How to apply
Journalists requesting this one-day accreditation need to send an email at least 24 hours prior to the event they want to attend to COMM-PRESSROOM-TEAM
ec [dot] europa [dot] eu (COMM-PRESSROOM-TEAM[at]ec[dot]europa[dot]eu), attaching
- national ID card or passport (non-EU citizens must provide a passport). The original document must be shown at the security desk.
- one of the following documents
- a valid national press card
- a press card issued by the International Federation of Journalists
- a letter from your editor-in-chief or an official email from your head office confirming that they request access for you for that specific day/event
The European Commission reserves the right to refuse the one-day accreditation if
- the request is submitted after the deadline
- the supporting documents do not meet the above conditions
- the media organisation on whose behalf access is requested does not fulfil the criteria laid down in the rules for annual interinstitutional accreditation
A journalist may be granted no more than 24 one-day accreditations per calendar year.