European Federation of Journalists

Meetings with Estonian and Lithuanian MEPs to discuss situation of journalists in the region

European Parliament

EFJ Director Renate Schroeder will meet Lithuanian MEP Viktor Uspaskich and Stinne Loo advisor of MEP Kaja Kallas to discuss the findings of the EFJ-EPCMF fact-finding mission to Lithuania and Estonia. 10:00 Meeting with Stinne Loo, advisor of Estonian MEP Kaja Kallas 11:30 Meeting with Estonian MEP Yana Toom 15:00 Meeting with Lithuanian MEP Viktor Uspaskich

A civil society response to the whistleblower protection directive

On 23 April the Commission introduced its directive proposal on whistleblower protection.Our platform, WhistleblowerProtection.EU, was launched on 17 October 2016 and we have been working hard to persuade the Commission to bring forward a directive proposal. We are trade unions and NGOs, united in the cause to make the EU a safer place for whistleblowers. We have worked together with forces in the Parliament, making the case for an EU-wide whistleblower protection On 15 May we take stock of the proposal. Is it what we have been working for? Does it live up to the standards that we set? In…