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First estimated composition of new Parliament published approximately around 20.15-20.30 CEST
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First provisional election results expected around 23.15-23.30 CEST
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Group leaders and lead candidates will speak to the media during the evening
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Daily media briefings from Thursday 6 June to Monday 10 June
This media advisory outlines the briefings and practical assistance available to journalists covering the 6-9 June European elections.
Daily media briefings from Thursday 6 June to Monday 10 June
Parliament’s press service will organise briefings for media, in physical presence and remotely via interactio, to provide background information about the European elections, including useful facts and figures about the Parliament.
Journalists will also get details on the methodology used by Parliament’s services to estimate the results, on measures to guarantee the elections’ integrity and the key political moments after the elections. The EP press service will also provide information on the transition to the next parliamentary term, including on pending legislative work, on the election of the Commission President and on the procedure to appoint the next College of Commissioners.
The schedule for these briefings is as follows:
- Thursday 6 June at 11.00: European elections at a glance
- Friday 7 June at 11.00: All you need to know about Parliament
- Saturday 8 June at 11.00: Election night
- Sunday 9 June at 11.00: All you need to know about the Parliament and the election night (only physical presence)
- Sunday 9 June at 17.30: On-the-record last-minute briefing on useful information for election night
- Monday 10 June at 11.00: Election provisional results and next steps (only physical presence).
Publication of provisional election results on Sunday 9 June
Provisional European election results can only be published after 23.00 CEST, when the last voting polls in Italy have closed. Before then, Parliament will issue estimations, based on exit polls.
The plenary chamber in Brussels will be turned into a press room with a stage area and live positions for TV stations, where information will be disseminated. Access will be limited to accredited media representatives and essential EP staff. Live audio-visual stand-up positions will also be located on the Karamanlis walkway, the SPINELLI third floor and outside on rue Wiertz.
On election night, there will be a special programme on EbS, as well as streaming on Parliament’s Multimedia Centre starting at 17.30. The planned scheduled includes:
- a first set of available national estimates to be published around 18.15 CEST,
- the first projection of the new Parliament, expected around 20.15-20.30 CEST (indicative time), also based on national estimates, and
- the first provisional results from some EU member states with estimates for the rest as well as a second seat projection, to be published at around 23.15-23.30 CEST (indicative time).
Updated projections will follow, as Parliament’s services receive information from national authorities. The last updated projection is expected at around 01.00 CEST on Monday 10 June.
A detailed schedule of estimates and provisional results will be published in the coming days.
All data will be available on the official election results website.
Country-by-country information on the European elections
You can find individual pages on each of the EU member states with details on how the European elections are organised, lists, candidates, including MEPs who are running again for election and previous elections results, via this link.
New EP Events mobile app
All journalists covering the European elections on site are encouraged to download the new “EP events” app (available in Google Play and App Store) to get timely information on their phones about everything happening in the Parliament before, during and after the elections, as well as practical information, including passcodes for Wi-Fi connection, opening hours, maps, contacts, links and technical information for audio-visual media.