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Information for the press
Media facilities for The UK’s Informal ECOFIN meeting will be held on 9-10 September 2005 in Manchester. Media centre facilities will provisionally be open from 9:00 – 22:00 on Friday 9 September and 7:00 – 17:30 on Saturday 10 September. Pooled television coverage from the ministerial meetings will be made available to journalists at the conference centre.
Accreditation
The online accreditation site will be open from Thursday, 14 July 2005. The deadline for applications is Monday, 5 September 2005.
All working press wishing to cover the meeting will need to be accredited. Each accredited journalist will be issued with a badge which will be required to gain admission to the Media Centre and press conferences. For any further enquiries about accreditation contact Jack Morton on 020 8735 2184.
As part of the online accreditation process all UK-based journalists will be expected to provide a passport and press pass issued under the ‘ UK Press Card Authority’ scheme. All European journalists with European Commission accreditation will be expected to provide a passport and EC press pass issued by the EC. Non-UK based or EC-accredited journalists will require a passport and valid assignment letter or email from their news organisation, or publication. Requests for accreditation will be denied if applicants do not provide a passport number, cannot establish they are professional journalists or fail to fully complete all required sections of the application form.
Accreditation badges and packs will be available for collection from the Press Registration Desk at the Manchester venue from Friday, 9 September 2005. To collect accreditation packs, journalists must have their passport as well as a UK press card, EC press card or an assignment letter from their Editor. Please allow enough time for security checks, particularly for broadcast equipment, when collecting badges and attending media briefings.
Media Centre
The media centre, will offer limited journalist workspaces with telephones, wireless access for personal laptops, a small number of computers with broadband internet access, faxes, photocopiers and space for international news agencies. As space will be limited it will be available on a first come, first served basis. Technicians for news wires and other accredited news organisations may access the media centre a day early by arrangement with the media centre provider, which can be contacted at informalecofin2005@jackmorton.co.uk .
Broadcast Services
The Host Broadcaster, European Broadcasting Union (EBU), will provide pooled television coverage of both open and closed parts of the ministerial events during the Informal ECOFIN. Pool footage will include Finance Ministers’ arrivals and departures, the closed social ECOFIN dinner, the family portrait and tour de table of Ministers’ meetings.
EBU will process reservations for broadcast editing rooms, technical support, satellite vehicle parking, and technical signal distribution and broadcast services. EBU will also handle reservations for limited camera stand-up positions the Manchester venue. EBU can be contacted at hostbroadcaster@eurovision.net .
Visa requirements for non-EU journalists
Please note that journalists from some countries outside the EU may require a visa to enter the United Kingdom. A visa for the UK can be obtained from the nearest UK overseas mission that offers a visa service. We advise you to apply for a visa as far in advance as possible. Without a visa you may be refused entry to the UK. For further details, please refer to the UK Visas website .
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