful information.

Interviews:
Requests for interviews must be made directly to the Delegations or the Liaison Officer, whose contacts are available at the Media Centre.
For security reasons, the area reserved for interviews is located in the Media Centre or surrounding area.

Press Conferences and Briefings:
A press conference room was allocated to each country, situated in the Media Centre.

The Media Team is in charge of the preparation of these rooms. Therefore, it is necessary to inform the Organization of the briefing times for each country, by telephone: +351 91 386 79 74 – Daniel Sêrro

Briefings announcements will be made by the Organisation / Media through the closed circuit television (CCTV), upon request of the Delegations. 

Access to the Briefing and the Presidency’s Press Conference rooms is free for all the accredited Media representatives.

The Presidency’s press Conferences may be followed live by audio and video through the Presidency’s web page www.eu2007.pt and the closed circuit television – CCTV.