Kalush Orchestra won the Eurovision song contest in 2022, scoring the highest number of televote points in the history of the competition. The band is currently on a promotional tour across Europe and North America to raise awareness and donations for Ukrainian efforts in combating the Russian invasion.

When: Wednesday 15 February 2023, 14:30 – 15:00 CET

Where: Daphne Caruana Galizia room (WEISS N -1/201), European Parliament in Strasbourg

Who: Sabine Verheyen (EPP, DE) , Chair of EP Committee on Culture and Education; Tymofiy Muzychku and Oleg Psyuk of the “Kalash Orchestra”

How: Accredited media representatives can attend the press conference physically. Journalists wishing to ask questions remotely need to connect via Interactio (https://ep.interactio.eu/66e2-hy1p-1w4u). The press conference will also be web streamed live and recorded on the Parliament’s Multimedia Center. Interpretation will be available to and from Ukrainian, English, French, German, Italian, Polish

The representatives of Kalush Orchestra will be available for individual interviews after the press conference.

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