For mass media

Contacts of the Information Support Section of the EEC Organizational Support and Protocol Department

Phone: +7 (495) 669-24-00, ext. 41-55, 41-69, 41-94, 41-49, 41-74, 41-45,

e-mail: press@eecommission.org​ Mobile phone: +7 (916) 436-08-00, +7 (917) 590-77-73

Dear Colleagues!

The Information Support Section of the EEC Organizational Support and Protocol Department starts accrediting mass media representatives for 2023. Applications will be accepted until December 1, 2022.

The permanent accreditation is valid throughout one calendar year, allowing journalists to attend all public events available for mass media inside the Commission's buildings and, in particular cases, some restricted events. If the number of places at the official event is limited, mass media representatives having the permanent accreditation at the Commission shall be prioritized.

According to the Procedure for Mass Media Accreditation at the EEC, a permanent accreditation application for mass media representatives shall be addressed to D.B. Turusbekov, Director of the EEC Organizational Support and Protocol Department, using the official letterhead of the mass media editorial office signed by the Editor-in-Chief and affixed with a seal, in a hard copy and/or in the form of an electronic document at press@eecommission.org. The application should be attached with a copy of the Mass Media State Registration Certificate and/or a copy of the Broadcasting License (for electronic media).

The application shall specify the following data:

1) full name of the mass media, its founder or publisher, print run, the publication's periodicity, the editorial office's location, coverage region, contact information, the mass media's official website;

2) full name, position and contact information of the mass media representative;

3) a list of equipment used by the mass media representative.

The decision on granting the permanent accreditation shall be adopted within 30 calendar days since the application is received.

Explore the full text of the Procedure for Mass Media Accreditation at the EEC.

Procedure for filing requests by mass media representatives to the Information Support Section of the EEC Organizational Support and Protocol Department

Requests for obtaining a written comment are accepted in the form of an electronic document at press@eecommission.org​​

The request for a written comment shall contain:

  • the request's topic;
  • a list of questions;
  • the desirable deadline for obtaining a comment (if necessary);
  • contact information of the editorial office and the correspondent.

Dear journalists!

We diligently consider each and every information request you send to the EEC. In order to prepare high quality responses to your questions, the Information Support Section of the EEC Organizational Support and Protocol Department shall contact relevant departments. This task requires some time. We therefore kindly ask you to be understanding.

The request for a video comment / interview shall contain:

  • the story's overall subject;
  • the comment's topic;
  • a list of questions; 
  • the desirable obtaining deadline;
  • the journalist's contact information.

The timeframe for a video comment / interview recording is defined taking into account the interviewee's current working schedule. After the recording's topic and timeframe are agreed upon, the mass media representative should provide the following information in the form of an electronic document at press@eecommission.org:

  • full name and position of the camera crew members;
  • a list of equipment;
  • contact information of the person in charge.

An application is needed to allow the movement and parking of motor vehicles belonging to the mass media representatives and camera crews in the lessor's territory. If a parking place for any vehicle is required, one shall discuss it beforehand with a relevant employee of the Information Support Section of the EEC Organizational Support and Protocol Department.

In order to be granted a pass to the territory and a parking place, one should provide the following information in the form of an electronic document at press@eecommission.org:

  • the vehicle's state number plate;
  • its make and model;
  • full name of the vehicle's driver.

Information on the decision adopted regarding the request can be obtained from the Information Support Section of the EEC Organizational Support and Protocol Department by phone:

+ 7 (495) 669-24-00, ext. 41-55 (on weekdays from 9.00 till 18.00).