G8 summit from 17-18 June 2013 – Media accreditation open until 6 May

European Commission

MEMO

Brussels, 2 May 2013

G8² summit from 17-18 June 2013 - Media accreditation open until 6 May

European Council President Herman Van Rompuy³ and European Commission President José Manuel Barroso⁴ will participate in the G8 summit on 17-18 June in Lough Erne, Northern Ireland, representing the European Union.

The UK, as host of the G8 2013 summit, has started the accreditation procedure for media. Journalists can apply for media accreditation until Monday 6 May, 23.59 (Brussels time) at https://www.g8summitreg.com .

The G8 Presidency anticipates high demand. They aim to inform you by 18 May whether your accreditation process has been successful.

Accredited media are encouraged to be at the Killyhevlin media centre in Enniskillen, close to the summit venue, ahead of the leaders' arrival. Killyhevlin media centre is scheduled to be open from 17.00 to 23.00 on Sunday 16 June, and from 05.00 on 17 June until 00.00 on 19 June.

Non-accredited journalists will have the opportunity to follow the summit in a "welcome centre" in London and possibly from a similar venue in Belfast. The G8 Presidency will provide further information on these venues in due course.

More information on the media accreditation and practical aspects for journalists can be obtained from the UK media liaison officer for the EU delegation, Ms Nicola Kelly Email: nicola.kelly@fco.gov.uk ; Mobile: 0032 486 090 032.

We would be grateful if you could inform the Council or the Commission's press services about your accreditation requests so as to facilitate the flow of relevant information to you.

Contacts:

Council: Juri Laas, press.president@consilium.europa.eu

Commission: Jens Mester, jens.mester@ec.europa.eu ;

Dirk Volckaerts, dirk.volckaerts@ec.europa.eu

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  The European Commission is the executive body of the EU and runs its day-to-day business. It is made up of the College of Commissioners, 27 European Commissioners, one for each member state, who are each responsible for one or several policy areas. In addition, the 'Commission' also refers to the entire administrative body that supports the Commissioners, consisting of the Directorates-General and the Services.
   
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  Dit intergouvernementele forum van acht vooraanstaande industriële staten houdt jaarlijks een bijeenkomst waar economische en politieke zaken besproken worden. De Groep van Acht of G8 werd in 1975 opgericht als G6 en ging vanaf 1978 als G7 door het leven. Vanaf 1998 is het de G8.
   
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  From December 1st 2009 Herman Van Rompuy (1947) is president of the European Council. He officially started his term on January 1st 2010. On November 19th 2009 Van Rompuy was appointed by the European Council in this office for two-and-a-half years. On March 1st 2012 he got re-elected. From December 30th 2008 to November 2009, Van Rompuy was prime-minister of Belgium.
   
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  José Manuel Durão Barroso (1956) is president of the European Commission. He has been in office since the 18th of November 2004. Prior to his installation as Commission president Barroso served as state secretary for foreign affairs and prime minister of Portugal. He holds a degree in political sciences and has worked in academia for a number of years. Barroso is member of the PSD (Partido Social Democrata), a centre-right party allied to the European People's Party.