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Press Affairs and Public Relations
The Spokespersons and their areas of responsibility.
- Information for media and press
- Assisting media/press at Council meetings and the European Summits
- Interviews, Press briefings, Press conferences
- EU-Press- and Information Policy
- Online presence (Website, Facebook and Twitter)
- Visitor's Service at the Permanent Representation
Groups of individuals who are interested in visiting the Permanent Representation (minimum 15 participants) will be provided with information about the tasks and procedures of the Permanent Presentation or on specific topics of EU policy. Presentations will be held by staff members of the Permanent Representation.
To arrange an appointment please contact the press department: Tel.: 0032-(0)2-787 10 71 or 0032-(0)2-787 10 06
or send an e-mail by using the contact form.
Spokesperson Sebastian Fischer
Informs media/press about
- General lines of the EU policy of the German Federal Government
- EU institutional affairs, foreign policy (CFSP/CSPD)/General Affairs Council (GAC) and Foreign Affairs Council (FAC)
- Meetings of the Ministers for Defence
- Economic and Financial policy/Budget (ECOFIN)
- Justice and Home Affairs/Civil Protection (JAI)
- European Summit
Tel.: 0032-(0)2-787 1071
Fax: 0032-(0)2-787 2071
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Deputy Spokesperson Alexander Plappert
German delegate for Working Party on Information of the Council
Responsible for Website and Social Media (Facebook, Twitter)
Informs media/press about COREPER I issues:
- Internal market/Industry/Research, (Competitiveness Council)
- Transport/Telecommunication/Energy
- Agriculture/Fishery
- Environment, Climate change
- Employment/Social policy/Health/Consumer protection
- Education/Youth/Culture
Tel.: 0032-(0)2-787 1071
Fax: 0032-(0)2-787 2071
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Assistants to the spokespersons:
Thomas Wothe
Management of
Groups visiting the Perm. Repr.
Documentations
Technical questions
Tel.: 0032-(0)2-787 1006
Fax: 0032-(0)2-787 2006
Kirsten Joeckle
Management of
Press Office
Press Briefings
Press Conferences
Journalists travelling abroad
Distribution of press releases
Tel.: 0032-(0)2-787 1071
Fax: 0032-(0)2-787 2071