Multimedia centre
The European Parliament’s Multimedia Centre (MMC) provides an extensive content platform tailored for broadcasters and multimedia journalists seeking reliable and editorially verified information on European affairs. Updated daily by a committed editorial team, the MMC offers all the resources needed to follow, illustrate, and enhance your coverage — all available in one location and free of charge.
What you will find in the MMC:
- All European Broadcasting Service production related to the European Parliament.
- Real-time live streaming of plenary sessions, committee meetings, and other institutional events and ceremonies.
- Full-length recordings of plenary debates, hearings, press conferences, and other events linked to the European Parliament activities, available for download or on-demand replay.
- News updates from plenary sessions, committee meetings and detailed coverage of legislative file adoption, providing context and back-up information.
- Live replays and raw video highlights, and ready-to-use news package
- Thematic info clips and stock shots produced according to the EU’s main priority topics, designed to provide clear, engaging context for journalists to illustrate complex issues.
- A comprehensive photo and video archive featuring key moments, official visits, and behind-the-scenes insights.
Through the Multimedia Centre, you can access real-time streaming of plenary debates available in 24 languages, as well as major events and press briefings. The MMC helps you stay connected to key developments as they happen.
Additional function of the live streaming platform:
- High-quality live feeds: seamlessly integrated into your own channels and platforms, providing you with reliable, continuous access no matter where you are.
- Embed codes: to be requested in advance for live streams, which makes it easy to plan and coordinate your coverage ahead of time.
- Clip customization: directly from the live stream player —trimming and selecting key moments to share instantly on social media, download for later use, or embed on your website.
- Media Library: customer support available to help you retrieve materials from the MMC and its extensive historical archive dating back to 1950.
All the materials available on the Multimedia Centre (MMC) are open and free of charge for media and citizens. You can access, reuse, and disseminate these resources directly by acknowledging the source © European Union, [year(s)] – EP.
Visit the Multimedia Centre website to stay connected, informed, and ready to convey European stories to your audiences.