The members of the EU media advocacy sent a letter to the president of the European Commission, Parliament and Council in support EU commissioner for values and transparency Věra Jourová following the attacks of Hungary's Prime Minister and his government:   30...

The EU media advocacy group is calling on the German Presidency and the EP Budget Committee to expand the long-term EU budget for Creative Europe - which aims to support the European audiovisual, cultural and creative sector.  During the negotiations, the European...

  We added the updated versions of our statutes in 3 different languages: Dutch, English and French! These are the official statutes that appeared in the 'Belgisch Staatsblad'. We've made all versions available as PDFs, so if you're interested in getting to know more...

Biometric recognition for tracking, surveillance and detecting emotions should have no place in Europe's human-centric approach to Artificial Intelligence (AI), says the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) in its response to the European Commission's White...

The EU Council has launched a series of reading lists to provide an overview of disinformation research. Disinformation was indeed extensively used by Soviet Russia during the Cold War and even before that. After the demise of the Soviet Union, Western governments...

Media Freedom Rapid Response (MFRR) partners, journalist bodies, free expression and journalist support organisations are concerned about the legal threats made against EUobserver in Luxembourg and Belgium and call to stop the use of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public...

With our partners of the EU Media Advocacy Group where our AEJ Belgium president Lieven Taillie represents AEJ International we ask the upcoming Germany Presidency to go for an ambitious the EU's long-term budget (Multi-annual Financial Framework - MFF) that reserves...

On the occasion of World Press Freedom Day the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Université Libre de Bruxelles and Erasmushogeschool Brussel, IHECS, BOZAR, & Evens Foundation, together with other partners such as EPC MPA, EBU, Bertelsmann, European Commission, UNESCO,...

On 21 April, Access Now published Fighting misinformation and defending free expression during COVID-19: recommendations for states — a series of recommendations for protecting freedom of expression and opinion and the right to impart and receive information. “Hasty...

The OECD Forum Network defines fake news as: “journalism or information that either deliberately or unintentionally misleads people and distorts reality by spreading false information, hoaxes, propaganda, or misrepresentation of facts” The Cambridge Dictionary’s fake...

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures. Meanwhile, AEJ Belgium recommends thtat you check out the following items: The International Press Institute (IPI) launched – on Tuesday (24 March) – a new web page to track attacks on journalists and restrictions...

What: The new EU budget, the Green Deal and future challenges When: Tuesday 18 and Wednesday 19 February Where: Room ASP 1E3, European Parliament   How will the new Multiannual Financial Framework (MMF) work in the context of the Green Deal? How to deal with security...

The Association of European Journalists in Belgium is organizing in collaboration with the Holland House its Winter Cocktail 2020.  Mikolaj Dowgielewicz, Permanent Representative and Director-General of the European Investment Bank , is our special guest. WHAT: EIB to...

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Paris, 6 décembre 2019  L’Association des journalistes européens (AEJ) Reporters sans frontières (RSF) La Fédération européenne des journalistes (FEJ) European Centre for Press and Media Freedom (ECPMF) South East Europe Media Organisation (SEEMO)  Réunis à Paris ce 6...

Paris, 6 décembre 2019  L’Association des journalistes européens (AEJ) organise le 6 décembre 2019 une conférence autour de la liberté de la presse en Europe, à l’occasion de son assemblée générale annuelle.  Si les journalistes européens jouissent d’une situation...

Paris, 6 December 2019  Association of European Journalists Reporters Without Borders European Federation of Journalists European Centre for Press and Media Freedom South East Europe Media Organisation  Meeting in Paris, this 6 December,  We note that, while European...

  Paris, 6 December 2019  The Association of European Journalists (AEJ) organises an International conference on freedom of the press Europe on 6 December, in Paris, on the occasion of its annual congress.  Europe is the part of the worldwhere press freedomhas...

The European Jounalirm Centre has published its new reporting grants and useful resources for journalists:     New call for applications for our global health reporting grantsThe European Journalism Centre has recently opened the final call for applications for its...