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How the Commission can improve the credibility, inclusiveness and impact of the Rule of Law Report?
Photo: EC - Audiovisual Service The EU rule of law report is an important step towards strengthening the foundational values of the Union – respect for human dignity, freedom, democracy, equality, the rule of law and human rights. To this end, many civil society and...
read moreAEJ Belgium signs European Partnership for Democracy statement on Rule of Law reports
AEJ Belgium supports an appeal for increased, better and more transparent communication in the European Commission annual report on Rule of Law issues that are linked to democracy and media freedom issues. Brussels. 22.09.21. A group of civil society and media...
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EU Commission president vows to improve protections for journalists
by William Horsley, AEJ Media Freedom Representative For years the European Commission has been criticised for its inaction in the face of mafia-style killings of journalists and heavy-handed political attempts to silence critical media through bad laws, harassment...
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Meet our new intern, Maya Szaniecki
(EN) Hi there! I study French at the University of Oxford and for the next four months I will be working as an intern for the Association of European Journalists in Belgium. As part of my internship I will work with the organisation to write articles and plan events,...
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Young Bled Strategic Forum – Third Fundamental Rights Dialogue
Photo: Young Bled Strategic Forum 2021 By Maya Szaniecki, new intern at AEJ Belgium “Young people are the future, but they’re also the present,” - with this Michael O’Flaherty, Director of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, set the tone for the Third...
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Civil society and media organisations call on the G7 to protect journalists in Afghanistan
Photo: Journalist Freshta Farhang, who writes about women’s issues for an online media outlet, sits on her desk in the newsroom, in Kabul, Afganistan, 13 February 2019, Scott Peterson/Getty Image The AEJ is one of more than 50 media and civil society organisations,...
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William Horsley comments on De Vries shooting
London/ Amsterdam July 6, 2021 Celebrated Dutch crime reporter “critically ill” after Amsterdam shooting By William Horsley, AEJ Media Freedom Representative Dutch crime reporter Peter R. de Vries, one of the Netherlands’ best-known journalists, was shot and...
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Upcoming Event in October 2021
Next in the AEJ Belgium autumn program: we will be hosting a hybrid online-live event with the House of Jean Monnet as a special setting! This mixer was originally scheduled on the 29th of June 2021 (the date of our current event at the Press Club Brussels), but was...
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NETWORKING EVENT AEJ-PRESSCLUB 6-8PM JUNE29
Live Media EventAssociation of European Journalists Belgium & Press Club Brussels Europe Tuesday, the 29th of June 2021from 6 to 8 pmLive @The Press Club - BrusselsFroissartstraat, 95, Rue Froissart1040 Brussels It's back! AEJ Belgium will be presenting its...
read moreInterviewed: Laura Pérez Cejuela on Radio Gold
Avec notre invité d’aujourd’hui nous accueillons à nouveau une journaliste pur-sang, correspondante à Bruxelles pour l’Agence de Presse Espagnole EFE. Sa trajectoire d’études qui passe par des universités prestigieuses en Espagne et en France témoigne déjà clairement...
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Des nouveaux membres du comité AEJ BELGIUM – Présentation en français
CAPSULE AEJ BELGIUM AVEC GOLD FM ET BES / Dirk Vandereyken Chief Operating Officer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swRf_gB6V9Y CAPSULE AEJ BELGIUM AVEC GOLD FM ET BES / Wytze Van der Gaast / Chief Financial Officer...
read moreInterviewed: Didier Reynders on Radio Gold
Remise du costume pour MANNEKEN-PIS à l'effigie de l'Europe par Didier REYNDERS, Commissaire européen à DELPHINE HOUBA, échevine de la culture. Nous avons aussi parler de la liberté de la presse en Europe.Le Manneken-Pis se met sur son 31 pour célébrer la Journée de...
read moreInterviewed: Maria Udrescu on Radio Gold
Avec notre hôte d’aujourd’hui nous accueillons à nouveau une journaliste pur-sang. «Née au cœur de Bucarest en 1991, elle habite en Belgique depuis ses 10 ans. Ce parcours multiculturel a été le moteur de sa passion pour le journalisme et la politique internationale....
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EU-India webinar postponed
The joint webinar with our German Colleagues Vereinigung Europaischer Journalisten (VEJ) has been postponed. We will inform you soon about our new date! The event will be open to AEJ Belgium members and EU Correspondents. “Exploring the importance for Europeans of the...
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Jonathan Fryer 1950-2021
It is with great sadness we note the death of Jonathan Fryer, long-time AEJ UK member, journalist, broadcaster, author and active Liberal Democrat. Jonathan died peacefully at an east London hospice on April 16 after being diagnosed with a terminal condition less than...
read moreInterviewed: François Fameli on Radio Gold
Notre invité cette fois-ci est un homme des médias mais pas un journaliste pur-sang comme ce fut toujours le cas avec nos invités précédents. On parlera pourtant comme à l’habitude du journalisme et de l’Europe. Notre hôte, François Fameli est le directeur général de...
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Open letter against #TERREG, protecting freedom of speech
More than 60 human rights and media organisations have written an open letter to all Members of the European Parliament urging them to reject the proposed Terrorist Content Online Regulation since provisions for the automatic removal of content online seriously...
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REGISTER FOR AEJ-UK ZOOM INTERACTIVE MEETING, March 26, 14.00-15.15 GMT
The next event in the AEJ UK’s series of ZOOM Meetings will be with Ed Balls, media personality, academic, former cabinet minister and shadow Chancellor, who will speak on "Global Britain" on Friday, March 26th from 14.00 TO 15.15 GMT. Please reply to...
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AEJ condemns Hungarian “political” ruling to take Klubradio off air
The Association of European Journalists and the Board of AEJ Hungary have jointly issued the following statement and demand for remedial actions following this week’s partisan and malign decision rejecting Klubradio’s appeal to retain its...
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Press freedom groups urge EU Commission to act fast against Hungarian media market distortions
16 media and NGO organisations have written to EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager urging her to swiftly address concerns over media market distortions in Hungary. The coalition of press freedom organisations is led by IPI and includes the AEJ. It warns...
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