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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 26/01/2023

Full house in Newcomers’ Meeting organised by API-IPA! Thanks to all participants and also for the useful information shared with us @maria_tomasik @MamerEric @ATCelinski @Neil_Corlett and many others! Special thanks to @StabenowMichael of API for making this event happen 🙏🏻

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 09/01/2023

Full house in the press briefing about the program and priorities of the Swedish presidency. Never before have so many accredited journalists registered and attended the API Hour! Thanks to the 🇸🇪 Ambassadors and the participants! Good luck @sweden2023eu!

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 22/12/2022

Happy Holidays and all the best in the year to come!

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 14/10/2022

👍Big crowd in the Berlaymont press bar at the invitation of the COM SPP. It seems to be the best place to hold the Midday😉

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 22/09/2022

Dear Colleagues, At the EP IT desk, accredited journalists can get permanent WI-FI access for 4 months, so you don't have to log in every time you visit the parliament. For the time being we have to renew it every 4 months. The IT Desk is on the first floor of building “E” 👇

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 04/07/2022

We had today our first physical API Hour after 2,5 years! Thanks Ambassador Hdrá and Ambassador Zajicek for the press briefing about the priorities of ⁦@EU2022_CZ⁩ Good luck!

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 29/06/2022

☝️Preparations are underway to open the press bar in the #Berlaymont press area. According to anonymous EU sources, the press bar could open as early as next week 👌

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 25/06/2022

Family photo in the #EUCO with the two Pinos 😊

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 22/03/2022

Getting back to normal: most seats are booked two days before the summit #EUCO ⁦@EUCouncil⁩ #JustusLipsius

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 15/03/2022

In the ⁦@EUCouncil⁩ we are (almost) back to normal ☕️ #pressbar

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 09/03/2022

Our first physical API Council meeting after more than two years in our newly renovated conference room in the Residence Palace ✌️

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 22/12/2021

Dear Colleagues, We wish you Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Enjoy your holidays and stay safe!

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 14/07/2021

It is good to see that colleagues are back in the #Berlaymont press room 😊 At the same time… 2/1

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 01/07/2021

The first day of reopening of the #Berlaymont press room. As photographer Thierry Monasse saw it 📸👁️

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 28/06/2021

Everything is getting ready to receive journalists in the Berlaymont press room. Today API-IPA was invited to the rehearsal of the reopening which will take place on July 1. ✌️ See you on Thursday! 👁

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 14/06/2021

NATO Summit mediacenter with more than 500 journalists accredited.

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 25/03/2021

Since the beginning of the pandemic, reporting on the EU has been massively restricted. EU correspondents are cut off from their sources & free research is hardly possible anymore. It's the dream of political marketers and a nightmare for reporters. Eric Bonse @tazgezwitscher 👇

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 05/03/2021

🛎️URGENT! If you forgot to renew your inter-institutional accreditation do it NOW! The Interactio system is accessible only to journalists with valid accreditation. As of 15 March, colleagues without it will no longer have access to the online midday briefing!

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 23/12/2020

Dear Colleagues, We wish you Happy Holidays and a Covid-free New Year full of personal meetings!

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 04/12/2020

Dear Colleagues, During the next #EUCO the AV media can have stand-up positions in the red 🟥area. The police will allow approx. 15 TV crews to take positions in the yellow🟨 area. For these you should apply at the Council Press Service. The blue one is not for journalists.

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 20/11/2020

🙂We had a very interesting online API Hour today! Thanks to @ThomasBickl and Dr. Ana Milosevic for the presentation and discussion about the Western Balkans! 🙏 Thanks to everybody who took part in our Zoom meeting! To be continued...

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 11/07/2020

❓Questions about the EP next plenary. All we can say is that there'll be a possibility for Bxl based correspondents to be invited to Strasbourg. The procedure for application will be a bit different (online), but we are still awaiting the final details. We'll inform all of you.

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 17/06/2020

Dear Colleagues, API-IPA is in constant consultation with the Commission, the Council & the Parliament about the gradual lifting of the restrictive measures. Read our Facebook post about the state of play: facebook.com/InternationalP…

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 14/05/2020

In order to be able to ask questions in remote journalists are advised to use earphones with a microphone. "Journalists, using earphones or headphones with a microphone, play a very important role in making their questions clearly understandable", @EU_Council Press told us.

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 04/04/2020

API held the 2nd virtual Council meeting on Thursday. The main topic was the press arrangements of the EU institutions & NATO during the #coronavirus crisis. We keep on working to find solutions. Read the report on our FB page: bit.ly/2J8kDHF

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 04/03/2020

We had an interesting API Hour last Monday on 'Fair taxation in a mobile world’. Our guests were prof. @FuestClemens of the @ifo_Institut in Munich, and prof. Cecilia Garcia-Peñalosa of the Université d'Aix-Marseille. Our former president, Tom Weingärtner moderated the debate.

