wikipedia · The individually reviewed dated debate row also identifies this candidate or presenter.
2014 European election lead-candidate debates2014 European election debate programme
wikipedia · The article groups these separate-date debates in its televised-debates section. Series membership does not imply shared participants or attendance.
Conor McNallySocial media co-presenter
ebu.ch · EBU assigns him online-conversation updates; this role is distinct from the lead moderator.
wikipedia · The history paragraph also identifies this specific social media co-presenter.
Rob HopkinTelevision director
wikipedia · The event article credits the 2014 television direction; this does not assert an on-stage appearance.
Reviewed the individual dated row and debate-series description in Wikipedia plus the cited event-specific announcement/report. Named candidates and moderators in those sections are retained; wider biographies and unnamed audience members are not treated as attendees. The chart marks the stated programme start, not an observed first spoken word. Eurovision Debate’s history paragraph and EBU’s May 8 feature list were additionally reviewed for direction and social-media co-presentation; these credits are distinguished from candidate or audience presence.
Reviewed the individual dated row and debate-series description in Wikipedia plus the cited event-specific announcement/report. Named candidates and moderators in those sections are retained; wider biographies and unnamed audience members are not treated as attendees. The chart marks the stated programme start, not an observed first spoken word. Eurovision Debate’s history paragraph and EBU’s May 8 feature list were additionally reviewed for direction and social-media co-presentation; these credits are distinguished from candidate or audience presence.
Coverage describes the cited sections reviewed for this record.
Sources and source trail
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Wikipedia individual event record; Individually reviewed event clock, terrestrial location and participants
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event chart
Visibility
public event
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source review cleared
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Reviewed public record
Source review
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Oct 29, 2026, 12:25 AM
Source quality
Source quality: source quoted - minute precision
Wikipedia individual event record
Individually reviewed event clock, terrestrial location and participants
Source label: Wikipedia event review
The EBU’s May 6 briefing announces May 15 at 21:00 in the Brussels Parliament plenary chamber. The release uses CET generically; the election table explicitly uses CEST and Brussels was UTC+02. The EBU’s individual 2014 archive confirms the five candidates, moderator and chamber. This chart is the advertised broadcast start.