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read more“Where is the sense of urgency?” Civil society coalition calls out delays in justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia
Five years ago today, investigative reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia was brutally assassinated in a car bomb attack in Malta. Our thoughts are with her family, friends and colleagues. Together with them, we continue to fight for justice.
read moreEP debate on Greece raises in remembrance week for Daphne Caruana Galizia
Press freedom debates and talks about the protection of journalists in Europe intensified again during the week when journalists, institutions and media outlets throughout Europe remember the assassination of Maltese journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia.
read moreA distortion of reality created by Russian propaganda
Photo: Piotr Iłowiecki By Wouter De Leeuw, intern at AEJ Belgium Echoes of Russian propaganda are everywhere to be found. During the last plenary session of the European Parliament, MEPs raised the alarm over the impact that narratives of Russian-controlled channels...
read moreThe European Press Prize organises their first Community Event
Photo: European Press Prize By Wouter De Leeuw, intern at AEJ Belgium The first Community Event of the European Press Prize was organised on Sunday (9 October) in Athens. It brought together academics, judges, media partners and the whole journalists’ community around...
read moreAEJ Belgium Autumn Networking Cocktail
📆 It's back! AEJ Belgium will be presenting its traditional Autumn Networking Cocktail for EU correspondents, journalists, media professionals, European affairs experts, European officials, MEPs and peers on Friday 14 October at The Press Club Brussels Europe....
read moreFrench liberal MEP demands sanctions against British journalist
By Wouter De Leeuw, intern at AEJ Belgium During the EP press briefing, French MEP Nathalie Loiseau (from Renew Europe) voiced concerns over hostile recent communications from the Kremlin towards Ukraine and the West. Moscow, she said, is trying to make Russians and...
read moreEuropean Media Freedom Act breaks significant new ground
Joint statement by media freedom groups The undersigned journalists’, media freedom, and human rights organisations welcome the European Commission's initiative to strengthen the free and pluralistic media system and the commitment to protect journalists and editorial...
read moreReflecting on my Internship with the AEJ Belgium – Danica Van der Merwe
I spent the months from February to June with the AEJ. During those months, I discovered passions I never knew were there, I met people whose stories inspired me, I learned more about my new home: Europe and I discovered the magic of networking. I am South African...
read moreJoint statement on the European Media Freedom Act
AEJ Belgium and other 16 organisations call for an ambitious European Media Freedom Act
read moreWhy transforming news is critical to building a better world
Journalism is being called to meet a historic moment.
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Herman Grech on his play about Daphne Caruana Galizia’s murder: They Blew Her Up: “There was the right climate to kill a journalist”
Herman Grech speaks about the different elements of his newest play: ‘They Blew Her Up’ which will be staged in Brussels in May.
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‘They Blew Her Up’ is coming to Brussels in May
A play about the murder of Daphne Caruana Galizia is to be performed in Brussels in May 2022, with support from the Association of European Journalists. Find more information in the links below, available in English, French and Dutch. Buy your tickets at the link...
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War and Media: the shift in Ukraine
The Russian aggression shows that peace in Europe is a fragile constellation, in danger of completely collapsing. Ukrainian President Zelensky hammers on the fact that his country is fighting for all of Europe and is requesting EU membership as a concrete sign of...
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‘The bill will make things worse’ – Enver Solomon, head of the Refugee Council, on new House of Commons Nationality and Borders Bill
Enver Solomon, head of the Refugee Council, on how the proposed Nationality and Borders Bill will only make the UK refugee crisis worse.
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Internship report – Maya Szaniecki
My time at AEJ Belgium has been invaluable and has given me unique experiences. I have really enjoyed working on various tasks for the organisation and feel like I have gained skills I didn’t have before. This includes better writing, editing and interviewing skills,...
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Nouvelle émission LN24 Club Europe
L’émission Club Europe de LN24 du 9 décembre a touché les sujets de la crise sanitaire qui continue, de la future alliance entre le nouveau chancelier allemand et le prochain président français, de la « guerre froide » actuelle entre les États-Unis et la...
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On press freedom: interviews with four Viségrad journalists
Between 13-25th October 2021, AEJ intern Maya Szaniecki conducted interviews with four journalists: Zoltan Gyevai, Tomasz Bielecki, Kateřina Šafaříková and Martin Hílek, each from a different Viségrad country. Their discussions surrounded the topics of press freedom...
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Fortnightly Calendar Newsletter
Here you can find some upcoming events related to Media and Europe Literacy to add to your calendar, which will all feature in our fortnightly newsletter! Europe Literacy CEPS: Single Resolution Fund Contribution Methodology The Single Resolution Fund (SRF) relies on...
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Nouvelle émission LN24 Club Europe
Une émission avec plusieurs débats, le Club Europe de LN24 diffusé le 2 décembre a évoqué plusieurs sujets controversés, tel que la crise sanitaire, la manche, les relations UEAfghanistan, et le nouveau candidat à l’élection présidentielle française. En ce qui...
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