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 04/02/2020

As you all know the Commission’s Security Office has launched the new format of inter-institutional badges. If you are a bit confused by the new format and the symbols on it, read the short explanation on our Facebook page: facebook.com/InternationalP…

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 20/01/2020

Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 19/01/2020

The Commission’s Spokesperson's Service informed us that in the Berlaymont the priority line for the press is open every day from 11.30 until the end of the midday briefing. If you see that between 11:30-13:00 it is not open, please do let us (API-IPA) know & we'll intervene.

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 06/01/2020

We had a full house in our first API Hour of the year. @IrenaAndrassy this morning introduced the program and priorities of @EU2020HR_ to the Brussels based journalists. Thanks to the Ambassador and all the participants! #Croatia #CroatianPresidency #EU

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 20/12/2019

Happy Holidays! Joyeuses fêtes!

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 07/12/2019

Michael Stabenow of @faznet has retired in November. Last Monday @vonderleyen attended his farewell party alongside his many friends and colleagues. Fortunately, Michael has retired only from his job and not from API-IPA. Enjoy the new chapter of your life Michael!

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 29/11/2019

The last midday briefing of the Juncker Commission when the President bid farewell to journalist and our colleague, Lorenzo Consoli took the floor to say a few words on behalf of API-IPA. (Photo: Thierry Monasse

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 25/10/2019

Is there anybody out there who doesn’t know Martine Joos? She has been working for the API-IPA Secretariat for 40 years! We celebrated this extraordinary anniversary on Thursday in the Salon of the Residence Palace. Dear Martine! Thank you for everything!

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 16/10/2019

Brussels vigil for Daphne Caruana Galizia API-IPA paid tribute to the courage of Daphne Caruana Galizia two years after her brutal assassination. We called on the authorities in Malta to end impunity! #Pressfreedom @EFJEUROPE @IFJGlobal @anticorruption @RSF_inter

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 24/09/2019

API-IPA held today a special assembly open to all EU accredited journalists. We discussed what we expect from the new communication team of the next @EU_Commission. Thanks to all who took part and shared her/his views with the rest of us. We'll publish the summary soon!

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 23/09/2019

.⁦@JunckerEU⁩ unveils the photo of ⁦@MargSchinas⁩ on the ‘wall of fame’ in the #Berlaymont #farewell

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 13/09/2019

The first press conference of @vonderleyen in the #Berlaymont press room. Photo: Thierry Monasse

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 18/07/2019

API-IPA congratulates the new president-elect of the European Commission, @vonderleyen. We look forward to working with her & her new communication team to provide the Brussels press corps with factual, timely & comprehensive information about the activities of the EU Commission.

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 19/06/2019

API-IPA Bureau members had a meeting with the communication team of the incoming @EU2019FI. The preparations are well underway to pick up the baton from @RO2019EU_. The Finns will be active in social media & be as transparent as possible. Expect interesting @instagram stories...

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 06/06/2019

In case you didn't know: API-IPA has been running a #football team for the past 25 years. We organize sessions twice a week. We welcome new players to join our ranks. Interested? Please contact M.Stabenow@faz.de

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 14/05/2019

#EUCO press service has informed us that from now on Brussels' correspondents from #EFTA-countries no longer need to have been a resident in Belgium for more than 5 years before they can apply for the Council's 1-year permanent press badge. Read our FB page. #accreditation #Badge

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 08/05/2019

The Brussels press corps en route to the #Sibiusummit with some prominent politicians and EU officials on board. @UdoBullmann @TonoEPP @PiaAhrenkilde @Adrienn_Geges (Photo: @grispastor API-IPA Council member

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 07/05/2019

The delegation of API-IPA attended today the memorial services of our former colleague Michel Theys. May he rest in peace!

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 05/04/2019

PRIORITY ACCESS FOR JOURNALISTS Many of us have to stand in the long queue by entering the @Europarl_EN with visitors. API member @AnnaVanDensky raised this issue with the EP DG COMM. He received an answer, confirming that journalists do have priority access. Read it here:

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 03/04/2019

Our Spanish colleague Alvaro Sánchez of @elpais_espana was arrested during the climate protests on March 24th. @apibrussels sent an official complaint to the chief commissioner of the Brussels police. See below his response. Further steps will be discussed by API.

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 23/01/2019

Despite earlier reassurances Belgian authorities demand €50 ‘security charge’ to journalists who want to attend EU summits in Brussels. ExampleAPI @apibrussels strongly protests, as it did beforeAPI urges colleagues NOT TO PAY! tinyurl.com/ycjzn27g

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api-ipa.bsky.social @api-ipa.bsky.social · 01/01/2019

A very Happy New Year from all of us at the International Press Association!

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