European Parliament, Altiero Spinelli building, room ASP 5E2 WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY The situation of media and freedom of expression in Turkey Brussels, 3 & 4 May 2018
To mark the World Press Freedom Day, the European Parliament with the support of the European Commission is dedicating a conference to the state of media and journalists in Turkey. Under the heading "The situation of media and freedom of expression in Turkey", the event will bring together media and civil society representatives from Turkey and across the European Union. The event, to be held in the European Parliament in Brussels on 3-4 May, will be opened by the President of the European Parliament, Antonio Tajani. Johannes Hahn, the European Commissioner for the European Neighbourhood Policy and Enlargement Negotiations will…
Ahead of the conference organized by the European Parliament with the support of the European Commission on “The situation of media and freedom of expression in Turkey” on the 3rd and 4th of May, 2018 in Brussels, the European Endowment for Democracy (EED) cordially invites you to an information session on the 3rd of May.
LEÇON DU SIÈCLE L’objectif de la “Leçon du Siècle” est d’identifier des abus et des situations insoutenables par le biais de textes et d’images, de lectures et de discussions dans une dynamique de dialogue, Des acteurs du monde académique, politique, journalistique et artistique y donneront leur vision des choses.
La FeSP debatirá en su congreso propuestas para los periodistas más precarios La Federación pide a los políticos cambios en las leyes para impedir sentencias contra la libertad de expresión, la creación artística y la sátira. Al mismo tiempo se congratula del éxito de las manifestaciones contra la 'Ley Mordaza', por las pensiones públicas y por la igualdad de género. La Federación de Sindicatos de Periodistas (FeSP) va a celebrar su 4º congreso ordinario el próximo 5 de mayo de 2018, en el que analizará y planteará propuestas para uno de los problemas más graves del ya muy deteriorado sector…
Harassment of journalists and how to tackle it – Sharing best practices Time: 7.5.2018 at 14:00–17:00 Venue: Permanent Representation of Finland to the EU Avenue de Cortenbergh 80 B-1000 BRUXELLES BELGIUM In a networked and polarized world, journalists are more and more often at the receiving end of harassment. To share ideas, experiences and best practices in tackling the phenomenon, the Association of Finnish Foreign Affairs Journalists organises an international seminar in Brussels in May 2018. Its goal is to have interesting, informal conversations on the topic between people of different backgrounds so that all participants leave with better tools…
A Roma, alla Protomoteca del Campidoglio. Crediti per i giornalisti. Tavola rotonda: i rischi dei giornalisti e i sistemi di protezione. Patrocinio Unesco “Trasparenza e libertà di informazione nello Stato di diritto. Giornalisti minacciati e sistemi di protezione”: è questo l’argomento del Convegno internazionale organizzato da AGCOM e Ossigeno per l’Informazione, con il patrocinio dell’UNESCO e in collaborazione con l’Ordine dei Giornalisti del Lazio, che si svolgerà martedì 8 maggio 2018 a Roma. L’evento è inserito nel programma europeo delle celebrazioni per la Giornata Mondiale per la Libertà di Stampa, indetta dall’ONU. Il Convegno è aperto al pubblico ed è riconosciuto dall’Ordine…
The 5th Annual South East Europe Media Conference, organised by the Office of the OSCE Representative on Freedom of the Media in co-operation with the OSCE Field Operations in South East Europe, will provide a platform to discuss an array of media freedom issues and holstic approaches to improve the media landscape in the region, including thourgh showcasting best practices. EFJ director Renate Schroeder will moderate a panel on the safety of journalists.
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
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…
The EU Project “Public Diplomacy. EU and Russia” is organising a seminar “Legislation and Self-Regulation of the Media in Russia and the EU - Role of Professional Ethics and Solidarity” in Yekaterinburg, 16-17 May. The EFJ GS Ricardo Gutiérrez will speak on the topic “Role of professional ethical standards in protection of responsible and independent journalism. EU and Russian experiences”, on 16 May. Main goal is to present analysis of Russian and EU media development with special focus on the topics of recent changes of legislation and professional ethics & self-regulation, as well as skills in covering sensitive matters, such…
Media Freedom in Europe Sofia, 16th of May Sofia Hotel Balkan Organized by: ENPA, Reporters without Borders, European Federation of Journalists and Union of Publishers in Bulgaria In partnership with: ECPMF, Union of Bulgarian Journalists, Association of European Journalists, Sofia
https://dataharvest.eu The EIJC (European Investigative Journalism Conference) & Dataharvest, organised by Journalismfund.eu, is the most relevant networking event for investigative and data journalists in Europe. EIJC18 & Dataharvest will take place on Thursday 24, Friday 25, Saturday 26 and Sunday morning 27 May 2018. Like last year, place to be is the charming city of Mechelen, 20 minutes outside of Brussels and very easily accessible! The conference hashtag will be #EIJC18. Subscribe to our newsletter here and mailinglist here and to be informed about any developments.
On behalf of the two Horizon 2020-funded innovation projects I3 and MediaRoad there will be a working lunch at the European Parliament on "The Future of Media Innovation in the EU Research Agenda post-2020". This high-level event is hosted by Dr. Christian Ehler, co-chair of the Intergroup Cultural and Creative Industries. The aim is to foster a debate on the role and relevance of media and the creative sector in the next European research agenda post-2020, and in particular in the newly announced Horizon Europe. The European media and creative sector has huge innovative potential and greatly contributes to the developments of research and innovation in Europe. However, to maintain this key role in today's globally…
The EFJ GS Ricardo Gutiérrez will participate on behalf of the European Federation of Journalists in the EU Multistakeholder Forum on Disinformation. The Forum will include representatives of online platforms (Google, Facebook, Twitter, Mozilla, Wikimedia...), the advertising industry and advertisers, which will form a Working Group in charge of drafting a Code of Practice on tackling disinformation, as well as academics, media and civil society organisations (including EFJ, EBU, NME, ACT, EPC, AER, EMMA, ENPA, Poynter, BEUC...) which will be entrusted with an advisory function and act as a Sounding Board for the Forum. EU Commissioner Mariya Gabriel will attend the plenary…
This activity by the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) will aim at studying a trade union strategy at European and national level towards the limits imposed by restrictive interpretations of competition authorities of the rights of self-employed workers to bargain collectively. EFJ Director Renate Schroeder will participate in the workshop, part of the project "New Trade Union Strategies for New Forms of Employment".
The EFJ GS Ricardo Gutiérrez will meet with a group of 5 media founded by civil society organisations from Serbia: European Western Balkans, Juzne Vesti (News from South), TV Forum Prijepolje, Center for Investigative Journalism of Serbia, Independent Journalist’ Association of Serbia. They are partners of Belgrade Open School, CSO from Belgrade, Serbia, within the project “Civil Society as a Force of Change in Serbia's EU Accession – CS4EU”, funded by the Kingdom of Sweden. Group consists of local and national journalists, who follow different aspects of Serbian EU integration/accession process.
