The works of the 166th plenary session were broadly covered by leading European media and top EU affairs sources such as Agence Europe, and Euractiv. Debates on key dossiers such as the future of the EU budget, Cohesion Policy, EU-UK relationship, EU Affordable Housing, European Research Area (ERA), Healthcare workforce, and more, received broad coverage on TV, radio, printed and online media including  El País, La Vanguardia, El Mundo, RTVE, Canal Sur and Radio Televisión Canaria (ES), RAI, Il Sole 24 Ore, Il Messaggero, Corriere del Mezzogiorno, Nuovo Quotidiano di Puglia (IT), BMF TV, TelePaese, LMTV (FR), 5 Minuten, MeinBezirk (AT), Observador, Lusa (PT), Radio Gdańsk (PL), Iefimerida, Best TV (GR), BTA (BG) among others.